What are the responsibilities and job description for the High School Guidance Counselor position at Watertown Public Schools?
School (Guidance) Counselor, Grades 9-12Watertown Public Schools seeks an outstanding school counseling professional who is passionate about advocating for students and supporting their success in the academic, personal/social, and career domains. The school counselor will work under the supervision of the building Principal and Director of Student Services. Primary Functions:
- Assist students across the domains of academic achievement, personal/social development, and career/college readiness
- Consult and collaborate with teachers, staff, and families to support students and meet their needs in the school setting
- Deliver the school counseling curriculum in a classroom setting
- Promote an understanding and appreciation of diverse populations and cultures
- Provide individual and small group counseling in a variety of settings
- Monitor and advise students and their families as to progress toward promotion/graduation
- Prepare students for their post-secondary activitiesJob Responsibilities:
- Provide individual planning sessions to students to support their progress towards academic and post-secondary goals as well as social/emotional development
- Support the development of students coping strategies to improve academic success and outcomes
- Assist with the transition from middle to high school and high school to post-secondary opportunities
- Consult and collaborate with other school personnel in gathering and sharing information regarding students, and in establishing plans for interventions and supports, as needed
- Assist families in addressing school-related challenges and issues
- Refer students and families to special programs, resources, and outside agencies, as needed
- Design, deliver and revise school counseling curriculum using diverse strategies and settings throughout the school year
- Coordinate programs such as career and college fairs, evening programming for students and families, scholarship opportunities, fields trips, and other extensions of the counseling curriculum
- Articulate the school counseling program to students, families, staff, and community members
- Participate in student support team meetings, special education meetings, and crisis intervention
- Use data to inform counseling and interventions
- Advocate for equal access to programs and services for all students
- Assist with standardized testing (MCAS, PSAT, SAT, etc.) as a proctor or test coordinator
- Manage schedules for students on caseload
- Enroll and orient new students on an as-needed basis
- Adhere to ethical standards of state and national school counselor associations
- Demonstrate knowledge of state and federal laws pertaining to school counseling
- Perform other related duties as assigned by the Principal or Director of Student Services
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