SCHOOL COUNSELOR - NATHAN TWINING SCHOOL

Education:Masters degree or higher in school counseling Qualifications: A current state license/certification/endorsement in school counseling.Must have or be eligible for North Dakota teaching license and school counseling credential.For information on the ND school counseling credential requirements and application go to: https://www.nd.gov/dpi/SchoolStaff/SAO/credentials/counselor/ Job Summary:As vital members of the schools educational leadership team, school counselors maximize the success of ALL students by planning, implementing, evaluating, and improving the schools comprehensive school counseling program.

They use a multi-tiered, multi-domain system of supports to promote students academic, college/career, and social/emotional development, spending the majority of their time in direct service with students or communicating with others on behalf of students.

School counselors lead, advocate, and collaborate to effect positive systemic change that promotes equity and access for all students.They commit to uphold local, state, and national standards in school counseling and are able to collaborate and partner with school social workers to provide a continuum of services.

Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to the following: Responsibilities: Implement a school counseling program that is aligned to the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) National Model, schoolwide goals and improvement metrics, districtwide priorities, and current, evidence-based practices and systems that have been shown to promote student successAbide by the ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counseling and the ASCA School Counselor Professional Standards and Competencies to guide professional growth and developmentConduct regular reviews of school and student data to inform student outcomes through program SMART goals, tiered supports, closing the gap activities, interventions, equity initiatives, and advocacy efforts.Evaluate and share the results of the school counseling programs impact and effectiveness with key stakeholders.

Provide recommendations for improving the school counseling program.

Seek feedback regularly from the school counseling program Advisory Council.Spend their time in alignment with ASCAs recommendation that 80% or more of the school counselors time is spent providing direct student services (instruction, appraisal, advisement, and counseling with students) and indirect student services (collaboration, consultation, and referrals with families, teachers, administrators, school staff, and community stakeholders).Implement comprehensive Tier 1 school counseling supports that reach ALL students, including the teaching of developmentally appropriate, culturally responsive lessons and schoolwide programs and activities designed to shift student attitudes, knowledge, and skills.

At the middle and high school levels, school counselors develop systems to ensure that all students complete their Four Year Plan and...