LOCATION: Compass Rose Legacy Middle School and High School

YOUR MISSION:

You serve as the first line of defense in identifying and addressing student social/emotional needs within the school setting. You have unique training in helping scholars with social/emotional issues that may become barriers to academic success. You will develop a school counseling curriculum, deliver small-group counseling, and provide appraisal and advisement directed at improving a student's social/emotional well-being. As advocates for students, you promote a positive, culturally responsive environment that enhances students' ability to properly manage the social/emotional demands of their lives.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Counseling

• Collect and analyze data to determine student and program needs and program goals for the continuous improvement of a balanced comprehensive school counseling program
• Compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other documents required 
• Provide group guidance and social skills activities for student related to topics such as self-awareness, bullying prevention, and social awareness
• Facilitate learners' ability to achieve their potential by helping them set and attain challenging social-emotional goals
• Collaborate with classroom teachers to provide the school counseling curriculum to all students

Coordination

• Serve as a referral source for students when social/emotional issues become too great to be dealt with solely by the school counselor, including crisis interventions
• Facilitate learner access to community resources
• Facilitate parent information and support groups as needed.
• Participate in IEP and ARD meetings to facilitate communication regarding student needs where appropriate.

Student Assessment

• Identify and employ appropriate appraisal methods for individual and group interventions that support 5th–10th grade students' social/emotional development

Leadership

• Assist in the formulation of campus and district goals and objectives addressing the social-emotional needs of students.
• Plan, participate, and/or lead professional development sessions for teachers in social-emotional aspects of students.
• Coordinate school-wide programs that recognize positive student behavior and restorative practices.
• Present for students a positive role model that supports the mission, core values, and core habits of the school district.

Advocacy

• Advocates for a school environment in which diversity is acknowledged and respected, resulting in positive interactions across all cultures.
• Understands learner differences including those related to cultural background, gender, ethnicity, and learning styles, and know ways to create and maintain a positive school environment that is responsive to all learners.

YOU: 

• demonstrate behavior that is professional, ethical, and responsible
• operate with a high level of self -awareness
• create authentic partnerships built on trust and confidence
• are culturally competent and can support equity and excellence in the promotion of academic success for all learners by acknowledging, respecting, and responding to diversity
• have excellent communication skills: active listening, verbal and written
• are an organization mastermind and can manage many tasks through a maintained use of routines structures and organizational systems
• approach problems with extreme optimism and remain solutions-oriented
• understand the nature and range of human characteristics specific to child and adolescent development

YOU HAVE:

• At least 2 years of classroom experience
• Hold a master's degree from an institution of higher education that is accredited by an accrediting agency as recognized by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
• Hold a valid Texas counselor certification

WORK CALENDAR: 

• 10 month, non - exempt

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

• Annual salary is commensurate with experience
• Health benefits including medical, dental, vision, and supplementary coverage
• Health Savings Account options
• Paid personal days, paid bereavement leave, and paid parental leave
• Participation in Texas Teacher Retirement System

COMPASS ROSE Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex or disability, in admission or access to, or treatment of employment in its programs and activities. Any person having inquiries concerning the organization's compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), or Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), may contact COMPASS ROSE Human Resources at (210) 540-9265