School Counselor Job Description

A School Counselor job description template to hire for your Education department.

About the School Counselor position

We are looking for a School Counselor who will join our organization and help students prepare for academic achievement٫ ensure career readiness and develop their personal or social competencies. Your duties will include using a comprehensive٫ preventive and developmental counseling to help students become productive and well-adjusted adults.

You should be a qualified professional with great attention to students’ needs. Good ability to understand problems and to guide people towards their goals is also required.

School Counselor responsibilities are:

• Prepare and implement a competitive school counseling program that focuses on and promotes students’ success
• Evaluate the diversity and individual differences of students
• Perform direct support services through structured conventions
• Analyze areas of strength (KSAOs) and advocate students
• Organize group or individual responsive services
• Interact with parents٫ teachers٫ community organizations and other stakeholders
• Monitor the entire educational process٫ interpret tests and study student records
• Collect and analyse data to measure results
• Ensure equitable access to opportunities and rigorous curriculum for all students
• Prepare regular reports on educational progress

School Counselor requirements are:

• 3+ years’ experience of working on a School Counselor position
• Significant experience of using various counseling models٫ practices and resources
• Strong integrity٫ judgement٫ emotional intelligence and professionalism
• Strong advocacy skills with ability to respond effectively to the needs of a diverse student pool
• Excellent interpersonal skills and excellent communication skills
• Good ability to collect and analyse data٫ with good level of computer literacy
• MA degree in School Counseling