School Counselor

Brief Description of Position
Provides counseling service to students and parents which assist the student in making
appropriate decisions relative to his/her educational, emotional, and social development.
Assists the student in making the maximum use of his/her potential.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Provides individual counseling for students related to the pupil’s adjustment to
    school.
2. Makes contact and holds conferences with parents of counseled students.
3. Services as lead on Site Student Study Teams.
4. Maintains liaison with school psychologist for purposes of testing and further
    diagnosis of students with severe problems.
5. Consults with principal and staff regarding student’s needs.
6. Provides referrals to community agencies for parents seeking help with their
    children.
7. Conducts counseling groups to aid students in self-understanding, improving
    relationships with others, and increasing self-confidence.
8. Collaborates with law enforcement, mental health, and family services agencies
    incooperatively attempting to remedy problems involving pupils.
9. Works cooperatively with principal and staff in developing on-site in-service
     activities.
10. Consults with principal in placement of students for maximum educational gains.
11. Keeps all records as required housed in a confidential location.
12. Performs other duties as assigned.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Sets goals and objectives for school year to enhance program.
2. Participates in faculty meetings, parent/teacher meetings, and other community
    groups as a representative of the District’s counseling services.
3. Attends various professional meetings and in-service workshops as a
    representative of the District’s counseling services.

Minimum Position Qualifications:
1. Credential-General Pupil Service Credential with counseling authorization or
    equivalent.
2. Education-Master’s Degree, with all required training and intern experience
    completed from an accredited institution.
3. Experience-Successful completion of an internship leading to the PPS credentials
    with school counseling authorization.
4. Must provide own transportation between schools, to be reimbursed at current
    district mileage rate.

Salary:
1. Salary commensurate with current Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District
    counseling schedule at appropriate step and column.
2. 181 working days per contract year.

Essential Job Functions:
• Visual ability to read handwritten or typed documents, and the display
   screen of various office equipment and machines
• Able to conduct verbal conversation
• Able to hear normal range verbal conversation (approximately 60
   decibels)
• Able to sit, stand, stoop, kneel, bend and walk
• Able to sit for sustained periods of time
• Able to climb slopes, stairs, steps, ramps and ladders
• Able to lift up to 40 pounds
• Able to carry up to 40 pounds
• Able to exhibit full range of motion for:
• Shoulder external rotation and internal rogation
• Shoulder abduction and adduction
• Elbow flexion and extension
• Shoulder extension and flexion
• Back lateral flexion
• Hip flexion and extension
• Knee flexion
• Able to operate office machines and equipment in a safe and effective
   manner
• Able to demonstrate manual dexterity necessary to operate a calculator,
   typewriter and/ or keyboard.

Physical:
• Good physical condition, able to pass District physical.

Salary
Appropriate placement on teacher salary scale.

Work Days-181