School Counselor at Stone Ridge Academy

Job Summary

Job Summary

General Summary: The school counselor must be interested in individualizing the education of students to meet their unique needs. Additionally, the counselor must be committed to helping all students realize their potential and meet or exceed academic standards with consideration for both the strengths and challenges resulting from disabilities and other special needs. Therefore, much of the counselor’s time is spent with students individually and in small groups, exploring their personal interests and abilities. Together with information gathered through IEP, testing programs, information files, and other records. The counselor can then work with students, parent’s, teachers, and other community resources to maximize the results of the student’s efforts to mature educationally, physically, and emotionally. The counselor should be an emotionally mature person capable of functioning in relatively unstructured situations. He/she should be able to make sound judgments and be able to work with all of the various types of students that the SRA serves. Essential Functions and Responsibilities 1. Will collect and record information about the student for the use of the professional staff in I.E.P. meetings relating to manifestations, continued placement, and annual reviews. Care will be taken to insure the confidentiality of such personal materials. Close relationship with the IEP Coordinator, Principal, and Director Education is important in this task. 2. Will regularly make efforts to consult with teachers, parents, and other agencies that have need for relevant information, and are in a position to help the counselee in their development. 3. Will make every effort to find appropriate persons or agencies to which students may be referred when it is apparent that the needs of the counselee require assistance beyond the scope of the counseling services. This would include: transition services, D.C.F.S. involvement, outside counseling services, etc. 4. Will collab

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