STATUS: Full-Time, Non-exempt

REPORTS TO: Social Services Director at St. Elizabeth Catholic Charities and Principals
at assigned schools

I. PRIMARY FUNCTION
Utilizing resources, advocacy, and collaboration, school counselors promote student success, provide preventive services, and respond to identified student needs by implementing a comprehensive school counseling program that addresses academic, emotional and personal/social development for all students.

II. POSITION CONTENT

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND REGULAR ACTIVITIES
1. Provide individual and/or group counseling services to meet the developmental, preventative, and remedial needs of students
2. Participation in educational planning meetings with faculty, as needed
3. Maintain availability to faculty, students, and families to provide support for emotional, social, or family issues that may hinder school progress
4. Maintain appropriate records of all student contact
5. Provide resources and referrals to outside parties as appropriate
6. Maintain statistics, which include PQI measures
7. Other duties as assigned

III. POSITION SPECIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND/OR ABILITIES
1. Collaborate with teachers to present topics of relevance in the classroom setting
2. Conducts classroom observations to provide adequate guidance and services
3. Provides teachers with suggestions for effective classroom management
4. Helps the school principal identify and resolve student issues, needs and problems
5. Mediates conflict between students.
6. Improves parent/teacher relationships
7. Organizes peer counseling sessions
8. Implements an effective referral and follow-up process when student and/or family requires outside resources
9. Participate in committees, as assigned by Principal, that are applicable to role in school (Ex: Wellness committee, Crisis Response team)
10. Abide by licensure ethics in regards to confidentiality of student and school
11. Manages paperwork and consents in order to provide appropriate documentation of services provided.
12. Collects and analyzes data to guide program direction and services provided
13. Submits monthly quantitative data to Director of Social Services at St. Elizabeth Catholic Charities
14. Submits quarterly data, both quantitative and qualitative, to Director of Social Services for Performance Quality Improvement review. Data for PQI is collected quarterly, January –March, April-June, July-September, October-December. Quarterly data needs to be submitted in January, April, July and October

IV. EDUCATION, TRAINING AND/OR EXPERIENCE
1. Graduate of an Approved Master’s Level Social Work Program or equivalent counseling degree
2. Certification/Licensure preferred
3. Experience preferred
4. School counselors are expected to have a broad and comprehensive understanding of the knowledge and skills needed for this position, and to use that knowledge to help students prepare for the challenges and opportunities they may face. The school counselor must be able to apply knowledge and skills to deliver effective counseling services using numerous treatment modalities based on the needs of the students.

V. WORKING ENVIRONMENT
1. Travel required to and from assigned schools
2. May need to work some evenings
3. Need to work with a variety of organizations, including community organizations, etc.
4. Access to confidential information that must be safeguarded

revised 10/2023