Middle School Counselor

Position Category Administration
Position Type Counselor
Posting Start Date
Posting End Date
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School District John Rex Charter School
City, State

Oklahoma City, OK
United States
Description

Purpose of Position:
Performs skilled/professional-level counseling services to individuals, groups, and classrooms that will enhance each student's self-esteem and increase personal growth. In addition, consult with teachers, parents, and other health care professionals regarding student needs/well-being. A person in this position will utilize discretion, ingenuity, and independent judgment due to the complexity of the job.

Contact with Others:
The person in this position has regular contact by telephone, email, or in-person with principals, faculty, staff, parent/guardian, students, and outside agencies. The job requires interpreting and translating facts and information, and explaining situations and issues to principals, faculty, staff, parent/guardian, students, and outside agencies.

Other Performance Measures:
Knowledge of subject matter; cares for and effectively assists students with special concerns; establishes guidelines for effective counseling objectives; properly monitors student progress (grading, absences, mental/physical health, feedback, etc.) and provides the environment to encourage independent thinking challenges for more motivated students; maintains proper discipline in counseling setting.

Contributes to effectiveness/quality of district programs; keeps accurate records and reports; actively supports and looks for ways to improve the quality of communication and service; cooperates with school leadership and school personnel to improve the quality of education; maintains an attitude of constructive/supportive behavioral feedback and input to improve the quality of service within school committees; continues to be involved in personal growth and development.

Essential Job Functions/Performance Responsibilities:
-Arranges with staff and principals for needs assessment of students for the counseling program
-Conducts in-service with staff members relative to the objectives of the counseling program
-Provides individual, small group, and classroom counseling services to students as appropriate.
-Counseling focusing on self-esteem, anxiety, interactive behavior skills, divorce, death, social media, mental/physical abuse, welfare/health concerns, suicide, and drug/alcohol abuse.
-Consult with and assist teachers, principals, and parents concerning referred/identified students.
-Implements a referral process and follow-up process to outside counseling agencies and support agencies.
-Serves as the contact person for the school from referral agencies, parents, and other schools for the distribution and receiving of private information.
-Coordinates Drug Education Prevention Program
-Attends workshops, in-services, and conferences that are available for updating counseling skills.
-Provides counseling services to students in crisis situations
-Facilitates the infusion of counseling curriculum activities into classroom curricula to support the developmental needs of students.
-Provides information to staff and parents to assist them in crisis-related issues that may affect the school climate.
-Coordinates parent programs.
-Adheres to laws, policies, procedures, and ethical standards of the school counseling profession.
-Collects and reviews evaluative data to ensure a successful counseling program that links the school counseling program to student academic progress.
-Measures results of the school counseling program activities and shares results as appropriate.
-Work with the administrators to coordinate crisis intervention procedures.
Required Qualifications Traditional Certification requirements:

Master’s degree in School Counseling Program
Passing score on the following required examination:
Oklahoma Subject Area Test (OSAT) in School Counseling (139)
Background check for certification purposes
University recommendation for certification

Alternative Certification requirements:

There is a two-step process to determine eligibility:

1. Must have one of the following: Master's Degree in a school counseling-related field, OR a Master's Degree AND two years of counseling-related work experience

2. AND one of the following: 30 or more counseling-related graduate credit hours, OR 15 or more counseling-related graduate credit hours plus one year of counseling-related work experience, OR three or more years of counseling-related work experience

Plus, passing score on the following required examination:
Oklahoma Subject Area Test (OSAT) in School Counseling (139)
Background check for certification purposes
Completion of two college credit courses (six credit hours) addressing the components of a comprehensive school counseling program, including but not limited to, data-informed decision-making, closing achievement, and opportunity gaps, school counseling ethical standards, and improving student achievement, attendance, and discipline or approved equivalents within three years

Emergency Certification:

Decisions regarding emergency certification are handled at the local level and then approved by the State School Board.
Preferred Qualifications Traditional Certification requirements:

Master’s degree in School Counseling Program
Passing score on the following required examination:
Oklahoma Subject Area Test (OSAT) in School Counseling (139)
Background check for certification purposes
University recommendation for certification
Include the following materials with your application: Cover Letter
Include the following materials with your application: Resume
Include the following materials with your application: Transcripts
Include the following materials with your application: Reference List
Include the following materials with your application: Letter(s) of Reference
Include the following materials with your application: Teaching/Administration Certification
Application Instructions Candidates wishing to apply, please email Charmine Johnson, John Rex Middle School Principal, at cjohnson@johnrexschool.org
Link Interested candidates may learn more about the position.
Contact Name Patrick Duffy
Contact Email pduffy@johnrexschool.org