COUNSELOR

NAVASOTA ISD
NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT: Navasota ISD does not discriminate on the basis of gender, disability, race, color, or national origin in its educational programs, activities, or employment as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. Es norma de el distrito escolar de Navasota ISD no discriminar por motives de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo or impedimento, en sus programas, servicios o actividades vocacionales, tal como lo requieren el Titulo VI de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, segun enmienda; el Titulo IX de las Enmiendas en la Educacion, de 1972, y la Seccion 504 de la Ley de Rehabilitacion de 1973 segun enmienda.

Job Title	Counselor- Elementary Exemption Status/Test
Reports to	Campus Principal Pay Grade
Dept./School	Assigned Campus

Primary Purpose:
Plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive school counseling program at assigned campus.
Counsel students to fully develop each student’s academic, career, personal, and social abilities and
address the needs of special population students. Deliver guidance curriculum in various group sizes.
Educate students of skills necessary to address troublesome circumstances, support students in
challenging situations, and assist students with needed resources to navigate crisis situations.
Qualifications:
Education/Certification:
Master’s degree from accredited university
Valid Texas School Counselor Certificate

Special Knowledge/Skills:
Knowledge of counseling procedures, student appraisal, and career development
Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
Ability to instruct students and manage their behavior
Ability to present information in one-on-one, small group, and large group situations to students,
parents or guardians, and district staff

Experience:
Two years’ experience as a classroom teacher
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
Guidance Curriculum
1. Plan, organize, implement, and deliver structured group lessons according to the district’s guidance
curriculum to improve students’ interpersonal and intrapersonal effectiveness, personal health and
safety, post-secondary planning and readiness, and other developmental needs.
2. Teach the school guidance curriculum components through the use of effective instructional strategies
and planned structured groups considering diverse student populations and needs for differentiated
instruction. 3. Work with students, staff, parents or guardians, and the community to identify priorities where
students will be served through the guidance curriculum component. Collaborate across curricular
areas to integrate guidance lessons into content area curriculum.
4. Create a balanced curriculum by using well-planned and intentional activities and materials,
incorporating guest speakers, and offering engaging delivery techniques, including technology tools.
Responsive Services
5. Use accepted theories and effective techniques of developmental guidance to respond to problematic
or critical incidents to support students and offer services in time of need.
6. Use preventive activities to remove barriers that interfere with a student’s educational, career,
personal, and social development.
7. Implement remediation practices to assist students in coping with problem situations or unwise
choices. Identify precipitating and antecedent factors, effective and ineffective approaches to dealing
with the circumstances, and provide feedback to guide future decisions.
8. Use specialized skills to support students in crisis situations requiring immediate response. Maintain a
healthy and safe school environment by collaborating with district staff, parents or guardians, and
local officials.
9. Provide continued support to students in need through individual counseling, small group counseling,
consultation, or referral to services outside the school or district.
10. Serve as an impartial, non-reporting resource for interpersonal conflicts and discourse involving two
or more students, including accusations of bullying.
Individual Planning
11. Create school counseling services that are developmental and age appropriate and provide
information or literature that highlights related topics to students, teachers, and administrators.
12. Assist individual students and their parents or guardians in monitoring their academic, career,
personal, and social development as they progress in school.
13. Act as a student advocate, leader, collaborator, and systems change agent. Advocate for a school
environment that acknowledges and respects diversity and ensures equitable access and placement in
courses and programs for minority, disenfranchised, homeless, and other special populations.
14. Interpret standardized test results, offer career development activities, provide strategies for grade
level transitions, and guide students in individual goal setting and planning including creating and
reviewing personal graduation plans and providing information about post-secondary opportunities.
System Support
15. Collect, summarize, and interpret testing data to plan, create interventions, guide students, and
address specific student needs. 16. Conduct an annual program audit to inform accountability, action plans, time management, and
systemic change.
17. Participate in campus-based school improvement planning and goal setting.
18. Provide parent or guardian and staff training and consultation to foster student educational, career,
personal, and social development.
19. Clearly articulate and communicate the counseling program’s management system and related
program action plans to campus and district staff, parents or guardians, and the community.
20. Participate in staff development and continuing education opportunities to improve job-related skills
and research to identify best practices in implementing a comprehensive school counseling program.
Other Related Duties
21. Compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other documents.
22. Comply with policies established by federal and state law, State Board of Education rule, and board
policy. Comply with all district and campus routines and regulations.
23. Adhere to legal, ethical, and professional standards for school counselors including current
professional standards of competence and practice.
24. Follow district safety protocols and emergency procedures.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Supervise assigned counseling aide(s) and administrative assistant(s).
Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
Tools/Equipment Used: Personal computer and peripherals; standard instructional equipment Posture:
Prolonged sitting; frequent standing, kneeling/squatting, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting
Motion: Frequent walking Lifting: Regular light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds); occasional physical
restraint of students to control behavior Environment: Work inside, may work outside Mental Demands:
Maintain emotional control under stress; may work prolonged or irregular hours

This document describes the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and is not an exhaustive list of all
responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.

NAVASOTA ISD NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT:
Navasota ISD does not discriminate on the basis of gender, disability, race, color, or national origin in its educational
programs, activities, or employment as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the
Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

Es norma de el distrito escolar de Navasota ISD no discriminar por motives de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo or
impedimento, en sus programas, servicios o actividades vocacionales, tal como lo requieren el Titulo VI de la Ley de
Derechos Civiles de 1964, segun enmienda; el Titulo IX de las Enmiendas en la Educacion, de 1972, y la Seccion 504 de
la Ley de Rehabilitacion de 1973 segun enmienda.