Job Description:

Purpose Statement

Responsible for providing counseling services to school site as well as support to other schools as needed.

Essential Functions

• Identifies and assesses the relevant factors involved in the problems of students referred because of learning, emotional, behavioral, social, physical, economic, cultural, or family difficulties.
• Provides intervention services with children and families that may include assessment, individual short-term or crisis counseling, group instruction, support groups, and home visitation.
• Identifies and refers students and parents to other community agencies as needed with administrator approval.
• Interacts effectively with other agencies or professionals in order to establish and implement a referral system as a support to the children and families.
• Provides information and consultation to teachers, administrators, family members, and significant others in regard to the intervention plan for the child receiving services.
• Attends Child Study and school meetings as directed.
• Maintains confidential documentation of student contacts: anecdotal records, phone calls, correspondence, conferences, staff contacts.
• Provides consultation, training, and updated resource information to district staff on intervention issues.
• Provide short-term counseling that will lead each student to increased personal growth, self-understanding, and maturity.
• Coordinates intervention services with recommendations of treatment agencies when students return to school.
• Works with the truancy intervention specialist in helping solve truancy issues.
• Makes home visits with school staff as needed, both with intervention and school issues.
• Maintains close communication with building administration, psychologist, and Director of Exceptional Student Services.
• Documents and evaluates the effectiveness of services provided.
• Follows District policies, procedures, and directives in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Performs such other tasks as may be assigned.

Other Functions

• Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.
• Bilingual/Biliterate Spanish fluency is preferred to provide parents/guardians with in-the- moment information.

*Complete job description and online application available at: www.gesd40.org