Job description
We are seeking School Counselors to join the AmeriSchools team at each of our campuses, which are located in Phoenix, Tucson, and Yuma, AZ!
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
- Advises and counsels students regarding academic, educational, and short-term social and emotional problems.
- Remains universally accessible and makes an effort to know every student for whom they are responsible.
- Provides individual student planning and responsive services to support students and their families regarding academic matters.
- Teaches guidance classes and provides guidance counseling to students through planned activities in small group or classroom settings to convey educational, social, and important school information, and offers workshops/seminars for parents.
- Consults, facilitates, and maintains communication with parents, teachers, administrators, and pertinent agencies on specific student academic matters, including academic modifications and/or accommodations.
- Provides feedback and recommends appropriate actionable solutions to individual student’s academic and educational needs and abilities.
- Participates on a Student Success Team, identifies students who may need targeted or intensive services, and coordinates with behavioral health specialists.
- Assists students/parents in understanding school policies and procedures.
- Provides brief counseling to address social and emotional concerns and appropriately refers students to behavioral health specialists.
- Communicates, coordinates, and collaborates with behavioral health specialists on developing and implementing student supports.
- Supports and attends appropriate student activities and events.
- Other tasks and duties as assigned.
Qualifications & Mandatory Requirements:
- Desire and ability to work with students at the specified age level with diverse backgrounds and levels of ability toward accomplishing their educational goals.
- Ability to organize tasks and manage time to meet many and varied deadlines and communicate effectively with students, parents, school administrators and other staff, including the ability to discuss topics which may be sensitive.
- Working familiarity with student assessment tools, especially in evaluating and interpreting standardized test results.
- Knowledge of educational software.
- Master’s Degree in Counseling/Guidance, Education, or Social Work.
- Minimum of 1 year of school counseling or teaching experience.
- Understanding and familiarity with computer applications and word processing functions.
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer or standing to teach.
- Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds at times.
- IVP fingerprint card.
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