Job description
Caldwell Online
Caldwell County Schools
Lenoir, North Carolina
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Job Details
Job ID: 4244448
Application Deadline: Posted until Filled
Posted : May 3, 2023
Starting Date: August 14, 2023
Job Description
Virtual Counselor
Position title:
Virtual Counselor
School/Department:
Caldwell Online
Pay grade:
Counselor
FLSA status:
Exempt
Reports to:
Online School Principal
Supervises:
N/A
Work week schedule:
37.5 hours/week
Work hours:
7.5 hours/day
Months per year:
10 Months
Location:
NOT remote. Must work from designated CCS location.
Summary
Utilizing leadership, 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, career, and personal/social development for all students.
The major functions of the school counselor job description incorporate the North Carolina State Board of Education’s guiding mission that every public school student will graduate from high school globally competitive for work and postsecondary education and prepared for life in the twenty-first century.
Required Education
Holds a valid student services license in school counseling as defined in North Carolina School Board Policy LINC-001.
Preferred qualifications
It is preferred, but not required, for applicants to have high school counseling experience and a thorough knowledge of 504 plans.
Essential duties and responsibilities
- Serves entire student population of Caldwell Online Academy (4th-12th grades).
- Provides both virtual and in-person student/family support as needed.
- Utilizes a wide range of digital tools, platforms, and resources on a daily basis to accomplish required tasks and communicate with all stakeholders.
- Assists students and families in problem-solving simple to moderate connection/log-in issues, including calling Technology Support as needed.
- Supports, manages, and monitors non-CCS external academic programs, including Apex, NCSSM, and NCVPS.
- Assists with required state testing, in-person student events, awards/recognition ceremonies, and end-of-year celebrations, including high school graduation.
- Discusses the comprehensive school counseling program with the school administrator.
- Develops and maintains a written plan for effective delivery of the school counseling program based on the NC Comprehensive School Counseling Standard Course of Study and current individual school data.
- Communicates the goals of the comprehensive school counseling program to education stakeholders (i.e., administrators, teachers, students, parents, and community/business leaders).
- Maintains current and appropriate resources for education stakeholders.
- Uses the majority of the time providing direct services through the Guidance Curriculum, Individual Student Planning and Preventive and Responsive Services, and most remaining time in program management, system support, and accountability (National standards recommend 80% of time in Guidance Curriculum, Individual Student Planning and Preventive and Responsive Services and 20% of time in program management, system support, and accountability (American School Counselor Association, 2005).
- Uses data to develop comprehensive programs that meet student needs.
- Provides leadership and collaborates with other educators in the school-wide integration of the State Guidance Curriculum Standard Course of Study.
- Implements developmentally appropriate and prevention-oriented group activities to meet student needs and school goals.
- Incorporates into their programs the life skills that students need to be successful in the twenty-first century.
- Assists all students, individually or in groups, with developing academic, career and personal/social skills, goals, and plans.
- Accurately and appropriately interprets and utilizes student data.
- Collaborates with parents/guardians and educators to assist students with educational, career, and life planning.
- Provides individual and group counseling to students with identified concerns and needs.
- Consults and collaborates effectively with parents/guardians, teachers, administrators, and other educational/community resources regarding students with identified concerns and needs.
- Implements an effective referral and follow-up process as needed.
- Accurately and appropriately uses assessment procedures for determining and structuring individual and group counseling services.
- Provides appropriate information to school personnel related to the comprehensive school counseling program.
- Assists teachers, parents/guardians, and other stakeholders in interpreting and understanding student data.
- Participates in professional development activities to improve knowledge and skills.
- Uses available technology resources to enhance the school counseling program.
- Adheres to laws, policies, procedures, and ethical standards of the school counseling profession.
- Conducts a yearly program audit to review the extent of program implementation and effectiveness.
- Collects and analyzes data to guide program direction and emphasis.
- Measures results of the comprehensive school counseling program activities and shares results as appropriate with relevant stakeholders.
- Monitors student academic performance, behavior, and attendance and facilitates appropriate interventions.
- Performs other related work as required.
Physical environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Must be physically able to operate a variety of equipment including computers, copiers, etc. Must be able to exert up to 10 pounds of force frequently; and 20 pounds of force occasionally; and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
Work environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations. There may be changing priorities and interruptions during the workday.
Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural or composite characteristics of data, people or things.
Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving instructions, assignments or directions to subordinates or assistants.
Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, forms, articles, proposals, contracts, etc. Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, reports, forms, evaluations, policies, etc. using prescribed formats.
Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form.
Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of technical or professional languages including medical, legal and counseling terminology.
DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this position. They are not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and skills that may be required of the employees assigned to this position. This description may be revised by the supervisor, with HR review and approval, at any time.
Position Type: Full-time
Positions Available: 1
- Job Categories : Online > Online
Student Services > School/Guidance Counselor
Job Requirements
- No experience required
Contact Information
Bill Griffin
1914 Hickory Boulevard SW
Lenoir, North Carolina 28645
Phone: 828-728-8407
Email:
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