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School Guidance Counselor(CANDIDATES MUST HAVE A MASTERS IN SCHOOL COUNSELING FROM AN ACCREDITED PROGRAM AND AN ISSUED OHIO SCHOOL COUNSELING LICENSE)POSITION: School CounselorREPORTS TO: Building PrincipalLead Counselor SpecialistGENERAL FUNCTION: Provide services to students, parents, school staff, and the community. School counselors address the developmental needs of all students through a comprehensive school counseling program addressing the academic, career, and personal/social development of all students.MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:• Monitors and evaluates student progress: interprets Standardized test scores, and transcripts, assesses student credits and credit-granting standards.• Monitor and maintain student data, including data entry, database management, and student progression tracking.• Coordinates individual and group counseling with students, parents, and teaching staff in a collaborative manner.• Coordinates develops and implements appropriate counseling services for the specific school population, i.e., student records, parent conferences, resource coordination, consultative services, information dissemination, planning, and evaluation.• Develops a working knowledge of the computer and student scheduling procedures. (As applicable)• Acts as a liaison between the home, school, and community in delivering student services.• Coordinates and administers college, career, and post-secondary information and procedures for the school counseling program.• Coordinates the services provided by outside agency representatives.• Member of Crisis Intervention Team.• Participates actively in ongoing professional development activities.QUALIFICATIONS:Contact with Others:Internal: Teachers, administrators, school social workers, psychologists, nurses, career and college information center coordinators, and others.External: Parents, social agencies, community representatives, college representatives, health professionals, and post-secondary institutions.Certification: School Counselor Certification/Licensure from the State of Ohio.Specification:Knowledge and Ability (Special Skills)Must know current counseling techniques, have effective oral and written communication skills, exhibit positive interpersonal relationship skills; demonstrate sound management, planning, and organizational skills, and serve as a consultant to the various constituents involved in the school counseling program.Note: A lead teacher in a position may not be appointed to an administrative position while serving as a lead teacher. A lead teacher may apply for an administrative position if the lead teacher resigns from the lead teacher position prior to submitting an application, however, selection is not guaranteed. A consulting teacher may not be appointed to an administrative position while serving as a consulting teacher and for one full school year after serving as a consulting teacher.The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.Certain jobs at Cincinnati Public Schools may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation are available upon request from Human Resources.

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