Certified All Level K-12 Counselor
An Equal Opportunity Employer*
Position Title: Certified All Level K-12 Counselor Exemption Status: Exempt/Executive
(Full time Preference)
Location: Fort Davis Independent School District - Fort Davis Texas
Salary Range: To Commensurate Experience
Length of Work Year: 220-226 Days
Position Summary
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. Currently
one class per grade level per classroom serving approximately 150 students and their families. An ideal
candidate values strong ties and collaboration with the community. Additional support for campus
activities and events from staff and administrators.
Position Requirements
Education/Certification:
Master’s degree in counseling from an accredited college or 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
2 years’ experience in counselor roles or equivalent
Duties/Responsibilities:
INSTRUCTIONAL MANAGEMENT
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.
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.
Physical Demands Tools/Equipment Used: Standard office equipment including personal computer and
peripherals.
Posture: Frequent sitting and standing; occasional bending/stooping, pushing, /pulling, and twisting
Motion: Repetitive hand motions; frequent keyboarding and use of mouse; occasional reaching
Lifting: Occasional light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds); occasional physical restraint of
students to control behavior
Environment: May work prolonged or irregular hours; work inside and outside (exposure to sun, heat,
cold, and inclement weather), exposure to noise; occasional districtwide and statewide travel
Mental Demands: Work with frequent interruptions; maintain emotional control under stress
Application Procedures
District Employees: Submit a letter of interest or an email for the position you seek within the
district to the superintendent secretary [email protected]
Fort Davis I.S.D., and P.O. Box 1339, Fort Davis, Texas 79734.
Outside Applicants: Submit application, letter of interest (optional, but recommended), the
criminal history forms, and resume to, Superintendent, Fort Davis I.S.D., and P.O. Box 1339, Fort
Davis, Texas 79734 or email completed materials to [email protected]
Application Deadline: Until Filled
