School Counselor

 Blue Valley - Randolph

Unified School District 384 

USD #384 Mission Statement: Blue Valley Schools provide meaningful 

and lasting learning experiences, preparing all students for success.

Job Announcement: School Counselor

Job Start Date: August 7th, 2024    

Applications Due By: Until Filled

Job Contact Information: Alison Moore, Board Clerk  785-293-5256, amoore@usd384.org

 Immediate Supervisor:  Building Principal & Superintendent

Primary Purpose

Plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive school counseling program at 6-12 grades and assist with K-5. Counsel students to fully develop each students 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. 

Qualifications -

Education/Certification(s)/License(s):

Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university

Valid Kansas professional license as required for school counseling.

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

Confidentiality and professionalism is a must from the successful candidate in this position.

Experience:

School Counseling experience is preferred

Experience using Powerschool student management system is preferred

Two years creditable experience as a classroom teacher is desirable

Essential Job Functions

Duties/Responsibilities: Plan, organize, implement, and deliver structured group lessons according to the districts guidance curriculum to improve students interpersonal and intrapersonal effectiveness, personal health and safety, post-secondary planning and readiness, and other developmental needs. 

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. 

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. 

Use preventive activities to remove barriers that interfere with a students educational, career, personal, and social development.

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.

Provide continued support to students in need through individual counseling, small group counseling, consultation, or referral to services outside the school or district.  

Serve as an impartial resource for interpersonal conflicts and discourse involving two or more students.

Create school counseling services that are developmental and age appropriate and provide information or literature that highlights related topics to students, teachers, and administrators. 

Assist individual students and their parents or guardians in monitoring their academic, career, personal, and social development as they progress in school.

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.

Collect, summarize, and interpret testing data to plan, create interventions, guide students, and address specific student needs.

Participate in school-based improvement planning and goal setting. 

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. 

Compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other documents.

Comply with policies established by federal and state law and regulations and board policy. 

Adhere to legal, ethical, and professional standards for school counselors including current professional standards of competence and practice.

Follow district safety protocols and emergency procedures.

Other duties as assigned.

Mental Demands/Physical Requirement/Environmental Conditions:

Requires the ability to be professional at all times.  

Requires the ability to keep confidential information.

Requires the ability to maintain emotional control while under stress and in stressful situations.

Requires the ability to frequently sit for prolonged periods of time.

Requires the ability to walk frequently.

Requires the ability to use standard office equipment including computer and peripherals and other instructional equipment for prolonged periods of time.

Requires the ability to frequently use repetitive hand motions, including frequent keyboarding and mouse use.

Requires the ability to frequently kneel/squat, bend/stoop, push/pull, twist, or reach.

Requires the ability to work with frequent interruptions.

Requires timeliness and regular attendance and/or physical presence at the job.

To apply for a position at Blue Valley Randolph, please visit https://www.usd384.org, select Board of Education, then Job Openings to fill out an application. 

Blue Valley - Randolph  students perform at the highest levels.  Students, staff members, and district leaders are recognized regularly for outstanding accomplishments. We offer a variety of programs designed to fit the needs and interests of all students. Excellence and equity are the standard. We educate all children. 

We have a 14:1 student/teacher ratio. 1:1 technology for all students using a variety of platforms such as iPads, Chromebooks and MacBooks. The District is 24 miles north of Manhattan.  We offer the best of the small town life but close to the larger city with all the amenities. We have strong academic programs and curriculum that is exemplified by our high state assessment score and high graduation rate of 96%.

Blue Valley Randolph USD 384 is an equal opportunity employer and shall not discriminate in its employment practices and policies concerning hiring, compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of an individuals race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability, or age.