Description BASIC FUNCTIONS: Student & School-Wide Support - Provide consultation to school administrators,teachers, staff, students and parents regarding personal social andemotional needs of students
- Conduct a needs assessment and evaluation of bullying,violence, and risky behaviors
- Provide individual/group counseling for at-riskstudents
- Refer students who need intense or specialized servicesto district or outside agencies
- Provide support for new and returning students
- Coordinate or assist the campus-based counseling teamin facilitating interventions or strategies to remove barriers to studentsuccess
- Prepare and deliver a minimum of ten guidance lessonsto all students to develop life skills, promote good character, developresilience, and emphasize the importance of higher education and goalsetting
- The SEL counselor oversees and helps determine SELpolicies, monitors staff needs and issues, and solicits feedback fromstaff about what is and what is not working. She/he is a good listener,providing support and training as needed to continue a strong and positiveexperience to meet student social and emotional learning requirements.
- The SEL counselor recognizes shifting cognitive andemotional needs of students within their school, looking for trends beforethey emerge and are established.
Staff Support & Coaching - Raise the level of understanding among all staff aboutthe importance of SEL as well as SEL-based approaches for working withindividual students, classrooms and incorporating a SEL-focused schoolculture
- Coordinate or assist in implementing schoolwideactivities related to healthy student development including Anti-bullyinginitiatives
- Coordinate staff-focused SEL and general self-careactivities and information sessions
- Organize and facilitate staff training at monthlymeetings, which could continue during the summer months (as needed)
- Participate in all staff meetings and trainings
Community Engagement & Outreach - Conduct parent workshops, training, and generaloutreach to educate parents on the importance of positive environments andSEL, and enhance parents' ability to support their children's success
- Recruit community agencies as a resource to meetstudent and school needs
Special Projects - Coordinate other activities that foster bullyprevention and social and emotional and academic well-being of allstudents
- Perform all other tasks and duties as assigned
- Federally funded personnel must comply with time andeffort reporting requirements through personnel activity reports orperiodic certifications, as appropriate.
Qualifications QUALIFICATIONS: - Master's degree in Guidance Counseling; valid Texas counseling certificate; valid Texas teacher certificate
- A minimum of five years counseling experience
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with diverse groups
- Effective interpersonal skills to interact with all levels of employees, staff members, and the general public
- Competence with the use of technology required in a professional office
- Ability to promote a positive, caring climate
- Process all levels of work on assignments from beginning to end
- Effective and efficient decision-making skills
- Ability to coordinate multiple projects and assignments; high degree of flexibility required
- Knowledgeable of counseling procedures, student appraisal, and facilitating student growth
- Knowledgeable of social and emotional learning competencies, restorative practices, and positive behavior interventions
- Ability to interact and communicate effectively with students, staff, and parents
- Demonstrated ability to coach school staff and provide support with implementing SEL-based approaches (at the student, classroom, and school-wide levels)
- Demonstrated ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
- Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred
Selected individuals for Dallas Independent School District positions will be placed according to compensation guidelines.A campus-based employee may not assume a new position for which he/she was selected based upon the posting process until the end of the current semester, unless approved by the chief officer - Human Capital Management.
A security check and disclosure of family relationship information is required for all positions. No telephone calls please. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER M/F/H If interested apply online at www.dallasisd.org Dallas Independent School District, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law. The District is required by Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, The Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, as well as board policy not to discriminate in such a manner (not all prohibited bases apply to all programs).