Position Type: Special Services/K-3 CounselorDate Posted: 4/10/2024Location: District WideDate Available: 08/19/2024PEKIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT 108 ANNOUNCES THE FOLLOWING VACANCY FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR: SCHOOL COUNSELOR Grades K-3 District WideQualifications: Certification:
- Illinois Professional Educator License with appropriate endorsement in counseling and/or social work
- Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable
VISION: The Counselor applies specialized knowledge of human sociology and psychology to provide programs, interventions and a school culture that support student academic and emotional success. Staff and students embody the developmental, comprehensive social/emotional program in which students learn to make decisions, set goals, and prepare for life in future schooling and work. The Counselor gathers and interprets social/emotional data related to program management. The Counselor also offers responsive services to address students' immediate social/emotional concerns. JOB GOALS: System Support: The Social/Emotional programs of the school and district function effectively.
- Stakeholders within the school and its community understand the purposes, goals and principles of the social/emotional program.
- Students and staff commit to and embody a culture of achieving high expectations within a community characterized by mutual respect and support.
- The counselor, principal, teachers, and staff possess the knowledge and dispositions to provide an emotionally healthful learning experience for students
Social/Emotional Curriculum: Through the Social/Emotional Curriculum students develop self-awareness, inter-and intra-personal skills, and the habits of mind and emotion for success in everyday life. Individual Student Diagnosis: The staff uses student indicators of social/emotional health for early identification and intervention to eliminate or reduce student failure. Responsive Services: Students receive responsive services to address social and emotional needs. RESPONSIBILITES: Planning and Preparation
- Use counseling theory and techniques, i.e., individual consultations, group process
- Demonstrate knowledge of child and adolescent development
- Establish goals for the counseling program appropriate to the setting and the students served
- Know state and federal regulations and resources, both within and beyond the school and district
- Plan the counseling program, using individual and small group sessions, and in-class activities, and including crisis prevention, intervention, and response
- Develop a plan to evaluate the counseling program
The Environment
- Create an environment of respect and rapport
- Establish a culture for productive communication
- Establish a culture for positive mental health throughout the school
- Manage routine and procedures
- Establish standards of conduct, and contributes to the culture for positive behavior throughout the school
- Organizes physical space
Delivery of Service
- Assess student needs
- Assist students and teachers in the formulation of academic, personal/social, and career plans, based on knowledge of student needs
- Using counseling techniques, in individual and classroom programs
- Broker resources to meet needs
- Maintain contact with physicians and community mental health service providers
- Demonstrate flexibility and responsiveness
Professional Responsibilities
- Reflect on practice
- Maintain records, and submit them in a timely fashion
- Communicate with families
- Participate in a professional community - emphasis on the positive and supportive interactions
- Engage in professional development
- Show professionalism, including integrity, advocacy and maintaining confidentiality
Terms of employment: 180 days Work day typical for certified staff per contract, including the possibility of an Atypical schedule Non-exempt, bargaining unit position Benefits commensurate with contract Application procedure: District 108 must have: A completed online application: The following documentation must be on file to complete the application process: *Letter of Interest *Resume *Copy of PEL from ELIS *Copy of transcript(s) *Three(3) signed letters of recommendation Documentation should be uploaded with your online application, however if you are unable to upload, you may email, fax, or mail. Email: ...@pekin108.org Fax: 309 ###-#### Mailing address: Director of Human Resources Attention: Application Process 501 Washington Street Pekin, Illinois 61554 For direct questions, please contact: Julie Draher at 309-###-#### or by email at ...@pekin108.org PLEASE DO NOT SEND APPLICATION MATERIALS TO INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL District 108 is an equal opportunity employer Position will be filled as soon as suitable applicant is found