Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
Counselor Pool SY 24-25 (All Tiers)
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, Nashville, Tennessee, United States,
Job Description - Counselor Pool SY 24-25 (All Tiers) (24001589)Job Description
Counselor Pool SY 24-25 (All Tiers) - (24001589)Description
REPORTS TO:DEPARTMENT NAME:JOB SUMMARY (2-3 sentences): Counsel individuals and provide group educational and vocational guidance services.PRIMARY JOB FUNCTIONS:List, in the order of time spent, the essential tasks performed by the position. Employees may be assigned additional duties by management as required.Counsel individuals to help them understand and overcome personal, social, or behavioral problems affecting their educational or vocational situations.Provide crisis intervention to students when difficult situations occur at schools.Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, administrators, and other professionals to discuss children's progress, resolve behavioral, academic, and other problems, and to determine priorities for students and their resource needs.Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.Prepare students for later educational experiences by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.Evaluate students' or individuals' abilities, interests, and personality characteristics using tests, records, interviews, or professional sources.Identify cases of domestic abuse or other family problems and encourage students or parents to seek additional assistance from mental health professionals.Counsel students regarding educational issues, such as course and program selection, class scheduling and registration, school adjustment, truancy, study habits, and career planning.Provide special services such as alcohol and drug prevention programs and classes that teach students to handle conflicts without resorting to violence.Conduct follow-up interviews with counselees to determine if their needs have been met.EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTSEDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
High school or GED required; bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred.LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, AND REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED:
Valid Tennessee Driver’s License required, CDL endorsement preferred.EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum of five years directly applicable experience supervising a work team.
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Counselor Pool SY 24-25 (All Tiers) - (24001589)Description
REPORTS TO:DEPARTMENT NAME:JOB SUMMARY (2-3 sentences): Counsel individuals and provide group educational and vocational guidance services.PRIMARY JOB FUNCTIONS:List, in the order of time spent, the essential tasks performed by the position. Employees may be assigned additional duties by management as required.Counsel individuals to help them understand and overcome personal, social, or behavioral problems affecting their educational or vocational situations.Provide crisis intervention to students when difficult situations occur at schools.Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, administrators, and other professionals to discuss children's progress, resolve behavioral, academic, and other problems, and to determine priorities for students and their resource needs.Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.Prepare students for later educational experiences by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.Evaluate students' or individuals' abilities, interests, and personality characteristics using tests, records, interviews, or professional sources.Identify cases of domestic abuse or other family problems and encourage students or parents to seek additional assistance from mental health professionals.Counsel students regarding educational issues, such as course and program selection, class scheduling and registration, school adjustment, truancy, study habits, and career planning.Provide special services such as alcohol and drug prevention programs and classes that teach students to handle conflicts without resorting to violence.Conduct follow-up interviews with counselees to determine if their needs have been met.EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTSEDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
High school or GED required; bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred.LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, AND REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED:
Valid Tennessee Driver’s License required, CDL endorsement preferred.EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum of five years directly applicable experience supervising a work team.
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