<p>Apply online: https://www.fccsc.k12.in.us/employment</p> <p>Must be licensed in Indiana. The contract is 195 Days</p> <p>Provide educational career guidance for all students</p> <ul> <li>Assist those students experiencing a personal or social concern that is interfering with learning </li><li>Advocate for individual students and systemic change when an aspect of the learning environment is interfering with learning </li><li>Manage the school counseling program in an efficient and effective manner </li></ul> <p>Guidance (Educational and Career Services)</p> <ul> <li>Identify local guidance standards and indicators in the areas of academic, career, and </li><li>citizenship development including, but not limited to, the Indiana Universal Student Standards for Guidance </li><li>Develop and present guidance lessons in a variety of settings including classrooms and small group meetings in the following areas: academic development, career development, and citizenship development </li><li>Coordinate guidance activities delivered by school counselors with guidance activities delivered by others in the school and community including teachers involved in advisor-advisee programs, classroom teachers integrating guidance and academic content in their lesson plans, and </li><li>community service groups whose mission is to guide the community's young people </li></ul> <p>Counseling (Student Assistant Services)</p> <ul> <li>Identify local counseling needs related to personal and social development </li><li>Provide student assistance for students having personal or social concerns that interfere with learning including individual counseling, group counseling, crisis counseling, and referrals </li><li>Provide consultation to administrators, teachers, and parents regarding individuals or groups of students </li><li>Coordinate student assistance activities delivered by the school counselors with student assistance activities delivered by others including teachers involved in advisor-advisee programs, peer helpers, those providing informational groups, and community members providing mental health services </li></ul> <p>Student Advocacy</p> <ul> <li>Identify situations in which a student or a student group is not achieving their potential because the learning environment is not supportive of high student achievement </li><li>Participate in and/or facilitate school improvement initiatives, promote the concept of high achievement for all students, advocate for a supportive learning environment for all students, promote an understanding of various ethnic or cultural groups, and provide assistance for teachers who are striving to help all students learn </li><li>Coordinate advocate activities delivered by the school counselors with advocacy activities delivered by others including those of the school improvement team </li><li>Communicate about the school counseling program to students, teachers, administrators, parents, and community members </li><li>Testing (Graduation Requirements) </li><li>Implement required state tests </li><li>Assist in the analysis of test data </li><li>Work with students and parents to ensure graduation/diploma guidelines are met </li><li>Assist students with the wavier process </li><li>Assist students in registering for appropriate placement tests </li></ul> <p>Professionalism</p> <ul> <li>Adhere to ethical standards of the state and national school counselor associations </li><li>Adhere to preferred practices prescribed by state and national school counselor associations </li><li>Demonstrate knowledge of local, state, and federal policies, regulations, and laws pertaining to school counseling </li><li>Demonstrate continuous personal growth and professional development </li><li>Shall meet the licensing requirements for "School Counselor" as defined by the Indiana </li></ul> <p>Professional Standards Board</p> <p>Competitive benefit package available.</p>