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Counsel individuals to help them understand and overcome personal, social, or behavioral problems affecting their educational or vocational situations.  

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Provide crisis intervention to students when difficult situations occur at school.  

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Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by law, district policies, and administrative regulations.  

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Evaluate students' or individuals' abilities, interests, and personality characteristics using tests, records, interviews, or professional sources.  

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Report cases of suspected domestic abuse or other family problems and encourage students or parents to seek additional assistance from mental health professionals.  

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Counsel students and parents regarding educational issues, such as course and program selection, class scheduling and registration, school adjustment, truancy, study habits, and career planning.  

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Collaborate with department chairs to assist administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of school programs and in the preparation of master schedules for curriculum offerings.  

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Assess needs for assistance such as rehabilitation, financial aid, or additional vocational training, and refer students to the appropriate services.  

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Prepare reports on students and activities as required by the administration.  

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Teach classes and present self-help or information sessions on subjects related to education and career planning.  

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Plan and conduct orientation programs and group conferences to promote the adjustment of individuals to new life experiences such as starting college.  

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Attend meetings, educational conferences, and training workshops and serve on committees.  

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Address community groups, faculty, and staff members to explain available counseling services.  

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Review transcripts to ensure that students meet graduation or college entrance requirements and write letters of recommendation.  

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Provide students with information on such topics as college degree programs and admission requirements, financial aid opportunities, trade and technical schools, and apprenticeship programs.  

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Compile and study occupational, educational, and economic information to assist counselees in determining and carrying out vocational and educational objectives.  

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Refer students to degree programs based on interests, aptitudes, or educational assessments.  

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Plan, direct, and participate in recruitment and enrollment activities.  

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Sponsor extracurricular activities such as clubs, student organizations, and academic contests.  

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Promote an understanding and appreciation of diverse populations and cultures.  

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Monitor and advise students and their parents as to progress toward promotion/graduation.  

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Assist in the transition from middle school to high school and to post-secondary high school options.  as well as student success plans. 

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Interpret tests, student data, and other assessment results for students, parents, and staff.  

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Produce, maintain, and adjust individual student schedules.  

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Create evening events for parents to receive information on academic, graduation, and career opportunities for students.  

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Demonstrate knowledge of child and adolescent development.  

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Demonstrate knowledge of counseling theory and techniques.  

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Establish goals for the counseling program according to the setting and the students served.  

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Demonstrate knowledge of state and federal regulations and of resources both within and beyond the school and district.  

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Plan the counseling program integrated with the regular school program.  

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Develop a plan to assess the counseling program.  

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Create an environment of respect and rapport.  

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Establish a culture for productive communication.  

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Manage routines and procedures.  

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Establish standards of conduct and contribute to the culture for student behavior throughout the school.  

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Assist students and teachers in the formulation of academic and/or personal/social plans based on knowledge of students.  

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Use counseling techniques in individual and classroom programs.  

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Arrange resources to meet needs.  

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Demonstrate flexibility and responsiveness.  

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Reflect on practice and participate in professional development activities to enhance professional learning.  

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Communicate with families.  

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Participate in a professional community.  

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Maintain professionalism with all staff members.  

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Assess student needs.  

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Report to the proper authorities any cases of suspected child endangerment, neglect, or abuse.  

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Report suspected bullying to building principal or designee as required by Arkansas law and district policies.  

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Adhere to all policies of the District.  

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Perform other duties as assigned by the Principal or other administrators.  

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Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.  

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Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.  

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Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.  

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Client Oriented - Ability to take care of the clients" needs while following district procedures.  

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Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.  

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Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.  

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Conflict Resolution - Ability to deal with others in an antagonistic situation.  

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Decision Making - Ability to make critical decisions while following district procedures.  

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Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.  

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Diversity Oriented - Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type.  

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Empathetic - Ability to appreciate and be sensitive to the feelings of others.  

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Ethical - Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.  

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Friendly - Ability to exhibit a cheerful demeanor toward others.  

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Goal Oriented - Ability to focus on a goal and obtain a pre-determined result.  

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Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.  

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Interpersonal - Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals.  

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Judgment - The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information.  

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Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.  

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Patience - Ability to act calmly under stress and strain, and of not being hasty or impetuous.  

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Regular attendance - Exhibiting regular attendance in order to perform duties in a satisfactory manner.  

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Relationship Building - Ability to effectively build relationships with students, staff, and parents.  

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Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.  

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Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.  

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Self-motivated - Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of one's ability using his or her drive or initiative.  

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Tactful - Ability to show consideration for and maintain good relations with others.  

Bachelor's Degree (four-year college or technical school) Required, Field of Study: Counseling 

Master's Degree Preferred, Field of Study: Counseling 

Previous experience as a school counselor is preferred. 

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