School Counselor (25/26 SY)

Counselors needed throughout Virginia; multiple locations available across the entire state.

Pay:

• Starting at $42-45/hour DOE and location.

Requirements:

• Virginia Department of Education license in School Counseling OR Virginia Dept. of Health license for LPC.
• Experience with preschool and school-aged populations is preferred.
• Must possess strong communication and organizational skills.
• Must demonstrate initiative and the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Must have the ability to stand or sit for extended periods of time; see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in person and on the telephone; and the ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions; May include frequent walking, standing, stooping, lifting up to approximately 25 pounds and occasional lifting of equipment and/or materials weighing up to approximately 40 pounds may be required.

School Counselor Job Description:

• Openings in Elementary, Middle, and High School - Caseload and details of position/classroom type will differ based on school location.
• Contract through the school year - 37.5 to 40 hours per week.
• Contract follows the academic district calendar.

Essential Functions:

• Works to resolve students' educational handicaps; works to discover and develop special abilities of students; works to prevent students from dropping out of school.
• Helps register students new to the school and orients them to school procedures and the school’s varied opportunities for learning; provides assistance to students in course and subject selection; maintains student records and protects their confidentiality.
• Assists students on an individual basis in the solution of personal problems related to such situations as home and family relations, peer relations, health, and emotional adjustment; is available to students to provide counseling in such areas as personal growth, self-understanding, and maturity.
• Conducts small group counseling on student-selected and counselor-identified topics such as study skills, social skills, anger management, self-esteem, changing families, and grief.
• Obtains and disseminates occupational information to students and to classes studying occupations; helps students evaluate career interests and choices; may organize and conduct career day.
• Provides crisis counseling when needed, for prevention, intervention, and follow-up, with referrals, when necessary, to community resources.
• Offers in-service training in school counseling topics for staff; collaborates with administrators and faculty on the matters of student discipline, developmental issues, and identifying significant behaviors such as suicide, self-harm, and depression.
• Takes an active role in interpreting the school's objectives to students, parents, and the community at large; confers with parents whenever necessary.
• Performs other related work as assigned.

Benefits:

• Dedicated and experienced Education Specialists here to serve you.
• Competitive Benefits Package.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance plans available.
• 401(k) and Flex Spending available.
• Paid vacation time upon eligibility.
• Referral bonuses.
• WEEKLY Direct Deposit.

AB Staffing Solutions, LLC is an EOE, including disability/vets.

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