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School Counselor, Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired (LSVI)

Salary

Depends on Qualifications

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Unclassified

Job Number

SSD2025-55

Department

SSC Special School District

Opening Date

06/06/2025

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About this Job

LOUISIANA SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.

The Louisiana Special Schools are experiencing a critical shortage of certified teachers, school counselors, interpreters and educators of the Deaf or hard of hearing and Visually Impaired.

The LA SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT is seeking applicants for a

School Counselor, Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired (LSVI)

"This position may move around within other LSVI departments."

Position #40834

This is a full time 11 month and 8 hours per day position.

To be filled for the 2025-2026 school year.

Travel possibly required.

Special School District

The Special School District (SSD) was established by the Louisiana Legislature and serves over 1,800 students annually across Louisiana. Our mission is to provide compassionate, collaborative, and innovative educational opportunities for students with low incidence disabilities, meeting each student’s unique needs. Our goal is to ensure 100 percent of the students served in our schools and programs will leave with a clear path to success. Our core values include:

+ Unity

+ Collaboration & Innovation

+ Trust

+ Compassion

+ Commitment

+ Results

+ Hope

Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired

The Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired (LSVI) traces its roots back to 1852 and serves blind and visually impaired children, birth to age 21. Our school prides itself on offering comprehensive services, including rigorous instruction, outreach services, extracurricular activities, assistive technology, transition, and orientation and mobility and Expanded Core training. We dedicate ourselves every day to ensuring our students reach their maximum potential.

LSVI commits to teaching all students Braille in an optimal, highly accessible environment; to present instructional materials in formats and using technology best suited to each student; to ensuring that we are driven by research in best developmental practices for learners that are blind or visually impaired; to use advances in technology to meet the diverse needs of our students.

LSVI strives to be a college and career preparatory environment where students are expected to read, to respond, to analyze information, to reason and solve real-world problems, and to make sense of the world around them. We encourage parents and families to engage fully with the school and to help us support their children. Our teachers are experts in the field and in the needs of our students, they engage in regular Professional Learning Communities, and they continuously grow in the profession and techniques.

Throughout its more than 150 years as a school, LSVI has maintained an unchanging commitment to offer blind and visually impaired students the academic, career and social opportunities to help them achieve their full potential. We never stop learning here at the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired!

T he Louisiana Special Schools do not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in our programs and activities, and we provide equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Inquiries regarding non-discrimination may be referred to Mary Gloston, Human Resources Director at [email protected].

RELEASE OF ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION INFORMATION: La. R.S. 17:3884(D) requires that any school board wishing to hire a person who has been assessed or evaluated pursuant to the Children First Act, La. R.S. 17:3871, et seq., whether that person is already employed by that school system or not, shall request such person's assessment and evaluation results as part of the application process. Please be advised that, as part of the mandated process, your previous assessment and evaluation results will be requested. You have the opportunity to apply, review the information received, and provide any response or information you deem appropriate.

Physical Activity Level:

The employee must be able to perform assigned duties without significant risk of substantial harm to his/her own safety/security and the safety/security of others. Some work is performed in physically comfortable positions with little or light physical effort, and some work requires moderate effort. Physical requirements are subject to reasonable accommodation in accordance with ADA standards.

There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed.Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.

To apply for this vacancy, click this link -https://jobs.la.gov/and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants can check the status of their application at any time by selecting the 'Application Status' link after logging into their account.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. You must include all relevant education and experience on your official State application.

Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application or faxed to (225) 763-5523. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.

Minimum Qualifications

+ Master's degree in school counseling or guidance and counseling, or master's degree with the equivalent hours and courses required for a master's degree in school counseling or guidance and counseling. Must meet certification requirements of the state of Louisiana as Counselor K-12 or Guidance Counselor.

+ Three years of full-time, professional experience in counseling preferred. For applicants qualifying with teacher certification that includes the guidance counselor endorsement, 3 years of teaching experience at the elementary or secondary level is required or 2 years of successful teaching experience at the secondary level and 1 year of accumulated occupational experience.

+ Background and/or experience in education of the visually impaired individuals is preferred.

+ Credentials must include good human relations skills needed to develop and maintain student rapport, confidence and trust.

+ Preference will be given to those with a background in visual impairments and/or hold certification as a TVI.

Job Specification

Program Management Responsibilities

+ Implement school system policies and school philosophy and programs.

+ Exhibit knowledge of special education rules and regulations associated with implementation of state and federal laws.

+ Exhibit understanding of children with special needs, especially the deaf, hearing impaired and visually impaired children served by the schools of the Special School District.

+ Demonstrate awareness of specialists, agencies, and organizations that serve children with disabilities and their families referring students with special needs who require additional services to appropriate personnel within and outside the school.

+ Demonstrate knowledge of child growth and development.

+ Demonstrate appropriate and effective program management skills such as planning, organizing and implementing.

+ Exercise good judgment in making decisions.

+ Maintain complete and accurate records pertinent to students' scholastic and personal development and exercise confidentiality of information in accordance with requirements of the law.

+ Communicate effectively with parents.

+ Maintain a positive relationship with professional associates, the community, the parents of the students and state and local agencies and demonstrate appropriate and effective interpersonal skills.

+ Consult and coordinate with agencies as appropriate.

+ Participate in school-sponsored activities.

Programmatic Responsibilities

+ Consult with parents, students, teachers, and supporting agencies regarding the needs and abilities of students.

+ Provide academic counseling for 8th – 12th grade students who attend LSVI, including choosing an educational and/or career goal.

+ Provide support in course selection and scheduling for students in grades 9-12.

+ Design and implement data-driven, comprehensive guidance programs to meet the academic, career, social/emotional/behavioral/ personal needs of students as part of prevention and intervention services.

+ Counsel students concerning personal/social/behavioral, academic, college, and career needs.

+ Review academic records as required for students with academic difficulties, transfer students, etc.

+ Develop, coordinate, facilitate, and present academic planning and career development modules and special workshops (choosing a major, resume development, college prep nights, identifying internships, etc.)

+ Participate in student IEP meetings and provides academic progress, including state assessment scores.

+ Provide counseling services to parents to enhance their understanding of their child's program, individual needs and progress.

+ Participate in staffing or professional conferences concerning students' personal/social, or career interest/needs.

+ Maintain a safe physical environment and demonstrate appropriate and effective student management.

+ Conduct training for faculty, staff and parents to enhance knowledge of students' needs and other areas of concern.

+ Serve as non-authoritarian liaison among the students, faculty/staff, administrators and parents.

+ Assist administration with comprehensive master schedule.

+ Manage and update students’ transcripts.

+ Monitor report card grades and progress monitoring data.

+ Conduct transition workshops for high school students.

+ Conduct classroom guidance activities focused on academic/career/social/emotional/ behavioral learning for students in grades 6-12.

+ Work with students and parents on FAFSA and financial aid applications.

+ Assist all students with course planning, including completing Individual Graduation Plans.

+ Assist with planning college and career events for students and families.

+ Assist with building and maintaining partnerships for CTE, as well as those for college and career.

+ Be willing to travel as needed to fulfill academic counseling duties.

Professional Conduct

+ Demonstrate reliability and punctuality in attendance and in meeting obligations.

+ Exhibit professional ethics.

+ Exhibit initiative and recognize and follow established communication channels.

+ Serve as a member of various school-related committees where appropriate.

+ Exhibit a willingness to accept and use suggestions for improvement.

+ Use time effectively.

+ Assume responsibility for professional growth and Participates in in-service training and professional conferences.

+ May be required to develop and implement a Professional Growth Plan in consultation with the designated supervisor.

+ May be required to complete a self-evaluation.

+ Maintain an appropriate student-adult relationship and respect the individual worth and dignity of each student.

+ Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Duties and Other Information

Refer to Job Specifications.

Benefits for unclassified employees are determined by the individual hiring authority.

01

I understand that information on this application may be subject to investigation and verification and that any misrepresentation or material omission, including on my responses to supplemental questions, may cause my application to be rejected, my name to be removed from the eligible register, and/or subject me to disqualification from future job opportunities and/or dismissal from state service.

+ Yes

+ No

02

Have you ever been on probation or sentenced to jail/prison as a result of a felony conviction or guilty plea to a felony charge? If 'YES', give the law enforcement authority (city police, sheriff, FBI, etc.), the offense, place and disposition of case. If 'NO', enter N/A.

03

Do you possess a Master's Degree? If so, please indicate your Major.

04

Please list ALL endorsements/areas of certification on your valid teaching certificate or license. Please attach a scanned copy of your certificate/license.

05

Please indicate the number of years of full-time, professional counseling experience.

+ Less than three years

+ Three or more years

06

For applicants qualifying with teacher certification that includes the guidance counselor endorsement, 3 years of teaching experience at the elementary or secondary level is required or 2 years of successful teaching experience at the secondary level and 1 year of accumulated occupational experience. Do you possess any of the following? If so, please indicate which one(s) apply to you.

07

Are you a retiree from a LA State retirement system? If yes, please indicate which system.

Required Question

Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

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Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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