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Job ID: 5479088

Terms of Employment: 194-day contract with stipend for 10 additional days

Position Criteria:

+ Master’s degree and Iowa license with Professional School Counselor 5-12 endorsement

+ Strong interpersonal skills

+ Previous teaching experience, preferred

+ Student centered philosophy

+ Strong communication skills - verbal & written

+ Strong administrative/management skills

Performance Responsibilities

Personal Performance Criteria

+ Works well with others, maintaining positive and effective communication with school personnel and students

+ Contributes to creating a positive work environment

+ Demonstrates integrity and respects confidentiality

+ Arrives on time and works consistently until the end of his/her scheduled day

+ Engages in professional growth opportunities related to his/her specific job

+ Works independently and with confidence

+ Demonstrates ability to grasp and adjust to new and changing situations

+ Demonstrates initiative and ability to work without close supervision

Professional Performance Criteria

Personal Qualifications

+ Demonstrates positive interpersonal relations and works cooperatively with students, parents and staff.

+ Project a positive image as an educator in the school and in the community - Promotes a positive image of the Johnston Schools respects differing points of view.

+ Demonstrates an understanding and acceptance of diverse racial, ethnic, cultural, gender, special needs and religious groups.

+ Uses discretion in handling confidential information and situations.

+ Actively supports expectations of student behavior outside of the classroom during the school day.

+ Demonstrates a positive attitude and manages stress in a constructive manner.

Guidance/Counseling Process

+ Demonstrates the ability to help students make appropriate educational plans/life choices.

+ Maintains and uses sources of information to guide students.

+ Displays ability to help students see options, implications, consequences, and set goals.

+ Knows and uses suitable resource materials, procedures, and models.

+ Utilizes a variety of counseling skills, activities, and resources in meeting the needs of students.

+ Develops objectives and conducts activities which are clear, meaningful, and consistent with student needs and building and district goals (parent conferences, staffings, teacher conferences, school orientation, job placement, group guidance).

+ Exhibits mastery of counseling skills.

+ Demonstrates good interpersonal skills (relationship with students, staff, administration, and parents).

+ Uses time effectively.

+ Provides input in curriculum improvement.

+ Practices good listening skills (non-judgmental, empathic, understanding).

+ Utilizes appropriate assessment activities.

+ Knowledgeable of use of and interpretation of information and/or data.

+ Career and postsecondary support - JHS has a strong concurrent enrollment with DMACC

+ Knowledge of ASCA Standards

Responsive Services/System Support

+ Expresses concern for students regardless of cultural, academic, intellectual, emotional needs.

+ Demonstrates understanding and acceptance of differences among individuals and groups, (i.e., racial, ethnic, cultural, socio-economic, religious and handicaps.)

+ Displays nonsexist/multicultural attitudes.

+ Provides constructive strategies to students.

+ Demonstrates sensitivity in communicating and working with staff.

+ Works courteously and cooperatively with school personnel.

+ Recognizes the need for and participates in teamwork for the improvement of instruction.

+ Demonstrates willingness to share methods, materials, and ideas with co-workers.

+ Provides constructive criticism to administrators and accepts it from them.

+ Keeps administration informed of pertinent situations.

+ Communicates with and informs parents concerning guidance and counseling services.

+ Provides a climate which promotes effective communication with parents.

+ Cooperates with parents in the best interest of students.

+ Demonstrates professionalism and professional growth.

+ Establishes goals and initiates activities aimed at professional growth and development.

+ Attends professional meetings (i.e., counselor’s meetings, faculty meetings, conferences, staffings, in-service) promptly and courteously.

+ Maintains positive student/counselor rapport through understanding an acceptance of individual worth of student.

+ Treats students in a manner which reflects an awareness of their developmental and emotional characteristics.

+ Displays empathy and understanding when counseling students.

+ Maintains professional confidentiality.

+ Provides availability to meet with students, staff, and parents.

Professional Responsibilities

+ Demonstrates a commitment to professional growth

+ Keeps current with appropriate teaching content and instructional techniques and strategies (e.g. participation in professional organizations, workshops, conferences, including the development of technology skills)

+ Applies knowledge gained through professional growth to the classroom

+ Contributes and participates in a positive manner to building and district professional growth opportunities

+ Works collegially to select and implement building and district goals

+ Remains informed on building and district policies and works cooperatively toward their implementation

+ Participates, when appropriate, in curriculum development and building/district assignments

+ Provides requested data in a timely and accurate manner

+ Meets responsibilities beyond the school day related to school functions

+ Maintains a professional appearance appropriate to job responsibilities

+ Assumes leadership roles (committee participation, department chairs, curriculum review, etc.)