Maricopa UnifiedSchool District#20

Human Resources
44150 West Maricopa/Casa Grande Highway
Maricopa, Arizona 85138
520.568.5100 - main number
520.568.5151 - fax number

Position Description:      School Guidance Counselor

Classification:                 Exempt

Employment Terms:       Middle School 204 Days and High School 219 Days - Salary determined by current Certified                                                   Compensation Plan. Placement will based on experience and education

Reports To:                     School Principal and/or Administrative Designee

GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES: 

To help all students develop skills in the areas of personal-social growth, educational planning, and career and vocational development.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES: 

• Establish the school counseling program and develop activities and resources to implement and evaluate the program.
• Involve other school staff in making decisions about the school counseling program.
• Provide individual and group counseling services to meet the developmental, preventive and remedial needs of students. 
• Consult with students, parents, teachers, and other school and community personnel to assist in meeting the needs of students.
• Assists with counseling services for students and assists with the coordination and implementation of student services in the school.
• Assists teachers with the guidance curriculum.
• Accurately interprets test results and other student data.
• Assist teachers with the educational placement of students by using appropriate educational assessment strategies. 
• Adheres to ethical standards of the counseling profession, and abides by the laws, policies, and procedures that govern the schools.
• Participate in professional associations and upgrades professional knowledge and skills when needed.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Knowledge of best practices for guidance and vocational counseling
• Knowledge of curriculum offerings as well as course and graduation requirements
• Knowledge of general safety rules and techniques.
• Knowledge of district rules of conductSkill in assisting students with other physical, emotional, social and academic limitations/needs.
• Skill in monitoring and correcting student behavior.
• Skill in communicating orally and in writing.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with others.
• Other duties as assigned 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:  Able to perform the following physical requirements of the position with or without reasonable accommodation:  critical sensory requirements include general vision, corrected to 20/20, hear or listen in the normal range (corrected) and speak and give directions clearly.  Able to walk, sit, stand, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, lift (exerting force up to 50 pounds).   

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, REQUIRED LICENSE/CERTIFICATION: 

• Arizona Guidance Counseling Licensure as determined by the Arizona Department of Education
• Preferred three (3) years of School Counseling Experience
• Preferred a valid First Aid/CPR card(s)
• Possess a valid Arizona Driver's License (if required)

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER The Maricopa Unified School District #20 does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment and employment in its educational programs or activities.  TheMaricopaUnifiedSchool District #20 is an equal opportunity employer in compliance with Title IX of The Education Amendments of 1972, and Sec. 504 of the Rehabilitation act of 1973.