SCHOOL COUNSELING ASSISTANT (Split Position)

Split Position between Hazelwood Elementary and North Canton Elementary
School Counseling Assistant
Position Purpose:
- Under the direct supervision of a certified guidance counselor, to assist certified professional staff with students in the school to meet social, emotional, and behavioral goals and objectives, and to free certified professional employees from duties to enable them to make a contribution to other aspects of the educational program, such as social, emotional, behavioral program development.
Essential Job Functions:
- Assists and guides students to reinforce social, emotional, and/or behavioral, functional, curriculum and other skills.
- Works with students individually and in small groups to reinforce basic learning and implement assigned programs.
- Assists professional staff in the administration and correction of classroom exercises, tests and assessments.
- Assists in classroom preparations and strategies for reinforcing instructional materials and skills according to individual student needs.
- Assists with record-keeping procedures to document student learning and performance, as it relates to social/emotional/behavioral needs.
- Assists with classroom and/or individual student behavioral management to minimize disruptions, ensure a safe and orderly classroom, and ensure students are on task.
- Assists students in non-instructional areas, such as supervising the student lunch programs, bus duty, playground duty, corridor, study hall, and other related non-instructional areas.
- Accompanies students on field trips for the purpose of assisting with supervision of social/emotional/behavioral needs, as practical.
- Constructs, copies and distribute and use educational materials as needed to support social/emotional/behavioral skill development.
- Assists professional staff with parent contact as requested to foster effective and participatory parent involvement in student education.
- Assists students with special needs in all aspects of classroom instruction to maximize inclusion, learning, achievement of goals, objectives, etc.
- Participates in IEP/504 process and serves as a resource for the student personnel evaluation team as needed.
- Assist students with physical or mental disabilities with activities of daily living for the purpose of maximizing their ability to participate in school or learning activities.
- Follows all applicable safety rules, procedures and regulations governing the proper manner of assistance for all students, including those with disabilities or other special needs.
Additional Duties:
- Assist professional staff, pupil services staff or building administration, as needed.
- Perform any other related duties as assigned.
Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.
Equipment:
- Use standard office equipment, such as personal computers and copiers.
Travel Requirements:
- Travel between schools, or between schools and central offices, may be required for certain positions.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :
- Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide, and perform arithmetic operations as needed to assist students.
- Ability to understand, apply and use personal computers and software applications (e.g., Word, Excel).
- Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals.
- Ability to maintain the confidentiality of information regarding students, employees, and others.
- Ability to establish a supportive and compassionate relationship with students with special needs.
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff, and others contacted in the course of work.
- Ability to report work orally or in writing to supervisor as required.
- Effective writing and verbal communication skills.
Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards :
- Works in standard office and school building environments.
- Ability to work outdoors during outdoor student activities.
Compensation:
Starting Salary: According to the State Salary Scale
Local Supplement: 4%
Membership in the State Health Plan
Membership in the State Retirement System
Qualifications Profile:
- High School diploma or equivalent. Successful completion of 48 hours of transferable college-level coursework as required by Federal regulations.
FLSA Status: Non-exempt