Duties

Essential Functions:

• Strive to implement the district’s philosophy of educational and instructional goals and objectives.
• Develop a comprehensive plan of support for social emotional needs within the school.
• Provide academic advisement to students.
• Assist with student scheduling.
• Intervene with students experiencing a social-emotional crisis in an effort to diffuse and calm the situation.
• Coordinate a referral system for students, parents, and teachers.
• Serve on the school’s RTI team as directed by the building administrator.
• Assist with the development of RTI and 504 plans.
• Assist teachers with developing classroom-based plans based on the understanding and needs of individual students.
• Take a leadership role in maintaining respectful relationships amongst students within the school.
• Participate in identifying and resolving problems between school and community
• Act as a liaison between families, school, and community agencies.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive list of community agencies and services for students, parents, and teachers.
• Attend staff meetings and in-services at specified times

Additional Functions:

• Assist school personnel in recognizing unmet needs of students by providing consultation and/or in-service experiences to school personnel, parents and students.
• Assist in developing resources to resolve problems and interface these with school and community needs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in School Counseling or related field.
• Illinois Professional Educator License with School Counselor endorsement required

Salary/Benefits

Regionally competitive

Additional Notes

Competencies:

• Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.  Able to communicate effectively with staff at all levels, students, parents, and the general public.
• Ability to interact with children in a positive and nurturing manner.
• Ability to multi-task while maintaining a calm and professional demeanor.

• Adaptable to different work scenarios and schedules. Able to prioritize efforts in order to achieve a student-focused solution.
• Proficient in standard office software applications.
• Ability to collaborate and provide shared leadership.
• Able to work in various team-oriented work groups to come to a student-focused solution.

Working conditions

• Mental Demands: calculating, comparing, evaluation, interpreting, organizing, consulting, analyzing, planning, documenting, specifying, coordinating, implementing, and presenting.

Link to District/Third Party Online Application Web Page

https://www.applitrack.com/d323/OnlineApp/JobPostings/View.asp?AppliTrackJobId=5031

School District

https://www.dunlapcusd.net

Position Website

https://www.dunlapcusd.net/employment

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Report Card Link

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