Qualifications:  Credentials, as required by the State of Oklahoma.

Reports to:  Site Principal and/ or Assistant Principal 

Performance Responsibilities:

• Assumes a leadership role in planning, developing, and initiating an effective developmental guidance program for the school in cooperation with the principal.
• Communicates the guidance program and its range of services to staff, families, and the community.  
• Counsels with parents toward meeting specific needs of their children and works with them to develop a plan of action.
• Confers with teachers, as a co-worker, in developing a plan of action in an effort to better meet the needs of a student who is having educational, social, emotional or disciplinary difficulty.
• Maintains a daily schedule of guidance/counseling activities.
• Plans and leads classroom guidance units.
• Establishes, plans, and leads classroom and small group activities, focus groups, and support groups.
• Works with students on an individual basis in developing coping skills and/or resolutions of personal problems.
• Assists in identifying and facilitating referral of students for special services. 
• Assists in identifying and facilitating referral of students for Section 504 plans. 
• Maintains and supervises implementation of Section 504 Plans.
• Attends and participates in faculty meetings and professional development activities, and serves on committees as required.
• Completes reports and other school-related paperwork as required within stated timelines. 
• Coordinates the distribution, administration and inventory of district and state-mandated testing in accordance with state and local regulations as assigned by the building administrator.
• Abides by all site, district, state and federal laws, policies and procedures, including maintaining accurate, complete and correct records.
• Maintains confidentiality.

• Performs other duties, as assigned.

Terms of Employment:  Number of calendar days and compensation based on approved certified schedule and employee work calendars

Evaluation:  Evaluation by site principal and/ or assistant principal in accordance with BOE Policy DNA Teacher Evaluation 

Physical Demands:  

• Ability to stand, walk, squat frequently. 
• Ability to lift up to 10 pounds frequently. 
• Ability to do outside duties in inclement weather.
• Ability to walk or move long distances from location to location around the building multiple times each day.