Anticipated Middle School Counselor

The Bellefonte Area School District is accepting applications for the Anticipated Middle School Counselor position Location: Bellefonte Area Middle School Type: Full-time Work Day : School Day Work Year : School Year, 9 month position. Department : Guidance Reports to : Building Principal Pay & Benefits Pay & Benefits information is available upon request.

The pay scale is in accordance with our Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Position Overview

The Bellefonte Area School District is seeking a Middle School Counselor t o: Help students understand themselves, recognize their intrinsic worth as individuals, and their relationship to their environment. Help students understand and accept their aptitudes, interests, attitudes, values, abilities, strengths, and weaknesses.

Aid students in self-evaluation, self-understanding, and self-direction enabling each to make decisions consistent with short and long range goals. Demonstrate respect for the worth, dignity, and quality of students' human rights. Show concern for and assist in the planning of the students' educational, career, personal, and social development.

Assist students in the development of an awareness of the world of work and in the use of school and community resources. Help students to acquire a better understanding of the world of work through the acquisition of skills and attitudes and/or participation in work.

Key Responsibilities

Assist students through crisis intervention. Identify students and develop support programs for students at risk. Conduct academic counseling with students who appear not to be working up to their academic potential. Conduct placement counseling with individual students. Conduct personal counseling with students who may appear to be having social, emotional, or personal problems through family changes such as death, divorce, or separation.

Conduct conflict resolution with students. Perform intake assessment to identify student needs. Conduct group counseling in a small group setting with students with similar concerns. Counsel students referred by staff or administration. Provide individual and/or group instruction on various topics (e.g., life skills, study skills, building self-esteem, stress management, coping strategies, conflict resolution, communication skills.)

Serve as a liaison between parents, teachers, administration, and non-school agencies. Provide feedback and advice to instructional staff relative to student needs, performance, or interpersonal conflicts. Perform related duties as assigned. Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated annually by the Building Principal in accordance with the provisions of the Board's policy and PDE regulations governing evaluation of professional personnel.

Education

Master's degree in Elementary or Secondary Guidance Counseling and appropriate Pennsylvania teaching certification and program specialist certificate endorsed for Secondary Guidance Counseling. Experience Requirements Minimum: Background in working with both elementary and secondary children. Preferred: Experience as a classroom teacher.

Certifications & Licenses Required: Pennsylvania teaching certification Program specialist certificate endorsed for Secondary Guidance Counseling LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read, analyze and interpret general periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, state and government regulations. Ability to effectively present information using a variety of media and respond to questions from students, administrators, staff, and general public.

Possesses a thorough and current knowledge of curriculum and effective teaching practices MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to calculate various statistical procedures and interpret same. REASONING ABILITY: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and to develop and implement action plans.

Ability to interpret an extensive variety of curriculum documents and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES: Effective communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work with a wide range of individuals and gain respect and support of others. Effective leadership skills. Strong organizational skills.

Personal integrity, sense of humor, good character, and emotional stability. Skill in caring for detail and accuracy. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk, and hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.

Ability to hear with 40 decibel loss maximum. Some bending and twisting of the body is required. Ability to enter and exit vehicles such as vans, buses, etc. Ability to perform duties in inclement weather. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in this environment is generally moderate to loud depending upon the activity in the particular part of the day. Candidate must be able to work in an active and busy environment. Application Requirements External Applicants Please submit the following documents with your online application: Current employment clearances (dated within the past 5 years): Act 34 � Criminal History Act 114 � FBI Fingerprint Act 151 � PA Child Abuse Copies of degree certificates and transcripts Act 168 paperwork, Physical exam results, TB test results (required upon hire) Clearances must be for employment purposes.

Volunteer clearances will not be accepted. Visit https://www.basd.net/o/basd/page/clearances for more information. Internal Applicants Use your district login to create an internal account. Click "Internal" on the Job Listings page and follow the instructions. Cover Letter Instructions Address your cover letter to: Dr.

Roy Rakszawski Superintendent of Schools 318 North Allegheny Street Bellefonte, PA 16823 Contact Information For general application or position-related questions, contact our Human Resources Department Email: hruser@basd.net Phone: 814-355-4814 x3057 Equal Opportunity Statement Bellefonte Area School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The district prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity it operates. Individuals may report concerns or view our non-discrimination policy at https://www.basd.net/