Director of School Counseling - NEW High School
JOB TITLE: Senior High School Director of School Counseling
LOCATION: Buena Vista High School
Reports to: Building Principal
Work Schedule/ FLSA Status: 188 Days. Required to work a time equivalent of an additional 30 work days per negotiated agreement / Exempt
Salary Schedule: Commensurate with experience and education plus 15 percent of the regular teaching salary/ As outlined in applicable negotiated agreement
Position Purpose: The Senior High School Director of School Counseling serves as the director and point person for managing the school counseling department and assists the counselors with time management, organization, and data interpretation that assists all students in meeting district competencies through curriculum, individual planning and responsive services.
The OPS School Counseling framework is built on a strengths-based foundation. Strengths-based school counseling focuses on identifying strengths and promoting development. By assuming a more proactive role, students are served more effectively. School counseling services are delivered via curriculum, individual student planning, and responsive services with a focus on being data/results driven to ensure accountability.
OPS school counselors are responsible for monitoring the progress of their assigned students. School counselors focus on improving school connectedness to assist students and families in overcoming barriers that are impacting student success. The purpose of our School Counseling program (and our school counselors) is to support students’ (K-12) preparation for college, career and life.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Education: Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in school counseling from an accredited college or university.
- A valid NE Teaching Certificate or the ability to obtain one with appropriate endorsement(s) in School Counseling.
- Minimum of four years successful teaching experience. Successful teaching experience in a multicultural diverse urban setting preferred.
- Excellent attendance record
- Excellent communication skills oral and written
- Demonstrated understanding of the Omaha Public Schools Counseling Program vision, mission, purpose, curiculum, and functions
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Best Instructional Practices
- Positive interpersonal skills
- Demonstrates a clear understanding of the philosophy, purpose and function within an urban school district.
- Demonstrates an empathy for helping to lead a strong diverse urban educational environment.
- Demonstrated philosophy that all students can and will learn.
- Demonstrated record of success which exemplifies instructional leadership, standards of academic excellence and personal integrity.
- Knowledge of current educational/school counseling trends/issues impacting the high school.
- Skills in building and maintaining strong relationships with students, staff, parents, administration and the community.
- Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment including appropriate handling of all confidential matters with a minimum of supervision.
- Exemplary problem solving, organizational, and time management skills.
- Demonstrated technology skills and experience with software including Infinite Campus, Microsoft Suite.
- Assists in Implementing Board policies and the Academic Action Plan School wide for the staff and students.
- Ability to make plans, schedules, decisions, and solve problems with only general direction.
- Ability to recognize, encourage and stimulate professional growth and initiative on the part of the staff
- The skills pertinent to positive human relationships and the ability to work effectively with all staff, students, parents, administrators and the community. A willingness and demonstrated abilities conducive to a continuous quest for quality education.
- Knowledge of OPS’s mission, purpose, goals and the role of every employee in achieving each of them
- This individual will exhibit skills pertinent to foster positive human relationships and the ability to work effectively with students, staff, parents and the community
- A willingness and demonstrated abilities conducive to a continuous quest for quality education.