ACADEMY GENERAL - Counselor/Teacher

Job Classification

  Hourly Half-time (20-29)

Position summary

Andrews Academy seeks to fill a position of Guidance Counselor for the start of the 2016-2017 school year.

Qualifications summary

Education: Master’s degree (preferred) in field of social services, including certification in school counseling


Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Duties and responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Provides direct support service to individual students, small groups, and classrooms.


• Completes assessments, referrals, and counseling with students and families.


• Oversees implementation of Andrews Academy testing program. Consults with other professional staff and outside agencies and other organizations.


• Develops and maintains family outreach programs and community partnerships.


• Serves as a member of the family support team/crisis management and other school based teams.


• Completes written reports as needed or as requested by Principal.


• Provide direct service to students in the classroom as needed.


• Completes reports as required by Federal, State and local agencies.


• Conduct professional development workshop on identifying at-risk students.


• Help students choose the best strategies for formulating future goals and preparing for either further education, or entry into the workforce. They may administer and interpret career interest and aptitude tests and provide resources for applying to college.

Supervisory responsibilities

N/A

Qualifications

Education: Master’s degree (preferred) in field of social services, including certification in school counseling


Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Technical competencies

N/A

Interpersonal interactions

N/A

Physical demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or fell; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work environment

This is a fairly quiet office aside from noise in the hall between classes. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.