GUIDANCE APPRENTICE (COUNSELOR) - HIGH SCHOOL 2025 - 2026

Job Title : Guidance Apprentice - High School Wage / Hour Status : Exempt

Reports to : Principal Pay Grade : Admin Pay 2

Dept. / School : Assigned Campus Days : 217

Supervises : N / A

Primary Purpose : To provide educational guidance to all students.

Qualifications :

Education / Certification :

• Bachelor's degree (required)
• Valid State Teaching Certificate -Texas or Out of State (preferred)
• Accepted and enrolled into a school counseling program - minimum 12 credit hours completed (required)
• In process of obtaining a master's degree (required)
• In process of obtaining a Texas school counseling certification (required)

Special Knowledge Skills :

Experience :

Major Responsibilities and Duties :

Plan, implement and evaluate a comprehensive guidance program as described in Texas Education Code 33 targeting identified student needs at the campus including :

Awareness, skill development and application of the skills of everyday life including : self-confidence, self-efficacy, motivation to achieve, decision-making, goal setting, planning and problem-solving skills, interpersonal effectiveness, social skills, communication skills, cross-cultural effectiveness, responsible behavior and character development.

Promote the student's personal, academic, and social growth in the educational setting

Acquisition of skills, awareness of educational opportunities, appropriate course selection, lifelong learning, utilization of test scores, knowledge of potential career opportunities, planning, training and positive work habits, personal-social development of health self-concepts, development of adaptive and adjustive social behavior.

Academic concerns, school related concerns (tardiness, absences & truancy, misbehavior, school-avoidance, drop-out prevention), coping with stress, conflict resolution and anxiety

Guidance program planning and development, parent education, teacher / administrator consultation, staff development for educators, school improvement planning, counselors' professional development, research and publishing, community outreach and public relations.

Working Conditions :

Mental Demands / Physical Demands / Environmental Factors :

Maintain emotional control under stress. Occasional prolonged standing or sitting or irregular hours.

Able to lift at least 25 pounds

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required. I have read, understood, and attested to the above description and funding relating to my daily activities.

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