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Starting Salary: $53,000.00 FTE 1.0
Location: Mesquite Junior High


ED Program Counselor
JOB DESCRIPTION
Gilbert Unified School District

Purpose Statement

To support the District’s academic mission by providing emotional, behavioral, social and prevention services to students and their families enabling students to be resilient, successful learners and gain personal and social competencies.

Essential Functions

• Assess needs of students through observations, social history interviews and consultations with teachers and other staff and provide direct interventions (support groups, brief psycho-educational individual mental health counseling, mediations, behavior management plans, and classroom presentations, teacher support) to help ensure the success of students.
• Participate in IEP meetings as a Related Service provider.
• Provide consultation to school administrator(s), teachers, staff and parents regarding assessment and intervention plans of students targeted for services.
• Participate in prevention education programs on various topics (Behavioral Health Team participation, Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies, bully prevention, peer mediation, substance use awareness, and character education).
• Participate in multidisciplinary team evaluations and meetings including intervention meetings, child study teams, individualized education plans and 504 plans.
• Facilitate referrals to community agencies to help meet the needs of students and families.
• Participate in crisis intervention services as requested by administration (respond in a timely manner to crisis situations, assume leadership or guidance roles as requested, facilitate referrals to appropriate agencies for needed follow up as appropriate).
• Conduct Risk Assessments, when needed, and respond with appropriate referrals.
• Support school administrator(s) with student discipline as appropriate.
• Serve on school committees and District committees as directed by administrator(s).
• Demonstrate knowledge of the Social Work Code of Ethics and sensitivity to diverse cultures.
• Maintain professional documentation on students served per District policy.
• Maintain adequate safeguards for the confidentiality of information as the circumstances require.
• Participate in or lead professional growth opportunities through various means such as staff development opportunities, conferences, seminars and workshops.
• Other related duties as may be assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Counseling or a Licensed Masters in Social Worker (LCSW) or Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy (LMFT)
• Arizona State Certified.

Nondiscrimination Statement
Gilbert Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or disability in admission to its programs, services, or activities, in access to them, in treatment of individuals, or in any aspect of their operations. The lack of English language skills shall not be a barrier to admission or participation in the District's activities and programs. The Gilbert Unified School District also does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices.

Declaracion de Non Discriminacion
El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Gilbert no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, religión, origen nacional, sexo, edad o discapacidad en la admisión a sus programas, servicios o actividades, en el acceso a ellos, en el trato de las personas o en cualquier aspecto de sus operaciones. La falta de habilidad del idioma inglés no será una barrera para la admisión o participación en actividades y programas del Distrito. El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Gilbert tampoco discrimina en sus prácticas de contratación o empleo.

To support the District's academic mission by providing emotional, behavioral, social and prevention services to students and their families enabling students to be resilient, successful learners and gain personal and social competencies. Gilbert, AZ