School Counselor

Franklin Special District seeks top talent committed to fostering student success through a supportive, inclusive work environment. With competitive benefits and a best-in-class work culture, we prioritize innovation, collaboration, and lifelong learning. Our mission is to attract and retain professionals who bring creativity, dedication, and a student-centered approach to their roles, supporting a diverse community and helping prepare every student for lifelong achievement. We're focused on building a team that values excellence, making a meaningful impact on our schools and community.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Ten (10) Months (Classified Exempt)

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Principal

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Plan, implement and evaluate a comprehensive developmental guidance and counseling program. Counsel students to fully develop each student's academic, career, personal and social abilities and address the needs of special population students.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Plan and conduct structured group lessons to deliver the district's guidance curriculum effectively and in accordance with students' developmental needs. Collaborate with teachers to introduce cross-curricular lessons throughout the school.
• Guide individual students, groups of students and parents to plan, monitor and manage the student's own educational and career development including assisting in the transition to high school.
• Use accepted theories and effective techniques of developmental guidance to counsel individual students, small groups of students and parents to plan, monitor and manage a student's own personal and social development. Provide preventive, remedial and crisis counseling as needed.
• Serve as an impartial resource for interpersonal conflicts and discourse involving two or more students, including accusations of bullying.
• Coordinate school, home and community resources and refer students, parents and others to special programs and services as needed.
• Work collaboratively to advocate for individual students and specifics groups of students.
• Interpret standardized test results and assessment data to guide students in individual goal setting and planning.
• Plan, implement, evaluate and promote continuous improvement of a balanced comprehensive developmental guidance and counseling program that includes guidance curriculum, responsive services, individual planning and system support components.
• Advocate for a school environment that acknowledges and respects diversity.
• Comply with federal and state law, State Board of Education rules and regulations and board policy. Comply with all district and campus routines and regulations.
• Adhere to legal, ethical and professional standards for school counselors including current professional standards of competence and practice.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Tennessee School Service Personnel License in School Counseling
• Masters' Degree or higher in related field

Demonstrate Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge of counseling procedures, student appraisal and career development
• Excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to instruct students and manage their behavior
• Ability to present information in one-on-one, small group and large group situations to students, parents and district staff

Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

• Use of personal computer and standard instructional equipment
• Prolonged sitting; frequent standing, kneeling/squatting, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling and twisting
• Frequent walking
• Regular light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds); occasional physical restraint of students to control behavior according to protocol provided in training
• May work prolonged or irregular hours
  
  Application Procedure:
  Apply online
  
  Franklin Special School District Pay Scale