OFFICE OF SCHOOLS
Traditional 186 work days per year
FTE: 1.0
Salary Range: Salary range - Please see the DCTA salary schedule at:
http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/cms/lib/CO01900837/Centricity/Domain/61/23-24%20DCTA%20Step%20and%20Grade%20Schedule%20Eff.%208-1-2023.pdf
**Please note: Applications will be received until April 25, 2024. If the position is not filled by then, we may consider applications submitted after the deadline. Interested applicants must apply online by visiting the Denver Public Schools job board at careers.dpsk12.org.**
Essential Functions and Objectives:
Promotes and enhances the learning process for students through an integration of academic, personal/social, and career development.
- Contributes to and/or manages the school counseling program using the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) national model and delivers counseling services through classroom guidance lessons, small groups, and individual counseling.
- Uses data to design counseling services that support student achievement, analyzing data results and using results to inform stakeholders and continuously improve programs.
- Assists with transitions, particularly early childhood to kindergarten to first grade to middle school.
- Counsels students to encourage and support student achievement in all ASCA domains (personal/social, academic, and career-readiness); counsels students regarding educational issues such as course and program selection, school adjustment, study habits, attendance and college and career readiness planning; and counsels individuals to help them understand and overcome personal, social, or behavioral problems affecting their educational or vocational situations.
- Creates and updates accurate and complete student records as required by laws, District policies, and administrative regulations.
- Observes and evaluates student performance, behavior, social development, and physical health and confers with parents/guardians, teachers, other counselors, and administrators to resolve student issues; identifies cases involving domestic abuse or other family problems affecting student development; and provides crisis intervention to students when difficult situations occur at schools.
- Meets with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and resource needs.
- Prepares students for later educational experiences by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
- Encourages students or parents to seek additional assistance from mental health professionals when necessary.
- Advises teachers and other school personnel on methods to enhance school and classroom atmosphere to provide a motivating educational environment.
Knowledge, Experience & Other Qualifications:
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office/Google products including Word, Excel, Outlook, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides.
- Effective time management, critical thinking, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Effectively handles multiple demands and competing deadlines.
- The ability to take responsibility for one’s own performance.
- Works collaboratively with others on a team.
- Ability to adapt to a changing work environment with a positive attitude and problem solving approach.
- Ability to remain calm in an emergency situation.
- Demonstrates respect for children, teenagers, and adults.
- Bilingual in Spanish or another language preferred and may be required for some positions.
What You’ll Need:
- Master’s Degree in School Counseling, Psychology or related field, required.
- Current Colorado Department of Education Special Service Provider License - School Counselor.
- Lead for racial and educational excellence and work to dismantle systems of oppression and inequity in our community, along with believing in and supporting all students so they feel seen and heard with access to high quality education.
- Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working with us.
- Have the ability with or without accommodations to meet the physical demands of the position.
Additional Information:
- Work Year Calendars (including accrued time off): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1129
- Benefits (including DPS contributions): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1397
- Compensation Structures: http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/244
- Employee must live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working for Denver Public Schools
About Denver Public Schools:
Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.
DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org.
Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equ