JOB TITLE:               Counselor

LOCATION:               TBD (Yazoo City or Humphreys County) 

SALARY:                    Teacher Salary Schedule Plus Supplement

WORK DAYS:            205 Days - 10 Month Employee 

REPORT TO:             Building Principal

FLSA STATUS:          EXEMPT                    

The students of the Mississippi Achievement School District (mASD) need your talent, expertise, passion and leadership.

We are seeking highly motivated and innovative practitioners to join our team at the mASD. We seek individuals who are radically relentless about re-envisioning the landscape of public education in Mississippi and making a significant difference in the lives of students, parents, school leaders, teachers, and central office employees.

Currently the mASD serves approximately 4100 students in Yazoo City and Humphreys County in the Mississippi Delta. As part of the state’s comprehensive transformation effort, the mASD seeks to become the model for sustainable school and district improvement in areas of the state that have experienced chronic and entrenched underperformance. Over time, the mASD intends to develop the highest-performing, competitively compensated, and most revered educator workforce in the state known for providing instructional excellence and producing significant outcomes for ALL students.

The district seeks effective teachers with outstanding interpersonal skills who have a passion for working with schools, principals, and communities and who are committed to ensuring all students achieve. Serving a population as diverse as ours requires creativity, commitment, and vision.  

POSITION OVERVIEW

We believe that all students can achieve at the highest levels and are committed to providing opportunities that will permit all students to do so. mASD teachers will provide quality and engaging instruction, which will motivate students to strive for superior performance to provide the best possible opportunities for student growth and development, both educationally and personally. To accomplish this, we need inspiring teachers who:

• Are passionate about student achievement and closing the opportunity gap.
• Believe that the urgency of closing this gap is too great to accept excuses of any kind.
• Motivate and support students while providing access to rigorous and rich learning experience

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: 

The below statements are intended to describe the general nature and scope of work being performed by this position. This is not a complete listing of all responsibilities, duties, and/or skills required. Other duties may be assigned. 

JOB EXPECTATIONS:

To promote the successful academic, social, physical and emotional development of the student; serves as a liaison among students, parents and school staff to assure the maximum development of the students; assist students in understanding themselves by focusing attention on interests, abilities and needs in relation to home and school

Such duties and responsibilities that may be assigned, including but not limited to:

• Develops and implements a guidance program which addresses student and instructional program needs
• Provides individual and group counseling with students and consultation with parents, teachers, administrators, and agency personnel
• Interprets test data to students, parents, teachers, administrators and other staff members working with students
• Plans jointly with teachers’ remediation for student problems that interfere with mastery of basic skills
• Assists students in selecting appropriate educational activities, evaluating their programs, making intelligent occupational choices, and selecting sound courses of action in their lives
• Provides referral, placement and follow-up assistance when needed
• Handles record keeping and other routine duties in an accurate and timely manner
• Serves as school site point of contact for homeless and foster care students
• Keeps current with information, materials, and concepts relative to satisfactory job performance
• Works cooperatively with teachers, other counselors, and administrators toward attaining objectives of the school district
• Strives for personal and professional growth that will enhance the effectiveness of the total guidance program
• Continually updates and re-evaluates the guidance program to meet the needs of the school, community, and students
• Demonstrates prompt and regular attendance
• Performs other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Two years of teaching experience preferred
• Hold standard teaching license and a master’s degree in guidance and counseling

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:

Questions concerning this vacancy announcement should be directed to:

Dr. Sametra Brown, Director of Talent Management

Mississippi Achievement School District  

662-746-2125

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

We are accepting applications on a rolling basis. Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted by phone.             

 ***The Mississippi Achievement School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer***