School Counselor
Young World Physical Education, Bluff Dale, TX, United States
School Counselor
Bluff Dale Independent School District – Bluff Dale, Texas
Job ID: 5663074
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Apr 22, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Jul 1, 2026
Job Title: School Counselor
Exemption Status/Test: Exempt/Administrator
Reports to: Principal
Dept./School: PK-12
Primary Purpose
Plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive school counseling program at the assigned campus. Counsel students to fully develop each student’s academic, career, personal, and social abilities and address the needs of special population students. Deliver guidance curriculum in various group sizes. Educate students on skills necessary to address troublesome circumstances, support them in challenging situations, and assist with resources to navigate crisis situations.
Qualifications
Master’s degree in counseling from an accredited college or university
Valid Texas school counselor certificate
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 or guardians, and district staff
Experience
Relevant experience in school counseling and guidance programs.
Major Responsibilities and Duties
Guidance Curriculum
Plan, organize, implement, and deliver structured group lessons according to the district’s guidance curriculum to improve interpersonal effectiveness, personal health and safety, post‑secondary planning and readiness, and other developmental needs.
Teach guidance curriculum components through effective instructional strategies and planned structured groups, considering diverse student populations and the need for differentiated instruction.
Work with students, staff, parents or guardians, and the community to identify priorities for the guidance curriculum component and collaborate across curricular areas to integrate guidance lessons into content area curriculum.
Create a balanced curriculum using well‑planned activities and materials, incorporating guest speakers and engaging delivery techniques, including technology tools.
Responsive Services
Use accepted theories and effective techniques of developmental guidance to respond to problematic or critical incidents, supporting students and offering services in time of need.
Use preventive activities to remove barriers that interfere with a student’s educational, career, personal, and social development.
Implement remediation practices to assist students in coping with problem situations or unwise choices, identifying precipitating and antecedent factors and providing feedback to guide future decisions.
Use specialized skills to support students in crisis situations requiring immediate response; maintain a healthy and safe school environment by collaborating with district staff, parents or guardians, and local officials.
Provide continued support to students in need through individual counseling, small group counseling, consultation, or referral to services outside the school or district.
Act as an impartial, non‑reporting resource for interpersonal conflicts and discourse involving two or more students, including accusations of bullying.
May serve on district or campus behavioral threat assessment and safe and supportive schools team.
Individual Planning
Create age‑appropriate counseling services and provide related literature to students, teachers, and administrators.
Assist individual students and their parents or guardians in monitoring their academic, career, personal, and social development.
Serve as a student advocate, leader, collaborator, and systems change agent, advocating for a school environment that acknowledges and respects diversity and ensures equitable access for minority, disenfranchised, homeless, and other special populations.
Interpret standardized test results, offer career development activities, provide strategies for grade‑level transitions, and guide students in individual goal setting and planning, including personal graduation plans and post‑secondary opportunities.
System Support
Collect, summarize, and interpret testing data to plan interventions and address specific student needs.
Conduct an annual program audit to inform accountability, action plans, time management, and systemic change.
Participate in campus‑based school improvement planning and goal setting.
Provide parent or guardian and staff training and consultation to foster student educational, career, personal, and social development.
Clearly articulate and communicate the counseling program’s management system and related action plans to campus and district staff, parents or guardians, and the community.
Participate in staff development and continuing education opportunities to improve job‑related skills and research best practices in implementing a comprehensive counseling program.
Other Related Duties
Compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other documents.
Comply with policies established by federal and state law, State Board of Education rule, 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.
Follow district safety protocols and emergency procedures.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Supervise assigned counseling aide(s) and administrative assistant(s).
Mental Demands / Physical Demands / Environmental Factors
Tools/Equipment Used: Personal computer and peripherals; standard instructional equipment.
Posture: Prolonged sitting; frequent standing, kneeling/squatting, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting.
Motion: Frequent walking.
Lifting: Regular light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds); occasional physical restraint of students to control behavior.
Environment: Work inside; may work outside.
Mental Demands: Maintain emotional control under stress; may work prolonged or irregular hours.
Position Type
Full‑Time
Job Categories
Other Professional > Other Certified Professional
Job Requirements
Master’s degree preferred.
Citizenship, residency, or work visa required.
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Bluff Dale Independent School District – Bluff Dale, Texas
Job ID: 5663074
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Apr 22, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Jul 1, 2026
Job Title: School Counselor
Exemption Status/Test: Exempt/Administrator
Reports to: Principal
Dept./School: PK-12
Primary Purpose
Plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive school counseling program at the assigned campus. Counsel students to fully develop each student’s academic, career, personal, and social abilities and address the needs of special population students. Deliver guidance curriculum in various group sizes. Educate students on skills necessary to address troublesome circumstances, support them in challenging situations, and assist with resources to navigate crisis situations.
Qualifications
Master’s degree in counseling from an accredited college or university
Valid Texas school counselor certificate
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 or guardians, and district staff
Experience
Relevant experience in school counseling and guidance programs.
Major Responsibilities and Duties
Guidance Curriculum
Plan, organize, implement, and deliver structured group lessons according to the district’s guidance curriculum to improve interpersonal effectiveness, personal health and safety, post‑secondary planning and readiness, and other developmental needs.
Teach guidance curriculum components through effective instructional strategies and planned structured groups, considering diverse student populations and the need for differentiated instruction.
Work with students, staff, parents or guardians, and the community to identify priorities for the guidance curriculum component and collaborate across curricular areas to integrate guidance lessons into content area curriculum.
Create a balanced curriculum using well‑planned activities and materials, incorporating guest speakers and engaging delivery techniques, including technology tools.
Responsive Services
Use accepted theories and effective techniques of developmental guidance to respond to problematic or critical incidents, supporting students and offering services in time of need.
Use preventive activities to remove barriers that interfere with a student’s educational, career, personal, and social development.
Implement remediation practices to assist students in coping with problem situations or unwise choices, identifying precipitating and antecedent factors and providing feedback to guide future decisions.
Use specialized skills to support students in crisis situations requiring immediate response; maintain a healthy and safe school environment by collaborating with district staff, parents or guardians, and local officials.
Provide continued support to students in need through individual counseling, small group counseling, consultation, or referral to services outside the school or district.
Act as an impartial, non‑reporting resource for interpersonal conflicts and discourse involving two or more students, including accusations of bullying.
May serve on district or campus behavioral threat assessment and safe and supportive schools team.
Individual Planning
Create age‑appropriate counseling services and provide related literature to students, teachers, and administrators.
Assist individual students and their parents or guardians in monitoring their academic, career, personal, and social development.
Serve as a student advocate, leader, collaborator, and systems change agent, advocating for a school environment that acknowledges and respects diversity and ensures equitable access for minority, disenfranchised, homeless, and other special populations.
Interpret standardized test results, offer career development activities, provide strategies for grade‑level transitions, and guide students in individual goal setting and planning, including personal graduation plans and post‑secondary opportunities.
System Support
Collect, summarize, and interpret testing data to plan interventions and address specific student needs.
Conduct an annual program audit to inform accountability, action plans, time management, and systemic change.
Participate in campus‑based school improvement planning and goal setting.
Provide parent or guardian and staff training and consultation to foster student educational, career, personal, and social development.
Clearly articulate and communicate the counseling program’s management system and related action plans to campus and district staff, parents or guardians, and the community.
Participate in staff development and continuing education opportunities to improve job‑related skills and research best practices in implementing a comprehensive counseling program.
Other Related Duties
Compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other documents.
Comply with policies established by federal and state law, State Board of Education rule, 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.
Follow district safety protocols and emergency procedures.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Supervise assigned counseling aide(s) and administrative assistant(s).
Mental Demands / Physical Demands / Environmental Factors
Tools/Equipment Used: Personal computer and peripherals; standard instructional equipment.
Posture: Prolonged sitting; frequent standing, kneeling/squatting, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting.
Motion: Frequent walking.
Lifting: Regular light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds); occasional physical restraint of students to control behavior.
Environment: Work inside; may work outside.
Mental Demands: Maintain emotional control under stress; may work prolonged or irregular hours.
Position Type
Full‑Time
Job Categories
Other Professional > Other Certified Professional
Job Requirements
Master’s degree preferred.
Citizenship, residency, or work visa required.
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