Title: Teacher
Department: Chief Academic Office
Reports To: School Principal
Job Summary Under the administrative direction of the School Principal,
Elementary/Secondary School Counselors implement programs which emphasize
developmental guidance, preventive and proactive counseling, and which
focus on the academic, personal, social, and career development of all
students. Counselors are integral parts of the educational process as
implementors of broad based programs which deal with decision making
skills, conflict resolution, self esteem, positive attitudes, goal
setting techniques, and coping strategies. They also serve as school
based resources for dealing with crisis prevention/intervention, and
child abuse/neglect.
Counselors provide classroom guidance
which focuses on emotional and social issues, family relationships, peer
relations, and decision making, individual and group counseling. They
coordinate and facilitate programs and services which impact directly
upon students' abilities to achieve academically, emotionally, socially,
and personally. They consult and collaborate with parents, school
staff, and agency personnel in planning for the students. Counselors
participate in team intervention with staff to support students.
Counselors also maintain liaison relationships in order to integrate the
resources of the school and the community; and they perform related
work as required.
Position Requirements
Each applicant must:
1. Present a Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Educational Specialist I or II Elementary/Secondary Counselor Certificate,
or
2.
Present a current Elementary/Secondary Counselor Educational
Specialist I or II Certificate from a state other than Pennsylvania, If
you are not certified in Pennsylvania, you should immediately contact
the Bureau of Teacher Preparation and Certification to begin the
evaluation process at: 333 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333, or
by phone at: 717-787-3356.
Candidates, please read the following guidelines to support you through the application process:
Before you submit an application, please visit our Hiring Documents page to see what clearances and paperwork are required for hire.
Candidates,
as you prepare to start the application process with us, please note
that the following components are required to submit your application:
- Cover Letter: your
cover letter will be typed directly into the application, so we suggest
writing it first in a Word document; the portal provides specific
instructions on how to copy/paste the letter without formatting issues
- Resume: please ensure it is in PDF form
- References: We require a minimum of two.
- Transcript(s): note, these can be unofficial
- Lesson Plan: You must submit a sample Academic or Behavioral Intervention Plan that corresponds to the position for which
you are applying (e.g. if you are applying for a Elementary School Counselor position, you must submit am intervention plan that is suited for K-8 student).
- Job-Specific Inventory Questions (JSI): you
will answer these questions in the application portal; though there is
no time limit on the JSI, you must complete these questions in one
sitting; once you submit your responses, they are considered final and
cannot be edited or updated; do not hit the “back” button on your web
browser during the JSI – doing so will prevent you from being able to
complete the JSI
The portion below needs to be
completed before we are able to provide you with the final results of
yur interview, therefore we recommend completing it soon after you've
submitted the required documents above.
- Video Link: you
must submit a video link (either YouTube – tagged as “education” or
Vimeo and be sure to make it public) of yourself leading a small group; the video
should be no more than 10 minutes long. The video should be of you,
live, in front of students. Please ensure you have signed waivers from the students’ parents if they will be on camera at any point.
If you are not currently a teacher or don’t have the capability of
filming while you’re teaching live, you can videotape a mock counseling session.
As
you are working on your application, you can work on, save, and go back
to your cover letter and the application itself. Please note, however,
that once you submit your JSI, you cannot go back to those responses. For your application to be considered complete, you must submit all of the above. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed or considered during the selection process.
You are not required to take the EPI to apply.
Condition of School District Employment
Please
note that an employee's attendance, punctuality and performance are
important factors to be considered in the selection procedure.
Applicants who have been subjected to disciplinary action or who have
documented records of unsatisfactory work performance may not be
appointed from the eligible list established as a result of this
examination.
The School District of Philadelphia does
not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex,
sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, veteran status, or
disability.