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Job Description
26-27 MHS Counselor Midway ISD Region 12
Midway ISD:
Midway High School - Waco, Texas Open in Google Maps This job is also posted in ESC Region 12 , and
Midway Independent School District Job Details Job ID:
5742964
Application Deadline:
Posted until filled
Posted:
Yesterday Starting Date:
Jul 20, 2026
Job Description Job Title:
School Counselor• Reports to: Principal Dept./
School:
Assigned Campus Exemption Status:
Exempt / 207 days
Date Revised:
5/28/2024 Salary calculations will be commensurate with job experience .
Primary Purpose:
Plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive school counseling program at 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 students in challenging situations, and assist students with needed resources to navigate crisis situations.
Qualifications:
Education/Certification:
Master's degree from an accredited college or university Valid Texas school counselor certificate
Special Knowledge/Skills/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
Experience:
Experience working as a counselor in an educational setting or with children and adolescents Experience collaborating with educators, administrators, parents, and the community preferred
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
Guidance Curriculum 1. Plan, organize, implement, and deliver structured group lessons according to the district's guidance curriculum to improve students' interpersonal and intrapersonal effectiveness, personal health and safety, post-secondary planning and readiness, and other developmental needs. Collaborate with teachers who teach guidance-related curriculum. 2. Work with students, staff, parents or guardians, and the community to identify priorities where students will be served through the guidance curriculum component. Collaborate across curricular areas to integrate guidance lessons into content area curriculum. 3. Create a balanced curriculum by using well-planned and intentional activities and materials, incorporating guest speakers, and offering engaging delivery techniques, including technology tools. Responsive Services 4. Use accepted theories and effective techniques of developmental guidance to respond to problematic or critical incidents to support students and offer services in time of need 5. Use preventive activities to remove barriers that interfere with a student's educational, career, personal, and social development. 6. Implement remediation practices to assist students in coping with problem situations or unwise choices. Identify precipitating and antecedent factors, effective and ineffective approaches to dealing with the circumstances, and provide feedback to guide future decisions. 7. 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. 8. Provide continued support to students in need through individual counseling, small group counseling, consultation, or referral to services outside the school or district. 9. Serve as an impartial, non-reporting resource for interpersonal conflicts and discourse involving two or more students, including accusations of bullying. Individual Planning 10. Create school counseling services that are developmental and age appropriate and provide information or literature that highlights related topics to students, teachers, and administrators. 11. Assist individual students and their parents or guardians in monitoring their academic, career, personal, and social development as they progress in school. 12. Act as a student advocate, leader, collaborator, and systems change agent. Advocate for a school environment that acknowledges and respects diversity and ensures equitable access and placement in courses and programs for minority, disenfranchised, homeless, and other special populations. 13. Interpret standardized test results, offer career development activities, provide strategies for grade level transitions, and guide students in individual goal setting and planning including creating and reviewing personal graduation plans and providing information about post-secondary opportunities. System Support 14. Participate in campus-based school improvement planning and goal setting. 15. Provide parent or guardian and staff training and consultation to foster student educational, career, personal, and social development. 16. Participate in staff development and continuing education opportunities to improve job-related skills and research to identify best practices in implementing a comprehensive school counseling program. Other Related Duties 17. Compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other documents. 18. 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. 19. Adhere to legal, ethical, and professional standards for school counselors including current professional standards of competence and practice. 20. Follow district safety protocols and emergency procedures.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Supervise assigned counseling aide(s) and administrative assistant(s).
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 •Includes information from the Counselor Job Description and Evaluation Form distributed by the Texas Education Agency. This document describes the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required. Midway Independent School District does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, military status or on any other basis prohibited by law. Employment decisions will be made on the basis of each applicant's job qualifications, experience, and abilities. The Title IX Coordinator for Midway ISD is the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources. 13885 Woodway Drive, Woodway, Texas 76712. Contact phone number is 254-761-5610.
Position Type:
Full-Time Salary:
$63,085 to $90,782
Annually Job Categories:
Student Services > School/Guidance Counselor Job Requirements Citizenship, residency or work visa required Contact Information Alison Smith ,
Principal Midway ISD:
Midway High School Email:
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