POSITION DETAILS

Portland Public Schools (PPS) is seeking talented people from diverse backgrounds and experiences to lead change and inspire PPS students. At PPS, every employee, despite having different roles, is an educator. We hope to attract talented educators who model the core PPS Educator Essentials. With the District’s focus on eliminating systemic racism and its adverse impact on student learning, we seek to hire individuals who bring to our district a deep commitment to racial equity and social justice.
The District is committed to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination in all its educational and employment activities. The District prohibits discrimination based on perceived or actual race; national or ethnic origin; color; sex; religion; age; sexual orientation; gender expression or identity; pregnancy; marital status; veteran’s status; familial status; economic status or source of income; mental or physical disability or perceived disability; or military service.
504 Coordinator: Katie Loewen, kloewen@pps.net, 503-916-3337 x63337
ADA Coordinator: Jey Buno, jbuno@pps.net, 503-916-3360
Title IX Program Manager: Bobby Cruz, bcruz@pps.net, 503-839-3660
Accessibility Statement

POSITION SUMMARY:

The School Counselor implements a comprehensive program designed to guide and assist elementary, middle, K-8, high and/or alternative school students to develop the academic, personal/social, and college/career readiness skills necessary to achieve success throughout the Pre K – twelfth grade experience and their post HS plans. School Counselors provide services that prepare students to build competencies in academic, career, and personal/social development and promote a lifelong ability to learn, work and live through leaderships between home, school and the community.

• Provide students with a planned and sequential school counseling program aligned with the PPS district core school counseling curriculum. Assist students in transitioning between grades and school levels.
• Provide academic development support to students, parents and other stakeholders with information about district and community educational resources; participate in academic planning and scheduling students for classes to assure academic and personal needs are met; identify students and support interventions for at-risk students; arrange for class changes and class balancing; collaborate with Special Education, ELL case managers and others to support students with special needs.
• Assist students with personal and social development; provide information about community resources for personal and social needs; briefly counsel students individually and in groups concerning social or personal issues which affect educational progress; provide information, brief counseling and referral for students with alcohol, drug, social and/or related issues.
• Assist students in development of cultural sensitivity and respect for individual differences; development of communication, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Communicate with parents, staff and other designated personnel regarding individual student issues and concerns.
• Demonstrate a commitment to the Portland Public Schools Equity Initiative by developing a thorough knowledge and application of the district Racial Educational Equity Policy.
• Participate in staff development, in-services and trainings related to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and in K – 12 educations; model appropriate behaviors; develop, recommend and implement improvements to educational practices with awareness and understanding of their impact in a racially and culturally diverse community.
• Support College and Career Readiness Development; Assist students in exploring personal abilities, interests and skills in order to design academic plans and life goals; provide information to assist students, parent and the community to have the ability to investigate and access college and career information through a variety of resources.
• Coordinate on-campus and community college fairs, speakers, representative visits and similar events; maintain, coordinate and communicate scholarship opportunities and financial aid information; coordinate scholarship selection committee for school sponsored scholarships; attend district, college, 2 university and other post-secondary educational institution meetings to represent PPS student and community interests.
• Operate a variety of school and office equipment, computer and peripheral technologies, to record information and generate lists, reports and other materials; utilize a variety of word processing, database, presentation, webpage, spreadsheet, internet, intranet and other software.
• Perform related duties as assigned.