School Counselor - LINKS Roles and Responsibilities
- Enhance the implementation of the LINKS program, such as:
- Serve as a resource to LINKS advisors regarding lesson plans and activities
- Respond to ongoing needs of the program
- Collaborate and provide consulting services that support the development and implementation of the program
- Provide educational research for the program
- Provide professional staff development on academic, career and personal/social domains as needed
- Provide appropriate grade-level guidance lessons on relevant topics not covered by the LINKS program
- Identify and include guest speakers on a variety of topics
- Ensure students meet all graduation requirements
- Share student transcripts, ISTP (5 year plan), career pathway and concentration information, school graduation requirements and checklist and portfolio planner
- Collaborate with LINKS advisor to develop and revise Individualized Student Transition Plan (ISTP) annually
- Provide counseling services to students referred by the LINKS advisors
- Work with referred students to adjust schedules and ensure they are enrolled in all courses required for graduation and career concentrations
- Refer students to outside resources as needed
- Provide student group counseling and access community resources on topics such as: substance abuse, anger management, grief, domestic violence
- Connect and coordinate compatible advising programs and activities to LINKS, such as:
- Student schedules
- Grade level orientations
- Grade level and senior projects
- "Making High School Count," "Making College Count"
- School-wide assemblies that relate to LINKS program
- Online career exploration programs
- Career day programs and post secondary exploration programs (including "College Day" and field trips)
- Interview expositions
- Scholarship and financial aid information and school-wide programs
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