School Counselor Resume

Responsibility of school counselor is to help and guide people undergoing a difficult and transitional period in their lives. One can do this a job as a part time with their current profession also. They play an important role in psychological, social and academic lives of students. They help students to become successful in life and to design successful learning and social environments. They work with students, parents, administrators and teachers. School counselor provides guidance and conducts orientation activities for new students. They assist students to develop an educational plan that includes unique opportunities, provides scholarship information, and assists the administration with school testing programs and conduct guidance lessons in the classroom, help to develop and implementation of the experimental activities.

They create a safe environment for peer group. They also maintain records to document interactions, decisions and interventions. They consult with community social service agencies and work with school staff to determine perfect placement such as regular education, special programs, English language learners, occupational opportunities and special programs. They are responsible to maintain various records based on ethical and legal guidelines. The help students to choose course that are appropriate for them.

Sample School Counselor Resume

Richard Anderson
1234, West 67 Street,
Carlisle, MA 01741,
(123)-456 7890.

Objective: Looking for the greatest opportunity to work as a school counselor for a reputed company.

Skills:

Able to manage and develop all records.
Able to maintain all equipment within the office and field environment.
Ability to maintain accurate accounting.
Great planning and leadership skills to plan programs.
Excellent communication and writing skill is must.
Good ability to compile information, gather data and prepare records.
Knowledge and understanding of counseling techniques and theories.
Able to use media such as newspaper, TV, radio to announce programs and events.
Able to maintain good communication with local agencies.

Computer Skills:

MS Outlook
MS Word
MS Excel

Work Experience: Mountain High, Stony point, NY
Assistant school Counselor

Responsible to organize counseling programs.
Help to solve needs of students based on input from parents, students and teachers.
Help to teach special interest classes.
Responsible to complete assignment in scheduled timelines.
Planed some special events such as career night, handicapped awareness week and good citizen of the month.
Provided information to teachers and parents to implement remedial and developmental strategies.
Helped to registration and set up each day.
Reported to counselor about the annual goals and services.
Responsible to maintain services of the school counseling programs and other activities.
Responsible for other duties as assigned.

Cousins High school, Stony Point, NY
School counselor

Maintained school counseling program and other school activities.
Consult with students, teacher, parents and other community personnel to solve the problems of students.
Responsible to define student data and their results.
Provided counseling services to meet preventive, developmental and remedial needs of students.
Responsible to establish counseling programs and develop activities.
Help teacher for educational placement of students, with the help educational assessment strategies.
Responsible to help the school administration develops policies and programs that give benefit to students and staff development.
Responsible for other duties as assigned.

Education:
New York University, NY
Bachelor of Science in Psychology

References: Available upon request.