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Position Title
School Counselor
Agency
Bureau of Indian Education
Announcement Number
BIE-12152105-24-CM Opens in new window
Open Period
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 to Wednesday, October 25, 2023
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. This position is subject to the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (25 U.S.C. 472), which affords employment preference to qualified Native American candidates.  Proof of eligibility, in the form of a completed Verification of Indian Preference, BIA - 4432 Form, must be provided with your application by the closing date to be granted such preference.

Are you claiming Indian Preference, and submitting your BIA-4432 Form?

Note: You must include and upload your Form BIA-4432. As outlined in the vacancy announcement, this is the ONLY Indian Preference Verification Form that will be accepted.
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Preferences
This position has requirements which must be met prior to employment, and conditions for continued employment. Your answers to the questions in this section will indicate your understanding of, or possession of, these requirements and conditions. (limit characters)
1. Are you willing to undergo a comprehensive background investigation which includes, but is not limited to, contact with all references, employers, co-workers, personal associates and a review of your driving record, credit history, criminal history, and military service? (limit characters)
2. Do you possess a valid state driver's license which you have held for at least three years preceding this application? (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in a School Counselor CY-1710-21 thru 24 position with the Bureau of Indian Education. We will evaluate your resume and your response to this Occupational Questionnaire to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit this questionnaire. (limit characters)
1. Select the one statement that best describes the education that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of an School Counselor for the Bureau of Indian Education. (limit characters)
2. Are you currently certified with a School Counselor license issued by a State's License Office?

NOTE: This may include certifications issued by other states recognized by the state as School Guidance Counselor Reciprocity Program. (You must upload a copy of your state certification; otherwise credit will not be given.)
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For each task in the following group, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training. Please select only one letter for each item. If after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have overstated your qualifications and/or experience and your self-rating is not supported, your score will be lowered. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
3. Provide individual and group academic counseling services to students to prepare students to deal with life situations and personal issues to succeed in academics.
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4. Conduct individual and group guidance/orientation services for new and re-entering students to orient them to the advantages, requirements, services, and opportunities of the school.
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5. Counsel students on a regular basis regarding careers, educational, social interests' and/or other similar matters, helping them to explore alternatives.
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6. Identify and counsel students with special needs and behavioral, social and school adjustment problems.
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7. Develop educational goals for students with high risk behaviors and develops action steps to achieve goals.
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8. Work with students that may have such problems as truancy, potential dropouts or academic deficiencies or home life issues.
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9. Conduct home visits as appropriate; provides crisis counseling services as needed.
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10. Collaborate and cooperate with staff to develop and implement learning or counseling plans for all students (e.g., accommodations, modifications, enhancements, regular/special education teachers' working relationships).
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11. Utilize diagnostic and assessment procedures as appropriate.
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12. Collect, organize and interpret student data for appraisal purposes.
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13. Use data for planning, implementation, progress review and evaluation of student's counseling plans.
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14. Differentiate counseling sessions and presentations to best meet the needs of students and staff in response to behavior management, staff concerns, or student performance on pre-tests, post-tests and other methods of assessment.
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15. Establish measurable learning, social, emotional, behavioral or other counseling objectives for continuous progress by students (including Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant and Timely goals and targets for each of the groups of students identified in the disaggregated assessment data or Student Assistance Team process for student support).
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16. Assist teachers with psychological evaluations and content-referenced testing and advises school committees in selection of tests.
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17. Consult with and advises teachers, parents, and administrators in guidance matters and test score interpretation.
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18. Interact administratively with students (reinforcing rules, procedures).
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19. Interact socially with students (noticing and attending to an ill student, asking about the weekend, inquiring about the family).
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20. Reinforce rules and procedures by positively teaching them.
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21. Redirect negative behaviors by using positive language, praise and encouragement following the school's positive behavior plan.
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22. Create an environment that is welcoming and supports student learning and high expectations for the achievement of the State/District standards.
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23. Work closely with the academic staff to follow the academic growth of students.
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24. Communicate clear learning goals daily and link learning activities to those defined goals.
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25. Inform parents, teachers, and staff about counseling services, informing employers and colleges about students according to school policy, and ensuring two-way communication between school and home.
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26. Collaborate with colleagues to develop and implement learning or counseling plans to teach academic, social, emotional, behavioral skills to students from diverse racial/ethnic/age/economic backgrounds. (e.g., culturally relevant, language appropriate, Trauma Informed).
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27. Maintain ongoing communication with parents/families to extend the students' instructional program into the home. (e.g., daily/weekly student take-home journals, phone, email, classroom website, open door policy, open house, parent room, parent/teacher conferences, opportunities to learn about the Common Core Standards and the State/District standards and how to set high expectations and support student learning at home).
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Your rating for this Occupational Questionnaire is subject to evaluation and verification based on the documents and references you submit. In the selection process are specifically designed steps to verify your ratings. Deliberate attempts to falsify information will be grounds for not selecting you or for dismissing you from the position/agency during the probation period. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you: 1) understand this warning; 2) have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy; and 3) verify that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability.

APPLICANT RESPONSIBILITY: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered or uploaded (i.e., resume, veterans or Indian preference documentation, assessment questions and answers, and SF 50's) is received and is accurate.
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28. Your responses to the Announcement and Assessment Questionnaires, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy. (limit characters)