About the Employer
Counselor Afterschool Job Description
Job Summary
We are seeking a qualified counselor to join our afterschool team. The selected candidate will provide academic support and guidance to students in grades K-12.
Responsibilities
Follows policies: follows adopted policies and procedures in accordance with school board priorities.
Conduct: conducts oneself in the best interest of students, in accordance with the highest traditions of public education and in support of the district's mission statement.
Other duties: performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Furnish records: permission is hereby given to any agency of the government of the united states and/or any other agency, person, firm or corporation holding records considered confidential to furnish the department of school police and/or the division of human resources of the school district of palm beach county all information desired involving me in any way, upon request.
EEO Statement: the school district of palm beach county abides by the laws and regulations of the federal and state governments prohibiting discrimination; supports actively and fully equal opportunity policies, programs and plans for its employees.
Conditions of Employment
Drug-Free Workplace: the school district of palm beach county is a drug and alcohol-free workplace. All employment categories are subject to the completion of drug testing pursuant to school board policy 3.96 or 3.961.
Background Checks: all finalists for employment with the school district may be required to undergo a background screening through the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) and the Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse.
Application Instructions
Contact HR: applicants that are not certain of the number of hours, the number of days / months, and the annual salary paid for a specific position should contact the HR Customer Care Center for the position's information at 877-477-3722.
Application Changes: applications cannot be made once an application has been submitted. An application may be withdrawn, but not deleted.
General Information
Resume Upload: please make sure your resume is uploaded into your profile.
School Board Policy: all applicants who are recommended for employment shall be required to comply with procedures designated by the superintendent and school board policy 3.10 (policies can be located at: http://www.boarddocs.com/fl/palmbeach/board.nsf/public).
Salary and Benefits
Annual Salary: applicants that are not certain of the number of hours, the number of days / months, and the annual salary paid for a specific position should contact the HR Customer Care Center for the position's information at 877-477-3722.
Keyboarding Test
Non-Instructional Applicants: non-instructional applicants applying for some clerical positions will be required to take a keyboarding test. The applicants for those positions will have to meet the word per minute (wpm) requirement for the given position.
Background Screening
AHCA and Care Provider Clearinghouse: pursuant to Florida statute 435.12, all finalists for employment with the school district of palm beach county may be required to undergo a background screening through the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) and the Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse.
Instructions: when an official job offer is made by the school district, additional information and instructions for completing the required background screening will be provided by Human Resources.
Tobacco-Free Workplace
Preference: the use of tobacco and tobacco products is a known and established hazard to the health and well-being of those who use them. The health problems created by the use of these products contribute to the increase in health care costs and the rise in insurance premiums.
Hiring Preference: as provided on the employment application, the district will provide a hiring preference for prospective employees who do not use tobacco or tobacco products.
Veteran's Preference
Learn More: to learn more about applying for veteran's preference, click here.
Authority
1001.41(i) & (2); 1001.42(25); 1012.23(1), F.S.
Implemented: 1001.42(5); 1001.43(11), F.S.
History:
New: 6/02/76
Revised: 6/16/87; 7/22/87; 6/16/06; 7/1/09
