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AGENDA ATTACHMENT 11 Proposal : for the position of Nome/School Counselor f ' The schools have had to deal with a growing number of disciplinary cases between the ages of lit and 17 years old. As such pilot attempts are being undertaken to help cope with these "youth at risk. " This proposal is for a part-time home/school counselor who would work with three of these efforts, including an in-school suspension program, volunteer tutoring, and a residential therapeutic camp. Responsibilities for the home/school counselor are as follows below: In--school sus ension ro ram - the counselor will be a liaison from the system to the families of children given in--school suspensions. A positive interaction between school and family will be developed to assist child, teacher and family in dealing with serious conduct problems. Efforts will include joint counseling and problem-solving sessions, parent workshops, referral , outreach contact, follow-up, and advocacy; Volunteer tutoring ro ram , the counselor will recruit and train volunteers to provide tutoring in specific subject areas to students assigned to an in-school suspension, as appropriate and necessary; Residential them eutic cam - our system and four others are providing a special camp for 8 boys who cannot be retained effectively and appropriately within the schools. 3 to 4 students from Orange County will be in residence. The counselor will provide liaison between the boys ' families and the camp, as well as to the school . This liaison will include intake processing duties, family and community outreach contacts, parent workshops, referral , transi.- tional counseling, and follow-up. The responsibilities of the Home/School Counselor are closely related within the three areas, and some overlap is expected. This will be necessary since, the position is for three days a week. An experienced person is highly desirable; preferrably an MSW or MA-Counseling. The salary is approximately $7,500 year plus benefits.