Nicholl Irvin
Houston,TX
Summary
Adept School Counselor offering 7 years of experience counseling students on mental health, academics and interpersonal conflicts. Driven to help students achieve success by providing guidance on career options, higher education choices and life planning. Attentive in identifying early warning signs of harmful behavior in students to provide preventive counseling. Consistent in meeting the established goals of the counseling program.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Middle School Counselor
Spring ISD
07.2022 - Current
- Delivered supportive and knowledgeable counseling to students with academic or personal concerns.
- Assisted students in exploring and selecting career pathways for their high school graduation plan.
- Collaborated with parents, school faculty and social workers to address problems and grow student success.
- Worked with individuals to help understand and overcome personal, social or behavioral problems affecting educational situations.
- Supported student through challenging developmental milestones and crisis situations and coordinated outside service referrals for those needing additional services.
- Campus liaison for McKinney-Vento, Backpack Buddies, No Place for Hate.
Elementary School Counselor
Spring I.S.D.
08.2018 - 06.2022
- Developed and implemented a comprehensive and developmental elementary school guidance and counseling program
- Coordinated with school staff and conduct classroom guidance lessons related to identified goals and objectives
- Conducted individual and small group counseling sessions
- Crisis intervention when needed due to suicidal ideation, threat to others, or behavior
- Conducted parent conferences and parent-teacher conferences to develop goals for individual students
- Collaborated with community leaders to provide career awareness activities for scholars
- Served on the Campus Improvement Team and School Leadership Team, collaborating with school staff in developing strategies or plans for improving school climate and student performance
- Provided in-service training and guidance for teachers
- Maintained counseling records of counseling services provided
- Coordinated various programs and activities (Awards Ceremony, 12 Days of Christmas, Giving Tree, No Place for Hate, Character Day, GT Expo, Teacher Appreciation, etc.)
- Coordinated and write Section 504 plans for students with disabilities
- Gifted and Talented Coordinator that supervises and administers screenings to identify students
- Lead Master Scheduler backup.
Science Lab Teacher, Lead Science Teacher
Spring I.S.D.
08.2010 - 06.2018
- Provided additional science support for classroom teachers by creating direct learning experiences
- Developed and enhanced instructional practices based on data analysis and reflection
- Developed lessons in all subject areas, utilizing small group instruction, workstations, and interventions to motivate learning and increase student academic success
- Collaborated and contributed to Professional Learning Communities
- Collaborated with teachers and principals in designing instruction to meet the needs of all students
- Presented curriculum at district PK-2 Math Success Training
- Participated in district curriculum writing for 1st grade math and science
- 1st Grade Team Lead.
Family and Consumer Science Teacher
Houston I.S.D.
01.2008 - 05.2010
- Duties included teaching grades 9th-12th general education and special needs students how to manage a home
- Courses taught included Food and Nutrition, Consumer and Family Economics, Personal and Family development, and Child Development
- Founder and Sponsor of Lady Duchess; an organization for high school females that concentrated in post-secondary education, community service, and character development.
Human Resource Specialist
Houston I.S.D.
07.2007 - 11.2008
- Answered heavy phone lines, screened calls, maintained employee files and personnel records
- Responsible for assisting HR Specialists or HR Generalists in recruitment, hiring, and transferring of employees and applicants using PeopleSoft
- Coordinated the completion of documents required by new hires including teachers, administrators, and business professionals
- Prepared charts, spreadsheets, and special projects as needed for Generalist and Executive Generalist Manager
- Performed other job-related duties as required.
Education
Masters of Human Services and Consumer Science -
Texas Southern University
Houston, TX12.2011
Bachelors of General Studies/Applied Life Science -
University of Louisiana Lafayette
Lafayette, LA12.2003
Skills
- Academic advising
- Student Advocacy
- Suicide Prevention
- Special Education Support
- Relationship Building
- Conflict Mediation
- Student Support
- School Programs Development
- Cultural Awareness
- Teamwork and Collaboration
Certification
- School Counselor EC-12
- Family and Consumer Science 6-12
- EC-4 Generalist
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Middle School Counselor
Spring ISD
07.2022 - Current
Elementary School Counselor
Spring I.S.D.
08.2018 - 06.2022
Science Lab Teacher, Lead Science Teacher
Spring I.S.D.
08.2010 - 06.2018
Family and Consumer Science Teacher
Houston I.S.D.
01.2008 - 05.2010
Human Resource Specialist
Houston I.S.D.
07.2007 - 11.2008
Masters of Human Services and Consumer Science -
Texas Southern University
Bachelors of General Studies/Applied Life Science -
University of Louisiana Lafayette
- School Counselor EC-12
- Family and Consumer Science 6-12
- EC-4 Generalist
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