Paris Lillard

Duties and Responsibilities

• Conducted small group sessions on topics such as social skills, grief, and parental divorce or separation to empower individual growth.
• Develops and implements a comprehensive and developmental elementary school guidance and counseling program.
• Encouraged students to explore age-appropriate and career-related opportunities.
• Coordinates with school staff and conducts classroom guidance lessons related to identified goals and objectives.
• Collaborated with behavioral aides, teachers, psychiatrists and school nurses to assess student needs and strengths.
• Counsels students individually by actively listening, identifying issues and solutions, and formulating a plan of action.
• Facilitated conflict resolution among peers, resulting in improved classroom dynamics and reduced behavioral issues.
• Leads educational/support groups for students experiencing similar problems.
• Implemented the Counselor's Spotlight and prepares monthly newsletter.
• Creates schedules to provide opportunities for various types of counseling.
• Evaluates effectiveness of counseling program and makes revisions as necessary.
• Serves on the School Improvement Team and School Leadership Team, collaborating with school staff in developing a strategy or plan for improving school climate and student performance.
• Maintains counseling records of counseling services provided.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Identified resources to meet participant needs and coordinated service delivery.
• Communicated with various individuals, including caregivers, participants, social workers.
• Processed funding requests for foster youth
• Developed partnerships with local businesses
• Kept records of participant demographics
• Tracked funding used and remaining