High School Guidance Counselor(s)

Position: Guidance Counselor

Reports to : Building Principal

Employment Status: Regular/Full-time

FLSA Status: Exempt

Description: Responsible for the development and implementation of the guidance programs; assist and support students with concerns and/or problems; help students become more knowledgeable of the world of work and the skills and education related to these; serve as a resource for students, parents and staff; provide special education
documentation/services as appropriate. Assist in providing intensive treatment and
intervention services through the crisis resident unit (CRU) and emergency service
department for adults with mental illness and/or mental retardation for reduction
of a crisis
NOTE: The below lists are not ranked in order of importance

Essential Functions:
• Serve as a role model for students in how to conduct themselves as citizens and as responsible, intelligent human beings.
• Has a legal responsibility to help instill in students the belief in and practice of ethical principles and democratic values.
• Shall remain free of any alcohol or nonprescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the District.
• Ensure safety of students
• Maintain accurate and complete records as required
• Provide guidance to students to promote their educational development
• Attend parent/teacher conferences
• Collaborate with colleagues
• Take necessary and reasonable precautions to protect equipment, materials, and facilities
• Provide individual student counseling regarding course selection, child-adolescence development and test taking.
• Administer state, national and local tests, and advanced placement exams as appropriate
• Enroll and orient new and transfer students
• Provide referrals to community agencies for students with special needs
• Process requests for homework assignments for students out with extended illnesses
• Process requests for weekly progress reports
• Assist students with preparing college and university applications
• Responsible for organizing and coordinating college night
• Responsible for the Mentorship Program, Conflict Mediation Program, and the Postsecondary Option Program
• Send parents of seniors warning letters regarding academic failures
• Responsible for early graduation applications, correspondence course work, independent study, summer school and night school
• Assist students in developing individual career plans
• Organize and coordinate the course registration process
• Responsible for student awards and scholarships
• Provide information services, student appraisal and record services, group guidance services, counseling services, consultative services, parent conference services, resource coordination services, placement services,
evaluation and planning services and testing services for regular and special education programs
• Organize and coordinate freshman orientation, senior awards night, college planning and scholarship meetings, financial aid seminar, commencement, parent and student registration orientation, and career planning committee test day
• Assist the administration in implementing all procedures and rules governing student life
• Counsel students on college and career plans
• Provide counseling that will lead each student to increased personal growth, self-understanding, and maturity
• Serve as a resource on counseling and problem solving for other staff members
• Maintain and adhere to legal requirements, and respect requirements at all times concerning confidential information
• Attend meetings and in-services as required by Building Principal/Superintendent
• Participate in educational field trips
• Refer students suspected of learning difficulties to the intervention assistance team
• Remain current with the scope and sequence of the instructional program as defined by the proficiency test and State Content standards which have been approved by the State Board of Education and local Board of Education
• Observe ethics of the teaching profession
• Provide crisis intervention services for those within the community
• Assist and participate in interdisciplinary team

Other Duties and Responsibilities:
• Promote good public relations
• Serve as a role model for students
• Respond to routine questions and requests in a timely, appropriate manner
• Establish and maintain cooperative professional relationships
• Assist in the selection of textbooks, equipment, and other educational materials
• Participate in committees, study teams, and cocurricular activities
• Participate in intervention assistance team meetings
• Maintain and improve professional competence by attending professional seminars, workshops, etc. to keep current on relevant issues
• Supervise intern guidance counselors
• Counsel, advise, encourage, and motivate students
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Building Principal/Superintendent

Qualifications:
• Master’s degree (M.A.) in guidance counseling or equivalent from a college or university
• Appropriate State of Ohio certifications/license
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent and/or Board of Education may find appropriate

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Ability to work effectively with others
• Ability to communicate ideas and directives clearly and effectively both orally and in writing
• Effective, active listening skills
• Organizational and problem solving skills
• Knowledge and skills in test administration and interpretation
• Knowledge of school curriculum
• Knowledge of financial aid
• Computer scheduling literacy
• Basic knowledge of the nine dimensions of guidance
• Knowledge of special education
• Training in chemical and alcohol abuse intervention
• Test administration knowledge and skills
• Basic computer/word processing skills
• Knowledge of case management and crisis intervention services

This job description is subject to change and in no manner states or implies that these are the only duties and responsibilities to be performed by the incumbent. The incumbent will be required to follow the instructions and perform the duties required by the incumbent’s supervisor, appointing authority.

Revised: December 8, 2014