2024-2025 School Year
Job Title: Guidance Counselor 219 days/yr
Job Description:
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree or higher with major in guidance counseling
- Certification in guidance and counseling by Kentucky Department of Education
- At least one year of successful teaching experience (high school level desired)
Reports To: Principal
Performance Responsibilities:
- Conducts an assessment of the guidance needs of the local school. Plans, develops and evaluates the guidance program of the school.
- Provides individual and group counseling services pertaining to vocational, educational, personal and social development.
- Directs maintenance of local school permanent record system and assists parents and teachers by interpreting permanent record data and providing other available related information.
- Provides appropriate materials to students and parents to assist in proper course selection and placement. Assists students in planning their total academic programs and the development of individual learning plans.
- Provides consultation and referral services to assist parents and students in securing needed services from community agencies.
- Disseminates accumulated test results and available data to persons initiating referrals for testing and evaluation for exceptional children.
- Assists classroom teachers by consulting on the special abilities and needs of students, helping to address problems, and helping to plan instructional programs as they relate to student needs.
- Supervises local school participation in district-wide testing program and assists in the maintenance of College Entrance Testing Program (SAT, PSAT, ACT, etc.)
- Provides recommendations and student assessments to colleges, post-secondary schools and employers.
- Provides scholarships and financial aide information to students.
- Provides central office research department with post-secondary plans of graduates.
- Communicates the purposes of the guidance program to students, parents, staff and community.
- Perform necessary medical-related services for students who have been determined by their physician to need such services, upon written delegation of the responsibilities and proper training by the District Nurse.
- Performs other guidance-related activities necessary to the school-related needs of the student.
Terms of Employment: 219 days |