Guidance Counselor

Performance Responsibilities

• Assist students in evaluating their aptitudes and abilities through administration, collection, and interpretation of standardized tests and other pertinent data.
• Assist students in making informed life decisions, including subject and course selection. Carefully monitors students' progress by interviewing assigned students.
• Registers new students and provides necessary orientation to school.
• Provides individual and group counseling as needed; including career, social, emotional, and behavioral counseling. Makes referrals, where appropriate, to social service agencies as well as to other school-related services.
• Initiates, assembles, maintains, and interprets accurate cumulative progress records for assigned students. Maintains a complete folder for each student which contains all pertinent school information.
• Takes an active role in interpreting the school's objectives to students, parents and the community.
• Maintains close contact with parents and organizes parent programs as needed.
• Works closely with teachers, parents, principals, and other staff to ensure effective communication between Student Services Department, students, and staff.
• Works closely with colleges and potential work sites to disseminate information, as needed, according to the provisions of the student records policy.
• Utilizes community facilities for job placement purposes.
• Makes recommendations to colleges, prospective employers, and others deemed appropriate subject to the provision of the student records policy.
• Arranges the assignment of home tutors and advises students on summer school enrollment.
• Assists students in staying in school and in matters relating to school attendance.
• Works closely with middle school guidance counselors assisting students in their program choices for the high school using established recruitment procedures and policies.
• Any other related student services assignment deemed necessary by the Coordinator of Student Services, the building principal, and/or their designee.

Required Qualifications