HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELOR JOB DESCRIPTION

Position: High School Guidance Counselor

Reports to: High School Building Principal or Assistant Building Principal

Employment Status: Regular/Full-time

FLSA Status: Exempt

Description: Responsible for the development and implementation of the high school guidance

program; 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

NOTE: The below lists are not ranked in order of importance

Essential Functions:

• Ensure safety of students and staff

• 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

• Administer standardized testing program as assigned

• Enroll and orient new and transfer students

• Provide referrals to community agencies for students with special needs

• Assist students with preparing college and university applications

• Responsible for organizing and coordinating college night

• Assist the Principal in implementing the College Credit Plus program

• Send parents of seniors warning letters regarding academic failures or fees owed

• Responsible for early graduation applications, correspondence course work, independent study, and summer 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

• 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

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