High School Counselor

Position Title: Secondary School Counselor  

Reports To: Building Principal  

SUMMARY  

Helps students overcome problems that impede learning and assists them in making  educational, occupational and life-long plans that hold promise for their personal  fulfillment as mature and responsible men and women.  

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS  

The Secondary School Counselor will possess a valid certificate as a  guidance counselor, and a Masters Degree or its equivalent.  

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES  

• Registers students new to the school and orients them to school procedures and the school’s varied opportunities for learning.  
• Aids students in course and subject selection  
• Counsels with students on an individual basis in the solution of personal  problems related to such problems as attendance, home and family relations,  health and emotional adjustment.  
• Works with students to achieve academic success by means of individual or  group conference concerning attendance, study skills, progress reports, grades,  promotion, appropriate placement, and high school graduation credits.  
• Works to prevent students from dropping out of school.  
• Works closely with special programs established by Board Policy such as in school suspension program, special education staffing, section 504 identification  and Individualized Educational Program (IEP) conferences.  
• Obtains and disseminates occupational information to students and to classes  studying occupations.  
• Helps students evaluate career interests and choices, and assists students in  pre-employment efforts and on-the-job placement.  
• Confers with parents whenever necessary.  
• Interprets the guidance program to the community. 
• Provides in-service training in guidance for teachers and student teachers.  
• Advises administrators and faculty on matters of student conduct  
• Coordinates and administrates required academic testing of students including any Board of Education required and/or State department of education required  test.  

• Maintains student records and protects their confidentiality.  
• Selects, administers, and interprets standardized tests to assist students in  making appropriate career choices. 

• Maintains a file of catalogs, school profiles, and scholarship aid information  related to schools, colleges, and institutions offering post-secondary vocational  training and education.  
• Provides student information to colleges and potential employers according to  provisions of the Board’s policy on student records.  
• Makes recommendations to colleges for admissions and scholarships.  
• Meets with representatives of career/technical schools, academic colleges, and  the military services to discuss their programs and requirements and arranges  meetings with students.  
• Serves as liaison and makes referrals to agencies outside the school such as  Children’s Division, the courts, family services, psychiatrists, and counselors.  
• Conducts an annual follow-up study on high school graduates.  

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES  

Any other duties so assigned by the principal.  

Equal Employment Opportunity
Aligned with the mission of the Hannibal School District is the commitment to educational equity for all students, staff, and patrons of the school system. In all places and in all activities of the Hannibal School District, it is expected that every individual will be treated in a fair and equitable manner. All conduct will reflect a belief in the dignity and value of each person regardless of the individual's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, citizenship status, or economic status.