Director of School Counseling

 OXFORD HILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT

TITLE: Director of School Counseling, Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School

QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Successful guidance counseling experience required.
2. Demonstrated leadership ability.
3. Graduate degree.
4. Candidates should hold a valid Maine certificate (075)

REPORTS TO: OHCHS Principal

JOB GOAL: To provide leadership, coordination, and advocacy for the school counseling department.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Coordinate professional development for early release days, workshop days and department meetings
2. Prepares and maintains the School Counseling Department Budget
3. Creates the Master Schedule for OHCHS, including new courses, enrollments, course sections, teacher assignments, recapture classes, etc.
4. Oversee the implementation of assessments, including state and local testing, SATs, and Advanced Placement Exams
5. Oversee grading at OHCHS, including verification reports, report cards, transcripts, and summer school
6. NCAA clearinghouse coordinator
7. Maintain communications regarding the OHCHS School Counseling Department, including the Program of Studies, the   OHCHS School profile, the School Counseling Department Website, and the events calendar
8. Coordinate trainings related to school counseling
9. Coordinate student recognition awards (Viking Corps, DAR, Boys/Girls State)
10. Serve as the OHCHS main point of contact for Infinite Campus
11. Oversee Early College
12. Oversee grants received by the School Counseling Department
13. Supervise the registrar
14. Co-Chair the HS Scholarship Committee
15. Collaborate with the registrar to implement the scholarship process, including the database management, letters,   tracking, materials, Class Night, etc.
16. Coordinate with Homeless Liaison for McKinney-Vento students
17. Serve on the OHCHS Crisis Team
18. Other duties as assigned by the Principal

Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School serves approximately 1100 students in grades 9-12.

Expectations of Oxford Hills School District Staff:

As contributing members of the district’s learning community, all district staff members are expected to:

1. Model a strong work ethic, perseverance and grit, as well as responsibility and respect;
2. Utilize best practices for motivating today’s students in a safe, supportive learning environment;
3. Demonstrate knowledge in the development of real-world learning experiences and community partnerships to provide students with opportunities for extensions of learning, applied learning, community service, and citizenship;
4. Demonstrate a willingness and ability to collaborate, engage, and communicate with colleagues, parents and the public.

Further, instructional staff will emphasize and employ practices that lead to improvement in student achievement by:

1. Instilling problem-solving and critical thinking as a “new basics” for learning across all grade levels;
2. Delivering strong literacy instruction across content areas;
3. Helping student develop skills to apply, interpret, analyze, and evaluate the vast, ever-expanding amount of information;
4. Employing effective lesson design by adjusting to students’ personal learning needs and preferences, including appropriate technology applications.  

How To Apply
Applicants must complete the entire online application as well as provide cover letter, résumé, copy of certification, transcipts and three current letters of reference to be considered for a position. Please be sure to provide complete reference information in the application for each reference including name, address, phone and email address.

Equal Employment Opportunity
The Oxford Hills School District is an EEO/AA employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.