2025-26 Secondary Counselor

Qualifications:  Credentials, as required by the State of Oklahoma.

Reports to:  Site Principal and/ or Assistant Principal

Performance Responsibilities:

• Assumes a leadership role in planning, developing, and initiating an effective developmental guidance program for the school in cooperation with the principal.
• Communicates the guidance program and its range of services to staff, families, and the community.
• Assists and facilitates the development of a plan of action with parents and teachers to better meet the needs of a student who is having educational, social, emotional or disciplinary difficulty.
• Maintains a daily schedule of guidance/counseling.
• Establishes, plans, and leads small group activities, focus groups, and support groups based on student need.
• Works with students on an individual basis in solution to personal problems.
• Assists with referrals of students with outside agencies.
• Assists in identifying and facilitating referral of students for special services.
• Assists in identifying and facilitating referral of students for Section 504 plans.
• Maintains and supervises implementation of Section 504 Plans.
• Responsible for student enrollment (on-site, career-tech, and concurrent) and schedule changes.
• Monitors graduation credits of students.
• Notifies students and parents/guardians of credit deficiencies and provides information about recovery programs.
• Provides information and assists students with scholarships, financial aid and college admission.
• Coordinates college and military recruitment events at school.
• Coordinates and organizes awards assemblies and scholarship recognition.
• Attends and participates in faculty meetings and professional development activities, and serves on committees as required.
• Completes reports and other school-related paperwork as required within stated timelines.
• Coordinates the distribution, administration and inventory of district and state-mandated testing in accordance with state and local regulations as assigned by the building administrator.
• Abides by all site, district, state and federal laws, policies and procedures, including maintaining accurate, complete and correct records.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.

Terms of Employment:  Number of calendar days and compensation based on approved certified schedule and employee work calendars

Evaluation:  Evaluation by site principal and/ or assistant principal in accordance with BOE Policy DNA Teacher Evaluation

Physical Demands: 

• Ability to stand, walk, squat frequently.
• Ability to lift up to 10 pounds frequently.
• Ability to do outside duties in inclement weather.
• Ability to walk or move long distances from location to location around the building multiple times each day.

Salary : $46,520