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 lifelong 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 schools 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 preemployment efforts and onthejob placement.
• Confers with parents whenever necessary.
• Interprets the guidance program to the community.
• Provides inservice 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 includingany 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 postsecondary vocational training and education.
• Provides student information to colleges and potential employers according to provisions of the Boards 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 Childrens Division the courts family services psychiatrists and counselors.
• Conducts an annual followup 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 individuals race color religion sex sexual orientation national origin disability age marital status citizenship status or economic status.