Guidance Counselor Academy of Science and Technology

Compensation

$51089.00 Annual

Job Description Summary

The application deadline for this position is 11:59pm EST on May 13 2025.

Santa Fe Colleges Academy of Science and Technology strives to ensure every student has access to a free authentic innovative and individualized education one that will help them recognize their potential and reach their goals while bridging high school college and career paths. The Academy provides all students with the tools needed to be successful in the 21st century workforce through academic excellence and technical training as well as strong partnerships with Santa Fe College and local industry leaders.

The Guidance Counselor provides students with educational personal or vocational counseling and identifies and coordinates all available resources to promote intellectual emotional physical and psychological growth and maturation of students in accordance with district state and federal standards.

Job Description

Responsibilities and Duties Include:

• Implements coordinates and monitors schoolwide counseling services and activities; establishes an environment for an effective counseling program.

• Plans and develops guidance programs based on developmental needs of students needs assessments and school and district priorities.

• Establishes short and longrange plans based on student needs as well as school district and state priorities.

• Provides personal/social growth counseling (individual and group) concerning academic success understanding of self and others communication skills decisionmaking relationship skills conflict resolution goal setting and effective coping skills necessary to refuse participation in substance abuse and physical violence.

• Recognizes overt indicators of student distress or abuse and takes appropriate intervention referral or reporting action; provides crisis intervention services.

• Establishes and follows procedures for appropriate interventions in accordance with school district and state laws rules and policies.

• Administers tests interprets scores and communicates results in an effective manner; uses relevant assessment data to make recommendations to students parents teachers and other professionals.

• Implements programs for career awareness and comprehensive educational/career plans which target high school completion postsecondary opportunities scholarships and financial aid information.

• Establishes priorities and an implementation schedule for counseling and student service programs.

• Reviews evaluates and selects a variety of materials to support a wellbalanced counseling program; uses feedback form students parents and staff to evaluate program objectives.

• Communicates goals and services of the counseling programs to school administration staff students and parents.

• Reviews student records and indicators (i.e. portfolio assessment professional team interaction and analysis reports documented parent interaction student discipline records) to evaluate student needs and plan program.

• Writes or participates in the formation of student IEP or 504 Plans or other learning plans based on individual student needs.

• Maintains professional relationships with outside services and makes appropriate referrals for psychological social work health and community services.

• Prepares all required reports and maintains all appropriate records.

• Participates in meetings training sessions and other activities for improvement of professional knowledge and skills; participates in schoolwide events committees and supervisory responsibilities to assure student safety.

• Complies with all published College Rules procedures guidelines and laws/regulations governing public employees including but not limited to those related to document retention and destruction FERPA and confidentiality.

• Strictly honors the privacy security and confidentiality of student records and other sensitive information according to appropriate state federal and college regulations policies and procedures.

• Provides service excellence through courteous informed accessible and professional engagement.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Reports to: Principal

QUALIFICATIONS

Required: A masters degree from an accredited educational institution and a Florida certification in School Counseling.

Additional Requirements: A criminal background check will be conducted.
Preferred:Working knowledge and understanding of child development guidance and counseling principles programs and services as well as tests and measurement theory.

General Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work successfully in a multicultural environment.

• Adaptability to Change able to be flexible and supportive able to positively and proactively assimilate change in rapid growth environment.

• Communication able to effectively communicate in a professional diplomatic empathetic and tactful manner using preferred method and level as applicable to the job.

• Critical Thinking & Judgement able to make wellreasoned sensible and timely decisions based on careful objective review and informed analysis of available information considerations and other factors.

• Customer Service ability to respond promptly and courteously to all questions from students and faculty demonstrating patience and persistence when helping students with little or no computer skills.

• Ethics able to demonstrate integrity professionalism civility and a high degree of ethics in all jobrelated actions.

• Organization & Time Management able to plan schedule and organize tasks related to the job to achieve goals within or ahead of established time frames.

• Problem Solving proven skills in identifying issues determining their cause developing creative solutions and following through with implementing resolutions.

• Team Orientation & Interpersonal highly motivated teamplayer with ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with all levels within and external to the organization.

• Relationship Management able to personally provide high level of interactive service to others building relationships and addressing identified needs.

• Results Orientation proven ability to set and exceed established targets.

• Systems & Software proficient level of knowledge of Microsoft Office and/or relevant position software programs.

• Detail Oriented Proven accuracy and attention to detail.

• Multitask Ability to expeditiously organize coordinate manage prioritize and perform multiple tasks simultaneously to swiftly assess a situation determine a logical course of action and apply the appropriate response.

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS) please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are reemployed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

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Santa Fe College reserves the right to extend deadlines and/or not to offer advertised positions. Preference will be given to eligible veterans and spouses of veterans.