Secondary Guidance Counselor (DMTC) 2025-2026

Qualifications:

1. South Carolina certification in Secondary Guidance (89)
2. High school or career center guidance experience preferred

General Guidance

• Implement the high school guidance program through classroom guidance individual and group counseling with an emphasis on CTE College and Career preparedness.

• Counsel individuals and groups of students through developing educational and career plans.

• Guide students in evaluating their current performance standing and planning their achievement of high school graduation and CTE completer programs.

• Assist students with course selection by inputting PowerSchool recommendations and assisting with course changes during drop/add.

• Assist students with letters of recommendation transcripts ASVAB and college and career applications.

• Serve as registrar for permanent records; develops and maintains guidance records including competency profile sheets.

• Collects and reports data for state report cards placement report Perkins Performance Report to the Office of Career and Technical Education.

• Refer students to as-needed programs for pregnant and parenting teens.

• Collaborate and assist with Student Services to design and implement industry/workforce opportunities and programs.

• Facilitate the scholarship committee and work with the administration to ensure equity and fairness.

• Monitor student attendance for truancy and send appropriate notifications.

• Audit student records for concentrator/completer status for state reporting purposes.

• Works with WBL coordinator in placement and evaluation of students in cooperative education programs and internships and maintains files for each student.

• Participates in annual Mandatory Reporting training and is a mandatory reporter. Provides counsel to staffwho are in doubt or have questions about reporting.

Counseling

• Guide students in taking appropriate steps toward implementing career goals.

• Counsel individuals and small groups of students toward personal/social and emotional growth.

• Provides individual counseling for confidential concerns of students.

• Consult with teachers staff and parents regarding the developmental needs of students.

• Refer students needing additional support to appropriate program specialists or community agencies.

• Provide counseling services to students at DMTC as their primary counselor andhandle all emergency situations for students while at DMTC. Communicate effectively with students home high school counselors to provide information necessary for seamless services.

Other duties as assigned by the Director.

Collaboration with feeder schools

• Reports grades to feeder high schools.

• Coordinates activities to assure nondiscrimination in the provision of services to students.

• Communicates with feeder high school counselors to exchange information and share ideas to enhance the educational opportunities of all students.

• Registers students for career and technology programs and provides information about the DMTC to parents and feeder school personnel.

• Develops a working relationship with representatives of technical colleges and other post-secondary institutions to assist students in furthering their education.

• Includes both feeder schools district social worker and the districts safety coordinator on all cases regarding homeless students pregnancy trauma abuse need for a threat assessment need to report to law enforcement mandatory reporting etc.

Events

• Host and participate in College and Career programs.

• Provide orientation and tour activities for students new to the school and participate in creating and participating in programs designed to introduce students to CTE.

• Assist with Military Day Career Day Awards programs Open House and other College and Career events pertaining to DMTC.

• Plan and implement recruitment activities.

• Participate in coordinate or conduct drug-free activities (e.g. Red Ribbon drug and vape tobacco awareness).

• Serve as a member of the School Leadership Team and School Improvement Committee.

Statement of Non-Discrimination

Spartanburg School District Three does not discriminate on the basis of race color national origin sex disability or age in its programs or activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person(s) has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: Director of Personnel and Pupil Services 3535 Clifton Glendale Road Glendale SC 29346