Guidance DirectorDepartment Head
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Job Location:
Bolton, NC - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Guidance Director/Department Head
Position: The Guidance Director/Department Head is employed without regard to age physical mental or psychiatric disability genetics race religion sex sexual orientation gender identity marital status national origin or military welcomes employees with diverse racial cultural religious class and/or gender backgrounds and experiences.
Organizational Scope: The Guidance Director/Department Head provides strategic leadership for a comprehensive school counseling program supporting the academic career and social-emotional development of all students. This role supervises counseling staff coordinates key student support systems maintains a reduced student caseload and collaborates with administrators faculty families and community partners to ensure equitable access to high-quality counseling services.
Responsibilities:
Essential Functions: Leadership and Program Oversight
- Leads and oversees the school counseling program for grades 9-12.
- Develops implements and continuously improves a comprehensive counseling program addressing academic career and social-emotional needs.
- Aligns school counseling programs with multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) interventions and monitoring employing visionary thinking to support current programming and guide new program development.
- Aligns counseling strategies and programming with ASCA National Model and DESE guidelines for mental health support services in schools.
- Provides department leadership and serves as a resource to counselors on complex student cases program design and professional growth.
- Analyzes student program and access data to identify needs monitor effectiveness and drive service improvements.
- Ensures compliance with all local state and federal policies and regulations.
- Develops and manages the school counseling budget and program priorities.
- Evaluates researches and recommends counseling strategies interventions and tools to enhance service delivery based on evidence-based best practices.
Essential Functions: Supervision and Staff Support
- Supervises counselors counseling secretary registrar and other assigned personnel.
- Leads regular department meetings to review operations student needs curriculum and program planning.
- Supports hiring mentoring evaluation and professional development of counseling staff.
- Assists counselors with day-to-day student concerns case coordination and problem-solving.
- Serves as a resource for counselors in the 504 process and other student support systems.
Essential Functions: Student Support and Counseling Services
- Maintains a reduced counseling caseload and provides direct support to students and families.
- Meets with students individually and in groups as needed.
- Supports students academic planning social-emotional well-being college/career development and crisis response.
- Participates in MTSS student meetings and supports counselor follow-through at each grade level.
- Provides guidance on college career apprenticeship and military pathways.
- Collaborates with special education and student support staff to ensure appropriate services for students with disabilities and other needs.
Essential Functions: Scheduling Records and Student Systems
- Coordinates registration transfer procedures scheduling and course placement for current and incoming students.
- Oversees course selection add/drop procedures and master schedule development in collaboration with administration.
- Ensures accurate student records transcript maintenance and retention in accordance with regulations.
- Reviews incoming transcripts and determines credit awards aligned with graduation requirements.
- Oversees summer school enrollment graduation tracking and student progress toward diploma requirements.
- Manages or oversees student information and guidance tools such as SchoolLinks Total Registration and related systems.
Essential Functions: College Career and Transition Programming
- Leads college and career counseling efforts including college planning scholarships testing and postsecondary readiness.
- Manages PSAT and AP testing programs.
- Manages scholarship processes including donor relations application review and awards ceremonies.
- Delivers annual school profile and NCAA course compliance.
- Supports the 8th-grade transition program and other student transition initiatives.
- Coordinates with staff on programming supporting access to internships enrichment and postsecondary opportunities.
Essential Functions: Family Faculty and Community Collaboration
- Communicates regularly with families through events newsletters and other outreach.
- Serves as a liaison to faculty and administration on counseling-related issues student needs and scheduling.
- Consults with administrators on course-taking patterns student planning and master schedule development.
- Collaborates with department chairs student support teams and other school personnel to support student success.
- Develops and utilizes community resources for department needs; engages with colleagues and community members regarding current and emerging initiatives.
- Initiates or oversees partnerships and programs expanding student access to academic social-emotional and career supports.
- Reviews and updates crisis team protocols in collaboration with school and district administrators.
Qualifications:
- Masters degree in school counseling guidance or related field.
- Massachusetts DESE licensure in school counseling (or eligibility).
- Minimum 5 years experience in school counseling preferably in a high-performing secondary school.
- Extensive experience with college admissions and postsecondary planning.
- Strong leadership communication collaboration and organizational skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with students families faculty administrators and community partners.
- Commitment to equity student access and comprehensive school counseling services.
Salary is in accordance with the Unit A Contract recieves Department Head stipend per the Unit A Contract) The minimum and maximum salary is in accordance with the Bachelors scale. Candidate review begins immediately.
Required Experience:
Director
