Career Counselor (3167)

Natick Public Schools seeks a

Career Counselor - Natick High School

Start Date: 08/24/2026

We invite you to explore a career with Natick Public Schools!

The Natick Public Schools educate approximately 5300 students from Pre-K through age 22. We are an innovative supportive and high-performing district whose outstanding staff provides high-quality services for our diverse students and their families from Natick and Boston. Natick Public Schools is a community dedicated to all students achieving high standards in a safe trusting respectful environment where learning is exciting dynamic and engaging and where connectedness and belonging are valued and actively cultivated. We are home to families that speak almost 60 different languages and our student population is approximately 29% Students of Color and 71% White students. With a graduation rate of 97% and 90% of our students attending post-secondary schools we are proud of our commitment to excellence in educating students to be informed and successful citizens of a global world.

We enthusiastically welcome educators to our district who seek and thrive in a diverse environment that focuses on the whole child in a strengths-based approach. Please partner with us in our mission to support the diversity of our school community promote and deliver equitable practices for all of our staff students and families and create meaningful connections that enable everyone to feel included and thrive.

Education and Licensure Requirements

• Required Education: Masters degree in School Counseling or a related field.
• Required Licensure: Massachusetts licensure as a School Counselor Vocational Technical Coordinator or in a related field.

Qualifications

• At least five years of successful counseling leadership or teaching experience at the high school level.
• Experience in high school counseling career development or workforce coordination
• Familiarity with MyCAP implementation Naviance/SCOIR ASVAB Career Portal and other career pathways tools.
• Strong knowledge of career development college admissions workforce development and post-secondary transition planning.
• Excellent organizational interpersonal presentation and written/oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively.
• Ability to work independently manage multiple projects and coordinate large-scale events.
• A demonstrated ability to learn new things quickly and maintain flexibility.
• Bilingual skills particularly in Spanish and Portuguese are highly desirable.

Essential Duties

1. Provide Individualized Student Career Counseling and Support

• Support students post-secondaryplanning with a focus on workforce entry trades military service and vocational pathways.
• Provide individualized career pathway planning for students including interest assessments career exploration tools and counseling follow-up.
• Assist students withjob or internship searches resume and cover letter writing interview preparation and employment readiness.
• Promote employment internship and community service opportunities to students via multiple communication streams.
• Organize and administer the annual ASVAB test including coordination with testing personnel distribution of scores and post-test career interpretation meetings.

2. Communication with Stakeholders on Post-Secondary Programming and Career Readiness

• Develop maintain and regularly update the schools College and Career Readiness and Post-Secondary websites.
• Communicate with school-based stakeholders (school counselors IEP case managers METCO staff administrators etc.) and caregivers on behalf of students career readiness.
• Advertise student employment and community service opportunities to students via multiple methods including email morning announcements hallway televisions bulletin boards etc.
• Supervise college admissions visits and manage military recruitment efforts.
• Coordinate with community stakeholders to maintain Natick High Schools Wall of Achievement.
• Provide professional development to the School Counseling staff on career planning.

3. Engages with Student Groups Related to Post-Secondary Planning

• Design and deliver workshops classroom lessons and events related to post-secondary planning (e.g. resume workshops financial aid sessions etc.)
• Provide specialized support on career planning for multilingual learners first-generation college applicants and students with disabilities; Coordinate with caregivers on such endeavors.

4. Dual Enrollment Innovation Academiesand Early College Coordination

• Explore create and promote partnerships with local universities to allow students to engage in dual enrollment and early college opportunities.
• Serve as the primary liaison with community colleges and university partners for dual enrollment and CDEP opportunities.
• Advertise programs support student eligibility conversations and facilitate applications and registration processes for dual enrollment and early college.
• Maintain communication with partner institutions throughout the semester monitor academic progress and obtain final grades.
• Explore the implementation of Innovation Academies and other career-focused opportunities at Natick High School.

5. Work-Based Learning Internship and Work Study Coordination

• Collaborate with workforce partners (e.g. MassHire YouthWorks Job Core etc.) to develop and promote internship opportunities.
• Manage the work study application process including screening placement support and communication with employers.
• Track and input quarterly/semester work study grades and monitor student work hours for credit.
• Maintain employer partnerships and foster relationships with local businesses trade organizations and community service providers (Natick Service Council Council on Aging etc.) to foster student volunteer and employment opportunities.

6. Career Eventsand Schoolwide Programming

• Plan organize and supervise major career-readiness events including annual job fairs and visits to trade expos.
• Collaborate with the high school Transition Coordinator to create programming for the school community.
• Organize promote and supervise career-focused field trips.
• Develop an integrated MyCAP (My Career and Academic Plan) process for Natick High School and a capstone project in alignment with new DESE graduation requirements.

7. Professional Collaborationand School Partnerships

• Work closely with school counselors special education staff the transition coordinator administrators and academic departments to integrate career development into schoolwide practice.
• Coordinate in-house professional development related to career education (e.g. workforce development training MassHire sessions VR learning).
• Attend relevant conferences meetings and professional learning to remain current in career development best practices.
• Actively attend and participate in Job-a-Like and MassHire Youthworks partnership meetings.

8. Other duties as assigned.

• May be asked to support other schoolwide testing efforts including AP testing MCAS testing etc.

Physical Demands

The physical demands listed below are representative of those required to perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

• Moving throughout classrooms school grounds offices or off-site locations including occasional rapid movement across even or uneven surfaces.
• Remaining stationary for extended periods and operating productivity tools such as computers iPads printers and assistive technology.
• Reading materials from screens handwritten documents or printed text with or without visual aids.
• Positioning oneself to access and maintain files materials and resources.
• Communicating effectively in person via video conference by telephone or in writing to ensure accurate understanding and collaboration.
• Observing details at close range to maintain safety and support students.
• Multitasking and responding to multiple demands from various individuals.
• Supporting students in developing life skills such as eating cleaning and toileting as needed.
• Occasionally lifting or moving up to 25 pounds.
• Working in environments with moderate to loud noise levels.

Selection Guidelines

• Formal application
• Rating of education and experience
• Oral interviews
• Reference check
• Strong record of work performance in current and previous roles required
• Successful completion of Criminal Records Check (C.O.R.I.) Sexual Offender Record Check (S.O.R.I.) and fingerprints.

The Natick Public Schools do not discriminate on the basis of age race creed color religion nationality sex sexual orientation gender identity disability pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions physical and intellectual differences immigration status homeless status or any other class protected by law.