Job Description

Title: SCHOOL COUNSELING DIRECTOR

Primary Function:

Responsible for supervision of the school counseling program in the school setting.

Minimum Qualifications:

3 years of experience as a High School or Middle School Counselor; or any equivalent combination of training and experience which would provide the acceptable knowledge, abilities and skills, as evidenced in the following performance responsibilities.
Professional license with endorsement in school counseling at the appropriate level (elementary, middle, or high school) and a Master's Degree in Education.
Considerable knowledge of school counseling operations and issues.
Ability to quickly learn procedures used to report information and maintain records.
Ability to prepare required written reports.
Ability to organize/manage and to make sound decisions.

Performance Responsibilities:

Perform all tasks assigned to all school counselors (see School Counselor Job Description)
Coordinates, manages, and evaluates the school counseling program to ensure it is aligned with the American School Counselor Association mindsets and behaviors for student success
Serves as the liaison between the building principal and the counseling staff
Provides information to the principal regarding the counseling program
Coordinates and supervises the implementation of the counseling program, including academic, career, and personal/social counseling, testing, scheduling, and post-secondary education
Collaborates with administration and the Assessment and Compliance Coordinator of tracking student SOL results and verified credits
Coordinates career and academic activities and family engagement events
Oversees and maintains records of school counseling services and student scholastic records
Identifies needs for in-service training of the counseling staff, supplies and materials to further enhance the school counseling program
Supervises and mentors School Counselors’ professional work and orients new counseling personnel
Assists the Principal in developing the master schedule
Determines School Counselor assignments
Serves as a resource to teachers and staff to assist in meeting the needs of student’s academic, social and emotional needs
Maintains a counseling load ranging from 0 to 300
Performs other duties as assigned

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements:

Must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to dial a telephone, to enter data into a computer terminal/typewriter; to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors and on the telephone; physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds; to bend, stoop, climb stairs, walk and reach overhead.

Position Type: Exempt

Reports to: School Principal and Coordinator of School Counseling

Terms of Employment: Twelve months a year. Salary according to School Board Pay Plan.

Evaluation: Performance on this job will be evaluated in accordance with School Board policy and administrative regulations on evaluation of licensed personnel.

Revised: 1/5/2026