Job Description

Title:   SCHOOL COUNSELING DIRECTOR

Position Type: Exempt

Primary Function:

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

Minimum Qualifications:

• As noted below, plus 3 years of experience as a 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.

Necessary and Special Qualifications:

• Professional license with endorsement in guidance at the appropriate level (elementary, middle, or high school) and a Master's Degree in Education.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• 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 and supervises the total counseling program in the school
• 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 basic counseling program, including academic, career, and personal/social counseling, testing, scheduling, and post-secondary education
• Coordinates and supervises the administration of tracking student SOL results and verified credits; career and academic activities in the school; reports, committee assignments, and meetings relevant to the counseling department; the maintenance of departmental records and student scholastic records; and ordering counseling related materials
• Identifies needs for in-service training of the counseling staff
• Supervises School Counselors’ professional work and orients new counseling personnel
• Assists the Principal in developing the master schedule
• Determines School Counselor assignments
• Assumes responsibility for dealing with problems between staff and parents
• Coordinates scheduling efforts with the school administrators
• Maintains a counseling load ranging from 0 to 300
• Performs other duties as assigned

Reports to:

School Principal

Terms of Employment:

200 days plus additional days according to School Board Pay Plan for Middle School or 12 months for High School. 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.

3/17/2014