SCHOOL COUNSELOR-Position-#356016

West Lee Middle School; Sanford (NC); In loco; USD 55.000 - 75.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

West Lee Middle School in Sanford, North Carolina invites applications for a School Counselor. The role focuses on leadership, advocacy, and collaboration, delivering a comprehensive school counseling program addressing academic, career, and personal/social development for all students.

The counselor will provide individual and group counseling, develop plans, use data, and collaborate with staff, parents, and the community to support student success.

Competenze

• Master degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

Mansioni

• Discusses the comprehensive school counseling program with the school administrator.
• Develops and maintains a written plan for effective delivery of the school counseling program based on the NC Comprehensive School Counseling Standard Course of Study and current individual school data.
• Communicates the goals of the comprehensive school counseling program to education stakeholders (administrators, teachers, students, parents, and community/business leaders).
• Maintains current and appropriate resources for education stakeholders.
• Uses data to develop comprehensive programs that meet student needs.
• Provides leadership and collaborates with other educators in the school-wide integration of the State Guidance Curriculum Standard Course of Study.
• Implements developmentally appropriate and prevention-oriented group activities to meet student needs and school goals.
• Assists all students with developing academic, career and personal/social skills, goals, and plans.
• Collaborates with parents/guardians and educators to assist students with educational, career, and life planning.
• Provides individual and group counseling to students with identified concerns and needs.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

Formazione

Master degree

Descrizione del lavoro

SCHOOL COUNSELOR-Position-#356016

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Job Details

Job ID: 5977570
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Oct 30, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Jan 4, 2027

Job Description

Qualifications:

Masters Degree

Nature of Work

Utilizing leadership, advocacy, and collaboration, school counselors promote student success, provide preventive services, and respond to identified student needs by implementing a comprehensive school counseling program that addresses academic, career, and personal/social development for all students.

Essential Job Functions:

• Discusses the comprehensive school counseling program with the school administrator.
• Develops and maintains a written plan for effective delivery of the school counseling program based on the NC Comprehensive School Counseling Standard Course of Study and current individual school data.
• Communicates the goals of the comprehensive school counseling program to education stakeholders (i.e., administrators, teachers, students, parents, and community/business leaders)
• Maintains current and appropriate resources for education stakeholders.
• Uses the majority of time providing direct services through the Guidance Curriculum, Individual Student Planning and Preventive and Responsive Services, and most remaining time in program management, system support, and accountability (National standards recommend 80% of time in Guidance Curriculum, Individual Student Planning and Preventive and Responsive Services and 20% of time in program management, system support, and accountability (American School Counselor Association, 2005).
• Uses data to develop comprehensive programs that meet student needs.
• Provides leadership and collaborates with other educators in the school-wide integration of the State Guidance Curriculum Standard Course of Study.
• Implements developmentally appropriate and prevention-oriented group activities to meet student needs and school goals.
• Incorporates into their programs the life skills that students need to be successful in the twenty-first century.
• Assists all students, individually or in groups, with developing academic, career and personal/social skills, goals, and plans.
• Accurately and appropriately interprets and utilizes student data.
• Collaborates with parents/guardians and educators to assist students with educational, career, and life planning.
• Provides individual and group counseling to students with identified concerns and needs.
• Consults and collaborates effectively with parents/guardians, teachers, administrators, and other educational/community resources regarding students with identified concerns and needs.
• Implements an effective referral and follow-up process as needed.
• Accurately and appropriately uses assessment procedures for determining and structuring individual and group counseling services.
• Provides appropriate information to school personnel related to the comprehensive school counseling program.
• Assists teacher, parent/guardians, and other stakeholders in interpreting and understanding student data.
• Participates in professional development activities to improve knowledge and skills.
• Uses available technology resources to enhance the school counseling program.
• Adheres to laws, policies procedures, and ethical standards of the school counseling profession.
• Conducts a yearly program audit to review extent of program implementation and effectiveness.
• Collects and analyzes data to guide program direction and emphasis.
• Measures results of the comprehensive school counseling program activities and shares results as appropriate with relevant stakeholders.
• Monitors student academic performance, behavior, and attendance and facilitates appropriate interventions.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Categories:

Student Services > School/Guidance Counselor

Job Requirements

• Master degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Aimee Petrarca , Principal
• West Lee Middle School
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]