School Counselor - Leave Replacement; Anticipated

School Counselor - Leave Replacement (Anticipated)

• Position Type:
  Student Support Services/ School Counselor
• Date Posted: 2/2/2026
• Location:
  
  Governor Livingston High School
• Date Available:
  
  03/27/2026
• Closing Date: 03/13/2026

REPORTS TO: Principal / Director of School Counseling

JOB GOAL: In assuming these duties and responsibilities, the counselor functions to assist individual students through counseling, contact with teachers, parents and through use of all educational records, testing data and confidential files. Of these, the most essential phase is counseling, which involves evaluation and planning, the purpose of which is to increase the student's self-understanding and to result in the achievement of reasonable self-direction and responsibility.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• New Jersey Instructional Certification in the appropriate subject matter and level.
• Student Personnel Services or School Counselor certification
• Successful Criminal History Clearance.
• Proof of U.S. Citizenship or appropriate employment authorization.

Salary Range: $58,485 - $64,803

Required criminal history background check and proof of US citizenship or legal resident alien status.

Must be NJ resident within one year from date of hire.

EEO/AA. It is the policy of Berkeley Heights Public Schools not to discriminate against someone on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, sex (including pregnancy), disability or genetic information, or other protected status under applicable federal, state or local law.