High School Guidance Counselor; Anticipated

High School Guidance Counselor (Anticipated 26-27 School Year)

• Position Type:
  Support Staff/ Guidance Counselor
• Date Posted: 5/12/2026
• Location:
  
  Biddeford High School

Starting August 2026

Under the general supervision of the Building Principal, to provide students, parents, administrators, and other teaching staff with information on career and or educational opportunities; administer and interpret career assessment tools; and assist students in developing educational and occupational goals and plans.

The High School serves grades 8-12. We expect staff and students to embrace challenges and strive to attain excellence while exemplifying Tiger PRIDE:
Perseverance, Respect, Integrity, Dependability, and Engagement.

• Assists students in evaluating aptitudes and abilities through the interpretation of individual standardized test scores and other pertinent data, and works with students in developing education and occupation plans consistent with such evaluation.
• Assists students in making course and subject selections, as well as with evaluating career interests and choices.
• Assists in the scheduling of classes.
• Obtains and disseminates information regarding occupational opportunities to students and to classes studying occupations.
• Assists students with admissions, scholarship and identifying employment opportunities.
• Coordinates with administrators and other teaching staff members to ascertain individual student's abilities and needs, including students with special needs, and to familiarize stakeholders with guidance services.
• Researches educational and career opportunities, and coordinates with teachers, college and university personnel, resource specialists, and business and community organizations for the purpose of providing information, and making recommendations.
• Classroom lessons and professional development around college placement and career pathways.
• Assists with the registration and orientation of students who are new to the school regarding procedures and educational opportunities.

• Maine State Certification as a Guidance Counselor (#075).
• Criminal History Record Check (CHRC), which includes Fingerprints on file with the Maine Department of Education.

• Bachelors from an accredited college or university in education discipline applicable to teaching assignment.
• Masters Degree preferred.

Successful prior school counseling experience for the appropriate grade levels is preferred but not required.

The School Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The district shall actively work to have the teacher and administrator workforce reflect the student body's diversity. The School Department's selection will be based on those with the highest capabilities, the strongest commitment to quality education, and the greatest probability of effectively implementing the learning program. Selections will be made without consideration on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, marital status, disability or genetic information, and any other state or federal prohibitions.

For the purpose of this policy, "sexual orientation" means a person's actual or perceived heterosexuality, bisexuality, homosexuality, or gender identity or expression.

All employees of Maine schools must be fingerprinted for a criminal history background check. Please create a Department of Education log-in and make an appointment for a fingerprinting appointment at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..