High School Counselor

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Openings as of 8/14/2026

High School Counselor

• Position Type:
  Specialists/ School Counselor
• Date Posted: 8/11/2026
• Location:
  
  Horace High School

High School Counselor

Horace High School

Building Principal

Renewing 188-day contract beginning with 2026-27 school year. Following school calendar.

Mon-Fri Full-time following school hours of operation

The High School Counselor will be responsible for the implementation of a comprehensive school counseling program that focuses on learner outcomes, teaching student competencies, and providing services to learners, parents, school staff, and the community. This will include bi-weekly classroom lessons, individual and small group social skill lessons, providing classroom teacher support, and supporting the MTSS team to meet learners social and emotional needs.

The School Counselor will be responsible for learners in grades 9-12 and work collaboratively with administration.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and requirement satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required for the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Develops positive, effective working relationships with learners and staff.
• Engages with other district staff in the professional learning community process.

• Consults and collaborates with parents/guardians, educators, and community organizations.
• Connects and shares ideas through appropriate/applicable formats to express thoughts and ideas with integrity.
• Utilizes effective communication skills to facilitate connection and sharing of thoughts and ideas in multiple formats with diverse audiences.
• Establishes and clearly articulates procedures and routines that promote efficiency and appropriate use of time.
• Utilizes questions, discussions, and dialogue that promote critical thinking about diverse perspectives, viewpoints, and experiences.
• Connects and shares ideas through appropriate/applicable formats to express thoughts and ideas with integrity.

• Creates a safe and equitable classroom.
• Empowers learners to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic learners, skillful researchers, and ethical users of information.
• Understands the complexities of cultural and global issues and how they relate to employee and learners' experiences.
• Partners with others to resolve potential controversy and conflict through respectful discussion.
• Proactively seeks to understand the ideas, opinions, and skills of others.

• Incorporates organizational assessments and tools that are concrete, clearly delineated and reflective of the school's needs. Including: advisory councils, school counselor competency and program assessments, or curriculum, small-group, and closing-the-gap action plans.
• Establishes a classroom culture that values high expectations, work ethic, and a growth mindset.
• Develops and implements data/needs-driven, standards-based and research-supported programs, and engages in continuous program evaluation activities.
• Connects with team members and shares ideas in an effort to improve the overall learner and employee experience.

• Creates a comprehensive school counseling program focusing on learner outcomes.
• Reasons, interprets, and analyzes information to generate new knowledge and understanding.

• Maintains communication with supervisor and director regarding general feedback, career advancement opportunities, and areas of growth opportunities.

• Maintains composure while dealing with stressful situations.
• Proactively seeks out resolutions and takes initiative to resolve knowledge gaps.

• Instruct learner competencies and deliver with identified professional competencies.
  • ASCA Student Standards guide the development.
  • ASCA School Counselor Guidelines guide the decision-making process and help to standardize professional practice.
• Provides direct and indirect learner services.
• Seeks out and provides…