Guidance Counselor Job Spartanburg area,South Carolina USA,Education / Teaching

Position Title:

Secondary School Counselor

Department:
Instruction

Reports To:

Principal

Approved By:
Dr. Angela Cooper, CHRO Date: 2/17/2026

SUMMARY

To implement the district's comprehensive counseling program for secondary students ; to consult with and assist teachers , parents , and staff to enhance their effectiveness in helping students ; to protect the confidentiality of student records ; and to provide appropriate support to secondary educational programs .

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Guidance Curriculum

Present information to students in their classrooms relative to the guidance

Meet with small groups of students outside the classroom to respond to identified interests or needs.

Conduct or coordinate presentations and/or seminars to provide information as needed or requested.

Individual Planning

Assist students in developing immediate and long-range plans by analyzing and evaluating their abilities, interests, and achievements.

Work with students using varied resources in planning personal, educational, and occupational goals.

Assist students in making the transition from grade to grade, from school to career, or from school to additional training.

Participate in the intervention team process or school support team.

Responsive Services

Provide individual counseling for students in the areas of personal/social, educational/academic, and career education.

Provide small group counseling based on student surveys of interest and need.

Provide consultation and feedback to parents, staff members, and community agencies regarding strategies to help students.

Make referrals to outside sources when extended counseling or support is needed.

Counsel and support students and their families facing emergency situations and make appropriate outside referrals.

Provide campus-wide programs for students to address personal/social, educational/academic, and career education concerns.

System Support

Plan and evaluate the counseling program.

Promote positive working relationships with students, staff, and members of the community.

Serve in an advisory capacity to support other programs in the school and community and to gain support for the guidance program.

Pursue continuous professional growth by keeping current with educational developments and literature in the field of school guidance.

Develop and maintain a library of pertinent information available to students, parents, and staff.

Perform other tasks and assume other responsibilities as may from time to time be assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervises students and other activities as directed by the building principal.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Certificate in Guidance Counseling, Masters Degree in Secondary Guidance Counseling, and three years of classroom experience. Must be able to effectively deal with the public and staff both in person and on the phone.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

South Carolina Teaching certificate in Secondary School Counselor

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups or managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

OTHER

SKILLS and ABILITIES

Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional…


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