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Counselor - Counseling
Job in
Suwanee, Gwinnett County, Georgia, 30174, USA
Listed on 2025-12-13
Listing for:
GWINNETT COUNTY SCHOOLS
Full Time
position Listed on 2025-12-13
Job specializations:
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Education / Teaching
Guidance Counselor: Social/Educational, School Counselor, Special Needs / Learning Disabilities, Life Skills Coach/Career Advisor
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position Type:
Counselors/ Counselor
Date Posted: 12/10/2025
Location:
South Gwinnett High
Date Available:
1/12/2026
Georgia certification at the S-5 Level or Non‑Renewable School Counseling certificate required.
Education QualificationsMaster's degree in a related field required.
Experience QualificationsPrevious counseling experience preferred.
Skills Qualifications- Knowledge of basic counseling skills, management, and leadership.
- Ability to work with individuals, small groups, classroom groups, and collaboratively with stakeholders.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
- Demonstrated skills in oral and written communication.
- Demonstrated skills in organization and problem solving.
- Ability to analyze existing processes and identify areas for improvement.
- Ability to act as a representative of Gwinnett County Public Schools.
May be assigned to a cluster, district‑wide or school‑specific location.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the comprehensive counseling program components in accordance with the district’s comprehensive counseling program framework.
- Utilize district's standards and competencies in comprehensive school counseling program planning that support student mindsets and behaviors.
- Creates annual, data‑driven goals that advance student outcomes in areas of academic achievement, career/college readiness, and social‑emotional development.
- Delivers responsive services such as crisis response as needed.
- Coordinate with school staff to provide supportive instructional classroom activities that relate to student academic achievement, college and career goals and social‑emotional needs.
- Conduct individual and group counseling with students to support their academic, college and career readiness, and social‑emotional needs.
- Design and implement a data‑driven school counseling program for all students to address student learning barriers and close the achievement/opportunity gap.
- Maintains appropriate confidentiality of student information and records.
- Adhere to legal and ethical guidelines and professional standards of the school counseling profession.
- Attend and participate in faculty and district level meetings and other staff development, in addition to professional growth activities as needed and/or supported by the principal.
- Apply newly acquired knowledge and skills in the planning and implementation of a comprehensive school counseling program.
- Model correct use of oral and written language.
- Interact in a professional manner with students, parents, and staff.
- Demonstrate punctuality, maintain regular attendance, and make necessary arrangements for absences.
- Create a climate of accessibility for parents and students by demonstrating a collaborative and approachable style.
- Demonstrate belief in the capacity of all students to be successful.
- Facilitates access to appropriate educational learning experiences for all students to reach their educational goals.
- Foster school and family collaboration to support positive student outcomes.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit for extended periods of time. The employee is also required to talk, hear, stand, and walk. The employee may be required to use hands to finger, handle, feel, and/or reach. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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