Guidance Counselor - High School -2025-2026
Description: Encourages students to consider a full range of program options. Helps students resolve problems that impede learning, make appropriate choices, and think of school as a positive experience. Encourages parental involvement.
Essentials
Functions:
The following are typical work responsibilities. A reasonable accommodation may be made to
enable a qualified individual with a disability to perform essential functions.
- Facilitates the effective planning, delivery, and ongoing improvement of guidance services.
- Helps ensure that district policies/procedures support non-biased assessment/planning activities.
- Upholds board policies and follows administrative guidelines/procedures. Promotes a professional image of the school district. Encourages community partnerships that enhance district programs.
- Promotes effective communications and assistance. Uses problem-solving techniques to tactfully address questions/concerns. Refers policy interpretation inquiries to administrative staff.
- Consults with district staff to identify ongoing/emerging guidance needs of students.
- Facilitates the transition process for students entering or leaving the school program.
- Provides student orientation and follow-up services. Provides information services to parents and students (e.g., testing procedures, program options, graduation requirements, etc.).
- Assists the principal with the development of the master schedule as directed.
- Coordinates class scheduling and record keeping processes. Helps students make suitable choices to meet graduation requirements.
- Assists administrators with standardized and alternative testing programs, test interpretations, and the identification/implementation of student intervention services.
- Assists with the coordination of summer school programs when offered.
- Helps students better understand themselves and others. Helps students understand why learning is important. Promotes the development of appropriate study skills.
- Helps students acknowledge and assume responsibility for setting goals and achieving success.
- Conducts guidance activities. Collaborates with teachers on students career planning activities.
- Oversees the development of student career passports.
- Serves as a liaison to the vocational school. Facilitates enrollment procedures.
- Maintains career information materials. Helps students explore training opportunities (e.g., college, university, technical, and proprietary schools; military services, etc.). Coordinates admission visits. Maintains up-to-date scholarships and financial aid information.
- Helps students take full advantage of the learning environment (e.g., use of instructional/media resources, access/proximity to activities, etc.).
- Communicates expectations, provides guidance, and shows an active interest in student progress.
- Facilitates self-reliance, problem-solving, critical-thinking, creativity, and performance skills.
- Collaborates with other staff. Shares knowledge and resources that enhance student learning.
- Upholds the student conduct code. Implements effective pupil management procedures. Maintains a positive learning environment. Helps parents/students understand academic objectives, behavioral standards, and performance expectations.
- Consults with staff and families to address student concerns (e.g., excessive absences, at-risk behavior, mental/physical health, family/peer relations, etc.). Initiates referrals to community resources as needed (e.g., legal, health, welfare, etc.). Serves as a contact for public agencies.
- Helps develop and implement retention activities to improve graduation rates for at-risk students.
- Serves as a resource for drug prevention awareness and intervention activities.
- Collaborates with staff to implement and monitor behavior management plans when required.
- Supports an inclusive educational environment. Helps staff resolve problems related to the participation of students with disabilities in appropriate learning activities.
- Helps intervention assistance team (IAT) members prepare plans for eligible students. Works with staff to ensure that services are provided in the least restrictive educational environment.
- Conducts counseling sessions as needed (e.g., personal conduct, conflict mediation, grief, etc.).
- Maintains accurate records and submits reports on time.
- Complies with district policy and administrative guidelines/procedures to account for fund raising activities and the collection of authorized student fees. Maintains detailed records suitable for financial audits.
- Consults with parents as needed (e.g., phone calls, notes, meetings, etc.).
- Respects personal privacy. Maintains the confidentiality of privileged information.
- Promotes the proper use, care, and security of school property.
- Takes precautions to ensure safety. Monitors situations that may indicate a problem. Provides appropriate student supervision. Works with supervisors to manage or eliminate risk factors.
- Reports suspected child abuse and/or neglect to civil authorities as required by law.
- Supervises non-classroom activities when assigned.
- Participates in staff meetings, conferences, and other required school activities.
- Encourages parent organizations and supports school-sponsored activities.
- Pursues growth opportunities that enhance professional performance and advance district goals.
- Strives to develop rapport and serves as a positive role model for others.
- Provides prompt notification of absences.
- Maintains a professional appearance. Wears work attire appropriate for the position.
- Performs other specific job-related duties as directed.
Abilities Required
The following personal characteristics and skills are important for the successful performance
of assigned duties.
- Acknowledges personal accountability for decisions and conduct.
- Acts in accordance with the professional code of ethics.
- Averts problem situations and intervenes to resolve conflicts.
- Demonstrates professionalism and contributes to a positive work environment.
- Effectively uses listening, observation, reading, verbal, nonverbal, and writing skills.
- Exhibits consistency, resourcefulness, and resilience.
- Maintains an acceptable attendance record and is punctual.
- Organizes tasks and manages time effectively. Meets deadlines despite time constraints.
- Skillfully manages individual, group, and organizational interactions.
- Uses diplomacy and exercises self-control when dealing with other individuals.
Working Conditions
Employees are expected to comply with health/safety laws and district policies/procedures. Workers should exercise good judgment and caution when involved in the following situations.
- Balancing, bending, crouching, kneeling, reaching, and standing.
- Exposure to adverse weather conditions and temperature extremes.
- Exposure to blood-borne pathogens and communicable diseases.
- Interactions with aggressive, disruptive, and/or unruly individuals.
- Operating and/or riding in a vehicle.
- Lifting, carrying, and moving work-related supplies/equipment.
- Traveling to meetings and work assignments.
Performance
Job performance is evaluated according to policy provisions and contractual agreements adopted by the
Warrensville Heights City School District Board of Education.
The Warrensville Heights City School District Board of Education is an equal opportunity employer. This job
description identifies general responsibilities and is not intended to be a complete list of all duties performed. This
document is subject to change in response to student demographics, staffing factors, funding variables, modified
operating procedures, and other unforeseen events.
Qualifications:
- Master's degree is required.
- Valid state department of education license/certificate appropriate for the position.
- Meets all mandated health requirements (e.g., a negative tuberculosis test, etc.).
- A record free of criminal violations that would prohibit public school employment.
- Complies with drug-free workplace rules and board policies.
- Keeps current with technology and other workplace innovations that support job functions.
Compensation:
Compensation is based on the negioated teaching schedule outlined in the collective bargaining agreement.
Application Procedure:
Apply On- Line
| The Warrensville Heights City Schools is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in the recruitment, placement, maintenance, promotion or termination of employees on the basis of race, sex, religion or national origin. |
