SCHOOL COUNSELOR - Elyria Catholic High School

Position Type:

Student Support Services/Guidance Counselor

Date Posted:

3/28/2024

Location:

Elyria Catholic High School

Date Available:

2024-2025 School Year SCHOOL COUNSELOR: Elyria Catholic High School seeks a full-time School Counselor for the

2024-25 school year. Responsibilities include providing comprehensive counseling services to

students, and promoting their academic, social, emotional, and spiritual well-being. This role

involves collaborating with students, parents, teachers, and administration to foster a supportive

and nurturing school environment in accordance with Catholic values. Help students address or

overcome problems that impede learning and assist them in making educational, career, and life

plans that will enable them to develop as young adults. Monitor the progress of individual

students and provide feedback to students and parents. Support students with academic issues

and provide encouragement. Regularly communicate necessary information to students, team

members, and supervisors regarding students' needs. Work collaboratively with staff for the

good of students and the school. Desire to grow professionally by partaking in professional

development. The ideal candidate for this position believes: Students are granted individual gifts

and talents by God to do his work. It is the teacher's responsibility to develop and foster them.

As parents and guardians are the primary educators of their children, teachers must give them

the encouragement and opportunity to participate in their child's intellectual, social, and spiritual

formation. The teacher's primary role is to develop the whole person by passing on the Catholic

faith, teaching Gospel values, and providing academic excellence. All students can learn. It is

the teacher's responsibility to provide a variety of instructional approaches to meet learning

styles. He or she must foster a love of learning to encourage students to live a life of service to

God and others.

Qualifications for this position:

Valid Ohio license in counseling, Virtus certification and FBI/BCI background check.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland was founded on April 23, 1847. Under the leadership

of the Most Reverend Edward G. Malesic, Bishop of Cleveland, it is the twenty-third largest

Diocese in the United States. The Diocese encompasses the counties of Cuyahoga, Summit,

Lorain, Lake, Geauga, Medina, Wayne, and Ashland. There are more than 692,000 Catholics in

the Diocese, and Catholic Charities- Diocese of Cleveland is one of the largest diocesan

systems of social services in the world. There are 185 parishes, 110 Catholic schools, 1 pastoral

center, and 1 mission office within the Diocese. The cathedral is the Cathedral of St. John the

Evangelist, located in downtown Cleveland. Please go to our website,

for more information about the mission, persons, and ministries of

our diocese. The Office of Catholic Education provides expertise, experience, and energy to

lead and assist those who carry out the education ministries of the Diocese of Cleveland. In

steadfast support of our over 40,000 students and their families, the Office works to ensure that

each school has the capacity to deliver strong, positive, irresistibly Catholic education for

continued growth in academic excellence and faith formation. The Catholic Diocese of

Cleveland and Elyria Catholic High School are pleased to accept applications for the position of

School Counselor. Elyria Catholic High School (ECHS) is a Diocesan-owned, comprehensive,

coeducational, Catholic high school committed to academic excellence and the development of

student gifts. Enrollment is 482 students in grades 9 through 12.

To Apply:

Position will remain open until filled. For consideration, please submit a cover letter,

resume, contact information for three (3) professional references, and a completed Diocese of

Cleveland Employment Application to .