Assistant Director of Guidance

TITLE: Assistant Director of Guidance QUALIFICATIONS: Appropriate South Carolina Certification REPORTS TO: Principal JOB DESCRIPTION: Items specific to the Director of Guidance of Spartanburg High School - includes but not limited to the following: * Supervises all aspects of daily counseling responsibilities of seven school counselors and supervision of many of the job responsibilities of the Guidance Secretary, Registrar, and Records Secretary * Works closely with the Career Specialist to provide the necessary career exploration opportunities for students * Works closely with all staff and faculty to assist students in meeting state standards to become College and Career Ready certified * Assists in making sure all 504 accommodations plan are updated annually, communicated to all appropriate faculty, and followed * Supervises and authorizes student schedule changes by guidance staff with the approval of the Principal in accordance with the SC Uniform Grading Policy * Maintains close working relationship with the staff of various dual credit, Early, and Middle College programs in Spartanburg * Maintains school membership in NACAC and the College Board * Insures the completion of all IGPs by the counseling staff prior to state deadlines while making sure that appointments can be made very easily by all parents through various means of communication * Assigns other specific additional duties and responsibilities to counselors for various programs and opportunities for students - e.g.

Junior Leadership Spartanburg, Boys and Girls State, etc.

* Demonstrates strong proficiency with PowerSchool and PowerScheduler * Supervises registration of new/transfer students making sure all guidelines are met * Works closely with the Principal in sending home via group phone messages and other means of communication important information regarding various guidance events and opportunities * Assists with the coordination of the school response (additional counselors available, etc.) to school tragedies and the untimely passing of students * Alerts counselors to various professional development opportunities * Assists Guidance Secretary in setting up school visits by college representatives * Assists Director of Curriculum and Instruction with schoolwide state mandated testing * Supervises all aspects of PSAT administration and WIDA testing, delegating responsibilities appropriately to the guidance staff * Sets up and communicates with faculty and staff the logistics of PSAT testing along with the assignment of Room Supervisors and Proctors * Conducts required training of PSAT Supervisors * Serves as AP Coordinator, taking care of all required College Board duties and responsibities associated with this position- setting up of all AP course registrations, AP Course Audit, maintenance of AP Course Ledger, AP Exam ordering, AP Exam administration logistical setup, training of exam supervisors, administering exams, return of materials, etc.

* Sets up the calendar for special guidance events and organizes/supervises all aspects of the Fall College Fair, College Application Day, Scholarship Workshop, and Financial Aid Workshop * Supervises distribution of unofficial transcripts to seniors soon after the opening of school * Supervises the transmittal of requested Mid Year Grade reports to colleges in January * Identifies qualified candidates for the Palmetto Fellows Scholarship and manages/submits all Palmetto Fellows Scholarship applications * Updates and publishes all SHS Guidance program literature/handouts including periodic reminders to each grade * Submits all guidance information for daily announcements and submits information published in the weekly newsletter which is electronically sent to all parents and students * Makes certain that all scholarship opportunities and information are properly advertised in the weekly newsletter * Coordinates the guidance portion of Senior Recognition Night which includes the awarding of the SHS "In House" Scholarships * Serves as the Chairman of the SHS Scholarship Committee, administers the application for all "in House" scholarships, and chairs the meeting of this committee to select the recipients of these scholarships * Meets with and advises community members who wish to establish new scholarships * Serves as a fund manager for these scholarships, working closely with the Spartanburg County Foundation to make sure that all guidelines and recommendations are followed and that all legal paperwork is completed properly for the awarding of these funds * Verifies the naming of the Valedictorian and Salutatorian by recomputing the final GPA by hand * Manages senior scholarship award letters and computes four year projected scholarship total earned by each senior class * Annually updates and publishes school profile (sent with all transcripts) __ compiles various statistics for this such as the percent of seniors going on to a 2 or 4 year college * Monitors FAFSA completion by seniors in conjunction with SAM (Spartanburg Academic Movement) * Completes and submits College Freshmen Report as required by SDE annually * Speaks at various student and parent orientations and assists in representing the school at school and community functions/events/outreach programs * Manages/coordinates course registration for the new school year in PowerSchool for rising 9th-12th graders while also working with the middle schools to insure a smooth transition to high school.

* Works with the Principal and the Director of Curriculum and Instruction to assist with aspects of the Master Schedule * Assists with managing class sizes in PowerSchool as it affects guidance decisions * Answers variety of questions from faculty, staff, students, parents, guardians, and members of the community TERM: 240 Days; Salary to be established according to the Teacher Salary Schedule Your application will be processed when we are in receipt of the items listed below: 1.

Completed Application via Spartanburg School District 7 website at 2.

A 2-Step Tuberculin skin test that has been completed within the last year.

This can be uploaded to your application.

3.

Copies of transcripts verifying your educational background.

This can be uploaded to your application.

4.

Two (2) references that are familiar with your work performance (at least one professional). You MUST provide emails for your references via the application process.

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS OVER 60 DAYS WILL BE DEACTIVATED.

Spartanburg County School District No.

7 does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, national origin, age, handicap, or veteran status in the provision of educational opportunities and benefits, in compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the employment provision (Title I) of the American With Disabilities Act of 1990.

EOE Spartanburg School District 7 does not tolerate acts of sexual or gender-based harassment.

Any sexual or gender based harassment is encouraged to be reported to Spartanburg District 7, specifically to the District Title IX Administrator: Dr.

Kira L.

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