Guidance Counselor

Position Type:

Student Support Services

Date Posted:

5/6/2025

Location:

TBD

District:

Anson County Schools Reports to: Principal

Supervises: None

Term of Employment: 10 Months

Salary: State Salary Schedule

Qualifications:

• Master Degree Preferred

• 1 Year of experience

• citizenship in United States required

Essential Job Functions:

PURPOSE: Utilizing leadership, advocacy, and collaboration, school counselors promote student success, provide preventive services, and respond to identified student needs by implementing a comprehensive school counseling program that addresses academic, career, and personal/social development for all students.

In North Carolina, one has to complete an approved master’s degree in school counseling program in a regionally accredited college or university in order to be a licensed school counselor. Within these counselor education programs, several standards are studied such as the professional identity of school counseling, cultural diversity, human growth and development, and career development. Also required are the core components for helping relationships, group and individual work, assessment, research and program evaluation, knowledge and requirements for school counselors, contextual dimensions of school counseling, foundations of school counseling and an internship under a highly qualified school counselor.

School counselors are expected to apply their professional training in schools in order to support student academic success. Through comprehensive school counseling programs of developmental, preventive, remedial, and responsive services, school counselors address academic development, career development, and personal/social development of students. This job description is a guide for the implementation of such comprehensive school counseling programs in the public schools of North Carolina.

Oversee and fulfill a guidance program designed to allow students to voice concerns without fear of punishment or judgment.

Analyze student performance in class and identify sources of problems.

Get to know students and their unique needs to offer specialized solutions.

Help students develop a plan for their academic career that corresponds with their skills and interests.

Host crisis intervention and prevention programs.

Facilitate communication between parents, Teachers, administrators and students about behavior and academic problems.

Assist with school programs and events.

Attachment(s):

GUIDANCE COUNSELOR 2025.pdf