High School Guidance Counselor Job Opening

Candidate should meet with all assigned students in grades 8 through 12 a minimum of, at least, once each year to develop and review long and short term academic plans, course planning, and college and career planning.Candidate should meet with juniors and seniors on an ongoing basis to help with college planning and the application process.Candidate will need to work closely and consult regularly with the special education department, school nurse, school social worker, school administration, parents, the community, outside human service professionals and agencies, as well as fellow guidance department colleagues Candidate will need to participate in the student course registration process each spring and meet with students to resolve scheduling conflicts.Candidate will periodically review the report cards and progress reports of all assigned students and meet with those who are not performing adequately and recommend plans for improvement. Candidate will be available to attend and participate in parent information evenings such as college planning, financial aid.Candidate will be able to conduct group workshops in such areas as the administration and interpretation of vocational interest testing, academic planning, setting priorities, college and career planning and the college admissions process, as well as socio/emotional topics such as anger management, depression, peer pressure, etc.Candidate will schedule parent/teacher conferences when needed. Candidate will administer standardized testing on an ongoing basis.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $35,000.00 to $47,000.00 /year

Experience:

• Relevant: 3 years (Preferred)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Location:

• Wimberley, TX 78676 (Preferred)