DIRECTOR OF GUIDANCE

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The **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. is seeking a Director of Guidance to develop and maintain an effective and efficient guidance program and counseling services which support and encourage students to make the most of the educational opportunities available to them.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
This section outlines the fundamental job functions that must be performed in this position. This includes:
Qualifications/Basic Job Requirements
Physical and Mental/Reasoning Requirements
Work Environment
These areas state the underlying requirements that an employee must meet in order to perform these essential functions. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations may be made to qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.
Establishes and maintains a program of guidance and counseling services for BHS students and staff including an annual schedule of services and events;
Supervises and evaluates all BHS Counseling Department and support personnel. Assists the middle school principals with the supervision and evaluation of their counselors and support staff. Participates in hiring of all guidance personnel;
Develops appropriate annual guidance department goals consistent with high school and district long-range goals;
Works with counselors to improve their guidance and counseling skills and assists them with individual counseling situations;
Oversees the in-service professional development of the counseling department staff, including the preparation of inservice days;
Schedules and conducts weekly counselor meetings for the BHS counseling staff;
Delegates to counselors and support staff appropriate responsibilities within the department;
Maintains good relations with all BHS departments and participates in weekly Administrative Advisory Committee meetings with the BHS principal and department heads;
Develops and maintains working relationships with community agencies to support student referrals;
Processes and responds to departmental mail and telephone requests for information and information dissemination to students and staff;
Coordinates the submission and processing of student report cards and the transcription of grade and credits on student permanent record cards;
Maintains informational services and reference materials on career, educational, and military opportunities available to students;
Prepares or supervises the preparation of report, records, and other paperwork required or appropriate to administering the guidance department;
Provides a sounds and continuous internal and external public relations program for the guidance department;
Prepares an annual guidance department budget for BHS and oversees its expenditures;
Develops and implements the course orientation, selection process, and timeline for all high school students;
Edits and publishes an annual BHS course description booklet (Opportunities in Education);
Assists the principal in developing the master academic schedule and processing student course selections;
Develops and implements a registration process for students entering BHS at the beginning of, and throughout, the school year;
Develops and implements a student orientation program for incoming freshman;
Maintain small caseload of students;
Works with the principal to develop the curriculum and recommend curricular changes where appropriate;
Oversees the collection, maintenance, dissemination, and destruction of the student education records of all present and past BHS students, including the review of all records before they are disseminated;
Oversees the proper evaluation of student records to assure that graduation requirements are met by all BHS graduation candidates;
Registers and schedules all new students who enter BHS over the summer months and makes necessary schedule changes for students;
Coordinates the annual submission of Multi-Year Plans to the School Board and Commissioner;
Heads the BHS and District Child Protection Teams including in-service, support and referral responsibilities;
Acts as the District Administrator in charge of student education records, policy compliance, including procedure development, staff in-service, and staff assistance;
Assists with the development and implementation of a drug and alcohol program for the District;
Attends and participates in appropriate area, state, and regional guidance and counseling meetings and conferences;
Keeps abreast of trends, developments and research in the area of school guidance and counseling;
Supervises the activities of the BHS Health Assistant;
Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as assigned by the Superintendent, BHS Principal, or their designees;
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Education
Hold a Master’s degree in school guidance and counseling;
Certifiable as a Guidance Counselor in the State of Vermont;
Experience:
Have a minimum of two years of successful experience as a school counselor.
Successful classroom experience desirable;
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
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Working knowledge:
Sufficient familiarity with the subject to know basic principles and terminology and to understand and solve simple problems.
General knowledge
Sufficient knowledge of a field to perform most work in normal situations. The work calls for comprehension of standard situations and includes knowledge of most of the significant aspects of the subject.
Thorough knowledge:
Advanced knowledge of the subject matter. The work calls for sufficient comprehension of the subject area to solve unusual as well as common work problems, to be able to advise on technical matters and to serve as a resource on the subject for others in the organization.
Comprehensive knowledge
Requires complete mastery and understanding of the subject. This term should be used sparingly and only for unusually exacting or responsible positions required to originate hypotheses, concepts, or approaches.
List Specific Skills And/Or Abilities Required:
Demonstrate planning and organizing abilities;
Demonstrate leadership abilities;
Demonstrate clinical skills
Demonstrate commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion;
Demonstrate experience overseeing state and pre-college testing;
Ability and interest in direct and effective communication;
Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent may find appropriate and acceptable;
Maintain character and personality that instills confidence and respect of students, parents and colleagues;
Demonstrate commitment towards professional growth and educational achievement for all students within the **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***.;
**MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. is an Equasl Oppotunity Emploter. We encourage everyone to apply.
Position Type:
Full-time
Equal Opportunity Employer
**MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Minority candidates are encouraged to apply.
Contact Information
Christopher Celotto
150 Colchester Avenue
Burlington, Vermont 05401
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