Overall Responsibilities:
• Develops and implements the school guidance program.
• Promotes academic, personal, social, and career development of all students.
• Consults with teachers, staff, and parents to support students in their learning and development.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the school Director
Specific Duties:
Guidance
• Develops and implements the school guidance program.
• Provides orientation activities for students new to the school.
• Assists in pre-registration of high school students.
• Guides individuals and groups of grade ten students through the development of educational and career plans.
• Assists grade eleven and twelve students in evaluating their current status in conjunction with graduation.
• Develops unit of instruction and teach career education.
• Guides students to explore career and college information system.
• Disseminates current, accurate information needed by individual students and parents as they develop their educational and career plans.
• Guides grade twelve students in college applications.
• Develops the guidance calendar, document and evaluates guidance activities as they are implemented.
Assessment
• With the assistance of the Assessment Coordinator interprets standardized test results and SAT, ACT, TOEFL, and ILTS test results to students, parents, and teachers.
• Conducts career assessments to groups of students and interprets the interest, personality, and aptitude test results.
Counseling
• Develops and implements the school counseling program.
• Conducts counseling sessions to individuals and groups of students.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of the counseling program annually with the School Director.
• Maintain counseling records to document interactions, interventions, and decisions.
Referral
• Refers students with problems to appropriate community agencies.
• Consults with appropriate personnel, such as nurses, administrators, psychiatrists, psychologists, and physicians.
• Maintains a comprehensive list of community resources.
Liaise with other school staff
• Consults with teachers, administrators, and parents regarding the developmental needs of students.
• Serves as an advocate for students.
• Develops and serves in student-study team.
• Develops crisis intervention process and serves in the crisis intervention team.
Professional Development
• Pursues continuous professional growth.
• Reads professional journals and keeps informed of current professional trends.
• Joins professional associations and conference.
• Conducts in-service training for teachers and staff.
Professionalism
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Operates within the established school procedures and policies.
• Attends school in-service workshops and meetings.
