DIRECTOR OF COUNSELING - BURLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL 3223708

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POSITION TITLE:
Director of School Counseling
SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT:
Burlington High School
REPORTS TO:
Principal
DIRECTLY SUPERVISES:
Burlington High School Counselors, School Registrar, School Data
Manager, Counseling Department Assistant, School Mental Health Counselor, School Social Worker, Act 77 Flexible Pathways Coordinator
NON-UNION/UNION:
BAA - BURLINGTON ADMINISTRATORS ASSOCIATION
NON-EXEMPT/EXEMPT
: Exempt/Salary
BENEFIT ELIGIBLE:
Yes
REVISION DATE:
02/15/23
A. SCOPE OF WORK:
To develop and maintain an effective and efficient school counseling program and services
which support and encourage students to make the most of the educational opportunities
available to them within and outside of Burlington High School.
B. 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.
1. Establishes and maintains a program of school counseling services for BHS
students and staff including an annual schedule of services and events:
- Supervises, supports, and evaluates all BHS Counseling Department and
support personnel including School Counselors, the Registrar, the School Data
Manager, the Counseling Department Assistant, the School Social Worker, the
School Mental Health Counselor, and other positions as appropriate;
- Develops appropriate annual school counseling department goals and budget
consistent with high school and district long-range goals;
- Schedules and conducts weekly counselor meetings for the BHS counseling
staff and oversees in-service professional development;
- Oversees the development of grade appropriate programming including rising
ninth grade orientation for students and parents, career and post-secondary
planning for all students, and presentations responsive to school and world
events.
- Coordinates student awards night and graduation with the principal, ensuring
accurate and appropriate distribution of awards and the awarding of diplomas;
- Serves as spokesperson and helps to coordinate school counseling services K-
12 in the school district.
2. Provides general school counseling services to a reduced caseload of students;
3. Supervises the preparation of reports, records, and other paperwork required and
appropriate to administering the school counseling department;
- Coordinates the submission, storing, and reporting of student grades/credits to families
and others;
- Oversees the proper evaluation of student records to assure that graduation
requirements are met by all BHS graduation candidates;
- 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;
4. Oversees the master scheduling process in conjunction with the principal;
- Develops and implements the course development, orientation, and selection process
and timeline for all high school students including those rising from 8th to 9th grade;
- Revises, edits and publishes the annual BHS course description booklet
(Opportunities in Education);
- Assists the principal in developing the master academic schedule and processing
student course selections;
5. Develops and implements a registration process for students entering BHS at the
throughout the school year including over the summer months and makes necessary
schedule changes for students;
6.Provides administrative support for school, district, and community programs;
- Attends and participates in appropriate area, state, and regional guidance and
counseling meetings and conferences;
- Maintains good relations with all BHS departments and participates in the weekly
administrative team leadership meetings; Serves as the liaison with the Burlington
Technical Center, the Center for Technical Education, the Horizon School, and
other educational entities;
- Coordinate and oversee state and pre-college testing as needed;
- Develops and maintains working relationships with community agencies to
support student referrals;
- Assists the middle school principals with the supervision and evaluation of their
counselors and support staff as needed;
- Performs other tasks and responsibilities as assigned by the Superintendent,
BHS Principal, or their designees.
C. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Education:
a. Hold a Master’s degree in school guidance and counseling;
b. Certifiable as a School Counselor in the State of Vermont;
2. Experience:
a. Have a minimum of five years of successful experience as a high school
counselor. b. Successful classroom experience desirable;
3. Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities:
- 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.
4. List Specific Skills And/Or Abilities Required:
a. Demonstrate planning and organizing abilities;
b. Demonstrate leadership abilities;
c. Demonstrate clinical skills
d. Demonstrate commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion;
e. Demonstrate experience overseeing state and pre-college testing;
f. Ability and interest in direct and effective communication;
g. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent may find
appropriate and acceptable;
h. Maintain character and personality that instills confidence and respect of students,
parents and colleagues;
i. Demonstrate commitment towards professional growth and educational
achievement for all students within the **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***.;
D. WORKING CONDITIONS:
These are the physical and mental/reasoning requirements of
the position as it is typically performed. The inability to meet one or more of these
physical or mental/reasoning requirements will not automatically disqualify a candidate or
employee from the position.
- Seeing
- Math skills – complex
- Color perception (red, green, amber)
- Writing – basic
- Hearing/listening
- Writing – complex
- Clear speech
- Analysis/comprehension
- Tasting
- Judgment/decision making
- Smelling
- Clerical
- Touching
- Inside air conditioning and heat
- Dexterity: _Y_ Hand, Y Finger
- Outside weather conditions
- Lifting - up to 30 pounds
- Works alone
- Carrying - up to 30 pounds
- Works with others
- Climbing on Stairs/Ladders, and balance
- Face-to-face contact
- Driving
- Verbal contact with others
- Standing
- Extreme heat
- Sitting
- Extreme cold
- Stooping
- High places
-Kneeling
- Noise
- Crouching
- Fumes/odors
- Crawling
- Dirt/dust
- Remain Stationary
- Hazardous materials
- Pushing/pulling
- Electrical equipment
- Moving objects
- Mechanical equipment
- Reading – basic
- Pressurized equipment
- Reading – complex
- Ability to move distances within schools, halls, and athletic fields
- Math skills – basic
Equal Opportunity:
The **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Position Type:
Full-time
Positions Available:
1
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.
Job Requirements
No experience required
Contact Information
Christopher Celotto
150 Colchester Ave
Burlington, Vermont 05401
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