School Counselor

Position Type: Student Support Services/ Guidance Counselor Date Posted: 7/9/2026 Location: East Haven High School Date Available: 08/24/2025 Closing Date: 07/24/2026 Job Title : Guidance Counselor - Long Term Sub School : East Haven High School Reports To : Building Principal Education : The successful candidate must hold current CT certification as a School Counselor (068), BA (preferred MA) from an accredited college or university in Social Work or Psychology. Job Description To assist all high school students in the developmental processes in intellectual, social and personal growth and to assist high school students in making informed and individually appropriate social, educational and vocational choices. Salary : This position is full-time for the entire 2026-2027 school year with benefits. Salary of $54,935.00 as listed in the Teacher's contract. Responsibilities Professional Growth Participate in professional growth activities and complete a professional development plan. Attend professional conferences and workshops related to the overall guidance program. Academic Development Meet with students prior to and during the registration process, inform the students of classes relative to course selection and assist the administration in the registration and scheduling process. Conduct follow-up meetings with students after the master schedule is developed to make any necessary changes in students' schedules. Conduct orientation meetings with all eighth grade public and parochial middle school students to provide information regarding class offerings and registration procedures. Provide individual counseling for students regarding scheduling upon request of the student or his/her parent/guardian. Make recommendations to students regarding class selection that take into consideration the student's abilities, background and interests. The recommendations may be made by means of small group and/or individual meetings or other methods recommended by teachers. Meet with students individually or in groups to discuss credits, courses and entrance exams required by colleges and technical schools. Advise students regarding the accuracy and completeness of records and credits and perform periodic credit checks from grades nine through 12 with an emphasis on the senior year. Provide written contact and telephone calls to parents/guardians of senior students who are deficient in their credit status. Provide information to students needing to attend summer programs to make up credit deficiencies. Coordinate homebound instruction for students who qualify. Assist new, transfer and foreign exchange students in enrollment, registration, class selection, grades in progress and the transfer of credits. He/she shall conduct a screening of cumulative records and/or parent/guardian/student interviews of all students new to the school. Evaluate credits from outside sources. Be responsible for assisting the administration in the compilation of a course description booklet and the distribution of this booklet to every student in high school. Personal/Social Development Provide individual and/or group counseling in areas dealing with alcohol, tobacco and other drugs/alcohol and other drug addiction (ATOD/AODA) issues, family relationships, financial problems, school attendance and peer relationships. Facilitate student involvement in appropriate remedial classes or alternative education programs. Participate in multidisciplinary activities for selected students by contacting and meeting with special education staff members. He/she shall contribute information in the areas of academic achievement in regular education classes, professional impressions of the student based on observations and interviews and make available information about the student provided to the district by outside agencies. Assist special education staff members, including the School Psychologist, in screening special education referrals by providing background information. Act as a referral agent in the regular education staffing by receiving referrals from staff, making contact with the student and possibly the student's parent(s)/guardian(s) and conducting conferences to determine potential outcomes. Provide a link between students and appropriate community resources and outside agencies such as adolescent day treatment programs, hospital-based counseling programs and State Protective Services. Assist students in alternative education programs by receiving referrals from administrators, teachers, parents/guardians and students. Help resolve student/teacher conflicts by meeting with the student(s) and teacher individually or in groups to determine the nature and extent of the problem and to outline possible remedial strategies. Direct students to provide them with sources of vocational/technical, career, college, military information and work. Provide newsletters and other information to parents/guardians and students that relate to testing dates, college visitation dates, deadlines for filing applications, presentations that are held for career speakers and dates of military recruiter visits. Coordinate the College Fair and individual visits from college representatives. Write letters of recommendation for students who want to enter post-secondary institutions or are applying for jobs. Prepare and process scholarship materials; establish, organize and meet with scholarship committees; make scholarship applications available to students; and guide students through the total process. Evaluation Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Classified Personnel. This job description is not, nor is it intended to be, a complete statement of all duties, functions, and responsibilities which comprises this position. East Haven Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer. Minorities, females, handicapped, and veterans are encouraged to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr