School Guidance Counselor -- Bristol Local Schools

Position:

• School Guidance Counselor
• 2025-2026 School Year                   

Reports to:       

• High School Principal/Elementary School Principal  

Employment Status:       

• Regular/Full-time               

FLSA Status:       

• Exempt                  

Description:      

• Responsible for the development and implementation of the high school guidance program; assist and support students with concerns and/or problems; help students become more knowledgeable of the world of work and the skills and education related to these; serve as a resource for students, parents and staff.

                         
****** NOTE:  The below lists are not ranked in order of importance
   
Essential Functions:

• Ensure safety of students
• Maintain accurate and complete records as required
• Provide guidance to students to promote their educational development
• Attend parent/teacher conferences
• Collaborate with colleagues
• Take necessary and reasonable precautions to protect equipment, materials, and facilities
• Provide individual student counseling regarding course selection
• Administer standardized testing program
• Enroll and orient new and transfer students
• Provide referrals to community agencies for students with special needs
• Process requests for homework assignments for students out with extended illnesses
• Process requests for weekly progress reports
• Assist students with preparing college and university applications
• Responsible for organizing and coordinating college night
• Send parents of seniors warning letters regarding academic failures or fees owed
• Responsible for early graduation applications, correspondence course work, independent study, summer school and night school
• Assist students in developing individual career plans
• Organize and coordinate the course registration process
• Responsible for student awards and scholarships
• Provide information services, student appraisal and record services, group guidance services, counseling services, consultative services, parent conference services, resource coordination services, placement services, evaluation and planning services and testing services
• Organize and coordinate freshman orientation, senior awards night, college planning and scholarship meetings, financial aid seminar, commencement, parent and student registration orientation, and career planning committee test day
• Assist the administration in implementing all procedures and rules governing student life
• Counsel students on college and career plans
• Provide counseling that will lead each student to increased personal growth, self-understanding, and maturity
• Provide student information to colleges and potential employers according to provisions of the policy on student records
• Serve as a resource on counseling and problem solving for other staff members
• Maintain respect at all times for confidential information
• Attend meetings and in-services as required per negotiated agreement
• Participate in educational field trips
• Refer students suspected of learning difficulties to the intervention assistance team
• Observe ethics of the teaching profession 

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Promote good public relations
• Schedule and meet with colleges, technical schools and military representatives
• Calculate student GPA based upon weighted courses
• Plan, organize and approve college fair trips and visitations
• Serve as a role model for students
• Respond to routine questions and requests in a timely, appropriate manner
• Establish and maintain cooperative professional relationships
• Assist in the selection of textbooks, equipment, and other educational materials
• Participate in committees, study teams, and cocurricular activities as agreed upon
• Participate in intervention assistance team meetings
• Maintain and improve professional competence by attending professional seminars, workshops, etc. to keep current on relevant issues
• Supervise intern guidance counselors
• Counsel, advise, encourage, and motivate students
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Building Principal or designee 

Qualifications:

• Master's degree or equivalent from a four-year college or university
• Appropriate state of Ohio certifications/license
• One to two years related experience
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent and/or Board of Education may find appropriate 

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to work effectively with others
• Ability to communicate ideas and directives clearly and effectively both orally and in writing
• Effective, active listening skills
• Organizational and problem solving skills
• Knowledge and skills in test administration and interpretation
• Knowledge of school curriculum
• Knowledge of financial aid
• Computer scheduling literacy
• Basic knowledge of the nine dimensions of guidance
• Knowledge of special education
• Training in chemical and alcohol abuse intervention
• Test administration knowledge and skills
• Basic computer/word processing skills 

Equipment Operated:

• Computer
• Printer
• Telephone system
• Calculator
• Fax machine
• Locked file cabinets
• TV
• DVD player
• Copy machine
• Telephone 

Additional Working Conditions:

• Occasional evening work
• Occasional exposure to blood, bodily fluids, and tissue
• Occasionally lift, carry, push, and pull various items up to a maximum of 25 pounds
• Frequent repetitive hand motion, e.g., computer keyboard, calculator, writing
• Frequent requirement to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, see, read, speak, reach, stretch with hands and arms, crouch, kneel, climb, and stoop
• Occasional travel, e.g., attending workshop outside of district
• Occasional interaction with unruly students
• Occasional operation of a vehicle in inclement weather conditions, i.e., being prepared to work on all scheduled school days, except calamity days
• Occasional requirement to lift, carry, push and pull up to a maximum of 25 pounds 

******* This job description is subject to change and in no manner states or implies that these are the only duties and responsibilities to be performed by the incumbent. The incumbent will be required to follow the instructions and perform the duties required by the                         incumbent’s supervisor, appointing authority.
 
Application Process: 

• Individuals interested in the above position should submit a letter of interest and resume to:
• Dan Collins, High School Principal at:  daniel.collins@bristol.k12.oh.us

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The Trumbull County Educational Service Center Governing Board does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or genetic information in employment or the provision of services.