Counselor, Adult Tech

Responsibilities

• Provides students and parents’ information regarding the college application process, financial aid and scholarship opportunities; provide career/technical information.
• Develops and maintains an organized system of postsecondary education informational resources.
• Provides an ongoing program of individual, small group, and large group counseling services in the areas of academic advisement, career awareness and social/personal growth.
• Consults with administrators, teachers, parents, and district support personnel in identifying and resolving student issues, needs and problems.
• Interprets and utilizes school records.
• Addresses individual student needs and refers students to appropriate school personnel as necessary.
• Facilitates the involvement of parents in the education of their students, including assisting in parent/teacher/counselor conferences.
• Affords assistance to students in developing self-understanding, self-acceptance, effective interpersonal skills, career exploration, and educational planning.
• Provides information about appropriate community resources.

Requirements

• Demonstrates regular and predictable attendance.
• Supports the District’s vision, mission, goals, and Strategic Plan.
• Engages in civility, respect, and professionalism.
• Maintains the professional knowledge and skills necessary to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of their positions.

Qualifications

• Florida Professional Educator Certificate: Guidance and Counseling.
• Reads, analyzes, and interprets all kinds of documents.
• Responds to inquiries or complaints from employees, regulatory agencies, or community.
• Writes speeches and effectively presents to managers, the public, and school board.
• Adds, subtracts, multiplies, and divides in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Computes rate, ratio, and percent and draws and interprets bar graphs.
• Solves practical problems and deals with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Interprets a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Uses Microsoft Office.
• Standing, walking, sitting, handling, keyboarding, talking, and hearing.
• Lifting up to 10 pounds.
• Reaching both dominant and non-dominant hand; overhead.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity ensured by School Board Policy.
• Preference given to veterans and spouses of veterans who are Florida residents.

Pay

Our district salary schedules are available at: https://www.hillsboroughschools.org/employeerelations.

Schedule

Job postings close at 7:00 p.m. on the posted Closing Date.