School Counselor - Malabar Intermediate School

About the role

The position is available for the 2026-2027 school year at Malabar Intermediate School within the Mansfield City Schools. The mission of the school's counselors is to provide comprehensive school counseling services to all students, helping them develop and enhance their academic, social, career, and personal strengths.

Responsibilities

• Create, teach, and evaluate developmentally appropriate curriculum which reflects and advances the cause of personal/social/emotional well-being of students.
• Create, teach, and evaluate developmentally appropriate curriculum which promotes career/occupational choices and information.
• Teach guidance units with students that will promote coping skills and appropriate positive mental health.
• Organize and effectively facilitate small group counseling sessions which meet the needs of students as expressed by principals, teachers, parents, and students.
• Provide individual Counseling (as determined by student need).
• Provide additional student support services to include parent communication and conferencing, staff consultation, and community health referrals.
• Engage in professional development deigned to improve professional skills in all facets of counseling.
• Work extensively with students to prepare students for college and career goals following High School.
• Lead scholarship and financial aid efforts for college bound students.
• Master the computer technology needed to perform daily guidance tasks.
• Lead group registration processes and the scheduling of students new to a building.
• Lead in the scheduling and registration of all students for the following school year.
• Assist in the registration of students for summer school as needed.
• Career/occupational domain: Plan and coordinate career days, shadowing experiences, and mentorships.
• Coordinate student schedule changes.
• Maintain accurate records in all facets of the guidance program.
• Assist in the administration of the testing programs assigned to the guidance department.
• Attend all building and district guidance department meetings.
• Attend professional conferences, seminars, and earn additional credit to stay current with contemporary issues in the area of guidance.
• Develop annual and long-term guidance goals.
• Submit agenda items for the building and district guidance meeting to the department chairperson.

Qualifications

• Valid Ohio School Counselor Certificate/License.
• Three years teaching experience.
• Demonstrates talent in successful teaching as reflected in student performance-based and standardized assessments.
• Demonstrates a problem-solving attitude.
• Believes and models the belief that all students can learn.
• Demonstrates excellent attendance and recognizes the connection of outstanding attendance to the relevance, rigor, and cycle of teaching and learning.