School guidance counselor

School Guidance Counselor

Health Sciences Charter School

Buffalo , NY 14209

Certified - Teaching - Guidance/School Counselor {GUID}

Job Number 3300053821

Start Date

Open Date 10/21/2025

Closing Date

Job title - Guidance Counselor

Reports to - Principal

Status - Full-time, Exempt

Position Summary: A Guidance Counselor provides support services to the students enrolled at Health Sciences Charter School, counseling students on issues affecting their education in school and out of school, evaluating student's skills and abilities, and ensuring they are prepared for later vocational as well as educational opportunities

Responsibilities:

• Counsel students in order to help them understand and overcome their personal, social and/or behavioral issues affecting their education.

• Provide crisis intervention to students during difficult situations at or outside of school.

• Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, administrators or other professionals to discuss student's progress, resolve behavioral, academic or other problems regarding the student in order to determine how to meet the student's needs.

• Preserve accurate and complete records as required by law, district policies and administrative standards.

• Prepare students for later educational opportunities by evaluating their abilities, interests, skills, and personality characteristics through the use of tests, records, interviews or professional sources.

• Aid students in career planning and career exploration.

• Counsel students on educational issues, such as class selection, class scheduling and registration, school adjustments, excessive absenteeism, study habits, and career planning.

• Conduct follow-up interviews to check the progress of students, identify whether their needs are being met and take initiatives to meet the student's needs.

• Identify domestic problems that are affecting students and encourage them and their family to seek assistance from mental health professionals.

• Provide additional support to students, educating them on drug and alcohol prevention, sex education, and conflict resolution.

• The creation and population of courses in E-school Under the direction of the Principal, attach teachers to courses in E-school

• Enroll and oversee students in college courses

• Other duties as assigned and requested.

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Salary: From 40000.00

Salary: To 60000.00

Salary Competitive Y

Appointment Status Permanent

Position Status Full time

Start Date Once filled

Required Certification Type Guidance {2040}

Contact Person's Name Kiya Bell

Contact Person's Title Director of HR

Contact Person's Phone 7164365335

Contact Person's Email [email protected]