Substitute School Counselor SY 2026-2027

Utilizing leadership, advocacy, and collaboration, school counselors promote student success, provide preventive services, and respond to identified student needs by implementing a comprehensive school counseling program that addresses academic, career, and personal/social development for all students. Provides advice and guidance to students, school administrators, staff, parents and community members. Performs other duties as assigned. Utilizing leadership, advocacy, and collaboration, school counselors promote student success, provide preventive services, and respond to identified student needs by implementing a comprehensive school counseling program that addresses academic, career, and personal/social development for all students. Provides advice and guidance to students, school administrators, staff, parents and community members. Performs other duties as assigned. ### Responsibilities **EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:** - Assists all students, individually or in small groups, with developing academic, career and personal/social skills, goals and plans to ensure they are college, career and life ready. - Provides individual and group counseling to students with identified needs or prevention-oriented activities. Consults and collaborates effectively with parents/guardians, teachers, administrators and other educational/community resources regarding students. - Provides services through the School Counseling Core Curriculum, Individual Student Planning (6 Year Plan) and preventive and responsive services while maintaining program management, system support and accountability. - Develops, manages, and communicates the comprehensive school counseling program based on the ASCA National Model, COMAR and current individual school data (School Progress Plan) with the school administrator and other stakeholders. - Accurately and appropriately uses assessment procedures for determining and structuring individual and group counseling services. - Monitors student academic performance, behavior and attendance and assists with appropriate interventions. - Collaborates with parents/guardians and educators to assist students with educational and career planning. - Accurately and appropriately interprets and utilizes student data. Assists teachers, parents/guardians and other stakeholders in interpreting and understanding student data. Prepares and presents reports. - Implements an effective referral and follow-up process. - Maintains current and appropriate resources for education stakeholders. - Conducts a yearly program audit to review extent of program implementation and analyzes data to guide program direction and emphasis. - Measures results of the school counseling program activities including the Closing the Gap Action Plans and shares results as appropriate. - Adheres to laws, policies, procedures, and ethical standards of the school counseling profession. ### Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Education, Training, and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master’s degree in school counseling. Licenses and Certificates: Possession of a Maryland Educator Professional Certificate with School Counselor endorsement. OR Education, Training, and Experience: Education, training, and experience as required by the Maryland Pathway to Initial Licensure for School Counselor. Licenses and Certificates: Possession of, or eligibility for, a Maryland Educator Professional License and School Counselor Licensure. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knowledge of the principles and practices of school counseling. Knowledge of curriculum. Knowledge of effective instructional techniques. Knowledge of instructional materials and equipment. Knowledge of the ASCA National Model. Knowledge of and skill in data analysis. Demonstration of outstanding written and oral communication skills. Demonstration of strong leadership and human relations skills. PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS: The work of this class is generally perfor…