Director of Guidance

Position Type:
Student Support Services/Director of Guidance, Middle School

Date Posted:
5/30/2024

Location:
BDJ Multi-Magnet Middle School Campus

Date Available:
07/01/2024

Closing Date:
Until FilledTITLE: Guidance Director: Bennie Dover Jackson Multi Magnet Middle School
QUALIFICATIONS:

Connecticut certification

Such additional requirements as the Board may consider advisable and acceptable.

REPORTS TO: Principal

JOB GOAL: To help students in educational, personal/social, and career development and to supervise the activities of the guidance department and its staff.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assists in the development of policies and procedures for the department's operation.

Evaluates the guidance program periodically and seeks improvement.

Prepares and submits to the principal an annual report of departmental activities and developments.

Interprets the guidance program to the school staff, the administration, and the community.

Assists in the articulation of guidance services at various school levels, especially between the middle and high school grades.

Assists in the screening, interviewing, and recommending of department personnel.

Supervises procedures of all counselors in the department on a systematic basis and evaluates personnel annually or whenever appropriate.

Prepares and administers a departmental budget.

Responsible for organization and administration of standardized testing at the New London High School.

Organizes and develops a course selection guide.

Communicates clearly to students, parents, and the community the services provided by the Guidance Department.

Performs such other related tasks as the principal may from time to time assign.

SUMMER PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assists in planning and implementing the master schedule for New London High School.

Registers new students and ensures proper class placement.

Sends, receives, and evaluates students transcripts.

Corrects scheduling errors and balances students' schedules.

Assists the registrar in sending out report cards.

Answers questions concerning grades arising after the teachers leave for the summer.

Assists in revising the student handbook.

Assists the administration in planning for the opening of school in September.

Performs such other related duties as the principal may from time to time assign.

SALARY: Stipend as determined by current NLEA contract

EVALUATION: Annually by the principal or designee
DATE: February, 1982
REVISE: 1/28/93

New London Public Schools
New London, Connecticut