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General Description:

The School Counseling Specialist provides leadership, coordination, and support for the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of comprehensive school counseling programs aligned with national and state standards (Pre-Kindergarten - 12). This position collaborates with school and division stakeholders to promote academic achievement, social/emotional development, and college and career readiness for all students within a multi-tiered system of support. The Specialist delivers coaching, professional learning, and technical assistance to school counselors to ensure best practices and effective program delivery, and uses data-driven strategies to evaluate program impact, guide decision-making, and support positive student outcomes in behavior, attendance, and achievement. This position also partners with internal teams and external agencies to expand resources, respond to crises, and advance equitable access to opportunities for all students.

Job Description:

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Essential Job Functions:

• Supports the development, management, and delivery of comprehensive school counseling programs that address the academic achievement, social/emotional development, and college and career readiness needs of all students in alignment with the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) National Model, Standards for School Counseling Programs in Virginia Public Schools, and the school division

• Works collaboratively with building administrators, other specialists, and central office administration to support school counseling programs

• Provides coaching and leadership for school counselors to ensure best practices and to support the delivery of comprehensive school counseling programs through site visits, small groups, and virtual meetings 

• Coordinates, develops, and delivers relevant professional learning and training opportunities for school counselors and other division-wide staff based on identified areas of need

• Supports division-wide programming and initiatives that support all three domains of service: academic achievement, social/emotional development, and college and career readiness 

• Supports evidence-based school counseling practices that result in positive student outcomes in the areas of behavior, attendance, and achievement

• Assists schools in navigating critical and emergency situations, and supports division-wide mental health crisis responses in the aftermath of school-community emergencies/crises

• Works in partnership with the division's mental health team to support school division initiatives 

• Collaborates with school and division stakeholders to advocate for equity and access to advanced level coursework and life-ready experiences for all students

• Collaborates with external community agencies and partners that may serve as an academic and mental/behavioral health resource for students and schools

• Gathers and analyzes relevant data to guide school counseling program planning, inform practice, and evaluate program impact on student achievement, behavior, and attendance

• May perform other duties as assigned

Budgetary Responsibility:

This position has no budgetary responsibilities.

Report Preparation:

This position works in collaboration with the supervisor for data collection, presentations, and reports needed to support functions of the Office of School Counseling and Mental Health Services, the school division, and the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE). 

Equipment Operation:

Uses typical office equipment, including computers, copiers, and scanners

Contacts:

This position has regular contact with school counselors, administrators, student services personnel, central office personnel, teachers, students, staff, and parents. This position also has frequent contact with public agency representatives for collaboration of resources and service delivery for students.

Work Direction/Supervision:

This position provides instructions, advice, training, and guidance on how school counseling tasks must be completed, but does not supervise others.

Decision-Making:

This position performs the majority of functions independently, and seeks supervisor guidance as needed.

Formal Policy-Setting Responsibilities:

This position may provide input related to division counseling services, as requested by the supervisor.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers, reach with hands and arms, handle or feel objects, printed materials and/or controls and talk and hear.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit and drive.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee performs work in various locations within the public school system. Frequent travel within the school division is required. Work may require transport of materials from location to location.  The noise level in the work environment is quiet to moderate.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Considerable knowledge of school counseling concepts, principles, and methodologies 

• Advanced proficiency in gathering, interpreting, and visualizing student data to drive program decision-making and evaluate impact 

• Ability to coordinate division-wide initiatives, manage timelines, and ensure alignment between state standards and school-level implementation 

• Ability to  provide actionable feedback and facilitate professional learning

• Ability to utilize school management systems and data platforms to track program outcomes and student progress, to support building administrators and school counselors through change, and to lead during highly sensitive and urgent situations

• Demonstrably strong problem solving, collaborative, and organizational skills; effective communication and interpersonal skills; strong capacity to foster trust with diverse stakeholders; and ability to connect broader division goals to the work and practice of school counseling

Additional Job Requirements:

Must hold a valid Virginia license as a Professional School Counselor, with progressive experience as a school counselor supporting comprehensive school counseling programs

Preferred: Experience in developing and implementing school counseling programs at the district level

Applicants considered for employment must successfully complete the following background investigations/tests:

• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal History Investigation

• State Police Criminal History Investigation

• Child Protective Services (CPS) Investigation

• Tuberculosis Screening/Test

Compensation

$73,934.97 - $125,700.37

Hours Per Day

8

Days Per Year

260

Benefits

Chesterfield County Public Schools offers a wide variety of benefits to employees.  Benefit offerings may differ based upon full-time and part-time employee status.

Chesterfield County Public Schools assures Equal Employment Opportunities for employees as required by Federal and State Orders and Laws.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks. This job description is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements.  However, administration reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary.  It is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position and does not imply an employment contract.