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Job Description
Henry Clay High School Counselor•1.0 FTE
Fayette County Public Schools
HENRY CLAY HIGH SCHOOL
•Lexington, Kentucky This job is also posted in Fayette County Public Schools
Job Details
Job ID:
5789535
Application Deadline:
Jul 02, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
Posted:
Yesterday
Starting Date:
Jul 1, 2026
Job Description
Fayette County Public Schools, KY
JOB
DESCRIPTION
•Counselor•Middle/High To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description.
Counselor•Middle/High
Job Class Code:
1050
Position Type:
Salary
Job Type:
Certified
Pay Grade:
Salary calculations are based on verified education and related experience levels
Reports To:
Superintendent's Designee
Supervises:
N/A
Work Calendar Name:
10.5-month salaried
Days in work calendar: 209
JOB SUMMARY
To provide the best functional guidance program possible under the direction of the principal, the Associate Director for Pupil Personnel and Guidance Services, and other administrative personnel.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Provides counseling services using his/her competencies and professional knowledge in an effort to assist the student to:
understand and accept himself as an individual, thus leading to development of self-awareness
develop personal decision-making competencies that are important to the decision-making process
to develop the ability to resolve problems
counsels parents to assume responsibility for their decisions and the consequences resulting from them.
Assists in providing student appraisal procedures by:
organizing, developing, collecting, studying, and using pertinent appraisal data as bases for stimulating the intellectual, career, and personality development of each student;
interpreting the implications of appraisal data to teachers and administrators;
helping teachers develop competencies in student appraisal procedures;
working with school administrators to develop conditions conducive to the operation of an effective program of student appraisal procedures.
Assists in providing informational procedures by:
organizing, collecting, disseminating, and interpreting pertinent educational and occupational information for use by students, parents, and school staff.
developing suitable plans and procedures for effective group guidance activities;
planning with teachers for the development and use of units of instruction that relate to the goals of guidance;
developing student competencies in using information more effectively to attain their personal goals.
Assists in procedures concerning realistic placement of students considering his interests, stage of development, and program offerings by:
participating with the school staff in providing accurate and proper grouping procedures for all students;
helping students in making informed choices of subjects that relate to his future goals;
identifying school related and community related activities in keeping with student interests and encouraging student participation in those activities.
Assists in providing referral services for students by:
utilizing special services available through the Department of Pupil Personnel and Guidance Services and the Department of Instructional Improvement Services that relate to all special needs of students;
utilizing special services available through the various community agencies;
assuring accuracy and completeness of data that accompanies the request for referral services;
making parents aware of the available referral services and encourage utilization of these services whenever it seems appropriate;
encouraging the development and/or extension of community agencies for meeting special student needs that are not already adequately met.
Assists in providing evaluation and research data by:
developing suitable plans and procedures for continuous evaluation of the effectiveness of the work of the counselor;
developing suitable plans and procedures for continuous evaluations of the effectiveness of the total guidance program;
cooperating with local, state, federal, and university-sponsored guidance research studies when appropriately related and properly coordinated.
Performs certain other tasks that are supportive and complementary to the total guidance program in the school by:
participating in programs of orientation for students, being especially concerned with articulation;
providing and receiving consultative assistance concerning student growth and development;
participating in curricular planning and revision with special focus on the student-centered point of view;
developing plans for continuing on the job professional improvement.
Demonstrates the ability to communicate in more than one language or the willingness to learn to communicate in more than one language at the novice level of proficiency.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Maintains regular attendance.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
Master's Degree
Three years successful teaching experience is preferred.
Licenses or Certifications:
Valid Kentucky Teaching Certificate (preferred)
Certification as a High School Guidance Counselor
Special Requirements:
N/A
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking
Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing
Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations
Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching
Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull light weights
Job Description Creation Date:
Revision Date:
3/1995
7/2012
10/2024
The Fayette County Board of Education is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Superintendent shall adhere to a policy of equal employment opportunity in all personnel matters. No person shall be subjected to discrimination in regard to employment, retention, promotion, demotion, transfer or dismissal because of race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation or gender identity), genetic information, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, age or disabling condition or limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.
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