About Job

Position Type:
School-Based Administrators/Secondary School Counselor

Date Posted:
5/22/2025

Location:
PATHFINDER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION

Date Available:
07/01/2025

Closing Date:
06/05/2025
Note to new and existing Administrators - Acceptance of a JCPS administrator (Assistant Principal/Counselor) position serves as acknowledgement of a 2 year committment to the position and location of acceptance. No new or existing administrator will be authorized to be considered for a lateral move until that committment is met.

**Please note, if the vacancy you are seeking is more working calendar days than your current position (i.e. Elementary Counselor 195 to Middle/High School Counselor 215) or a higher salary grade than your current position (i.e. Middle/Elementary School AP grade 11 to High School AP grade 12), you may still apply because these are deemed to be promotional opportunities.

Job Description: (Attached)
Salary Schedules / Grade: IV / 09
Days/Hours: 215/8

Estimated New Hire Annual Salary Range: $63,662.03 - $111,774.59
**Subject to Salary Placement Rules**

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assumes responsibility for the implementation of the District's guidance program at the building level. Counselors provide systematic and on-going individual and group counseling services related to the academic, vocational, social and personal development of students. Secondary school counselors provide information, consultation, appraisal, testing, and referral services designed to achieve appropriate program selection, placement and career planning for students. Major component responsibilities include orientation, academic planning, and class scheduling for individual students, maintenance of all student records, and the implementation of federal, state, and local educational mandates

Minimum Qualifications

Master's Degree with major in guidance and counseling
Certification in guidance and counseling by Kentucky Department of Education
Three (3) years of successful teaching experience or relevant school based experience
Effective communication skills

TO APPLY

Complete the online application
Upload a letter of interest specific to this position, "High School Counselor - Pathfinder". If letter is not specific, the application will be considered incomplete.
Upload a current resume
Upload a copy of your KY Administrator Certificate (if applicable)
Identify 5 references with one being your current supervisor

**Information you enter in the Experience section of the online application will be used to verify your qualification for this position. Information should be entered accurately and completely.
**Falsification of an employment application is grounds for exclusion from consideration and/or termination.

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