Anticipated Guidance Counselor

Position Type:
FRAA/Guidance Counselor

Date Posted:
5/13/2026

Location:
James Madison Morton Middle School
Position: Guidance Counselor

Job Description: To assist students in overcoming problems which impede learning and help them in making educational, occupational, and life decisions which facilitate their growth, potential and self-actualization.

Performance Responsibilities:

1. Assist students in evaluating their aptitudes and abilities through administration, collection, and interpretation of standardized tests and other pertinent data.
2. Assist students in making informed life decisions, including subject and course selection. Carefully monitors students' progress by interviewing assigned students.
3. Registers new students and provides necessary orientation to school.
4. Provides individual and group counseling as needed; including career, social, emotional, and behavioral counseling. Makes referrals, where appropriate, to social service agencies as well as to other school-related services.
5. Initiates, assembles, maintains, and interprets accurate cumulative progress records for assigned students. Maintains a complete folder for each student which contains all pertinent school information.
6. Takes an active role in interpreting the school's objectives to students, parents and the community.
7. Maintains close contact with parents and organizes parent programs as needed.
8. Works closely with teachers, parents, principals, and other staff to ensure effective communication between Student Services Department, students, and staff.
9. Works closely with colleges and potential work sites to disseminate information, as needed, according to the provisions of the student records policy.
10. Utilizes community facilities for job placement purposes.
11. Makes recommendations to colleges, prospective employers, and others deemed appropriate subject to the provision of the student records policy.
12. Arranges the assignment of home tutors and advises students on summer school enrollment.
13. Assists students in staying in school and in matters relating to school attendance.
14. Works closely with middle school guidance counselors assisting students in their program choices for the high school using established recruitment procedures and policies.
15. Any other related student services assignment deemed necessary by the Coordinator of Student Services, the building principal, and/or their designee.

Required Qualifications:

1. Master's Degree from an accredited college or university with a major in guidance and counseling, and coursework in psychology, testing and measurement, sociology, and education.
2. Massachusetts Certificate as Guidance Counselor - GUI (Pre-K-9, 5-12).
3. Minimum of five (5) years combined teaching and/or counseling experience.

The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to waive a position qualification or determine that there is an acceptable alternative to that qualification. If the Superintendent intends to waive a qualification, such intent will be shared with the Fall River School Committee.

Reports To: Director of Guidance / Building Principal

Terms of Employment: In accordance with the Fall River Administrator's Contract. Continued employment is contingent on work performance, program need, and funding.

Salary: In accordance with the Fall River Administrator's Contract. Salary ranges from $78,077-$120,094, Step 1-Step 12, Bachelor's to Doctorate's Degree.