This professional position provides students with a school counseling program that promotes academic, career, and social/emotional development and academic achievement outcomes.
Responsibilities
Deliver a developmental school counseling program (K-12) to students, including individual and group counseling, and classroom guidance
Provide career, social/emotional, and academic development to students in accordance with ASCA professional standards
Consult with staff and parents
Connect students with services provided through the local school district and community agencies
Remain aware of state laws and local district policies related to students with special needs, including limits to confidentiality and notification to authorities as appropriate
Facilitate short-term groups to address students’ academic achievement, postsecondary and career exploration, and social/emotional well-being
Inform parents/guardians and school administration when a student poses a serious and foreseeable risk of harm to self or others
Collaborate as needed to provide optimum services with other school and community professionals with legitimate educational interests (e.g., school nurse, school psychologist, school social worker, speech-language pathologist), following all local, state, and federal laws
Collaborate with all relevant stakeholders, including students, school faculty/staff, and parents/guardians, when students need assistance, including when early warning signs of student distress are identified
Provide a list of outside agencies and resources to students and parents/guardians when students need or request additional support
Assist students, through individual and small group sessions, to understand and accept themselves and others, resolve conflicts, overcome crisis situations, etc.
Coordinate and implement student career development in conjunction with the school counseling program
Provide culturally responsive counseling to students in a brief context
Provide career awareness, exploration, and postsecondary planning and decision-making to support students’ postsecondary options, including but not limited to college/university, career and technical school, military, or workforce
Consult with school staff as a resource to change the disruptive behavior of students
Help with such issues as child abuse, suicidal tendencies, and substance abuse
Take part in professional development activities
Cooperate with students and staff
Maintain open lines of communication with students, staff, and parents
Perform other related and non-related job duties as assigned
Requirements
Master’s degree in School Counseling or School Guidance and Counseling
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Three (3) semester credits in Special Education
Ability to professionally relate to and collaborate with co-workers, students, and community members
Ability to understand and maintain confidentiality
Ability to use technology effectively to complete tasks
Ability to report to work daily and on time
Ability to organize, supervise, coordinate and establish priorities of tasks to be completed
Ability to work independently in the absence of detailed instructions and to follow complex oral and/or written instructions
Ability to communicate orally or in writing, courteously and tactfully, with staff, students, parents, and the community in a timely manner
Possess excellent time management skills and the ability to take initiative and make decisions within assigned responsibility in a challenging, fast-paced professional environment and be flexible in work responsibilities and hours
Possess knowledge of the programs, policies, and procedures of the St. Mary’s County Public Schools
Possess an in-depth knowledge of the ASCA Comprehensive School Counselor program
Important Details
Effective: August 2026
Application deadline: May 21, 2026
Application Process
Submit a timely TalentEd online application
Upload any supporting documentation (unofficial transcript and/or copy of the certification, where applicable) to the TalentEd application
Ensure the online application and any support documentation clearly demonstrate that the applicant meets the minimum qualifications, including information about the applicant’s background, experience, and professional qualifications
Following a screening of credentials, interviews will be scheduled
Current Staff Application Notice
Current benefited staff of SMCPS who submit a timely application and meet the minimum qualifications for the position shall be granted an interview and shall be considered to fill the vacancy prior to external applicants being considered.
