Vocational School Counselor; Split- SY

Job Title

260 Day Vocational School Counselor (Split-Assignment) 2025-26 SY

Glen Allen, VA, US

HCPS - ACE at Academy of Virginia Randolph

Henrico County Public Schools is one of the six largest county public school divisions in Virginia with a nationally recognized educational program. Henrico County is a suburban community surrounding the city of Richmond, VA. We are 104 miles from the Atlantic Ocean to the east; 94 miles from the scenic Sky Line Drive to the west; 106 miles from Washington, D.C. to the north;

and 75 miles from the North Carolina border to the south.

Henrico County Public Schools, an innovative leader in educational excellence, will actively engage our students in diverse educational, social and civic learning experiences that inspire and empower them to become contributing citizens.

This position will develop, manage, deliver, and assess a comprehensive school counseling program to all students attending the ACE Center at AVR that addresses the academic achievement, social/emotional/mental health and wellness, and college and career readiness needs of all students in grades 11-12 in alignment with the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) National Model, ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors for Student Success, and the Standards for School Counseling Programs in Virginia Public Schools.

• Must possess an understanding of evidence-based school counseling interventions and programs, with a special emphasis on the application of such services in a fully virtual school setting. Must have a thorough knowledge of culturally responsive, trauma-informed school counseling practices delivered within a multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) framework.
• Must have an understanding of the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) Standards of Accreditation with a thorough knowledge of current graduation requirements in Virginia and demonstrated experience in supporting students with academic and career planning initiatives and post-secondary planning.
• Must possess strong computer and technical skills with experience in leveraging Technology to enhance the school counseling program. Communication skills, both oral and written, must be highly developed to meet the diverse needs of all students in an online environment. Must be able to educate students and their families on how to participate in the virtual school counseling relationship to minimize/prevent potential misunderstandings due to lack of verbal cues and inability to read body language or other visual cues that provide contextual meaning to the process and relationship.

Must have a Master's Degree in Counseling with a concentration in School Counseling.

The physical demands of this assignment include the ability to sit and stand for extended periods and the ability to lift and move items weighing up to 25 pounds.

• Help students navigate critical and emergency situations. This includes, but is not limited to, recognizing and responding to student mental and/or behavioral health crises; offering short-term intervention, referral and follow up; and providing Tier I, II, and III crisis counseling support in the aftermath of a school‑community emergency/crisis.
• Provides scheduled, short-term, goal-focused counseling sessions utilizing evidence-based practices (EVP) with individual students based on an identified area of need.
• Provides brief, on-demand counseling support utilizing evidence-based practices (EBP) to individual students experiencing emotional distress.
• Provides scheduled ongoing skills-based, process, or psycho educational counseling sessions with small groups of students.
• Provides brief, on-demand conflict resolution and mediation to small groups of students as needed.
• Provides school counseling whole group lessons, sessions, and activities delivered to all students addressing the Academic, College & Career Readiness, Social/Emotional and Mental Health & Wellness domains.
• Facilitates school-wide programming that directly promotes or addresses an identified need in the areas of student attendance, behavior or…