High School Counselor

High School Counselor:  School Year

JOB TITLE:

School Counselor

JOB BRIEF:
To lead and direct students toward the fulfillment of their potential for intellectual, emotional, and psychological growth and maturation.

LOCATION:

Manhattan High School.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Eligibility for certification as established by the State Department of Education. Completion of an approved graduate degree counselor program. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable. Prior teaching experience preferred. All USD 383 employees must pass a background check.

DIVERSITY:
As an equal opportunity employer, USD 383 is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We believe there is a long‑term advantage to a team that reflects the diversity of our students, families, and staff.

• Work within a comprehensive guidance counseling model.
• Works with students on an individual or group basis concerning problems related to such areas as the home, family relations, health, and emotional adjustment.
• Be available to students to provide counseling that will assist each student’s personal growth, self‑understanding, and maturity.
• Collaborates with school staff to promote student growth and well‑being.
• Assists in upholding and enforcing school rules, administrative regulations, and Board policy.
• Makes provisions for being available to students and parents for educationally related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms.
• Works to establish and maintain open lines of communication with students and their parents concerning both the broad academic and behavioral progress of all assigned students.
• Supports students in their efforts to discover and share their own cultural identities and teaches students the appropriate language for asking questions about the culture of other people.
• Demonstrates counseling strategies and techniques that are responsive to the cultural, ethnic, economic, and linguistic differences of students.
• Assist in maintaining student records and protecting their confidentiality as they relate to the counseling function.
• Performs such other duties as may be assigned.

Building Principal

Exempt

Manhattan High School is a 9th through 12th grade high school. The estimated enrollment for the  school year is 2,050 students. School begins at 7:40 a.m. and releases at 2:50 p.m. Teachers teach 5 of 7 class periods with an additional Advisory period one day a week. The 2 open periods in a teacher's schedule are dedicated to an hour of planning and an hour dedicated to professional learning time.

MHS utilizes a modified block schedule that consists of periods 1‑7 being taught Monday, Tuesday, and Friday. Wednesday and Thursday are block schedule days. Wednesday consists of 1st period, Advisory, 2nd period, and 3rd period. Thursday’s schedule consists of 4th through 7th periods. Every teacher is provided with a Mac Book Air and an iPad. All classrooms are equipped with a short‑throw projector and an Apple TV.

Every student’s is provided with an iPad. USD 383 uses Infinite Campus for our student information system, CANVAS for our LMS, and Xello for our individual plan of study system. We teach a wide variety of electives, Career and Technical Education, concurrent, dual credit, and Advanced Placement classes. We have many official and unofficial career pathways and athletic and activity opportunities with incredible student involvement.

We have high expectations for all students and staff. We are always working on ways to meet the needs of our students, develop positive relationships, and improve how we teach the things that we are passionate about. We expect everyone who works at Manhattan High School to care about students, work hard, reflect, and be willing to grow. We expect our Manhattan High School community to be a place where compassion for others shows every day.

The mission of Manhattan‑Ogden Unified School District 383 is to prepare all students for success as lifelong learners, earners, and citizens. Our vision is to be…