Middle School Counselor

Overview

Employer: Virginia Beach City Public Schools

Position Type: Teaching

Categories: Counselor

School / Org: Virginia Beach City Public Schools

Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia

FTE: 1

No. of Positions: 1

Reference #:

Posting Date: Friday, 16 January 2026

Closing Date: Thursday, 29 January 2026

Virginia Beach City Public Schools is inviting applications for the following position:

Middle School Counselor

Location: Salem Middle School

Under the direction of the school principal, plan and provide appropriate learning experiences for students. Provide an atmosphere and environment conducive to the intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of individuals to ensure success for every student. Supervise students in a variety of school-related settings. Monitor and evaluate student outcomes. Communicate and interact with students, parents, staff, and community. Develop, select, and modify instructional plans and materials to meet the needs of all students.

Maintain appropriate records and follow required procedures and practices. Monitor appropriate use and care of equipment, materials, and facilities.

Knowledge of counseling theories and skills, group dynamics, and small group processes; extensive knowledge of K-12 child and multi-cultural development; demonstrates working knowledge of the ASCA Model; knowledge of K-12 instructional programs; knowledge of Virginia Standards of Learning; working knowledge of the juvenile justice system and laws that apply to juveniles; thorough knowledge of local, state and federal standards; demonstrates considerable knowledge of FERPA, IDEA, McKinney-Vento Act, ESL and laws concerning student rights and confidentiality, as well as, other state and federal mandates;

working knowledge of student database systems; thorough knowledge of standardized testing and procedures and interpretation of scores; working knowledge of gifted and special education programs; knowledge of promotion and retention requirements; excellent oral and written communication and human relations skills; ability to work with administrators, colleagues, central office and school based staff, students, parents and community.

Master's Degree from an approved school counselor education program or endorsement in school counseling with Virginia certification in school counseling.

A comparable amount of training and experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications.