High School Counselor

Job Description

HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR
FULL-TIME (10-MONTH*)

In a world starving for Truth, Father Gabriel Richard High School (FGR) strives to deliver academic excellence in an authentically Catholic community. If you Love God, Love Others, Love Learning, Pursue Excellence, and want to use your gifts and talents to form intentional disciples of Jesus Christ, then we invite you to apply to be our High School Counselor.

Job Description:
To provide a continuous and on-going education which ensures the best possible mental, physical, emotional, spiritual, and social development of all students.
• Provide academic, personal, and college counseling to individuals/groups with a variety of needs and abilities
• Coordinate freshman and transfer student orientation
• Monitor student progress through electronic data system and act as an advocate for students as necessary
• Develop and maintain student educational plans
• Interpret placement test results and use multiple measures for advisement
• Maintain data
• Maintain close working relationships with students, parents, faculty, partner schools, and community resource agencies
• Counsel students on academic programs, post-secondary planning, provide crisis-intervention and referral services, as needed
• Assume other responsibilities as assigned, including large group guidance presentations, department level collaboration, and other established duties and responsibilities as assigned by the principal

Necessary Skills and Experience:
• Master's degree in Guidance and Counseling and possess a Michigan School Counselor Endorsement or a valid Michigan School Counselor License
• Ability to work cooperatively with administration, teaching staff, students and parents in the ongoing task of providing the best possible education for all students
• Willingness to accept constructive criticism
• Ability to function under stress
• Willingness to adapt to changing situations

Desirable Qualifications:
• Possess a Master's degree in Guidance and Counseling and valid Michigan School Counselor License (SCL)
• Possess valid Secondary Michigan Teacher Certification
• Have current LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) Certification or working toward LLPC (Limited Licensed Professional Counselor) Certification
• Have experience working in a secondary counseling position doing college and career counseling
• Have experience working in a Catholic institution

Critical Qualities
• Intentional disciple of Jesus Christ who evidences values, integrity, and ethics consistent with the Catholic faith and Fr. Gabriel Richard High School;
• Loves God, Loves Others, Loves Learning, and Pursues Excellence;
• Polished and professional in demeanor;
• Winsome personality, with a natural ability to connect with both students and adults;
• Remarkably honest and full of integrity;
• Maintains strict confidentiality;
• Self-starter with tons of initiative and follow through;
• Flexible with a sustained positive attitude;
• Exceptional organizational skills with strong attention to detail; and
• Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends.

Application Instructions
• Please email your cover letter, resume, statement of faith** and application to: fgroffice@fgrhs.org.

* The 10-month schedule includes one week before the school year begins and one week after the school year ends as well as two to three Wednesdays during summer break.
** The statement of faith should briefly explain your faith journey, your current place of worship, your spiritual disciplines, and any experience you have in spiritual leadership roles.

FGR Mission
Father Gabriel Richard High School, a Catholic school community, exists to build up the Body of
Christ through the intellectual and spiritual formation of its students. Rooted in the Catholic
intellectual tradition, FGR cultivates in each student a sense of awe in response to the beauty of
truth. Strengthened by the Sacraments, students are equipped to live at the service of others
through academic excellence, intentional discipleship, creativity and sportsmanship.

FGR Core Values
Love God.
". . . love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength."
- Mk 12:30

Love Others.
"And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"
- Mk 12:31

Love Learning.
". . . turning [our] ear to wisdom and applying [our] heart to understanding. . ."
- Prov 2:2

Pursue Excellence.
" . . . whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things."
- Phil 4:8

About the Employer

FGRHS is a comprehensive, co-educational Catholic high school located in Ann Arbor, MI, in the Diocese of Lansing.