Date Available:
August 2022

Full-time 1.0 FTE

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in guidance and counseling, including course work in such areas as career guidance, tests and measurements, principals of guidance, theory and techniques of individual and group counseling child growth and development and a counseling practicum.
• Shall have, or be eligible for, a valid provisional or permanent Michigan teaching certificate with a counseling endorsement.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to counsel students individually and in groups regarding educational, career and personal-social decisions.
• Ability to provide an organized program of activities designed to assist students in personal development with special emphasis on self-awareness, decision making and career exploration.
• Establish student-counselor relationships in which students have the freedom to express their ideas and feelings. Information seeking and the examination of alternatives are encouraged.
• Experience with social emotional and college/career guidance.
• Relate effectively with staff, students, community and parents; work independently; maintain composure in stressful situations.
• Experienced in dealing with personal and confidential information.
• Ability to perform duties with knowledge of district requirements and policies.
• Ability to handle multiple projects and prioritizes work.

Grandville Public Schools is an equal opportunity educational institution. It is our expressed policy that no person shall be unlawfully excluded from participation, be denied benefits of, or otherwise subjected to discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, including sexual orientation or transgender identity, disability, age, religion, height, weight, marital or family status, military status, ancestry, handicap/disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected category, (collectively, “Protected Classes”), in its activities or programs as required by Title VI, Title IX and Section 504.
Any person believing that the Grandville Public School District or any part of the school organization has inadequately applied the principles and/or regulations of (1) Title IX of the Education Amendment Act of 1972, (2) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, (3) Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, (4) Title II of the Americans with Disability Act (as amended), and (5) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act may bring forward a complaint, which shall be referred to as a grievance, to John Philo, the local Coordinator at the following address: 3839 Prairie SW, Grandville, MI 49418. Phone (616) 254-6589.