Guidance Counselor Middle School (2024-2025)

Guidance Counselor - Middle School (2024-2025)
The Middle School Guidance Counselor assist pupils, teachers and parents with school related problems and assists students and parents to make appropriate educational and vocational choices. The Guidance Counselor also helps students overcome problems that impede learning and assists them in making educational, occupational, and life plans that hold promise for their personal fulfillment as mature and responsible men and women. Performs any other duties and assumes such other responsibilities as may from time-to-time be assigned by the Principal and/or Supervisor.

Valid Massachusetts Certification as a Guidance Counselor.
Teaching experience on the elementary and/or secondary level (middle school experience preferred).
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Minimum of Bachelor's Degree and appropriate Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education license. Required criminal history background check and proof of U.S. citizenship or legal resident alien status.
Salary based on Unit A Teacher contract salary schedule, which can be found at:
Go to https://peabody.k12.ma.us/departments/human-resources/ https://peabody.k12.ma.us/departments/human-resources/
Scroll down to the Unit A Salary schedule

We prepare students to be life-long learners and critical thinkers who meet the challenges of citizenship in an event changing world. NON-DISCRIMINATION
The Peabody School Committee reaffirms its policy of nondiscrimination related to race, religion, color, age, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, homelessness or handicap in all matters involved in procuring, employing, promoting, transferring or terminating the employment of personnel. In similar manner, it reaffirms its policy against discrimination related to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin or handicap in the admission, instruction, counseling or dismissal of students regarding any courses or programs offered by the Public Schools and indicates its desire that each student be provided educational opportunities consistent with his/her aspirations and abilities .The Committee further indicates its acceptance of all federal and state laws and regulations dealing with the civil rights of parents, students and employees of the School Department.