• Job Description

  Req#: 4499
  Position Type:
  COUNSELOR
  
  
  Date Posted:
  5/16/2025
  
  
  Location:
  NIHF/STEM MS
  
  
  Date Available:
  TBD
  
  
  Closing Date:
  05/26/2025
  
  
  Master’s Degree in school counseling;
  Valid State of Ohio Licensure as a School Counselor.
  Experiences with multi-cultural population;
  Experience in leadership positions within the profession and/or school setting;
  A minimum of three (3) years of successful counseling experience in education.
  Counselors shall be directly responsible to the principal(s) of his/her school(s);
  The counselor’s role is to facilitate the academic, career, and personal/social development of the students under his/her assignment;
  The counselor shall implement system-wide counselor programs;
  The counselor provides the following services to students, parents, administration and faculty:
  • Interpretation of school achievement information;
  • Coordination and use of community resources;
  • Consultation and referral services.
  Interpretation of school achievement information;
  Coordination and use of community resources;
  Consultation and referral services.
  Posting Opens May 16, 2025 Posting Closes May 26, 2025
  
  The Akron Board of Education announces an opening for a School Counselor at the National Inventors Hall of Fame School Center for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Learning, Job Code 054, Time Schedule 401, Salary Range TBD, Collective Bargaining Unit – AEA. This is a State Teachers Retirement System position.
  
  Application must be made electronically through http://www.applitrack.com/akron/onlineapp/.
  
  Please upload a letter of interest, resume and a current copy of appropriate license in addition to completing the online application. The Superintendent reserves the right to either keep the position open until suitable applicants are found or to cancel and repost the position with such changes as may be deemed appropriate. For further information, please contact Stephanie Hammond, Coordinator of School Counselors Services, 330-761-3023.
  
  School Description: This Akron Public middle school, grades 5-8, is a partnership among the Akron Public Schools, the City of Akron, the University of Akron, the National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation, Greater Akron Chamber and Akron Tomorrow. The vision of the school is to provide the highest quality educational experience for students of all abilities that ensure creativity and inventive thinking through a focus on science, math, engineering and technology. A curriculum that incorporates the expertise of content specialists and the diversity of partner resources which, in combination with innovative teaching and learning practices, delivered in a challenging, supportive environment creates the conditions for student success. The school is a professional development site for The University of Akron College of Education, undergraduate and graduate programs. Partners’ staff members will have ongoing presence in the classrooms and building.
  
  
  QUALIFICATIONS - Required:
  • Master’s Degree in school counseling;
  • Valid State of Ohio Licensure as a School Counselor.
  
  Desired:
  • Experiences with multi-cultural population;
  • Experience in leadership positions within the profession and/or school setting;
  • A minimum of three (3) years of successful counseling experience in education.
  
  POSITION DESCRIPTION:
  • Counselors shall be directly responsible to the principal(s) of his/her school(s);
  • The counselor’s role is to facilitate the academic, career, and personal/social development of the students under his/her assignment;
  • The counselor shall implement system-wide counselor programs;
  • The counselor provides the following services to students, parents, administration and faculty:
    • Interpretation of school achievement information;
    • Coordination and use of community resources;
    • Consultation and referral services.
  
  If you require any special services (such as interpreter, braille or large print, or wheelchair-accessible accommodations) covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Public Law 101-336, Section 102, please call the Department of Human Resources at 330-761-2949. If you are using a TTY/TTD, please call the Ohio Relay Service, 1-800-750-0750.
  
  Akron Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and transgender identity), disability, age, religion, military status, ancestry or genetic information (collectively, "Protected Classes").
  
  
  
  
  

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  Akron Public Schools is located in Akron, Ohio, in the northeastern part of the state, less than 40 miles south of Cleveland and 20 miles north of Canton. The district includes nine high schools, 11 middle schools and 34 elementary schools. It is the f...

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