Qualifications: 

• South Carolina certification as required for the position or eligible for appropriate certification
• Bachelor's Degree
• Career Development Facilitator Endorsement
• Successful experience in Secondary Guidance
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Evidence of successful work with teachers
• Proficiency with technology
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the board may find appropriate and acceptable

Reports To:  Principal

Job Goal

To provide career services and career skills education to ensure the coordination, accountability, and delivery of career awareness, development, and exploration to students. 

Performance Responsibilities

• Coordinate and present professional development workshops in career development and guidance to teachers, school counselors, and work-based constituents.
• Coordinate and facilitate career skills educational lessons to students (ie. Classroom instructional lessons/activities; facilitating a development course to students).
• Assist schools in promoting the goals of quality career development of students.
• Assist school counselors and students in identifying and accessing career information and resource material.
• Provide educators, parents, and students with information on career and technology education programs offered in the district.
• Support students in the exploration of career clusters and the selection of an area of academic focus within a cluster of study.
• Learn and become familiar with ways to improve and promote career development opportunities within the district.
• Attend continuing education programs on the certified career development facilitator curriculum sponsored by the State.
• Assist with the selection, administration, and evaluation of career interest inventories.
• Assist with the implementation of the district’s student career plan or individual graduation plan.
• Assist schools in planning and developing parent information on career development.
• Coordinate with school counselors and administration career events, career classes, and career programming.
• Coordinate community resources and citizens representing diverse occupations in career development activities for parents and students.
• Assist with the usage of computer assisted career guidance systems.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the principal to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the department.

Specific Job Requirements

• Possess and utilize excellent team building skills
• Accept delegated responsibilities willingly
• Able to work under occasional stress
• Demonstrate a high level of initiative in job performance

Terms of Employment: 

205 days per school year; salary and work year to be established by the Board

Physical Requirements:

Requires sedentary work that involves walking or standing some of the time and involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force on a recurring basis or routine keyboard operations.

Working Conditions:

• Generally, the job requires 80% sitting, 10% walking, and 10% standing.
• Requires fine finger dexterity to use office equipment, office technology, and maintain accurate filing systems.
• Effectively coordinate a variety of difficult, technical administrative functions at a level requiring extensive independent decision-making within established rules, policies, and procedures
• Must regularly lift and/or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds.
• May experience constant interruptions, inflexible deadlines, and changes to normal routines.

Evaluation:

The performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Board’s policy on Evaluation of Coordinators.

Non-Discriminatory Statement:

York School District One is an equal-opportunity employer. York School District One does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, handicap, sex, age, alienage, or national origin as required by applicable state and federal laws. 

Disclaimer Statement:

This job description is not intended as a complete listing of job duties.  The incumbent is responsible for the performance of other related duties as assigned/required.