Director of Counseling

Falmouth Public Schools•Falmouth, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Systemwide Director of Counseling for the 2026-2027 School Year. The role requires a Massachusetts License for Supervisor/Director and Counselor (all levels), a Master's Degree, and a minimum of five years of K-12 school counseling experience. The Director will provide leadership and support to a team of counselors, prepare agendas for meetings, supervise and evaluate department members, and attend various administrative meetings including Instructional Leadership, Curriculum Council, and school-based Department Head meetings. The role also involves routine check-ins with the FHS Lead Counselor, Director of Student Services, and school principals. Key responsibilities include ensuring equal opportunities for students to engage in counseling services, aligning programs with multi-tiered systems of support, and adhering to ASCA and DESE guidelines for mental health support. The Director will develop and utilize community resources, stay current with counseling practices, and disseminate information to colleagues. Program responsibilities include collaborating with administrators for student service continuity, implementing career and college planning programs, ensuring compliance with 504 accommodation plans, coordinating home/hospital tutoring, and using data to measure program effectiveness. The position demands excellent organizational and communication skills, the ability to present information effectively, work cooperatively with peers, and manage multiple projects and teams simultaneously.

Requirements

Massachusetts License, Supervisor/Director, all levels, required.
Massachusetts License, Counselor, all levels, required.
Master's Degree required.
Minimum of five (5) years of school counseling experience, any level K - 12, required.
Excellent organizational and communication skills.
Ability to effectively present information.
Ability to work cooperatively with peers.
Ability to effectively manage multiple projects and teams simultaneously.
Such other qualifications as the Superintendent of Schools may deem acceptable and appropriate.

Responsibilities

Support and lead a talented and professional team of Counselors with the resources and strategies for optimal work performance.
Prepare meaningful and collaborative agendas for regular coordination, department, and professional development meetings.
Supervise and evaluate department members using prescribed district evaluation procedures.
Attend and engage in standing administrative meetings as essential to the role; these include Instructional Leadership, Curriculum Council, school-based Department Head meetings.
Participate in routine check-in meetings with FHS Lead Counselor, the Director of Student Services, and principals at each school as scheduled and necessary.
Reflect and communicate in a timely manner with colleagues, families, and both professional and community partners.
Maintain department level memberships in professional organization.
Ensure all students have equal opportunities to engage in appropriate counseling services at all grade levels.
Align school counseling programs with multi-tiered systems of support, interventions, and monitoring, employing visionary thinking that supports current programming and guides new program development.
Align counseling strategies and programming with ASCA and DESE guidelines related to mental health support services in schools.
Develop and utilize community resources for department needs.
Engage with colleagues and community members about current as well as new initiatives.
Remain current with new developments in counseling practice through readings, conferences, and other means of professional learning as well as disseminate information to colleagues in a timely manner.
Collaborate with district and school administrators to ensure continuity and integrity of student service continuum (e.g., school transitions, course registration, family information sessions etc.).
Implement career and college planning programs that support students’ future goals, decision making, and the importance of staying in school.
Provide opportunities for student engagement with appropriate career and college professionals. (career speakers, career fairs, college fairs).
Ensure district compliance with 504 accommodation plans.
Coordinate home/hospital tutoring for students.
Collect, analyze, interpret, and use data to inform and measure program effectiveness.
Conduct other duties and responsibilities as directed by the Superintendent or Director of Student Services.