High School Counselor

GREEN Charter Schools•Simpsonville, SC

About The Position

GREEN Charter Schools seeks a passionate educator to support student achievement through creative and innovative counseling. The High School Counselor advises and counsels students on academic and educational matters, as well as short-term social and emotional problems. The role provides individual student planning, including Individual Graduation Plans (IGPs), in coordination with GREEN Upstate High School. The counselor teaches guidance classes and delivers counseling through planned small-group and classroom activities, sharing educational, social, and school information. The role also offers workshops and seminars for parents; consults with parents, teachers, administrators, and relevant agents about student academic and educational needs, including modifications or accommodations; and recommends appropriate actions and solutions. The counselor participates on a Student Success Team, helps identify students who may need targeted or intensive services, coordinates with behavioral health specialists, and assists students and parents with referrals to outside agencies as needed. GREEN Charter Schools describes its learning communities as structured and safe, and promotes diversity among its faculty, staff, and student body. The schedule is based on the approved 2026–2027 academic calendar.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Valid South Carolina counselor certification, or the combined education and skills/experience to be considered highly qualified.

Responsibilities

Advise and counsel students regarding academic and educational matters and short-term social and emotional problems.
Provide individual student planning and Individual Graduation Plans (IGPs) in coordination with GREEN Upstate High School.
Teach guidance classes and provide counseling through planned small-group or classroom activities.
Offer workshops and seminars for parents.
Consult with parents, teachers, administrators, and pertinent agents about student and parent academic and educational matters, including modifications and accommodations.
Provide feedback and recommend appropriate actions and solutions for students’ academic and educational needs and abilities.
Participate on a Student Success Team and identify students who may need targeted or intensive services.
Coordinate with behavioral health specialists.
Assist students and parents with referrals to outside agencies as needed.