Upper School Counselor ($6,000 Signing Bonus)

Oxford Preparatory • Oxford, NC

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About The Position

The Upper School Counselor manages student 504 plans and meetings in accordance with federal law and the OPS 504 Handbook. This role provides direct support services to individual students, small groups, and classrooms, including completing assessments, referrals, and counseling with students and families. The counselor is responsible for creating student schedules in conjunction with school leadership, monitoring individual student progress towards promotion and graduation, and ensuring the accuracy of transfer records and transcripts. Additionally, the role involves leading the maintenance of student cumulative folders and the distribution of report cards. The Upper School Counselor will develop and maintain a comprehensive school counseling program and plan, support the transitions of new students to the school and from Lower School to Upper School, and connect community resources and programs to students/parents to meet individualized student needs. For Upper School students, this position supports college applications, builds relationships with colleges/universities, plans group college campus visits, develops and delivers curriculum for senior and junior seminar courses, assists seniors with financial aid packages, and meets with students and parents during the college advising process. The counselor also works with the Vance-Granville Community College liaison regarding academic performance, instructor communications, student grievances, and scheduling CCP courses, providing support to students struggling in CCP classes.

Requirements

• Licensed as a school counselor
• Demonstrated record of supporting students in college admissions

Responsibilities

• Manages student 504 plans and meetings in accordance with federal law and OPS 504 Handbook
• Provides direct support service to individual students, small groups, and classrooms
• Completes assessments, referrals, and counseling with students and families
• Creates student schedules in conjunction with school leadership
• Monitors individual student progress towards promotion & graduation
• Ensures accuracy of transfer records and transcripts
• Leads maintenance of student cumulative folders and distribution of report cards
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive school counseling program and plan
• Support the transitions of new students to the school
• Support the transitions from Lower School to Upper School
• Connect community resources and programs to students/parents to meet individualized student needs
• Supports the efforts of students applying to colleges/universities (Upper School)
• Builds relationships and awareness with colleges/universities in region and beyond (Upper School)
• Plans OPS group college campus visits for all grade levels (Upper School)
• Develops and delivers curriculum for senior seminar and junior seminar courses (Upper School)
• Helps seniors to understand and decide among their financial aid packages in April (Upper School)
• Meets with students and parents during the college advising process (Upper School)
• Works directly with Vance-Granville Community College liaison regarding academic performance alerts, communications with instructors, student academic grievances, and the scheduling of OPS sections of CCP courses (Upper School)
• Provides support to students who are struggling with CCP classes, including Moodle LMS information, myVGCC information, guidance for communications with instructors, and referrals for tutoring. (Upper School)

Benefits

• $6,000 Signing Bonus for Licensed and Experienced High School Counselor Candidate
• 7 percent supplement
• performance bonus of 0 to 6 percent
• Additional Supplement for Teachers and Licensed Instructional Support ($2,530 in 2026–2027), subject to continued funding from PRC 071 funds.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed