Counsel

Full Time
Henrico, VA
$65,437 a year
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About Us


Henrico County Public Schools is the sixth-largest public school division in Virginia. The division serves more than 50,000 students in its 72 schools and program centers. Our nearly 7,000 full-time employees include 3,800 teachers. Students and parents speak more than 85 languages and represent more than 100 countries. Academic excellence, innovation, and opportunity are hallmarks of Henrico County Public Schools. HCPS also leads central Virginia in teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, the profession's highest mark of accomplishment.

Henrico County, Virginia, is a diverse community of more than 320,000 which wraps west, north, and east of the independent city and state capital of Richmond. We are 104 miles from the Atlantic Ocean; 94 miles east of the scenic Skyline Drive and 106 miles south of Washington, D.C. The Richmond area is 75 miles north of the North Carolina border.


Henrico County Public Schools, an innovative leader in educational excellence, will actively engage our students in diverse educational, social, and civic learning experiences that inspire and empower them to become contributing citizens.


General Statement of Duties



  • Must have a Master's Degree in School Counseling.
  • To provide direct professional, educational, career and general developmental counseling services to students.


Essential Duties


The physical demands of this assignment include the ability to sit and stand for extended periods and the ability to lift and move items weighing up to 25 pounds.

  • Provides academic, personal/social, and career counseling
  • Conducts classroom guidance lessons and small group counseling
  • Coordinates comprehensive school counseling program
  • Serves as Department Chair
  • Communicates with parents and agency representatives
  • Designs and implements behavior modification programs for students
  • Coordinates teacher and parent conferences as needed
  • Interprets test data and student records for parents and teachers
  • Daily attendance
  • Engaged and on task
  • Performs other duties as required
Must have a thorough knowledge of the curriculum, instruction and counseling/guidance theory and practice. Counseling skills must include problem identification/analysis skills and basic therapy resolution. Communication skills, both oral and written, must be highly developed to meet the diverse needs of the clientele, professional staff and other community agencies. Must be able to organize and carry out student activity programs; or any equivalent combination of experience and training which would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.


Minimum Qualifications


  • Post-graduate certification/licensure/endorsement in elementary, middle, or high school guidance by the Virginia Department of Education.
  • Master's Degree with emphasis in guidance and/or school counseling.


Additional Information


This vacancy is for the 2023-24 school year. This is a 239 - Day assignment with a July 17, 2023 start date.

  • Minimum *annual starting salary: $65,437.40 Masters

Applicants selected for interview will be contacted by the school.




How To Apply


To be considered for this vacancy, you should upload three (3) written references , your college transcripts (unofficial copies will suffice at this point), and a copy of your teaching license onto our online application platform located at henricoschools.us/careers/ .

Mailing Address:
Henrico County Public Schools
Department of Human Resources
P. O. Box 23120
3820 Nine Mile Road
Henrico, VA 23223

The School Board of Henrico County is committed to nondiscrimination with regard to sex (including pregnancy), gender, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, ancestry, age, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law (except where such is a bona fide occupational qualification), in employment or in its programs and activities .



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Main Organization
Public Schools

Public Schools

Employment Status
Permanent Fulltime

Permanent Full-time

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