Department:: College of Health, Education and Human Services
Position FTE::
100%
Minimum Annual or Hourly Rate: Negotiable
Job Purposes::
The Dayton Regional STEM School seeks a highly motivated individual to join the faculty and staff for the 2025-2026 school year to provide a comprehensive counseling program for the DRSS high school students; consult with teachers, parents and staff to enhance their effectiveness in helping students; and provide support to the administration and teachers in other activities as assigned.
Required Qualifications::
An advanced degree (Master's or higher), or enrolled in school counseling Master's degree program
Licensed School Counselor in Ohio or able to obtain alternative license by August 1, 2025
Excellent written and communication skills
Preferred Qualifications::
2 or more years experience as a high school counselor
Experience working in a high school environment
Essential Functions and percent of time::
Academic – 25%
Conduct Individual meetings with students and parents
Prepare and deliver classroom lessons based on determined needs
Participate in team meetings with teachers
Lead Response to Intervention process for grades designated by CAO
Counseling – 25%
Conduct individual counseling with students/parents
Serve as consultant to teachers and other staff members
Plan and lead small group counseling sessions
Scheduling – 15%
Assist with the annual scheduling process for high school students
College/Career Experience – 20%
Guide individuals and small groups of students through the development of educational and future career plans
Supervise the administration of career assessments and inventories * Support students in work based learning activities – job shadowing, internship, etc.
Testing and Analysis – 10%
Support the administrators with organization and administration of state and other standardized testing
Disseminate testing results to the DRSS staff and help develop plans for improvement of test scores
Professional/Program Development – 5%
Pursue continuous growth through attendance at regional conferences; read professional journals; take post-graduate courses
In conjunction with the middle school counselor and administration, plan and evaluate the school counseling program, grades 6-12
Working Conditions::
Length of contract is one year contingent upon funding. Special contract terms and conditions of employment apply.
To preserve the safety and security of the campus community and to maintain the integrity of university operations, it is the policy of Wright State University before making an employment offer at the final stage to verify whether a job applicant has a criminal record. Additionally, an administrative review shall be conducted whenever the university learns that an employee is charges with or convicted of a crime (except for minor vehicle violations). A conviction is not an automatic barrier to employment.
Effective July 1, 2017, per Policy 7230 Wright State University is tobacco-free. Tobacco use, including the sale, advertising sampling and distribution of tobacco products and tobacco related items is prohibited in all university facilities, on all university owned or leased grounds, university owned or operated residence halls and apartments, and at all university sponsored events regardless of location. Tobacco use is also prohibited in all university vehicles or on any equipment owned, leased or operated by Wright State University. This policy applies to anyone on campus including students, faculty, staff, visitors, consultants, vendors, patients, volunteers, and contractor employee.
Wright State University serves nearly 18,000 students and offers more than 230 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and professional degree programs through eight colleges and three schools. Located in the city of Fairborn in Greene County, Ohio, Wright State is conveniently situated adjacent to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and is less than 10 miles from downtown Dayton. One of our eight colleges, Wright State University–Lake Campus, is a university-operated regional campus on the shores of Grand Lake St. Marys in Celina, Ohio. The Wright State alumni community is more than 109,000 strong. For more information please visit www.wright.edu.