The Wheaton Academy Guidance Counselor is trained in school counseling and will provide support for the various teams within student services, including academic support, social-emotional support, and registrar work. The Guidance Counselor works on campus five days per week, for 25 hours per week, during the months of August through June (11 months / year).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:

1. Serve on the academic intervention team and provide general counseling related to academic placement and intervention needs.

2. Provide general counseling regarding social/ emotional concerns, doing so in alignment with Wheaton Academy's mission and Statement of faith.

3. Be accessible and willing to initiate communication with students, parents, and appropriate school personnel in a Christ-like manner.

4. Provide crisis intervention for students when possible.

5. Serve as a Christian role model for students and parents.

6. Make referrals to appropriate outside agencies and provide referrals for long-term counseling as needed.

7. Assist with creating Individual Service Plans (504 equivalent) and meeting with students / families that have ISPs.

8. Assist with securing accommodations for students with ISPs for all school ACT / SAT / PSAT testing.

9. Manage a caseload of students with academic and/or social emotional needs.

10. Assist with registration, schedule changes, collection of school forms.

11. Lead therapeutic group(s). 

12. Development of curriculum and support structures (groups etc.) for student emotional health issues (eating disorders, loss of a parent, etc.)

The Wheaton Academy employee must be a spiritually sensitive individual who understands the mission of Wheaton Academy and is committed to help see it become a reality in the lives of our students by manifesting, by precept and example, the highest Christian virtue and personal decorum, serving as a Christian role model (I Timothy 4:12) both in and out of school (Luke 6:40), and as an example to parents and fellow employees in judgment, dignity, respect, and Christian living. This individual must maintain active participation in a protestant church.

The Wheaton Academy employee accepts without verbal or mental reservations the Educational Philosophy and Mission of Wheaton Academy as outlined in the Statement of Faith and is committed to upholding them. This person shall follow a Christian lifestyle and shall maintain a Christian church affiliation whose fundamental beliefs are in alignment with the Statement of Faith of this school. This person affirms that, as part of the qualifications for this position, he/she is a "born again" Christian who knows the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.