A professional who organizes, administers, and coordinates guidance program in public school system. Responsibilities include:

• Formulates guidance policies and procedures.
• Plans and conducts in-service training program for guidance workers and selected teachers.
• Plans and supervises testing program in school system and devises and directs use of records, reports, and other material essential to program.
• Supervises school placement service.
• Establishes and supervises maintenance of occupational libraries in schools.
• Coordinates guidance activities with community agencies and other areas of school system.
• Conducts or supervises research studies to evaluate effectiveness of guidance program.
• May counsel students on referral basis relative to educational and vocational objectives and personal and social problems.