Student Services Careers
Want a career where you can directly help students succeed? Student Services includes careers like School Counselor, School Social Worker, and School Psychologist. These professionals work closely with students, families, teachers, and other school staff to support academic success, personal growth, well-being, and future goals. If you’re a good listener, problem-solver, advocate, or someone who enjoys helping others, a career in Student Services could be a great fit for you.
School Counselor
Love helping people set goals and figure out their next step?
School counselors support students with academic planning, career exploration, personal growth, and preparing for life after high school. They help students discover their strengths, make plans, and navigate challenges along the way.
Your impact: Help students discover their strengths, plan their future, and reach their goals.
Could this be me?
You might enjoy being a school counselor if you:
- Like listening and helping people
- Are someone others come to for advice
- Enjoy building relationships
- Are a good problem solver
- Care about helping people reach their goals
- Can keep information confidential and handle sensitive situations
- Enjoy working with people of different backgrounds and experiences
What would my day look like?
Every day can look different! A school counselor might:
- Meet one-on-one with students
- Help a student create a graduation or academic plan
- Talk with students about college, careers, or technical programs
- Lead classroom lessons or small groups
- Help students navigate personal or school-related challenges
- Connect students and families with community resources
- Collaborate with teachers, administrators, and families
- Help students develop social-emotional and life skills
How do I get there?
High School → Bachelor's Degree → Master's Degree in Counseling → Florida Certification → School Counselor
Students interested in this career can start exploring it now through courses and experiences involving psychology, human services, education, leadership, communication, and working with others.
School Social Worker
Love helping people and connecting them to resources?
School social workers help students and families navigate challenges that can affect a student’s ability to succeed in school. They connect families with community resources, support services, and school-based assistance while helping students build skills and overcome barriers.
Your impact: Help students and families find the support, resources, and connections they need to thrive.
Could this be me?
You might enjoy being a school social worker if you:
- Like helping people solve problems
- Are a good listener
- Care deeply about helping others
- Are patient and understanding
- Enjoy building relationships
- Can remain calm during difficult situations
- Like connecting people with resources
- Are comfortable working as part of a team
- Want to make a difference both inside and outside the classroom
What would my day look like?
No two days are exactly alike! A school social worker might:
- Meet with students individually or in small groups
- Help students work through personal or social challenges
- Connect families with community resources and services
- Support students experiencing difficult life circumstances
- Work with teachers, counselors, administrators, and other professionals
- Communicate with families to better understand a student's needs
- Help develop plans to support student success
- Respond to crises or situations requiring additional support
- Advocate for students and families
How do I get there?
High School → Bachelor's Degree in Social Work → Master's Degree in Social Work → School Social Work Career
While you're in high school, explore courses and experiences related to psychology, sociology, human services, education, communication, and community service.
School Pyschologist
Love psychology, problem-solving, and figuring out how people learn?
School psychologists help students with learning, behavior, social-emotional needs, and academic success. They work with students, teachers, and families to understand challenges and identify strategies and supports that can help students succeed.
Your impact: Help schools understand how students learn and what support can help them reach their potential.
Could this be me?
You might enjoy being a school psychologist if you:
- Love figuring out why people think, learn, or behave the way they do
- Enjoy solving complex problems
- Are curious and analytical
- Like psychology and human behavior
- Enjoy working with children and teenagers
- Are a good listener and communicator
- Pay attention to details
- Like using information and data to make decisions
- Want to help students overcome challenges
What would my day look like?
No two days are exactly alike! A school psychologist might:
- Meet with students individually or in small groups
- Conduct psychological and educational assessments
- Help identify learning, behavioral, or emotional needs
- Analyze information to better understand how a student learns
- Develop strategies and interventions to support students
- Collaborate with teachers, counselors, administrators, and families
- Help develop educational plans and accommodations
- Consult with teachers about ways to support individual students
- Provide crisis support when needed
- Help schools create programs that support students' mental health and well-being
How do I get there?
High School → Bachelor's Degree → Graduate Program in School Psychology → Required Internship → Florida Certification → School Psychologist
While you're in high school, explore courses and experiences related to psychology, biology, statistics, education, human development, and research