{"id":1149,"date":"2019-04-24T10:02:58","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T14:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/?page_id=1149"},"modified":"2026-02-20T11:55:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:55:47","slug":"graduate-school-interns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/graduate-school-interns\/","title":{"rendered":"School Counseling Interns &amp; Job Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1149\" class=\"elementor elementor-1149\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e7867fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e7867fd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-278dc388\" data-id=\"278dc388\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13c20466 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13c20466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you would like to intern with or job shadow a St. Johns County school counselor, please complete the following application and email a copy to <a href=\"mailto:lindsay.laakso@stjohns.k12.fl.us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jennifer Druggan<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"mailto:Kelly.Foss@stjohns.k12.fl.us\">Kelly Foss<\/a>. Interns and other visitors must follow this process in order to be placed. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Please do not contact schools directly.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2024\/08\/2024-SJCSD-INTERNSHIP-Application-Fillable-PDF.pdf\">Graduate School Counseling Internship Application<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1151 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2019\/04\/Untitled.png\" alt=\"Word cloud with the word Internship shown the largest\" width=\"318\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2019\/04\/Untitled.png 318w, https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2019\/04\/Untitled-300x140.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Job Opportunities<\/strong><\/span><br \/>If certified school counselors are unavailable for hire, Teachers on Assignment-Counselor Support are an option. To qualify for this position, the applicant must have a valid teaching certificate, along with passage of the Professional Education Exam and the General Knowledge Exam or a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fldoe.org\/teaching\/certification\/general-cert-requirements\/general-knowledge.stml\">qualifying substitute<\/a>. Optional, but preferred candidates are those with a year or less in their school counseling graduate program (interns). Candidates are not eligible for hire without at least a temporary certification. Interested candidates should create a profile on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.applitrack.com\/stjohns\/onlineapp\/\">Applitrack<\/a> to receive daily district job posting emails.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Certification Requirements<br \/><\/strong><\/span>All certifications are approved through the Bureau of Educator Certification at FLDOE. The certification process can take months, so it is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">highly<\/span> recommended potential or transferring counselors take all necessary exams <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">as early as possible<\/span> and submit test results and transcripts ASAP. Other counseling degrees aside from school counseling are not a direct transfer and often require candidates to take additional college coursework. These determinations are made by FLDOE, not the school district. Please see more information about certification requirements <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fldoe.org\/teaching\/certification\/certificate-subjects\/administrative-rules\/6a-4-0181.stml\">here<\/a>.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fldoe.org\/teaching\/certification\/\">Bureau of Educator Certification Website<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fl.nesinc.com\/\">Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) Website\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you would like to intern with or job shadow a St. Johns County school counselor, please complete the following application and email a copy to Jennifer Druggan\u00a0and Kelly Foss. Interns and other visitors must follow this process in order to be placed. Please do not contact schools directly. 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