The SCDE Career Specialist Toolkit provides a webpage of resources dedicated to assisting Career Specialists and Career Guidance Personnel in meeting the demands of today’s world of career guidance and students’ needs. The components of this Toolkit will help ensure that both new and experienced Career Specialists are equipped to enhance a comprehensive school counseling program addressing career planning and development. The SCDE Career Specialist Toolkit includes six major components: Duties and Responsibilities, Resources for Students, Resources for Parents, Resources for Professional Development, Resources for Career Specialist Supervisors, and Templates.

The components in this document are dynamic and evolving. Therefore, suggestions for additions to the SCDE Career Specialist Toolkit are encouraged. To send your suggestions for review, please email your resource and contact information to Anna Duvall  (aduvall@ed.sc.gov).

Duties/Responsibilities of a Career Specialist and Resources

• How to Describe Your Role to Principals, Faculty, and Staff 
• Career Specialist Guidelines for Certification in South Carolina 
• Career Specialist Sample Calendar
• Career Guidance Resource Sample
• Career Specialist Duties
• Career Development Web Based Resources
• When I Grow Up
• SCOIS
• Overcoming Obstacles Curriculum
• Cluster Guides for 16 Clusters
• Sample Lesson Plans
• Job Shadowing Resources

Resources for Professional Development

• Core Competencies for Global Career Development Facilitators
• Education and Business Summit
• SC Career Development Association
• SC Career Development Professionals
• National Career Development Association
• Palmetto State School Counselors Association
• Positive Psychology Techniques for K-12 Career Counseling -by Louis V. Paradise and Dawn Romano Ironside

Certification Sites

• Center for Credentialing and Education
• National Career Development Association

Resources for Student Activities

Career Development Web-Based Resources (Lessons/Assessments/Info) 

• Career Exploration K-12
• Big Future
• Know It All
• My Next Move
• SCOIS
• NCD Month K-12 Activities - Provided by Liz Jones - Plainwell Counseling Center
• Career Exploration in First Grade- By Deb Osborn
•  21 Strategies for K-12 Career Development - By Deb Osborn

Resources for Career Specialist Supervisors

• Core Competencies for Global Career Development Facilitators
• Career Specialist Duties

Templates

• CSAR Template
• Diploma Pathways Overview & Seals of Distinction Template 

Acknowledgements

The South Carolina Department of Education would like to thank the following school and regional Career Specialists, S.C. Department of Commerce Regional Workforce Advisors, Everfi representatives, post-secondary representatives, and District Work-Based Learning/Leadership Coordinators who contributed to this toolkit. Their dedication and commitment to establishing this initial work were essential and will benefit current and future Career Specialists, students and parents.

Anna Duvall
SCDE School Counselor/Career Specialist Liaison

Career Specialist Toolkit Workgroup
Patricia Bradley- Dorchester 2 School District
Lisa Crisp- Laurens 55 School District
Patricia Ferguson- SC Department of Commerce
Peter Kelpin and Belle Stoker- Everfi –Digital Learning
Dr. Dodie Limberg- University of South Carolina- College of Education
David Pressley- Anderson 5 School district
Renee Robinson- Upper Savannah Region
Kristen Starcher- Rock Hill (York 3) School District
Linda Thompson- Richland 2 School District
Chad Vail- Charleston County School District
Sherry Williams- Lexington One School District