HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL COUNSELOR - HS - INSIGHT SCHOOLS OF CALIFORNIA - 2023-2024 School Year (Must hold a current California Pupil Personnel Services Credential) at CAVA IQLA Insight CA
Job Summary
Job Summary
THIS POSTING IS FOR CONSIDERATION AS A HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL COUNSELOR AT INSIGHT SCHOOLS OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR. PLEASE CLICK ON AND REVIEW THE LINKS TO THE RIGHT, UNDER ‘LINKS RELATED TO THIS JOB' FOR MORE INFORMATION, AS EACH SHOULD ANSWER MOST QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS POSITION. ABOUT INSIGHT SCHOOLS OF CALIFORNIA AND THE HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL COUNSELOR POSITIONS: Insight Schools of California (a network of three public charter schools) delivers online/virtual home based-instruction to students in grades 9-12 in California. Insight Schools of California serves at-risk students. We use Stride as our curriculum provider for the basis of instruction and teachers provide live instruction via the Newrow platform. While our schools do offer some scheduling flexibility, students are still required to maintain daily attendance, attend instructional sessions, and complete their coursework each day.
Requirements / Qualifications
The School Counselor is responsible for providing support for the school's comprehensive guidance plan. The School Counselor advises students to manage personal conduct, supports student’s social emotional well-being, helps students identify post-secondary and career goals, ensures students have access to and understand their graduation plan and are properly placed in classes needed for graduation, and guides students towards making appropriate choices, both social emotionally and academically thus supporting each student in a holistic manner. The School Counselor works with the teachers and staff to maintain a positive learning experience and encourage parent involvement in the student education. The position helps foster a high touch approach to educational support and exhibits superior customer service skills along with a commitment and desire to provide the best experience possible for students and families. REQUIREMENTS/EXPERIENCE: • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Excellent problem-solving skills • Organizational skills, multi-tasking abilities • Customer service orientation • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) • Flexible schedule: Ability to travel as needed, up to 10% of the time within and between assigned geographic areas to support students, attend regularly scheduled meetings, and participate in school activities, open houses and orientations • Ability to pass required background check • Ability to obtain fingerprint clearance HOURS AND SALARY INFORMATION: Full time School Counselors work Monday-Friday from 8:30am-4:00pm. You are not allowed to have another job during these hours.
Full Time: Annual salary based on holding a Bachelors or Masters Degree and up to 3 years of experience in California See Salary Scale: https://tinyurl.com/InsightCASalarySchedule We do participate in CalSTRS. Please contact your CalSTRS counselor about how employment with Insight Schools of California may affect your personal STRS account. Only full time employees are offered health, dental, and vision benefits. Benefits information is only given out upon offer. We do provide training for all programs and we have a great staff to serve as your support system. REQUIRED CREDENTIAL/CERTIFICATION: (All applicants MUST have the following at the time of applying) • Permanent California Residence (Must currently reside in 1 of the 21 CA counties we service/hire in) • Valid/current Preliminary/Clear/Life Pupil Personnel Services Credential in School Counseling • MS in Educational Counseling • One (1) year of related experience PLEASE NOTE: We DO NOT accept temporary county certificates, out-of-state, intern, expired, emergency, short-term staff permits, or credentials in the process of being obtained. All applicants must meet all requirements at the time of applying in order to be considered. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
- Credential Copy (Please look up your California Pupil Personnel Services Credential on the CTC website, save it as a PDF and upload it to your EdJoin application. Please Do Not upload the 'printable copy' or 'paper copy'. It MUST be the credential as you see it on the CTC website with the document number, issue and expiration date, as well as all authorization codes and subjects. View 'Credential Copy Information Page' under 'links related to this job' )
- Letter of Introduction (Please attach a letter of introduction in which you discuss your problem solving skills, use of technology for counseling purposes at a school, and the strengths and weaknesses of online school and classroom platforms.)
- Letter(s) of Recommendation (Please attach 3 signed letters of recommendation that are dated within the past 3 years (5 Letters max.). Letters must be on official school or business letterhead.)
- Resume (Please attach a current and updated resume)
Requirements / Qualifications
The School Counselor is responsible for providing support for the school's comprehensive guidance plan. The School Counselor advises students to manage personal conduct, supports student’s social emotional well-being, helps students identify post-secondary and career goals, ensures students have access to and understand their graduation plan and are properly placed in classes needed for graduation, and guides students towards making appropriate choices, both social emotionally and academically thus supporting each student in a holistic manner. The School Counselor works with the teachers and staff to maintain a positive learning experience and encourage parent involvement in the student education. The position helps foster a high touch approach to educational support and exhibits superior customer service skills along with a commitment and desire to provide the best experience possible for students and families. REQUIREMENTS/EXPERIENCE: • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Excellent problem-solving skills • Organizational skills, multi-tasking abilities • Customer service orientation • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) • Flexible schedule: Ability to travel as needed, up to 10% of the time within and between assigned geographic areas to support students, attend regularly scheduled meetings, and participate in school activities, open houses and orientations • Ability to pass required background check • Ability to obtain fingerprint clearance HOURS AND SALARY INFORMATION: Full time School Counselors work Monday-Friday from 8:30am-4:00pm. You are not allowed to have another job during these hours.
Full Time: Annual salary based on holding a Bachelors or Masters Degree and up to 3 years of experience in California See Salary Scale: https://tinyurl.com/InsightCASalarySchedule We do participate in CalSTRS. Please contact your CalSTRS counselor about how employment with Insight Schools of California may affect your personal STRS account. Only full time employees are offered health, dental, and vision benefits. Benefits information is only given out upon offer. We do provide training for all programs and we have a great staff to serve as your support system. REQUIRED CREDENTIAL/CERTIFICATION: (All applicants MUST have the following at the time of applying) • Permanent California Residence (Must currently reside in 1 of the 21 CA counties we service/hire in) • Valid/current Preliminary/Clear/Life Pupil Personnel Services Credential in School Counseling • MS in Educational Counseling • One (1) year of related experience PLEASE NOTE: We DO NOT accept temporary county certificates, out-of-state, intern, expired, emergency, short-term staff permits, or credentials in the process of being obtained. All applicants must meet all requirements at the time of applying in order to be considered. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
- Credential Copy (Please look up your California Pupil Personnel Services Credential on the CTC website, save it as a PDF and upload it to your EdJoin application. Please Do Not upload the 'printable copy' or 'paper copy'. It MUST be the credential as you see it on the CTC website with the document number, issue and expiration date, as well as all authorization codes and subjects. View 'Credential Copy Information Page' under 'links related to this job' )
- Letter of Introduction (Please attach a letter of introduction in which you discuss your problem solving skills, use of technology for counseling purposes at a school, and the strengths and weaknesses of online school and classroom platforms.)
- Letter(s) of Recommendation (Please attach 3 signed letters of recommendation that are dated within the past 3 years (5 Letters max.). Letters must be on official school or business letterhead.)
- Resume (Please attach a current and updated resume)
Comments and Other Information
These are direct hire positions through Insight Schools of California. It is the sole responsibility of the applicant/prospective applicant to apply and contact us for all questions and the status of their application.
PLEASE NO SOLICITATION FROM OUTSIDE, THIRD PARTY, OR NPA COMPANIES OR EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES.
We do not accept applications or documents via email, fax, or US Mail. Applications are only accepted via EdJoin and all documents must be uploaded to your EdJoin application in order to be reviewed.
You must live in California, have a valid California Pupil Personnel Service Credential in School Counseling, AT THE TIME YOU APPLY.
If you are in the process of obtaining any of the listed requirements, PLEASE WAIT TO APPLY UNTIL YOU MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS, AS APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS AT THE TIME THEY ARE SUBMITTED WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
We do participate in CalSTRS. Please contact your CalSTRS counselor about how employment with Insight Schools of California may affect your personal STRS account.
Insight Schools of California does not offer a Teacher Induction Program.
Insight Schools of California is an organization that offers our teachers and staff members the excitement of exploring an emerging concept in education. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, sex, handicap, disability, ancestry, national origin, color, race, political affiliation, religion, marital status, or veteran status.
Comments and Other Information
These are direct hire positions through Insight Schools of California. It is the sole responsibility of the applicant/prospective applicant to apply and contact us for all questions and the status of their application.
PLEASE NO SOLICITATION FROM OUTSIDE, THIRD PARTY, OR NPA COMPANIES OR EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES.
We do not accept applications or documents via email, fax, or US Mail. Applications are only accepted via EdJoin and all documents must be uploaded to your EdJoin application in order to be reviewed.
You must live in California, have a valid California Pupil Personnel Service Credential in School Counseling, AT THE TIME YOU APPLY.
If you are in the process of obtaining any of the listed requirements, PLEASE WAIT TO APPLY UNTIL YOU MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS, AS APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS AT THE TIME THEY ARE SUBMITTED WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
We do participate in CalSTRS. Please contact your CalSTRS counselor about how employment with Insight Schools of California may affect your personal STRS account.
Insight Schools of California does not offer a Teacher Induction Program.
Insight Schools of California is an organization that offers our teachers and staff members the excitement of exploring an emerging concept in education. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, sex, handicap, disability, ancestry, national origin, color, race, political affiliation, religion, marital status, or veteran status.
Application Deadline
11/30/2023 4:00 PM Pacific
Date Posted
11/16/2023
Contact
Number of Openings
Not Specified
Salary
Add'l Salary Info
Annual salary based on holding a Bachelors or Masters Degree and up to 3 years of experience in California: https://tinyurl.com/InsightCASalarySchedule
Length of Work Year
August 2023 - June 2024
Employment Type
Full Time
School/Charter
Insight School of California, Insight @ San Joaquin and Insight @ San Diego
Hours
Full Time: Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:00pm
*
As Insight Schools of California are public schools and this is a public school High School School Counselor position, these are set contracted hours and you must be available/working during these hours while under contract with Insight Schools of California. You are not allowed to have another job during these contracted hours.
Start Date
Immediate hire for the 2023-2024 school year.
Location
Our Administrative Office is located in Simi Valley, CA, but most of our School Counselors work from home.
>
High School School Counselor positions are hired throughout California as we service students in 21 California counties.
>
You MUST live in California, AT THE TIME YOU APPLY, in order to be considered for a position and reside permanently in California, at all times, while working for Insight Schools of California.