School Counselor Program Specialist at Stockton Unified School District
About the Employer
Stockton Unified School District (SUSD) began providing services to students in 1852 and is located in the heart of California’s Central Valley near the banks of the San Joaquin River. SUSD is the 17th largest school district in California, whereby 38,000 PK-12th grade students come to us to experience an academic journey that leads to high school graduation and success in college, careers, and as actively-engaged community members. The District also serves a number of adults through our Stockton School For Adults. SUSD is made up of thirty-seven Head Start classes, fifty-three state preschool classes, three First 5 preschool classes, forty-one K-8 schools, four comprehensive high schools, three small high schools, an alternative high school, a special education school, a school for adults, and five dependent charter schools. Our district mission is to graduate every single youth college, career, and community ready. Stockton Unified School District is dedicated to providing high-quality first instruction, rigorous curriculum, and supporting academic achievement and social-emotional development supported by Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS). The District's work is guided by three focal goals: • Every child by the end of third grade will read and comprehend at the proficient level. • Every child will have access to high quality, rigorous first instruction. • Every child, by the end of 12th grade, will graduate and be college, career, and community ready.
Job Summary
Job Summary
The School Counselor Program Specialist in collaboration with other SUSD departments, administrators, school based staff, and external partners to carry out the mission of SUSD School Counseling Department: to ensure that all school counseling teams in the district implement comprehensive, student-centered, data-informed practices through an effective model of leadership, collaboration, advocacy, and systemic change to impact academic, social/emotional, and postsecondary outcomes of ALL students in the district.
Requirements / Qualifications
Education and Experience: Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) School Counseling credential – as required by law. Administrative Services Credential preferred. A minimum of three (3) years successful experience as a school counselor. Experience presenting staff development workshops. License and Certificate: Must have a valid California Driver’s License and evidence of insurance Possession of a valid First Aid and CPR certificate must be obtained within sixty (60) days from date of hire.
Cover letter Resume 3 letters of recommendation Copies of Credentials (not required if current employee) Copies of Transcripts (unofficial okay: not required if current employee)
Requirements / Qualifications
Education and Experience: Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) School Counseling credential – as required by law. Administrative Services Credential preferred. A minimum of three (3) years successful experience as a school counselor. Experience presenting staff development workshops. License and Certificate: Must have a valid California Driver’s License and evidence of insurance Possession of a valid First Aid and CPR certificate must be obtained within sixty (60) days from date of hire.
Cover letter Resume 3 letters of recommendation Copies of Credentials (not required if current employee) Copies of Transcripts (unofficial okay: not required if current employee)
Comments and Other Information
Stockton Unified School District prohibits discrimination, intimidation, harassment (including sexual harassment), and bullying based on a person’s actual or perceived ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, immigration status, nationality, race or ethnicity, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, sex, sexual orientation; a perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Stockton prohíbe discriminación, acoso (incluyendo acoso sexual), atormentar o coercionar, e intimidación incluyendo: la discriminación contra un individuo o grupo por motivos de raza, color, ascendencia, nacionalidad, origen nacional, estado migratorio, identificación de grupo étnico, etnicidad, edad, religión, estado civil, embarazo, estado parental, discapacidad física o mental, sexo, orientación sexual, género, identidad de género, expresión de género o información genética; una percepción de una o más de tales características; o asociación con una persona o grupo, con una o más de estas características reales o percibidas.
Comments and Other Information
Stockton Unified School District prohibits discrimination, intimidation, harassment (including sexual harassment), and bullying based on a person’s actual or perceived ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, immigration status, nationality, race or ethnicity, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, sex, sexual orientation; a perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Stockton prohíbe discriminación, acoso (incluyendo acoso sexual), atormentar o coercionar, e intimidación incluyendo: la discriminación contra un individuo o grupo por motivos de raza, color, ascendencia, nacionalidad, origen nacional, estado migratorio, identificación de grupo étnico, etnicidad, edad, religión, estado civil, embarazo, estado parental, discapacidad física o mental, sexo, orientación sexual, género, identidad de género, expresión de género o información genética; una percepción de una o más de tales características; o asociación con una persona o grupo, con una o más de estas características reales o percibidas.
Application Deadline
5/12/2026 4:00 PM Pacific
Date Posted
4/29/2026
Contact
Marcela Lane
209-933-7065 2105
209-933-7065 2105
Number of Openings
1
Salary
Pay dependent on experience
Add'l Salary Info
$64, - $135,135 (MA/MS Stipend $1,725; Doctorate Stipend $3,448)
Length of Work Year
195
Employment Type
Full Time