COUNSELOR-50% (Mission Early College High School) @ MISSION COLLEGE at Santa Clara Unified School District
About the Employer
Welcome to Santa Clara Unified School District! Thank you for your interest in Santa Clara Unified School District. Our employees work together to support graduates who are resilient, future-ready, lifelong learners who think critically, solve problems collaboratively, and are prepared to thrive in a global society. SCUSD’s Adult Portrait embodies eight elements that support our students: • World-Leading Professional • Student-Centered Lifelong Learner • Creative and Critical Thinker • Adaptive Forward Thinker • The Caring Adult • Inclusivity Champion • Equity Advocate • Empowering Collaborator If you have the skills to support this vision, we invite you to apply to join our team. Santa Clara Unified School District serves over 15,000 TK-12 students, in addition to students in Preschool through Adult School. Neighborhoods in the Cities of Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, San Jose, and Cupertino comprise the District's 56 square-mile area. Santa Clara Unified prides itself on having teachers, classified employees, and administrators who are dedicated, experienced professionals who care about each student's well-being and academic preparation. NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT: Santa Clara Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression), mental or physical disability, age, religion, height, weight, marital or family status, military status, ancestry, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic. The Title IX Coordinator is Stacy Joslin, 1889 Lawrence Road, Santa Clara, CA 95051
Job Description / Essential Elements:
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CREDENTIAL: Must possess an appropriate counseling credential or be enrolled in a program pursuing such credential
RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Provides direct guidance and counseling services which are relevant to the sequential development of students as related to educational, social and vocational objectives
2. Provides individual and group counseling services which help a student understand and accept him/herself and to help him/her in the development of personal decision-making competencies in resolving special problems
3. Helps students make appropriate choices of school programs and to develop long range plans of study
4. Collects, coordinates and interprets meaningful information about each student which helps to identify students with special abilities and needs and shares this information with staff members, parents, and others who are professionally concerned
5. Disseminates information concerning school offerings, opportunities for further education, careers and career training, and community special services which are available to the student
6. Maintains cooperative liaison between the school and community agencies and makes appropriate referrals
7. Provides placement services for students, such as grouping and scheduling
8. Assists students in the transition from one school level to another, from one school to another school, and from school to employment
9. Conducts or cooperates with others in research related to educational career planning and the needs of pupils
10. Conferences with parents and assists them with problems and decisions which relate directly to the educational welfare of the student
SALARY: Placement on the Certificated Salary Schedule
REQUIRED DAYS: 196 days
APPLICATION: In addition to the application, attach, mail or fax a cover letter, resume and at least 2 letters of recommendation to: Santa Clara Unified School District, Attn: Certificated Human Resources, 1889 Lawrence Road, Santa Clara, CA 95051
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Requirements / Qualifications
A Pupil Personnel Services Credential for Counseling is Required.
Please attach a cover letter, resume and at least 2 RECENT letters of recommendation to the online application.
Requirements / Qualifications
A Pupil Personnel Services Credential for Counseling is Required.
Please attach a cover letter, resume and at least 2 RECENT letters of recommendation to the online application.
Comments and Other Information
The Santa Clara Unified School District celebrates diversity and is committed in all of its activities, policies, programs, and procedures to provide equal opportunity for all and prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. The District will make reasonable accommodations for applicants, employees and students with disabilities.
The Title IX Coordinator is Kevin Keegan, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, 1889 Lawrence Road, Santa Clara, CA 95051, 408-423-2014.
Comments and Other Information
The Santa Clara Unified School District celebrates diversity and is committed in all of its activities, policies, programs, and procedures to provide equal opportunity for all and prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. The District will make reasonable accommodations for applicants, employees and students with disabilities.
The Title IX Coordinator is Kevin Keegan, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, 1889 Lawrence Road, Santa Clara, CA 95051, 408-423-2014.
Application Deadline
7/24/2017 4:00 PM Pacific
Date Posted
7/18/2017
Contact
Nora Dipko
408-423-2015
408-423-2015
Number of Openings
1
Add'l Salary Info
Teachers' Salary Schedule
Length of Work Year
10 Months / 187 Days
Employment Type
Part Time