Counselor - Silicon Valley Adult Education at Metropolitan Education District
About the Employer
Metropolitan Education District (MetroED) is a regional provider of Career Technical Education (CTE) and Adult Education. As the largest organization of its kind in Santa Clara County, we are dedicated to offering career-oriented education to both high school and adult students. Annually, MetroED provides 2,600 diverse students with the skills to help them be productive, income-earning, and tax-paying contributors to Silicon Valley. MetroED collaborates with designated districts to provide comprehensive educational opportunities for adults and high school students. Through our Silicon Valley Career Technical Education program, we offer career technical education to high school students and, on a space-available basis, to adult students in the following districts: Campbell Union High School District, East Side Union High School District, Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District, Milpitas Unified School District, San Jose Unified School District, and Santa Clara Unified School District. Additionally, our Silicon Valley Adult Education provides courses for the San Jose Unified School District.
Job Summary
Job Summary
Under the direction of the SVAE Principal or designee, the Counselor will develop a counseling program designed to help students succeed in their SVAE courses by maintaining a positive attitude, appropriate behavior, and the required attendance in order to be well prepared for further study and for entry-level employment. The Counselor assists the students with testing and assessment opportunities, educational planning, resources of the school and community, and with career and college guidance and planning. The Counselor also evaluates students’ progress; supports and supervises co-curricular activities; communicates regularly with parents and education partners; may be designated to direct classified staff, and to perform other duties required by the profession.
Requirements / Qualifications
Required: a cover letter, a resume and three (3) current letters of recommendation (within a year)
Requirements / Qualifications
Required: a cover letter, a resume and three (3) current letters of recommendation (within a year)
Comments and Other Information
Benefits
Full health benefits are paid by the district for eligible employees and their dependents including medical, dental, life insurance, and an employee assistance program. MetroED also provides several benefit options using pretax earnings. This increases spending power and protection when unforeseen events put a person at risk such as loss of income, unanticipated medical expenses, or worse. Employee enrollment in the following plans are optional and include a medical flexible spending account, dependent care flexible spending account, additional life insurance, cancer insurance, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and transportation.
Comments and Other Information
Benefits
Full health benefits are paid by the district for eligible employees and their dependents including medical, dental, life insurance, and an employee assistance program. MetroED also provides several benefit options using pretax earnings. This increases spending power and protection when unforeseen events put a person at risk such as loss of income, unanticipated medical expenses, or worse. Employee enrollment in the following plans are optional and include a medical flexible spending account, dependent care flexible spending account, additional life insurance, cancer insurance, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and transportation.
Application Deadline
5/1/2022 12:00 AM Pacific
Date Posted
3/17/2022
Contact
Susan Nakahira
408-723-6435
408-723-6435
Number of Openings
1
Salary
Add'l Salary Info
$38.30 - $44.40 per hour
Length of Work Year
10 months - 175 days
Employment Type
Full Time