School Counselor

LIFELONG LEARNING ADMINISTRATION CO•Santa Clarita, CA

About The Position

MISSION VIEW PUBLIC CHARTER Full Time, Monday - Friday; 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. This position provides support to various school sites within the region, including Canyon Country and Citrus. The role may require travel between locations to meet site-specific needs. Help Us Change Lives We live by the motto that “There is a Student in Front of Everything We Do” and we are very passionate about it. Do you have a passion to work with students? If so, then this is an exciting opportunity for you! You’ll have the opportunity to work with a diverse group of students supporting their growth and development. Remember the person who made a difference in your life? Now it’s your turn. Learn more about us at https://learn4life.org/ How You Will Make an Impact The School Counselor is responsible for enhancing student success by developing, implementing, evaluating, and continuously improving a comprehensive school counseling program. Utilizing a Multi-Tiered, Multi-Domain System of Supports (MTMDSS), the school counselor promotes academic achievement, college and career readiness, and social-emotional development for all students. The school counselor’s time is primary dedicated to direct student services and advocacy through communication with staff, families, and community members on behalf of students. As a leader, advocate, and collaborator, the School Counselor works to drive positive systemic changes that ensure equity and access for every student. This position reports to the Principal or their designee RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES: This job description is intended to accurately reflect the duties, responsibilities, and requirements of the position. It is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with this classification. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Requirements

Knowledge of Federal and State Education Codes, including K–12 and Public Charter School laws and governance.
Understanding of Independent Study, Personalized Learning, and Distance Learning models.
Knowledge of high school credits, graduation requirements, academic interventions, and alternative education programs.
Ability to design and manage student-centered programs.
Strong collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Skilled in working with diverse learners, including students with special needs.
Ability to adapt to change and manage multiple priorities.
Proficient in using data to guide decisions and improve practices.
Bachelor’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university.
Valid California Clear Pupil Personnel Services Credential in School Counseling.
Experience in individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, and working with at-risk youth.
Familiarity with community resources and support networks.
Proficient level in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Education and Student Information Systems.
Ability to travel in performance of the job duties.

Responsibilities

Implement a school counseling program that is aligned to the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) National Model, schoolwide goals and improvement metrics, districtwide priorities, and current, evidence based practices and systems that have been shown to promote student success.
Abide by the ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counseling and the ASCA School Counselor Professional Standards and Competencies to guide professional growth and development.
Conduct regular reviews of school and student data to inform student outcomes through program SMART goals, tiered supports, closing the gap activities, interventions, equity initiatives, and advocacy efforts.
Evaluate and share the results of the school counseling program’s impact and effectiveness with key stakeholders. Provide recommendations for improving the school counseling program.
Spend their time in alignment with ASCA’s recommendation that 80% or more of the school counselor’s time is spent providing direct student services (instruction, appraisal, advisement, and counseling with students) and indirect student services (collaboration, consultation, and referrals with families, teachers, administrators, school staff, and community stakeholders).
Implement comprehensive Tier 1 school counseling support that reaches ALL students.
Provide intentional, targeted, culturally responsive Tier 2 school counseling interventions for students identified as deserving of additional support.
Provide intensified Tier 3 school counseling supports/referrals for students experiencing emergency or crisis situations, as well as those whose needs remain unmet after receiving Tier 2 support.
Consult, collaboration, and team with key stakeholders to support student success.
Promote equity, access for all students, and make a significant impact in creating a school culture free from racism and bias in all forms.
Engage in high-quality school counseling system support, including, but not limited to the development of action plans, lesson plans, annual planning calendars, annual administrator conferences, needs assessments, results reports, data-sharing presentations, progress monitoring of school counseling interventions and activities, planning time for the creation and improvement of data-driven school counseling interventions, regular meetings with other school counselors, etc.
Utilize technology and other virtual tools to support efficient and effective program delivery and communication with the school community.
Actively pursue and participate in professional learning, to stay current with evidence-based practices in the field. Examples: Maintaining membership in state and national professional organizations (i.e., American School Counselor Association), reading professional journals, attending local, state, and national workshops and conferences, engaging in continuing education coursework as appropriate.