Temporary School Counselor 2024-2025 school year

Mountain View Whisman School District

Posted on : 10-04-2025

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Mountain View, CA - USA

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1 Vacancy

Posted on : 10-04-2025

Job Description

Position Type:
Counselor

Date Posted:
2/28/2025

Location:
Graham Middle School

Date Available:
03/21/2025

Closing Date:
open until filled

Mountain View Whisman School District
Human Resources Department Job Title: School Counselor Classification: Certificated Date Reviewed:

Position Description

The Counselor will assist students to understand and develop their full potential and meet the demands of school expectations through a variety of counseling services including acting as a liaison between students parents staff and community agencies. Assists students with career development and provides information regarding postsecondary options. Assists in the establishment and maintenance of good communityschool public relations. Provides counseling sessions to individuals and groups in crisis situations such as prevention and behavior intervention.

Compensation

school year $81726 $146521(salary is based on the current school year schedule)

Up to two 2 stipends available for Masters Doctorate Special Education Credential National Board Certification or Bilingual credential (BCLAD or BASP.

Required Education and Experience

Pupil Personnel Services Credential
Must have knowledge and experience in one or more of the following areas: social services health services community or educational programs.
Experience with elementary middle or high school students

Licenses

Valid California Drivers license insurance and access to a car

Performance Responsibilities

Works with staff to develop a school climate program to include student recognition encouragement and positive behaviors
Provides support to teachers regarding classroom management and student behavior communications and interpersonal skills
Monitors the academic progress of students and makes appropriate interventions to improve student achievement and attendance. Provides support for academic success of students
Attends staff meetings parent teacher conferences Student Study Teams 504 Individualized Education Program meetings as required
Analyzes and interprets results of academic achievement tests interest surveys and vocational aptitude tests.
Reviews and maintains pertinent pupil data (progress reports report cards and achievement tests)
Consults with representatives of public and private agencies in providing information regarding students and prescreens pupils for possible referral to other supportive services or agencies within the community
Consults with school and community professionals to coordinate counseling services and makes appropriate referrals
Provides intervention counseling to students individually or in small groups regarding specific issues such as divorce grief bullying suicide prevention anger control substance abuse diversity and friendship
Interprets the school programs to parents to help them better understand their students abilities and needs relating to career choice requirements for advanced education and potential career opportunities
Maintains high campus visibility through staff and student contacts
Monitors Individual Behavior Plans
Provides direct instruction to students regarding successful completion of high school graduation requirements and other appropriate information to support each students educational progress and future educational and vocational goals

Other Job Duties:

Counsels students experiencing crisis
Counsels students regarding alternative education programs and provides necessary student information
Assists in identifying special needs students (English Learners Special Education etc. and in making referrals to special programs as necessary
Assists student in the understanding and acceptance of cultural diversity
Assists students in planning realistic educational goals and understanding their aptitude and ability
Counsels students to help them overcome potentially disabling educational personal behavioral and social problems
Consults and confers with parents staff members and students to facilitate student articulation between schools and grade levels
Consults with parents regarding educational social and vocational needs of their students
Provides information regarding graduation requirements academic distinction college entrance requirements financial aid occupational skills requirements and helps students develop an appropriate program of studies
Works in coordination with the Principal and staff to schedule students into grade level classes for the school year (August and June)
Distributes relevant guidance information to students and staff
Participates in the Districts school crisis intervention team
May present in classroom workshop or other training environment to demonstrate decision making problemsolving conflict resolution social and coping skills.

Knowledge of:

Intellectual emotional social and physical development of children and adolescents
Current trends in educational and crisis counseling
Organization and administration of other cooperating organizations
State law and district and school regulations regarding confidentiality
Correct English usage grammar spelling punctuation and vocabulary
Health and safety regulations
Modern recordkeeping office practices procedures and computer equipment
School organization and objectives
District software programs; telephone techniques and etiquette
Referral services to address personal family multiple health issues and educational issues of students

Ability to:

To understand and accept individual differences in children and parents
To apply interpersonal communication techniques
Work independently with frequent interruptions
Communicate effectively with a diverse audience
Identify strategies for continuous improvement
Exercise professional judgment in making decisions
Be flexible
Show initiative

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is continuously required to speak and listen for extended periods. The employee is also required to sit or stand for long periods and to regularly walk; use hands or fingers to handle or feel objects tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; and stoop kneel crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is further required to have the physical mental and emotional stamina to fully perform the duties and responsibilities of the position and the mental acuity to collect evaluate and interpret data; to reason; to define problems; to establish facts; to draw valid conclusions; and to make effective judgments and decisions.

Supervised by: Site principal or designee
Evaluated by: Site principal or designee

The Mountain ViewWhismanSchool District prohibits discrimination harassment intimidation and bullying in educational programs activities or employment on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry age color disability gender gender identity gender expression nationality race or ethnicity religion sex sexual orientation parental pregnancy family or marital status military status or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.The Mountain ViewWhismanSchool District requiresthat school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination harassment intimidation or bullying.

Questions or complaints of alleged discrimination harassment intimidation and bullying equity or Title IX equity and compliance concerns should be directed to Tara Vikjordat1400 Montecito Ave. Mountain View CA 94043

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