Frontline Applicant Tracking - Mountain View Whisman School District

Openings as of 3/14/2025
Counselor

Temporary School Counselor (2024-2025 school year)

JobID: 2346

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 post-secondary options. Assists in the establishment and maintenance of good community-school public relations. Provides counseling sessions to individuals and groups in crisis situations, such as prevention and behavior intervention.

Compensation
 
• 2024-2025 school year = $81,726 - $146,521 (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 Driver’s 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 student’s 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 student’s 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 District’s school crisis intervention team
• May present in classroom, workshop, or other training environment to demonstrate decision making, problem-solving, 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 record-keeping, 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 View Whisman School 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 View Whisman School District requires that 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 Vikjord at 650-526-3500, 1400 Montecito Ave., Mountain View, CA 94043, or tvikjord@mvwsd.org.
 




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