School Counselor

Position Details

Position Type:
Student Support Services/ Guidance Counselor
Date Posted: 1/27/2026

Mammoth-San Manuel Unified School District is seeking an counselor for the  School Year.

The demands of twenty-first-century education dictate new roles for school counselors. Schools need professional school counselors who are adept at creating systems for change and at building relationships within the school community. Professional School Counselors create nurturing relationships with students that enhance academic achievement and personal success as globally productive citizens in the twenty-first century. Utilizing leadership, advocacy, and collaboration, professional school counselors promote academic achievement and personal success by implementing a comprehensive school counseling program that encompasses areas of academic, career, and personal/social development for all students.

• School counselors work collaboratively with all school staff to create a positive learning community. School counselors take an active role in analyzing local, state, and national data to develop and enhance school counseling programs. School counselors create data-driven goals and strategies that align with the school improvement plan to improve student learning. School counselors annually discuss the comprehensive school counseling program with the school administrator.
  
  School counselors provide input in the selection of professional development for the school staff that meets the needs of students and choose professional development activities that foster their own professional growth. School counselors mentor and support colleagues to improve the academic success of students.
• School counselors strive to improve the counseling profession by staying current in research and best practices. School counselors promote professional growth for all educators and collaborate with their colleagues to improve the profession.
• School counselors promote awareness of and responsiveness to learning styles, cultural diversity, and individual learning needs. School counselors collaborate with staff in building relationships with students that have a positive impact on student achievement. School counselors participate in the implementation of initiatives to improve the education and development of all students.
• School counselors demonstrate ethical behaviors.
• School counselors create an environment that is inviting, respectful, supportive, inclusive, and flexible. School counselors model and teach behaviors that lead to positive and nurturing relationships through developmentally-appropriate and prevention-oriented activities.
• School counselors collaborate with teachers to ensure that the presentation of the Arizona State Standards Course of Study is relevant to a diverse student population. School counselors actively select materials and develop activities that counteract stereotypes and incorporate histories and contributions of diverse cultures. School counselors recognize the influence of culture on a child's development and personality. School counselors help others understand how a student's culture, language, and background may influence school performance and consider these influences in the programs and services they provide.
• School counselors maintain high expectations, including graduation from high school, for students of all backgrounds.
• Counselors collaborate with school and community personnel to help meet their needs. School counselors identify these needs using data, referrals, observation, and other sources of information. School counselors collaborate with others to create a customized plan of action that provides follow-up services to meet students' varied needs.
• School counselors improve communication and collaboration among the school, home, and community in order to promote and build trust, understanding, and partnerships with all segments of the school community. School counselors seek solutions to overcome barriers that may stand in the way of effective family and community involvement in the education of students.
• In order to support the Arizona State Standards Course of Study, school counselors align content standards and implement program models developed by professional organizations in school counseling. School counselors support equity and access to rigorous and relevant curricula for all students. School counselors develop and apply strategies to enhance student success.
• School counselors address the academic, career, and personal/social development of all students.
• School counselors support the mission and goals of the school and district by providing technical assistance to all curricula areas as they align components of the Arizona State Standards Course of Study to their content areas/disciplines. School counselors support teachers and other specialists' use of the Arizona State Standards Course of Study to develop and enhance students' twenty-first-century skills and…