Summer Enrichment & Academic Learning; SEAL Program Counselor

This is a seasonal, hourly position for the 2026 SEAL program.

In this role, the SEAL counselor may provide personalized guidance and support, answer questions, and coordinate with other staff members to ensure the school meets the social/emotional and academic needs of all students. SEAL counselors also evaluate student aptitudes, provide individual counseling sessions, and participate in follow‑up studies to improve future services. The SEAL counselor advocates for the personal, social/emotional, and academic success of every student at every grade level.

The SEAL counselor also demonstrates sensitivity to issues related to gender, sexual identity and orientation, social and economic status, ethnicity, race, language, and religion.

Monday - Thursday, 8:30 - 3:00pm

July 1 - Aug 6

Previous SEAL experience or summer program experience preferred.

Under direction, to provide behavioral, educational, career and vocational counseling to individuals and small groups of students; to assist students in understanding and seeking solutions to social, emotional, or academic problems and issues; to serve as a resource pertaining to student behavior management strategies, and welfare and attendance problems and concerns; and to do other related functions as required.

• Performs individual and group counseling and guidance functions and activities, including career and vocational, and social and emotional adjustment counseling.
• Collects, organizes and analyzes student information through the use of educational historical data, test results, and through the use of interview techniques.
• Appraises student interests, aptitudes, and attitudes utilizing a variety of assessment strategies and techniques.
• Provides information and data to students concerning educational, career, and vocational planning.
• Serves as resource to site and District personnel, and members of the school community.
• Meets, confers, and counsels with parents, school personnel, and members of various youth serving agencies in developing alternative solutions to student educational, social, and emotional problems and concerns.
• Assists in the development and monitoring of individual education plans for students with exceptional needs.
• Maintains a liaison with social service and youth service agencies in pursuing referral follow up activities.
• Pursues evaluation and research activities to determine counseling and guidance effectiveness.
• Assists in the planning, development, and implementation of master student program calendars.
• Assists in the planning, development, and conduct of programs that enhance student educational, career, and vocational opportunities, including speaker programs, student visitation programs, and other similarly related activities.
• Establishes, maintains, and monitors the maintenance of a variety of files and records pertaining to student counseling, guidance, and related matters.
• Assists in dealing with student behavior management problems, and in resolving welfare and attendance problems and concerns.
• Plans, develops, and presents, as requested, a variety of management related reports pertaining to site counseling and guidance functions and activities.
• Experience differentiating practices for diverse populations.
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with diverse students, staff, and community populations.

• Principles, methods, techniques, strategies, and trends in educational, vocational, career, social, and emotional adjustment counseling.
• Applicable and appropriate aptitude, interest, and achievement appraisal instruments, techniques, and procedures.
• Social service and youth service agencies in the local area.
• Social, emotional, and behavioral characteristics of adolescent students.
• Program evaluation and research techniques, strategies, and procedures.
• Appropriate curriculum and instructional programs pertaining to students with a variety of aptitudes and varying interests.

• Assist students in effectively analyzing and developing alternative solutions to behavioral, educational, social, and emotional problems and concerns.
• Conduct, analyze, and effectively utilize a variety of individual and…