Secondary School Counselor Crecenta Valley High School Temporary

Secondary School Counselor - (Crecenta Valley High School) Temporary 2026/2027 YEAR

• Position Type:
  Student Support Services/ Counselor
• Date Posted: 6/3/2026
• Location:
  
  Crescenta Valley High
• Date Available:
  
  2026-27 School Year

The Counselor provides academic, personal, and social/emotional support, as well as college and career counseling and guidance to students.

Credential Valid California Pupil Personnel Services credential authorizing service as a school counselor.

201 days, 8 hours per day (exclusive of 30-minute lunch), to be worked between July 1 and June 30. The work year follows the negotiated "Counselor Attendance Calendar".

Placement on the Counselor Salary Schedule depending upon training and experience. The current annual salary range for full-time counselors is $67,773 to $121,614 based on years of experience and education. GUSD accepts up to 11 years of contractual service elsewhere.

• Develops long-range educational plans, including course, credit, and proficiency test requirements for graduation with all students.
• Participates in a collaborative site office team, promoting a positive and welcoming school climate. Fosters school pride and positive community relations.
• Enrolls new students, evaluates their school records, and determines class placement.
• Assists students in the area of social/emotional, academic, and college/career development.
• Supports and guides students from culturally rich and diverse backgrounds, including students’ actual or perceived: economic, race, color, ancestry, national origin, nationality, ethnicity, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
• Conducts structured goal-oriented counseling sessions in response to identified needs of students. Themes include academic skill-building, social skill development, career awareness, conflict resolution, drug and alcohol awareness, family issues, and making healthy choices.
• Provides social/emotional support to students and "crisis counseling" in emergency situations including threat assessments using a collaborative team approach.
• Makes appropriate referrals of students and parents to outside agencies and specialists as needed.
• Articulates the school counseling program to students, parents, teachers, staff, and community.
• Promotes an understanding and appreciation of diverse populations and cultures.
• Provides individual and small group counseling in a variety of settings.
• Consults and collaborates with teachers, staff, administrators, and parents in understanding and meeting the needs of students in the school setting.
• Coordinates and administers District, state, and college assessments, as needed.
• Interprets test results, report cards, student data, and other assessment results appropriately in the counseling environment to site administration, parents, and staff.
• Monitors students’ attendance and academic progress and communicates with students and parents regarding these areas.
• Coordinates report card and failure notice collection and distribution.
• Makes schedule changes based on student academic needs and other factors.
• Assists students in developing an Individual College and Career plan that will determine the course of study that is consistent with the students’ career and post‑secondary plans.
• Provides students with resources to explore careers, prepare for post‑secondary studies, and navigate the college application and financial aid process.
• Assists with the school wide implementation of PBIS and Restorative Practices.
• Coordinates the scholarship program for seniors.
• Prepares letters of recommendation on behalf of students to colleges, universities, scholarship committees, and employers.
• Takes a leadership role in the infusion of counseling content into the curriculum, staff development, and parent education programs.
• Plans, evaluates, and revises the school counseling program as school and…