School Counselor

School Counselor – Lifelong Learning Administration Corporation

Location:

ALTA VISTA INNOVATION HIGH SCHOOL

Schedule:

Monday – Friday; 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Employment type:

Full-time

Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred to support communication with students and families. Position funded through the A‑G Grant.

Help Us Change Lives
Our motto is “There is a Student in Front of Everything We Do”. We are passionate about supporting the growth and development of diverse students.

How You Will Make An Impact
The School Counselor is responsible for enhancing student success by developing, implementing, evaluating, and continuously improving a comprehensive counseling program. Utilizing a Multi‑Tiered, Multi‑Domain System of Supports (MTMDSS), the counselor promotes academic achievement, college and career readiness, and social‑emotional development for all students. The counselor’s time is primarily dedicated to direct student services and advocacy through communication with staff, families, and community members.

As a leader, advocate, and collaborator, the counselor works to drive positive systemic changes that ensure equity and access for every student. This position reports to the Principal or their designee.

• Implement a school counseling program that is aligned to the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) National Model, school wide goals and improvement metrics, district wide priorities, and current evidence‑based practices and systems that have been shown to promote student success.
• Abide by the ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counseling and the ASCA School Counselor Professional Standards and Competencies.
• Conduct regular reviews of school and student data to inform student outcomes through program SMART goals, tiered supports, closing the gap activities, interventions, equity initiatives, and advocacy efforts.
• Evaluate and share the results of the counseling program’s impact and effectiveness with key stakeholders and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Spend time in alignment with ASCA’s recommendation that 80% or more of the counselor’s time is spent providing direct student services (instruction, appraisal, advisement, and counseling with students) and indirect student services (collaboration, consultation, and referrals with families, teachers, administrators, school staff, and community stakeholders).
• Implement comprehensive Tier 1 school counseling support that reaches ALL students.
• Provide intentional, targeted, culturally responsive Tier 2 interventions for students identified as deserving of additional support.
• Provide intensified Tier 3 supports/referrals for students experiencing emergency or crisis situations, as well as those whose needs remain unmet after receiving Tier 2 support.
• Consult, collaborate, and team with key stakeholders to support student success.
• Promote equity and access for all students and make a significant impact in creating a school culture free from racism and bias in all forms.
• Engage in high‑quality school counseling system support, including but not limited to: development of action plans, lesson plans, annual planning calendars, annual administrator conferences, needs assessments, results reports, data‑sharing presentations, progress monitoring of counseling interventions and activities, planning time for creation and improvement of data‑driven counseling interventions, regular meetings with other school counselors.
• Utilize technology and other virtual tools to support efficient and effective program delivery and communication with the school community.
• Actively pursue professional learning to stay current with evidence‑based practices.

• Knowledge of Federal and State Education Codes, including K–12 and public charter school laws and governance.
• Understanding of Independent Study, Personalized Learning, and Distance Learning models.
• Knowledge of high‑school credits, graduation requirements, academic interventions, and alternative education programs.
• Ability to design and manage student‑centered programs.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and problem‑solving skills.
• Skilled in working with diverse learners, including…