Must possess or be able to obtain a valid California credential authorizing service in PPS.

Required Documents:

(1) Resume
(2) 2 Letters of Recommendation
(3) Copy of PPS Credential authorizing services in Counseling
(4) Letter of Introduction

Paper applications or email applications will not be accepted. Please do not fax applications or required materials.

HEMET UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

School Counselor

DEFINITION: Under the direction of the site Principal, the Director of Secondary or Elementary Education, and the Coordinator of TK-12 Counseling, the school counselor provides direct services to students to enhance their social and emotional well-being and promote academic success. Counselors lead, advocate, and collaborate to drive positive change and ensure equitable educational outcomes, including and especially for those who have been kept furthest from opportunity. Rooted in our vision to EMBRACE, EDUCATE, and EMPOWER every student for college, career, and life, school counselors play a vital role in removing barriers to learning. Counselors also support additional school programs and initiatives as assigned.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Implement a comprehensive school counseling program that is aligned to the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) National Model, schoolwide goals and improvement metrics, districtwide priorities, and current, evidence-based practices and systems that have been shown to promote student success

• Using the plan-do-study-act model of continuous improvement, analyse data to determine which services are needed for all students, targeted students, and selected students, to address and remove academic, personal, and social barriers to learning. Progress monitor interventions using pre/post assessments and outcomes-based objectives.

• Implement comprehensive Tier 1 school counseling supports and schoolwide systems that reach ALL students, including teaching developmentally appropriate and standards-based lessons and schoolwide programs and activities designed to shift student attitudes, knowledge, and skills. At the middle and high school levels, school counselors develop systems to ensure that all students complete and annually update their Individual Learning Plans/graduation plans/postsecondary plans.

• Provide intentional, targeted, Tier 2 school counseling interventions for students identified as deserving of additional support (via predetermined data metrics and/or referrals). Uses these instances as opportunities to establish relationships and collaborate with educators, students, families, and community partners. 

• Provide intensified Tier 3 school counseling supports/referrals for students experiencing emergency or crisis situations, as well as those whose needs remain unmet after receiving Tier 2 supports. Provide referrals to resources to support students in need of long-term therapy or treatment of a mental, emotional, or bodily disorder.

• Consult, collaborate, and team with key educational partners to support student success (i.e. referral of students/families to district and community resources; sharing evidence-based support strategies with families and staff; serving as a student advocate; providing family education; teaming with other student services personnel; reaching out to other experts and partners to obtain information on students’ needs).

• Attend regular site and district-level staff meetings, collaboration, and professional development, and actively seek to improve professional knowledge, skills, and abilities in alignment with the California Standards for the School Counseling Profession.

KNOWLEDGE OF

• Thorough knowledge of school counseling principles and techniques to improve student learning.

• Knowledge of National and State Standards for the Counseling Profession, assessment, and effective school counseling practice.

• Possesses extensive knowledge of high school readiness and college and career readiness indicators, including Advanced Placement, A-G requirements, and CTE programs.

• Possess extensive knowledge of FAFSA, AVID, California Colleges and other programs.

• Technology and other virtual tools to support efficient and effective program delivery and communication with the school community.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 

Credential: 

Pupil Personnel Services Credential: School Counselor

Education: 

Possession of a Master’s degree with emphasis in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or closely related field areas.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS 

The physical requirements indicated below are examples of the physical aspects that  this position must perform in carrying out the essential functions of the position.

Physical Demands; Sit, stand, reach, look down, turn neck (frequently); walk, bend,  stoop, squat, push, pull, climb stairs, reach above shoulders (occasionally); kneel,  crawl, lay down, use foot controls (infrequently); lift/carry items to 10 pounds  (frequently), to 25 pounds (occasionally) and 26 – 90 pounds (students, in emergencies); grasp/manipulate materials and supplies (frequently); use seeing,  hearing and speaking (continuously). 

Must be able to respond immediately to urgent student needs across campus (i.e. crisis support or behavior de-escalation)

Working Conditions: Indoor classrooms, outdoor school yard and grounds. Exposure  to: student and playground noise, communicable diseases, unruly students, air  conditioning, seasonal temperatures, dust, wind, pesticides and possible smog.

Compensation:

Counselor Salary Schedule

May 2025

Non-Discrimination Policy:

The Hemet Unified School District (District) is committed to providing equal opportunity for all individuals in District programs and activities. District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, including discrimination against an individual or group based on race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information; a perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.  
 

For all complaints concerning students, employees, and programs please contact:  

Juan Santos, Director, Title IX, Compliance & Resolution
1791 W. Acacia Avenue
Hemet, CA 92545
(951) 765-5100 ext. 2255 

For questions concerning Section 504, please contact:    

Joshua Workman, Director, Student Support Services
1791 W. Acacia Avenue
Hemet, CA 92545
(951) 765-5100 ext. 3500 

For questions concerning educational equity, please contact:   

Michael Schanze, Coordinator of Child Welfare & Attendance and Educational Equity
1791 W. Acacia Avenue 
Hemet, CA 92545
(951) 765-5100 ext. 3700