26-27 School Counselor - Valor Academy High School

BRIGHT STAR SCHOOLS • Los Angeles, CA

1d • $69,700 - $127,239 • Onsite

About The Position

Counselor Reporting to: School Principal or AP of Student/Family Services Status: Full Time, Exempt, Who We Are: Bright Star Schools is a free, publicly funded and open enrollment non-profit organization with nine public charters in urban Los Angeles. Across all of our Bright Star sites, over 90% of our students are eligible for free and reduced lunch. Our mission is to provide holistic, inclusive support for all students to achieve academic excellence and grow their unique talents so that they find joy in higher education, career, and life. Bright Star students will become leaders who act with integrity and champion equity to enrich our communities and the world. The framework to our success is our core operating principles, which are Integridad, Ubuntu, Kohyang (고향), and Growth. Our educators join a family that is passionate and committed to developing all students to become well-rounded citizens. We offer small class sizes, comprehensive coordinator support, and numerous collaboration opportunities across the organization and within school sites. We strongly believe in listening to all stakeholders’ voices, and we work to increase teaching practice and effectiveness through our data-driven and feedback-derived professional development. Bright Star Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, pregnancy, or veteran status. . Counselor role Summary Our students and their families must have a designated advocate on campus. This role will be that of a School Counselor, someone who supports students through the lens of academics and social-emotional learning, and assists in communication between students and their teachers, administrators, parents, and prospective supplemental and enrichment programs. The Counselor will be part of all student and family-facing functions for the Bright Star Schools Campus and will ensure the success of their assigned students while they’re at Bright Star. The Counselor Program will focus on core areas: Implement the ASCA National Model and counseling best practices. Build strong relationships with students through mentoring, academic counseling, and social-emotional support. Lead College and Career Readiness programming and related student supports. Facilitate restorative justice practices within and beyond the classroom. Support school culture by co-facilitating morning meetings, assemblies, student activities, and chaperoning events. Provide student and family services, including parent education sessions, engagement events, community resources, referrals, and targeted family outreach.

Requirements

• Masters degree and a Pupil Personnel Services Credential in School Counseling
• An understanding of early childhood education , or child and adolescent development is imperative
• Strong oral and written communication skills including advocacy skills; fluency in Spanish and/or Korean highly desired
• Ability to connect and build relationships with students and their families (Spanish/Korean required for 85% of our families)
• Ability to facilitate connections with students and faculty, and to work with tracking systems (organizational skills required).

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with at-promise youth
• A proactive, self-starting, and motivating approach
• Familiarity with facilitating Social Emotional Curriculum
• Working knowledge of Aeries SIS

Responsibilities

• Academic Counseling & Direct Academic Support
• Consultation and collaboration with teachers and other school staff based on student needs
• Classroom push-in for academic and behavioral support as needed
• Participation in MTSS
• Student Mentorship & Counseling
• Social-emotional guidance and support
• Appropriate identification of student's social and emotional needs
• Provide resources and referrals as necessary
• Necessary interventions, including individual and small-group and classroom lessons/counseling
• Parent Liaison
• Case management for families based on need by offering resources and support.
• Home visits may be conducted as needed to ensure home and school partnerships
• Coordinate Parent Group activities
• Develop Parent Education curriculum
• Coordinate Student Activities
• Supervision of students
• Follow Bright Star Schools’ toileting policies and protocols if working with TK and Kinder students

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, STRS retirement matching, life insurance, optional 403b plan, sick and vacation paid time off, holidays.
• Counselor/Student ratios:: Elementary Schools 1:175-200 Secondary Schools 1:150-175

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time