
SCHOOL COUNSELOR ~ DOWNEY HIGH SCHOOL 2023-24 School Year at Downey Unified School District
About the Employer
Please use the link below to apply for this position. For Certificated classifications, please address all of your letters to Ms. Alyda Mir, Assistant Superintendent, Certificated Human Resources.
Job Summary
Job Summary
Under the supervision of the school principal, assists all students in educational and career planning. Counselors assist all students with completion of graduation requirements to enable all students to be college and/or career ready. Performs other duties connected with the school program as assigned.
Requirements / Qualifications
• Possession of a valid Pupil Services Credential in the area of school counseling. • Bilingual (Spanish) highly desirable.
ALL applicants must apply at www.Edjoin.org. Current DUSD employees wishing to be considered for this position ONLY NEED TO UPLOAD a letter of interest emphasizing their experience and qualifications for the position, a current resume, and one letter of recommendation from a DUSD administrator, which is less than one year old. APPLICATION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2023 ~ 4:00 P.M. All applicants will be screened, and the top candidates will receive interviews.
- Copy of Transcript
- Credential Copy
- Letter of Introduction
- Letter(s) of Recommendation (3 letters of recommendation no older than 1 year)
- Resume
Requirements / Qualifications
• Possession of a valid Pupil Services Credential in the area of school counseling. • Bilingual (Spanish) highly desirable.
ALL applicants must apply at www.Edjoin.org. Current DUSD employees wishing to be considered for this position ONLY NEED TO UPLOAD a letter of interest emphasizing their experience and qualifications for the position, a current resume, and one letter of recommendation from a DUSD administrator, which is less than one year old. APPLICATION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2023 ~ 4:00 P.M. All applicants will be screened, and the top candidates will receive interviews.
- Copy of Transcript
- Credential Copy
- Letter of Introduction
- Letter(s) of Recommendation (3 letters of recommendation no older than 1 year)
- Resume
Comments and Other Information
It shall be the policy of the Board of Education that students and employees in the Downey Unified School District shall not be subjected to discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on his/her actual or perceived characteristics of race or ethnicity, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information, or any other characteristic identified in Education Code 200 or 220, Government Code 11135, or Penal Code 422.55, or based on his/her association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics and shall not be excluded from participation in or denied the benefits of any program or activity, except as provided for by law or regulation. The Board of Education also requires that school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when it is safe to do so and when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation or bullying.
Comments and Other Information
It shall be the policy of the Board of Education that students and employees in the Downey Unified School District shall not be subjected to discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on his/her actual or perceived characteristics of race or ethnicity, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information, or any other characteristic identified in Education Code 200 or 220, Government Code 11135, or Penal Code 422.55, or based on his/her association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics and shall not be excluded from participation in or denied the benefits of any program or activity, except as provided for by law or regulation. The Board of Education also requires that school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when it is safe to do so and when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation or bullying.