School Counselor - Student Support at Bret Harte Union High School District
Application Deadline
Until Filled
Date Posted
6/12/2026
Contact
Lenyn Barajas
Number of Openings
1
Salary
Pay dependent on experience
Add'l Salary Info
Licensed & Credentialed Specialist Salary Schedule $105,797.00 - $112,145.00 (max), Medical Cap $9,802.00, Cell Phone Stipend: $300
Length of Work Year
193 days/ 8 hrs. day
Employment Type
Full Time
Job Summary
Job Summary
JOB DESCRIPTION
Under the direct supervision of the Site Principal, the Student Support Counselor (“Counselor”) will support the school’s student population in the areas of social/emotional/behavioral development and helps develop, implement and maintain these types of interventions in collaboration with site supervisor.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Participate and support programs Safe School Ambassadors Program, Sources of Strength, Breaking Down the Walls, and Healthy Kids Survey.
2. Assess barriers to students’ success, make referrals, provide crisis intervention counseling, and facilitate education groups for students, parents, and school staff for regular education, Special Education, Alternative Education and Independent Study students.
3. Provide individual, group, and/or crisis intervention counseling for students to ensure their success in school programs.
4. Interact and collaborate with staff related to student family needs and services to enhance the learning process for all students to facilitate school achievement through observations, evaluation, and assessment of students' social/emotional/behavioral needs.
5. Collaborate with school site supervisor(s) on learning plan and goals.
6. Work cooperatively with middle school staff and administration to ease the transition of students to High School.
7. Implement interventions for the purposes of fostering better social-emotional-behavioral skills.
8. Collaborate with the school on universal interventions for students, such as peer mediation, conflict mediation, etc. Present information to staff addressing prevalent issues on campus.
9. Consult with school site supervisor(s) on crisis and child abuse reporting when necessary.
10. Prepare and participate in classroom presentations with the counseling team.
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Requirements / Qualifications
* Letter of Interest/Cover Letter
* Resume
* Three (3) Recent Letters of Recommendation
* Transcripts
Must possess:
• Valid California Pupil Personnel Services Credential
- Pupil Personnel Services Credential - School Counseling
Requirements / Qualifications
* Letter of Interest/Cover Letter
* Resume
* Three (3) Recent Letters of Recommendation
* Transcripts
Must possess:
• Valid California Pupil Personnel Services Credential
- Pupil Personnel Services Credential - School Counseling
Comments and Other Information
THE COMMUNITY/DISTRICT
The Bret Harte Union High School District serves secondary students in the community of historic Angels Camp, home of "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" and also serves the Corridor 4 communities from Copperopolis to Bear Valley. The school is served by State Highway 49 running north and south and Highway 4 running east and west. Bret Harte Union High School, established in 1905, celebrated its 100th year of operation in 2005.
The Bret Harte Union High School District provides a quality educational program for more than 640 students (approximately 33 in Alternative Education) in grades 9-12 at one school site. It is a basic aid district with an annual operating budget of approximately $15 million.
The District is committed to quality education, providing modern facilities and a wide variety of academic and co-curricular offerings. The District has an excellent staff of teachers, administrators and classified personnel - all of whom are very student-oriented. There is strong parent and community support.
The Bret Harte Campus is one of two schools in the District: Bret Harte Union High School, a traditional comprehensive and independent study high school and Vallecito High School, a continuation high school. Transportation is provided for approximately 30 percent of the students each day. Up country students travel up to 32 miles one way and students down the hill travel up to 25 miles daily one way.
Bret Harte Union High School firmly believes that there must be involvement between the school, the district staff, parents and community members. Only by working together can a strong educational program be created which enables students to look forward to the challenge of the future. Students must be prepared intellectually, technically, and socially for the world of work, advanced vocational training, and/or higher education.
SCHOOL FACILITIES AND SAFETY
During a WASC Parent Survey, most parents indicated Bret Harte High is “safe, a good place to learn and a pleasant place to be.” To safeguard the well-being of students and staff, a Comprehensive School Safety Plan has been developed by the Safety Committee, which meets regularly and consists of teachers, parents, administrators and local law enforcement.
The facilities cover 20 acres of land, with 44 academic classrooms including a two-story classroom with 4 State of the Art Science classrooms and 5 standard classrooms, one computer lab, a laptop cart in every classroom, an agriculture shop, greenhouse, and an agriculture science center, a home economics laboratory, a woodshop, auto shop and electronics area, a learning and career center, a music facility with piano lab and practice rooms, a performing arts theater, a multi-purpose room, two gymnasiums with shower facilities, a football field, two baseball fields, and an all-weather track. A joint-use sports complex is located on land adjacent to the campus and includes an aquatic center, outdoor basketball courts, tennis courts, baseball and softball fields, classroom/restroom facility and student parking.
The Governing Board prohibits district employees from discriminating against or harassing any other district employee or job applicant on the basis of the employee's actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, age, religious creed, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
Comments and Other Information
THE COMMUNITY/DISTRICT
The Bret Harte Union High School District serves secondary students in the community of historic Angels Camp, home of "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" and also serves the Corridor 4 communities from Copperopolis to Bear Valley. The school is served by State Highway 49 running north and south and Highway 4 running east and west. Bret Harte Union High School, established in 1905, celebrated its 100th year of operation in 2005.
The Bret Harte Union High School District provides a quality educational program for more than 640 students (approximately 33 in Alternative Education) in grades 9-12 at one school site. It is a basic aid district with an annual operating budget of approximately $15 million.
The District is committed to quality education, providing modern facilities and a wide variety of academic and co-curricular offerings. The District has an excellent staff of teachers, administrators and classified personnel - all of whom are very student-oriented. There is strong parent and community support.
The Bret Harte Campus is one of two schools in the District: Bret Harte Union High School, a traditional comprehensive and independent study high school and Vallecito High School, a continuation high school. Transportation is provided for approximately 30 percent of the students each day. Up country students travel up to 32 miles one way and students down the hill travel up to 25 miles daily one way.
Bret Harte Union High School firmly believes that there must be involvement between the school, the district staff, parents and community members. Only by working together can a strong educational program be created which enables students to look forward to the challenge of the future. Students must be prepared intellectually, technically, and socially for the world of work, advanced vocational training, and/or higher education.
SCHOOL FACILITIES AND SAFETY
During a WASC Parent Survey, most parents indicated Bret Harte High is “safe, a good place to learn and a pleasant place to be.” To safeguard the well-being of students and staff, a Comprehensive School Safety Plan has been developed by the Safety Committee, which meets regularly and consists of teachers, parents, administrators and local law enforcement.
The facilities cover 20 acres of land, with 44 academic classrooms including a two-story classroom with 4 State of the Art Science classrooms and 5 standard classrooms, one computer lab, a laptop cart in every classroom, an agriculture shop, greenhouse, and an agriculture science center, a home economics laboratory, a woodshop, auto shop and electronics area, a learning and career center, a music facility with piano lab and practice rooms, a performing arts theater, a multi-purpose room, two gymnasiums with shower facilities, a football field, two baseball fields, and an all-weather track. A joint-use sports complex is located on land adjacent to the campus and includes an aquatic center, outdoor basketball courts, tennis courts, baseball and softball fields, classroom/restroom facility and student parking.
The Governing Board prohibits district employees from discriminating against or harassing any other district employee or job applicant on the basis of the employee's actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, age, religious creed, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
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