26-27 School Counselor - Valor Academy High School

Job Description: 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. 

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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.
   

What You’ll do (may include, but are not limited to the following)

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

• Other Duties may include

• 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

Please note:

Effective January 1, 2025: Under Education Code section 44939.5, you must provide a complete list of all prior employment with any school district, county office of education, charter school, or state special school, including part-time and substitute roles. You can provide your complete prior employment history within the work experience section of the application.  Failure to disclose this information may be considered dishonesty in the hiring process or during employment.

What You’ll Bring

Required:

• 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).

Preferred:

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

What We Offer:

Salary:  BSS salary is based on experience. You can find our current salary scale here.

Status: Full Time, Exempt, 12 month position

Start Date: An exceptional candidate will assume a full time role no later than August 2026. Please click here to see this year’s academic calendar for reference, but please note that the 26-27 calendar will be provided to you as soon as you’re hired.

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Benefits: 

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

What You’ll Bring

Required:

• 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).

Preferred:

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

Salary : $69,700 - $127,239