School Counselor/Foster Youth Coordinator- 2024-2025 School Year, Fulltime, Itinerant

About the Employer

Welcome to Amador County Public Schools! Our unified P-12 district serves about 4,000 students and consists of the Amador County Unified School District and the Amador County Office of Education.

Our schools and communities are nestled in the heart of the Gold Country in the Sierra Nevada Foothills, close to San Francisco, Sacramento, Yosemite and Lake Tahoe. We offer a variety of quality schools including two comprehensive high schools, one alternative high school, two junior high schools, and six elementary schools.

Job Summary

Job Summary

THE ACOE ALLOWS YEAR FOR YEAR EXPERIENCE CREDIT WHEN PLACING EMPLOYEES ON THE SALARY SCHEDULE. Experience must be fulltime, contracted work & over 75% of school year to qualify (substitute work does not qualify).

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Requirements / Qualifications

Valid California Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) credential with school counseling authorization Knowledge of: Child development, counseling techniques, current literature and developments in counseling and child psychology Dexterity and physical condition to maintain rigorous work schedule and meet standards of physical and mental health Successful experience as a counselor is highly desirable Master 's Degree in counseling, social work, or a related field desired.

Three (3) years' experience providing counseling services to school-age children desired. Experience with school district operations, and special education placement and service options desired. Please attach to your application: Resume and Letter of Introduction Three current letters of recommendation/reference

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Comments and Other Information

The ACOE ALLOWS YEAR FOR YEAR EXPERIENCE CREDIT WHEN PLACING EMPLOYEES ON THE SALARY SCHEDULE. Experience must be fulltime, contracted work & over 75% of school year to qualify (substitute work does not qualify). We pay 100% of the induction costs for our new teachers.

ACUSD / ACOE Nondiscrimination Statement Amador County Office of Education and the Amador County Unified School District prohibit discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived age, ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy status, parental status, immigration status, hair texture or style, medical information, nationality, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. Furthermore, students will not be excluded based on the aforementioned protected bases from participation in or access to any educational program, guidance and counseling programs, testing procedures, curricular or extracurricular, including all sports and other activities; denied the benefits of participation, or subjected to harassment or other forms of discrimination in such programs. (California Education Code [EC] sections 200, 220, 221.5, 234.1[a], 234.7, and 260; California Government Code [GC] Section 11135; California Penal Code [PC] Section 422.55; California Code of Regulations, Title 5 [5 CCR] sections 4900, 4902, and 4960) Uniform Complaint Procedure (UCP) / Title IX Compliance Coordinator: Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources and Labor Relations 217 Rex Avenue Jackson, CA 95642 (209) 257-5331 complianceofficer@acusd.org

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