Job Summary

Assignment Locations: Auburn, Grass Valley, and Tahoe Truckee campuses, as well as our Justice-Involved programs at both Placer County Jails and the Nevada County Jail

Reports to: Principal, Placer School for Adults

Position Summary

This temporary Counselor will provide academic advising, career counseling, transcript evaluation, and student support services consistent with the duties outlined in the Board-approved job description, supporting students across our GED/High School Diploma, ESL, and CTE programs. This role will also extend counseling services to justice-involved students at the Placer County Jails and the Nevada County Jail, including coordination with facility staff and support for students' educational planning and transition needs.

Essential Duties

• Provide academic advising and educational planning for students across multiple campuses
• Conduct transcript evaluations to determine credit eligibility and course placement
• Deliver career counseling, including resume writing, job search strategies, and interview preparation
• Support student transitions between programs and into employment or further education
• Coordinate with facility staff at Placer County Jails and Nevada County Jail to support justice-involved students
• Maintain accurate student records and prepare reports on program effectiveness
• Administer proficiency tests to support placement and eligibility determinations

Qualifications

• Appropriate Credential
• Criminal Justice Fingerprint Clearance
• Ability to communicate effectively with individuals of varied cultural and educational backgrounds
• Knowledge of curriculum, Education Code, and district policies

Additional Clearance and Training Requirements

In addition to standard District clearance protocols, the selected candidate will be required to complete separate facility clearance processes for both the Placer County Jail(s) and the Requirements / Qualifications Valid California Driver's License.

Comments and Other Information

APPLICANTS - PLEASE NOTE: Any offer is contingent upon formal approval by the Placer Union High School District Board of Trustees, Live Scan fingerprint clearance, maintenance of all credentials, licenses, transcripts, and/or certificates necessary to perform the duties of the above-entitled position, the district’s review of information related to past instances of misconduct pursuant to AB 2534 (Certificated positions), and current medical verification that the incumbent is free of active tuberculosis. Certain criminal charges may also impact any job offer.

Please read and respond to the Legal Information section of the application carefully. Though your answers will not necessarily disqualify you from consideration, failure to answer this section accurately and completely will disqualify the candidate in the event an offer is made and the DOJ report does not match what has been recorded on the application.

The Placer Union High School District (PUHSD) is committed to ensuring equal, fair, and meaningful access to employment and education services and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. PUHSD understands and will address the intersectionality of identities and how they can lead to unique forms of discrimination or harassment. PUHSD prohibits discrimination, harassment (including sexual harassment), intimidation, or bullying in any employment practice, education program, or educational activity on the basis and/or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics of age, ancestry, color, ethnic group identification, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical information, national origin, disability, parental status, political affiliation, pregnancy and related conditions, race, religion, retaliation, sex, sexual orientation, military or veterans status, homelessness, foster status, or any other basis prohibited by California state and federal nondiscrimination laws consistent with Education Code 200 and 220, Government Code 11135, and Title IX.

If you believe you have been subjected to discrimination, harassment (including sexual harassment), intimidation, or bullying, you should contact Title IX Coordinator (Students) Steve Caminiti, 13000 New Airport Road, Auburn, 530.886.4402, scaminiti@puhsd.k12.ca.us; Title II (Students) and Section 504 Coordinator Carrie Warda, 13000 New Airport Road, Auburn, 530.886.4433, cwarda@puhsd.k12.ca.us; and/or Title IX and Title II Coordinator (Staff) Elena DalFavero, 13000 New Airport Road, Auburn, 530.886.4426, edalfavero@puhsd.k12.ca.us.

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