Counselor Aide

We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education,

focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students

as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you

will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting

the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal

of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to
thrive in college, career and life.

LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an

enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710

square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we

employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers

in our city.

Benefits Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental,

vision, and life insurance plans. Retirement: Membership in the California

Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).

Vacation: Two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five

years of year-round paid service.

Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.

Job Duties/Responsibilities A Counselor Aide assists counselors or credentialed employees with

tasks relating to student or youth counseling and guidance services that

involve educational and career planning, personal/social development,

and follow-up activities.

Job duties may include:

• Providing students with information on educational and career

opportunities and choices, and referring students who need further

assistance to credentialed employees.

• Providing students with access to college and career information and

planning tools and referring students who need further assistance to

credentialed employees.

• Assisting in maintaining reports and student contact logs in areas of

career, academic, personal, and social development, attendance, and

behavior, including a description of support and intervention referrals

provided.

• Collaborating with school personnel, families, and local community to

advocate support for post-secondary education and additional academic

services.

• Discussing problems of attendance and behavior with students and

parents and referring them to credentialed staff for specialized

assistance.

• Following up on absenteeism with telephone calls or individual and

group discussions as directed by credentialed staff.

• Participating in staff development and in-service training programs.

• Assisting counselors or career advisors in arranging and conducting

tours and field trips with District personnel and community, business,

college, and university representatives.

Minimum Requirements EDUCATION:

An Associate Degree or a minimum of 60 units from a recognized college

or university, including completion of at least 15 semester units or

quarter units equivalent in psychology, sociology, or other courses that

include psychological or educational tests and measurements, theory of

group dynamics, and/ or career education.

EXPERIENCE:

Completion of a work-study or internship program in a recognized

college or university that provides a minimum of four semester units, or

six quarter units of supervised experience in educational and career

counseling and guidance for elementary, secondary, continuation, or

adult school students.

OR

One year of experience assisting in youth counseling services relating to

education and career development, drug abuse prevention, neglected

and delinquent programs, or work in tutorial training or tutorial programs.

SPECIAL:

• A valid California driver license and the availability of private

transportation, or the ability to utilize an alternative method of

transportation.

• Some positions may require irregular work hours.

All employees must be fully COVID-19 vaccinated and must be able to

provide verification of their vaccination status as part of the hiring and

onboarding process prior to an official offer of employment to any District

site; this includes current employees who are being promoted to a new

job class.

Desirable Qualifications An ideal candidate for this position should possess the following:

• The ability to build and maintain effective relationships and

communication channels with students, parents, school personnel,

community groups, and the public.

• A strong desire to work with youth, typically between the ages 13 and

18.

• The capacity to empathize with students that may have been neglected

or abused and living in orphanages, foster care, or group homes.

• The desire to assist in providing students the necessary tools to access

information relating to colleges, SAT testing, financial aid, vocational

training programs, and other relevant information for students.

Employment Selection Process The selection process for this position will tentatively consist of a

technical interview. However, your application will first be qualified for

minimum requirements, and you will be asked to provide supporting

documentation. For this reason, it is recommended that your application

materials clearly show all your relevant background and specialized

knowledge, skills, and abilities. Please make sure you have your updated

resume uploaded to your profile. Also, you will be required to submit a

copy of your educational documents (High School Diploma, Associate

Degree, and/or college transcripts to show the required number of units

and required courses) to show you meet the Educational requirements.

This is a competitive process as we anticipate a number of well-qualified

candidates for this recruitment. Please make sure that you describe in

DETAIL, your experience, education, and training that most closely

relates to this position in the online application.

In your application, you may include a professional resume, but it will

NOT be in lieu of a detailed application. It is imperative that your

application reflects your true and accurate background.

Furthermore, if you have assisted in an interim or other temporary

assignment or worked out-of-class for a significant and specified duration

of time, include the contact information of your immediate supervisor

during that assignment and be prepared to present verification from the

official (local district superintendent, department administrator, or

supervisor) validating your claim.

PLEASE NOTE: Qualified Candidates will be required to present an

unexpired government photo identification at the time of the test. If you

are unable to attend the scheduled test date, rescheduling is NOT

guaranteed. Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net

as an approved sender so that messages aren't accidentally placed into

your spam/junk e-mail folder.

Please make sure to check your email on a regular basis as all

notifications regarding this recruitment will be sent via email.

Application Process To apply, click the Apply button at the bottom left corner of this page and

log into the application management system; then, (1) click on the

education and experience tabs and complete the requested information;

(2) click on the Questionnaires tab and complete the questionnaires; and

(3) submit your application by clicking on the Submit Application button in

the last tab of the application wizard to complete the process.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Once you submit your application, you should

receive an email message confirming that you successfully submitted

your application. If you DO NOT receive this message on the same day

you apply, it is likely that you did not submit your application.

DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE

APPLICATION?

Email us at helpmeapply@lausd.net

To find out whether the application deadline has been extended, visit the

website at: http://www.lausdjobs.org .

The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons

shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion.

Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing

are available to individuals with disabilities. Please call (213) 241-3455

for more information.

Additional Posting Information The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to providing a

working and learning environment free from discrimination, harassment,

intimidation, abusive conduct, or bullying. The District prohibits

discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct or bullying

based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, gender/sex (including

gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth,

breastfeeding/lactation status and related medical conditions), sexual

orientation, religion, color, national origin (including language use

restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle
Code), ancestry, immigration status, physical or mental disability

(including clinical depression and bipolar disorder, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis,

epilepsy, seizure disorder, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and heart

disease), medical condition (cancer related and genetic characteristics),

military and veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner

status, age (40 and above), genetic information, political belief or

affiliation (unless union related), a person's association with a person or

group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or

any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or

regulation in any program or activity it conducts or to which it provides

significant assistance.

For inquiries or complaints contact our Equal Opportunity Section, (213)

241-7685.

Selection and promotion are based on a competitive employment

assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment

process are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list based on their assessment

score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top

three ranks of the hiring list. Eligibility typically lasts for 12 months. The

hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill open

positions in related job classifications.