About Job

JobID: 6362

Position Type:
CERTIFICATED (NON-ADMIN)/SCHOOL COUNSELOR SECONDARY

Date Posted:
7/1/2025

Location:
PUGET SOUND SKILLS CENTER

Date Available:
09/01/2025

Closing Date:
07/08/2025

Position Information:

Position FTE:

1.0 FTE, Employee Calendars

Position Type:

Certificated (HEA);

Contract
(

Continuing or Non-Continuing contracts based on organizational requirements)

Annualized Salary:

24/25 SY

$70,207-$137,330*/ year

prorated based on FTE and contract length

Contractual Start Date:

09/01/2025

Puget Sound Skills Center is seeking a School Counselor to join our team of educators for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year!

SUMMARY: A school counselor works in a school setting in collaboration with students, parents, district staff, and community resources. The school counselor coordinates a comprehensive counseling and guidance program that facilitates learning for students of all ages by offering personal/social counseling and educational/career guidance. Personal/social counseling includes services that lead the student toward being a healthy individual who is a positive decision maker, effective communicator, and a productive contributor to a diverse democratic society. Educational/career guidance includes academic planning that prepares the student for academic success and the skills and knowledge to meet their educational and career goals. The student is guided toward being a life-long learner, complex thinker, collaborative worker and an active participant in their community.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: MA degree with valid WA State ESA counseling certification
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: Criminal background clearance and all certificates, licenses, endorsements, permits, and vaccines (absent exemption) as required for this position by state and local authorities.

For a full job description, please see the attachment.

BENEFITS ELIGIBILITY: Eligible Highline Public School employees are offered a comprehensive benefits package. Check them out here!

NOTE: Individual positions may be filled via one the following processes: external hires, internal hires, internal displacements, or internal voluntary transfers. Highline Public Schools, District #401, reserves the right to privilege current employees in the hiring process. Applicants will be notified when a position has been filled.

OUR PROMISE: Every student in Highline Public Schools is known by name, strength and need, and graduates prepared for the future they choose.

The Highline Strategic Plan is centered on Our Promise. In 2023, the strategic plan was updated to prioritize our work through 2026, identifying four bold goals:

Culture of Belonging: A culture where all are welcome, valued, and safe.
Innovative Learning: Academic experiences that engage, empower, and challenge every student.
Bilingual & Biliterate: Multicultural skills that enable students to live, work, and communicate across cultures.
Future Ready: Students explore possibilities and develop mindsets that prepare them for a changing future.

Highline Public Schools, District #401, complies with all federal rules and regulations and does not discriminate in admission, access, treatment, or employment in education programs or hiring practices on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, marital status, honorably-discharged veteran or military status, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability. This holds true for all students who are interested in participating in educational programs and/or extracurricular activities. Highline Public Schools also provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. See Board Policy 5010 for Highline’s commitment to nondiscrimination and affirmative action. Any person having inquiries should contact: Age Discrimination Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Affirmative Action, Civil Rights Act (employees), and Title IX: Chief Talent Officer, 206.631.3121, title.ix@highlineschools.org; Civil Rights Act (students): Ombudsman, 206.631.3104, civilrightscoordinator@highlineschools.org; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act- Director of Social Services and Mental Health, 206.631.3255, 504coordinator@highlineschools.org, Address: 15675 Ambaum Blvd. SW, Burien, WA 98166.

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