Substitute School Counselor 2026-2027

The impact you will have: As a Substitute School Counselor, you will play a vital role in supporting students' academic success, social-emotional development, and overall well-being by providing essential counseling services when regular school counselors are unavailable. Your compassion, professionalism, and ability to build meaningful relationships will help students navigate challenges, develop positive coping strategies, and access the resources they need to succeed.

Through collaboration with students, families, teachers, and school staff, you will help maintain a safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environment where every student feels valued, connected, and empowered to reach their full potential. By ensuring continuity of student support services, you will help prepare today's students to become the thinkers, leaders, and creators of tomorrow.

Who you are

You are a compassionate, adaptable, and student-centered professional who is passionate about supporting students' academic, social-emotional, and personal growth. You build trusting relationships with students, families, and staff while creating a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment where every student feels heard, valued, and empowered.

You remain calm and resourceful when navigating sensitive situations, demonstrate sound judgment and professionalism, and collaborate effectively to address student needs. Whether providing individual counseling, crisis intervention, or academic guidance, you are committed to ensuring continuity of care and helping students overcome barriers to success.

What you bring: Resume Valid PPS School Counseling Credential TB Clearance that has been completed within past 60 days (screenings beyond 60 days will be accepted with additional documentation verifying that you have been continuously working in a public school setting since the date of your latest TB screening) AB-2534 Employment History As of January 1, 2025, in accordance with Education Code section 44939.

5 (as amended by California AB2534) applicants for certificated positions are required by law to provide a complete list of every school district, county office of education, charter school and/or state special school with which you have previously been employed, regardless of the length of service. For all certificated positions, please be comprehensive in disclosing any part-time, full-time and substitute employment.

Failure to disclose any previous educational employment may result in the disqualification of your application. You must list all previous LEAs (Local Education Agencies) where you have been employed. If multiple LEAs are within the same district, only the district information is required. An LEA is a local entity involved in education including but not limited to school districts, county offices of education, direct-funded charter schools, and special education local plan area (SELPA).

When will you hear back from us: Within a short period of applying, we will inform you if you will be moving forward in our hiring process and share next steps. If there is a delayed response, feel free to reach out to subsupport@sjusd.org.

Compensation

We have a variety of roles and opportunities available for you: Early Bird Program that pays $275/day for substitutes who accept a job in advance and are assigned to a site by HR the morning of the job. There are a limited number of these roles available each day. Certificated Substitute of $275/day for substituting in long-term assignments using your 30-day sub permit.

Specialized rate of $350/day for coverage of extended vacancies or leaves that require a Credential or Teacher Permit for Statutory Leave (TPSL). Base rate of $225/day for standard assignments. We also reward our most active substitutes with an extra day of pay for every 30 full days worked. This check will be paid at the end of each semester.

Your count of days worked restarts each school year. Who we are: San José Unified is an innovative urban school district that prepares today’s students to be the thinkers, leaders, and creators of tomorrow. We are reinventing the education system by bringing together teachers and staff with parents and students, inspiring each to discover their own greatness.

Serving over 25,000 students from transitional kindergarten through post-secondary in 41 schools from Downtown San José to the Almaden Valley, San José Unified is Silicon Valley’s largest and most diverse school system. We welcome instructional and support staff who are interested in making a difference in the lives of San José children.

SJUSD prohibits discrimination, intimidation, harassment (including sexual harassment), or bullying based on a person's real or perceived ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, immigration status, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

This applies to all acts related to school activity or school attendance occurring within a school under the jurisdiction of the LEA, and all acts of the governing board or body of the LEA, the superintendent of the school district, and the county superintendent of schools in enacting policies and procedures that govern the LEA.

For questions or complaints, contact Equity Compliance and Title IX Coordinator Michelle Reghitto, Director of Student Services at complaint@sjusd.org , and Section 504 Coordinator Chris Metcalfe, Director of Special Education at 504@sjusd.org , 855 Lenzen Avenue or (408) 535-6000. SJUSD prohíbe la discriminación, la intimidación, el acoso (incluido el acoso sexual) o el acoso escolar basados en el origen étnico real o percibido, el color, una discapacidad, el género, la identidad de género, la expresión de género, el estatus migratorio, la nacionalidad, la raza o el origen étnico, la religión, el sexo, la orientación sexual o la asociación con una persona o un grupo con una o más de estas características reales o percibidas.

Esto se aplica a todos los actos relacionados con la actividad escolar o con la asistencia a la escuela que se produzcan dentro de una escuela de acuerdo con la jurisdicción de la dependencia educativa local (LEA, por sus siglas en inglés) y a todos los actos de la Mesa Directiva o del cuerpo rector de la LEA, la Superintendente del distrito escolar y el Superintendente de escuelas del condado en la promulgación de políticas y procedimientos que gobiernan la LEA.

Si tiene alguna pregunta o queja, comuníquese por favor con la coordinadora de cumplimiento de la equidad y del Título IX, Michelle Reghitto, directora de Servicios Estudiantiles a complaint@sjusd.org , y con el coordinador del Artículo 504, Chris Metcalfe, director de Educación Especial a 504@sjusd.org , 855 Lenzen Avenue, o (408) 535-6000.

Students, parents, employees, or others who wish further information about these regulations, or who wish to file a complaint, should contact the following persons: For Title IX, discrimination or equity complaints involving students: Director of Student Services/Student Title IX Coordinator, Michelle Reghitto, 408-535-6080 at uniformcomplaint@sjusd.

org , 855 Lenzen Avenue, San José, CA 95126 For Title IX, discrimination or equity complaints involving staff: Assistant Superintendent, Administrative Services, J. Dominic Bejarano, 408-535-6139 at jbejarano@sjusd.org , 855 Lenzen Avenue, San José, CA 95126 For Section 504 Compliance complaints involving students: SJUSD 504 Coordinator at 504@sjusd.

org , 855 Lenzen Avenue, San José, CA 95126 For facilities or other ADA complaints: Director of Maintenance, Grounds, and Operations, Denny Pini, 408-535-6000 at dpini@sjusd.org , 855 Lenzen Avenue, San José, CA 95126