Aisha Takesue Email & Phone Number

Torrance

High school counselor for caseload of approximately 500 students in grades 9th-12th. Provides academic, social-emotional, college and career support.

Santa Monica, CA

• Responsible for approximately 295 students in the 10th and 12th grade. Supported students on an academic, social and emotional level.
• Provided individual counseling, facilitated mediations and conducted risk assessments.
• Identified students with poor academics and attendance issues, notifying their parents or guardians. Met individually with students to identify personal challenges and to discuss successful study habits.
• Utilized Illuminate to manage student schedules, document parent and student interaction, and to view student assignments, grades, attendance and discipline history.
• Conducted academic planning meetings with 10th graders and their families. Encouraged students to take courses to be college eligible; discussed career interests and post-secondary options along with college preparation.
• Closely monitored all 12th grade transcripts. Identified and guided students in need of credit recovery for college eligibility and graduation requirements.

Century City

• Recruited and placed candidates in legal support staff, accounting and corporate positions.
• Responsible for all aspects of legal and corporate recruiting such as conducted phone interviews with potential candidates, scheduled interviews with clients, reference checks and reports, and assisted in salary.
• Provided resume, career and job search counseling to active candidates.
• Composed summaries of candidate history and experience for client presentations.
• Performed administrative functions including schedule meetings, book conference rooms and set-up, and create letters and general correspondence.
• Provided back-up reception in addition to screening and directing calls.

Santa Monica

• Substituted for a school counselor on maternity leave.
• Guided 8th grade students on academic, social and emotional matters.
• Coordinated meetings and collaborated regularly with parents/guardians, teachers, school staff andadministrators. Participated in special education meetings. Discussed available resources with parents.
• Participated in 8th grade weekly core meetings to identify students needing additional support.
• Identified students with D’s and F’s and poor attendance. Met with these students to develop academic goals and strategies to meet their goals.
• Held meetings for students who scored Below Basic and Far Below Basic on the CST, discussing study habits and school resources with students and their parents.

Redondo Beach

• Guided 6th, 7th and 8th grade students on academic, social and emotional matters.
• Conducted individual and group counseling. Facilitated counseling group for 6th and 7th grade boys exhibiting high stress levels. Met with students who were self-referred or referred by staff. Conducted conflict.
• Collaborated regularly with families, teachers, and administrators to provide academic, social and emotional support for students.
• Discussed students’ previous CST scores, helping students develop goals and strategies to achieve their goals.
• Provided additional support for students with histories of low achievement. Assisted the support class, Learning Academic, teacher with activities and classroom management. Individually met with students to discuss.
• Identified and met with students with attendance issues to discuss strategies to improve attendance and grades.

Santa Monica

• Guided 9th and 11th grade students on academic, social and emotional matters.
• Counseled students with histories of low achievement in an academic support class discussing academics, attendance, and behavioral, social and emotional issues.
• Provided individual and group counseling to students. Conducted a weekly girls-group on self-esteem and social issues. Assisted Our House with weekly facilitation of a grief support group.
• Identified and met with low academic standing students to discuss transcripts and classes needed to meet graduation requirements.
• Discussed the SAT/ACT with students and offered them scholarships for SAT/ACT preparation courses through Revolution Prep.
• Met with high academic standing students and developed a student tutor spreadsheet for the advisors to give to students needing additional support.

Santa Cruz

• Provided support to the Internship Program Director.
• Developed and implemented marketing and outreach plan for student recruitment.
• Communicated organization’s goals to recruit mentors from nonprofit organizations.
• Organized records of noteworthy placements and intern accomplishments.
• Assisted with the Professions Training Program course.
• Ensured that students accurately completed and submitted documentation for the Bonner AmeriCorps scholarship program.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Counseling

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology