Counselor (Part-Time Faculty Pool) Madera Community College

About the role

Madera Community College seeks a Counselor to provide comprehensive counseling services for a diverse student population. Responsibilities include academic, career, personal, and life transitions counseling, group counseling, orientation, and workshops. The ideal candidate will share the College's commitment to serving a racially and socioeconomically diverse student body.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive counseling services for students including academic, career, personal, and life transitions counseling on an appointment basis.
• Offer group counseling sessions, orientations, and workshops.
• Aid students in clarifying their educational goals, selecting courses, and developing Student Educational Plans (SEPs).
• Maintain close working relationships with program and other instructional faculty, feeder high schools, and community resources agencies.
• Work with a diverse population of students to emphasize strategies for educational planning and transfer preparation.
• Utilize and keep abreast of advanced counseling methods and student development theories that include integrating technology to support student learning and identifying career objectives.
• Counsel students on academic probation or disqualification.
• Provide counseling services specific to the needs of students on academic probation or disqualification.
• Collaborate with community college counseling services, including career and educational planning, orientation, transfer, veteran services, student recruitment, and personal counseling.
• Instruct in counseling classes for job preparation, career planning, study skills, transfer preparation, or group dynamics.
• Implement multimedia classroom presentations and advising, large group presentations, and retention strategies.
• Engage in committee work and strategic planning efforts.
• Implement student learning outcomes.
• Assume such other duties as may be assigned by the Dean of Student Services.
• Work flexible hours including extended day, evening, and weekend assignments.
• Communicate effectively with students and staff and maintain effective working relationships.

Requirements

• Evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practices.
• A Master’s in counseling, rehabilitation counseling, clinical psychology, counseling psychology, guidance counseling, educational counseling, social work, career development, marriage and family therapy, or marriage, family and child counseling.
• A valid California Community College Credential.
• The equivalent education and/or experience (requires an equivalency).

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience and skill incorporating elements of diversity, equity, and inclusion into all areas of responsibility.
• Recent experience working with African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Latinx, Native American, and other racially minoritized students and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups in higher education shape patterns of participation and outcomes.
• Willingness to examine and remediate one’s practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized students.
• Related work and professional experience.
• Experience working with students of various cultural, gender, age, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds, students with disabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to work with computers and other technologies utilized in providing high-quality instruction and support to students.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with students and staff.
• Knowledge of the community college and its mission and goals.

Pay

Newly hired part-time faculty will be placed on step one (1) of the Part-Time Faculty Salary Schedule. Salary classification placements on the salary schedule will be based on education and experience (where applicable) as outlined in the Part-Time Faculty Salary Classifications. Sick leave accrual is based on assignment hours.

Schedule

Part-time faculty positions may require flexible scheduling including extended day, evening, and weekend assignments.