Part Time Pool - Counselor (Umoja)

Transforming lives through learning, the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District serves 30,000 students and is committed to eliminating achievement gaps by fostering a culture of diversity, equity, inclusivity, and social justice.

About the Role

Under administrative leadership, part-time faculty perform tasks supporting the visions, missions, and values of the colleges and District. Responsibilities include classroom instruction, student evaluation, curriculum development, student advising, professional development, and assignment-specific needs.

The UMOJA Adjunct Counselor serves as a generalist and regular member of the Counseling Department faculty, committed to the academic success, personal growth, and self-actualization of African American and other students. This role involves providing counseling services related to transfer, vocational/occupational programs, career and academic skills development, and assisting students in achieving their immediate and long-range academic and occupational goals.

Responsibilities

• Provide educational, career, and personal counseling at a community college or university setting.
• Advise African American and other students about certificates, associate degrees, and transfer requirements.
• Offer personal and crisis counseling to individuals and groups.
• Use technology in providing counseling services.
• Teach career planning, college success, workshops, or other personal development courses at the post-secondary level.
• Participate in planning support programs for student athletes and other students of color, fostering educational growth.
• Actively participate on campus and within the broader community by serving on departmental and college committees and taking leadership roles in campus, community, and professional organizations.
• Develop and implement retention programs to meet program participant needs.
• Perform other duties consistent with the faculty job description as outlined in the AFT contract.

Requirements

• 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, OR the equivalent.
• Experience and proficiency in educational, career, and personal counseling.
• Experience advising students about certificates, associate degrees, and transfer requirements.
• Training and experience in providing personal and crisis counseling.
• Ability to use technology in counseling services.
• Experience teaching career planning, college success, workshops, or other personal development courses at the post-secondary level.
• Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity backgrounds of community college students.

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of socio-economic, cultural, environmental, and personal factors contributing to barriers for African American and other students.
• Experience working with campus programs such as student-athletes.
• Experience developing and maintaining professional relationships between campus programs and community agencies.
• Active participation in community and professional organizations and institutions of higher education.
• Understanding of current theories and best practices related to supporting student success in basic skills, retention, academic goal completion, and transfer.
• Experience with the African American Male Education Network and Development (A²MEND) program.

Skills

• Effective oral and written communication.

Working Conditions

• Faculty positions may require long periods of standing and walking in a typical classroom setting.
• This is an in-person assignment.

Pay

Starting salary range: $50.32 - $61.17 per hour (Class II, step 1 to Class VI, step 1) based on the Adjunct, Overload and Substitute Salary Schedule. View the complete salary schedule.

Benefits

• Optional part-time faculty benefits program.
• Membership in the State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS) or the Pension Eligible Alternative Retirement (PEAR) Plan.