Cosumnes River College

Counselor

Job Posting Number: F00680P

Salary: $46,336 to $85,358 annually. Additional earnings may be available for summer, overload, and stipends. LRCCD Salary Schedules

Additional Salary Information Entering annual salary within a given range varies, depending upon units/degrees completed at accredited colleges/universities and experience. Candidates not holding a master's degree may start at a salary lower than posted above.

Closing Date: 12/11/2019

Complete job description and application available online at: https://jobs.losrios.edu/postings/13559

Position Summary

General Responsibilities:

The faculty member shall be responsible for the following: providing counseling services and/or teaching assigned classes under the supervision of the area dean; helping students fulfill their maximum potential in mastering course content; assessing student learning outcomes; maintaining a thorough and up-to-date knowledge in their regular teaching field; continuing professional development; utilizing current technology in the performance of job duties; maintaining standards of professional conduct and ethics appropriate to the professional position; assisting with articulation and curriculum development and review; serving on college committees and participating in faculty governance, including accreditation and student co-curricular activities; assuming other responsibilities as assigned by the area dean; and fulfilling other duties and responsibilities of a full-time faculty member as outlined in the college faculty handbook.

Position Salary Information:

Initial maximum salary placement is based on academic degree, upper/graduate level units earned, and/or related professional occupational experience per the Los Rios College Federation of Teachers (LRCFT) contract Article 2 (The initial maximum placement is Class V, Step 8).

Assignment Responsibilities

The assignment may include, but is not limited to:

? Counseling academically and/or economically disadvantaged students

? Providing crisis intervention and personal counseling

? Participating in guided pathways case management success teams

? Overseeing outreach activities

? Having knowledge regarding trends and challenges facing diverse community college students

? Counseling to support student retention and success

? Understanding case management, structures, and collaboration with colleagues, classroom faculty, and classified staff

? Providing individual and group counseling to assist students in making decisions regarding associate’s degree, certificate programs, transfer, and occupational/career goals

? Participating in the planning and implementation of the Student Success and Support Program

? Planning activities, including counseling developing Student Education Plan (iSEPs)

? Facilitating course planning

? Following-up, and supporting student success programs as directed

? Studying the needs, interests, abilities, achievements, and aptitudes of diverse students

? Making recommendations to assist the college in fulfilling its obligation to students consistent with the Student Success and Support Program (SSSP) Plan

? Developing and maintaining collaborative working relationships with instructional areas, outreach centers, feeder high schools, neighboring colleges, and community resource agencies

? Fostering effective high school/college relations

? Preparing and maintaining counseling records using current technology

? Relaying pertinent information to college personnel as needed, and respecting the confidentiality of such records as required by law

? Assisting students in exploring careers using current technology, in developing an understanding of the employment environment, and in making and implementing career decisions

? Assisting students in exploring four-year college transfer options, in understanding transfer agreements and transfer degrees, and in making sound decisions related to transferring

? Administering assessments and inventories to groups or individual students and interpreting the results

? Providing counseling for issues impacting retention, persistence, and academic success of diverse populations, and referring students to resources as appropriate and necessary.

The assignment may include day, evening, online, hybrid, weekend, and/or off campus work and/or hours.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Have a master’s degree from an accredited institution, completed by January 1, 2020, 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, hold a bachelor’s degree in one of the degrees listed above AND a license as a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT); OR, hold a California Community College Instructor’s Credential in the discipline area; OR, the equivalent.*

2. Have an equity-minded focus, responsiveness, and sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, including those with physical or learning disabilities as it relates to differences in learning styles; and successfully foster and support an inclusive educational and employment environment.

The Los Rios Community College District is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate regardless of race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, political affiliation or belief, or marital status.