Counselor; focus: Retention & Rising Scholars

Counselor (Initial focus: Retention & Rising Scholars)

Ventura County Community College District

Salary Range (11 month): $67,758.90 - $

Starting Salary (11 month): $67,758.90 - $

Job Type: Full-Time Faculty:
Tenure-Track

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Location:

Oxnard College (Oxnard CA), CA

Department: OC - Student Development

Closing: 1/31/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Under the general supervision of a dean, the Counselor will provide specialized academic counseling services, career guidance, and advisement to students from diverse backgrounds for the purpose of developing and facilitating the attainment of their academic, vocational, and personal objectives.

There is currently one full-time, tenure-track position at Oxnard College. With the initial focus on retention & Rising Scholars, the counselor will facilitate transitional pathways focusing on early interventions, retention, and justice-impacted advocacy to increase student enrollment and completion and guide students to College resources including those for currently and formerly incarcerated students.

The Counselor will work with instructional, student services, and leadership at Oxnard College and interface with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Ventura County Sheriff's Department, Ventura County Probation Department, and other community organizations to provide support to students. The Counselor will provide some onsite counseling at the Ventura County Probation Juvenile Facility.

The Counselor is scheduled according to staffing needs as defined within the terms of the VCCCD/AFT Agreement. Nontraditional assignments such as evening, weekend, or off‑site assignments may be made with the consent of faculty member, management or when special conditions exist on a campus as defined.

Oxnard College was founded in 1975 and is the newest of the three community colleges in the county. Set on 118 acres and located two miles from Pacific Ocean beaches, the college is easily accessible by the Ventura Freeway (Highway 101) or the Pacific Coast Highway. More information about Oxnard College can be found on its website.

The Ventura County Community College District (VCCCD) is a public community college district serving residents throughout Ventura County. VCCCD’s three colleges – Moorpark College, Oxnard College, and Ventura College – offer programs for transfer to four‑year colleges and universities; career technical training, basic skills instruction; as well as community service, economic development, and continuing education for cultural growth, life enrichment, and skills improvement.

The Ventura County Community College District recognizes that a diverse community of faculty, staff, and administrators promotes academic excellence and creates an inclusive educational and work environment for its employees, contractors, students, and the community it serves. With the understanding that a diverse community fosters multi‑cultural awareness, promotes mutual understanding and respect, and provides role models for all students, VCCCD is committed to recruiting and employing a diverse and qualified group of administrators, faculty, and staff members who are dedicated to the success of all college students.

The Ventura County Community College District does not engage in any employment practice that discriminates against any employee or applicant on the basis of ethnic group, race, color, language, accent, immigration status, ancestry, national origin, political beliefs, age, gender, sex, religion, transgender status, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, and/or physical or mental disability.

• Provide comprehensive academic, personal and vocational counseling to students; assist students in developing their educational plans and acquiring college survival skills; foster academic success to retain students; assist students in the selection of a course of study, major, or certificate program.
• Refer students to appropriate support services, programs, resources, and other professionals based on need and eligibility for assistance; monitor academic progress; and counsel…