Counselor: Disabled Students Programs and Services; DSP

Counselor:
Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSP&S)

Salary: $67,758.90 – $ (11 month)
Starting Salary: $67,758.90 – $ (11 month)
Job Type: Full‑Time Faculty:
Tenure‑Track
Location: Ventura College (Ventura, CA)
Closing: 7/26/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

• Provide comprehensive academic, personal, and vocational counseling to students.
• Assist students in developing educational plans and acquiring college survival skills.
• Foster academic success to retain students.
• Assist students in selecting courses of study, majors, or certificate programs.
• Refer students to appropriate support services, monitor academic progress, and counsel on academic probation.
• Develop individual plans for entering the labor market, identify skill training needs, and explore internship, job search, work‑study, and employment opportunities.
• Counsel students regarding career choices, goal setting, and decision making; provide information on matriculation processes and program requirements at other colleges or universities.
• Assist in the development of outreach activities to identify and recruit eligible students and facilitate their enrollment.
• Conduct orientation events to familiarize students with college programs and services, including application, registration, academic standards, grading, add/drop procedures, and financial aid application processes.
• Maintain accurate records of counseling sessions and prepare statistical data and reports on program operations, activities, and progress.
• Assist in preparing counseling‑related publications and presenting workshops for targeted populations.
• Advocate for students with special needs and collaborate with faculty, counselors, and community resources to support their educational goals.
• Help develop and implement programs focused on access and retention for targeted populations.
• Provide work direction to others and perform related duties as assigned.

• Master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling.
• OR Master’s degree in counseling, guidance, student personnel, clinical or counseling psychology, education counseling, social work, career development, marriage and family therapy.
• OR Bachelor’s degree in marriage and family therapy or marriage, family, and child counseling AND a valid California Marriage and Family Therapist license, plus either:
  • 15 or more semester units in upper‑division or graduate coursework related to people with disabilities,
  • or 6 semester units (or equivalent) of graduate‑level counseling practicum or field work in a post‑secondary Disabled Students Programs and Services program, or a program dealing with people with disabilities,
  • or two years of full‑time experience in counseling students with disabilities,
  • or in industry, government, public agencies, military, or private social welfare organizations with responsibilities for persons with disabilities.
• All coursework must be from a recognized accredited college or university.
• Equivalency review may be conducted for candidates whose credentials do not exactly match the stated degree titles. Eligible applicants should complete the Supplemental Questionnaire for Equivalency.

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 identification, 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.

Annual salary is based on an eleven‑month contract and is commensurate with academic preparation and experience. Max advanced salary placement credit for prior experience is 7 steps on the full‑time academic salary schedule. Fringe benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance plans for the employee and eligible dependents.

Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation due to a disability must notify the Human Resources Department in writing at least two business days before the interview. Accommodations may be requested via email to HRMail.