Counselor, Disabled Students Programs & Services; DSP&S; Part-Time Faculty Pool Clovis Commun

Job Overview

Counselor, Disabled Students Programs & Services (DSP&S) (Part‑Time Faculty Pool)

Campus

Location:

Clovis Community College

An equity‑minded individual:

• Understands the importance of holding ourselves accountable as educators for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices;
• Reframes inequities as a problem of practice and views the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility;
• Encourages positive race‑consciousness and embraces human difference;
• Supports institutional practices that both develop and sustain culturally responsive teaching and learning environments;
• Strategically builds support for and participation in equity‑related initiatives across both our internal and external communities.

Providing services at Clovis Community College; the counselor will cover a full range of counseling responsibilities including academic, career, transfer and personal counseling to a diverse student population. The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Applying an equity‑minded framework and ensuring services and processes are designed and delivered to meet the diverse needs of a specialized population of students;
• Assisting with coordinating and providing liaison services with high school special education case managers and related staff/faculty, college instructors, counselors, staff, and community partners such as California Department of Rehabilitation (CA DOR) to assist students in accessing appropriate accommodations and resources to support the student in the pursuit of their educational goals;
• Working assignments in various settings and times, including evening and/or weekend, online or off‑campus. Feeder high school visits are an integral part of the job duties;
• Serving as an advocate for students with disabilities to facilitate equitable access to students transitioning into the community college;
• Evaluating verification of disability documentation, conduct interactive discussions, identify educational limitations, and arrange for appropriate and reasonable accommodations which address those limitations;
• Developing/revising Academic Accommodation Plans (AAPs) and Student Educational Plans (SEPs) for students with disabilities;
• Providing specialized academic, career, personal, and disability management counseling to students with disabilities from diverse backgrounds;
• Facilitating/coordinating accommodations such as testing accommodations, note taking, alternate media, adaptive equipment, American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting, etc.;
• Collaborating with others to plan and provide students with support in navigating the college processes related to enrollment, matriculation and onboarding;
• Utilizing multiple measures to determine appropriate class placement;
• Monitoring and tracking students’ academic performance and progress in degree objectives to assure effective use of services and successful attainment of program objectives;
• Demonstrating effective use of college applications (Starfish, Colleague, Student Aid Report (SARS), Accessible Information Management (AIM), Assist.org, Cal State Apply, etc.);
• Maintaining confidential records; accurately recording and completing data entry of information needed to complete mandated reports and service records;
• Participating in program development and review, servicing unit and student learning outcome development and review, grants, and other reports as directed;
• Participating in professional development activities;
• Serving on and attending department, college and district committees as needed;
• Creating and/or teaching Educational Strategy Courses (ESC) courses;
• Flexibility as duties may include extended day, evening and weekend assignments;
• Communicating effectively with students and staff and maintaining effective working relationships;
• Otherwise fulfilling all of the duties and responsibilities of faculty as required by Administrative Regulation 7122; and
• Other duties as assigned.

All candidates must have evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation,…