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

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

Clovis Community College

At Clovis Community College we value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities and orientations. We prioritize applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits a diverse student population brings to a community college. The successful candidate will be an equity‑minded leader committed to student success achieved through collaboration with faculty, classified staff, administration, students and community partners who are also dedicated to closing equity gaps.

• 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.

Clovis Community College seeks leaders who value placing the student at the center of everything we do, mentorship and working in a collegial, collaborative environment. Leaders should be open and willing to participate in culturally relevant professional development that will help them prepare for the population of students who attend Clovis Community College.

The successful candidate will join a department dedicated to providing services responsive to the students it serves.

• Apply an equity‑minded framework and ensure services and processes are designed and delivered to meet the diverse needs of the specialized population of students;
• Coordinate and provide 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 to assist students in accessing appropriate accommodations and resources;
• Work assignments in various settings and times, including evenings and/or weekends, online or off‑campus. Feeder high‑school visits are an integral part of the job duties;
• Act as an advocate for students with disabilities to facilitate equitable access to students transitioning into the community college;
• Verify disability documentation, conduct interactive discussions, identify educational limitations, and arrange for appropriate and reasonable accommodations which address those limitations;
• Develop/revise Academic Accommodation Plans (AAPs) and Student Educational Plans (SEPs) for students with disabilities;
• Provide specialized academic, career, personal, and disability‑management counseling to students with disabilities from diverse backgrounds;
• Facilitate/co‑coordinate accommodations such as testing accommodations, note‑taking, alternate media, adaptive equipment, American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting, etc.;
• Collaborate with others to plan and provide students with support in navigating the college processes related to enrollment, matriculation and onboarding;
• Utilize multiple measures to determine appropriate class placement;
• Monitor and track students’ academic performance and progress in degree objectives to assure effective use of services and successful attainment of program objectives;
• Demonstrate effective use of college applications (Starfish, Colleague, Student Aid Report (SARS), Accessible Information Management (AIM), Assist.org, Cal State Apply, etc.);
• Maintain confidential records; accurately record and complete data entry of information needed to complete mandated reports and service records;
• Participate in program development and review, unit and student learning outcome development and review, grants, and other reports as directed;
• Serve on and attend department, college and district committees as needed;
• Create and/or teach Educational Strategy…