DSP&S Counselor; Part-Time Faculty Pool Fresno City College

DSP&S Counselor (Part-Time Faculty Pool) Fresno City College

The DSP&S Counselor will provide counseling services to students with disabilities, determine qualifications and appropriate individual support programs and accommodations, and communicate with faculty and academic staff to support students’ educational programs.

Responsibilities:

• Determine qualifications and appropriate individual support programs and accommodations for disabled students
• Provide direct personal, vocational, and academic counseling services
• Meet with faculty and academic staff to support students’ educational program
• Prepare reports as directed
• Effectively use technology in relation to counseling
• Perform other related duties as requested

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling, OR Master’s degree in counseling, guidance counseling, student personnel, clinical or counseling psychology, education counseling, social work, career development, marriage and family therapy, marriage, family and child counseling, or a bachelor’s degree in marriage and family therapy or in marriage, family and child counseling and possession of a license as a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT)
• Fifteen or more semester units in upper division or graduate level course work specifically related to people with disabilities; OR completion of six semester units; OR the equivalent of a graduate-level counseling practicum or counseling field work courses, in a post-secondary Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS) Program or in a program dealing predominantly or exclusively with people with disabilities; OR two years of full-time experience, or the equivalent, in one or more of the following: counseling for students with disabilities;
  
  OR counseling in industry, government, public agencies, military or private social welfare organizations in which the responsibilities of the position were predominantly or exclusively for persons with disabilities, or the equivalent
• A valid California Community College Credential; OR the equivalent education and or experience (requires an equivalency)

Desirable

Qualifications:

• Experience counseling with students in college level disabled students programs
• Experience working with students of various cultural backgrounds
• Knowledge of the community college and its mission and goals
• Knowledge of the ADA and Section 504 and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act
• Demonstrated experience with learning disabilities assessment
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with students and staff
• Demonstrated ability to use technology
• Ability to work and plan independently

Salary and Benefits:

Starting rates are $45.49 – $61.78 for lecture, $38.67 – $52.55 for lab, and $38.30 – $52.05 for non-instructional. Sick leave accrual is based on assignment hours.