Counselor (Part-Time Faculty Pool) Madera Community College

Announcement Information

Posting Number Title Counselor (Part-Time Faculty Pool) Madera Community College Campus Location Madera Community College Start Date Essential Functions of Position

At Madera 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.

An equity-minded individual is a person who:

* 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; and

* Strategically builds support for and participation in equity-related initiatives across both our internal and external communities.

Madera 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 Madera Community College.

The ideal candidate will share Madera Community College's commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population. For the  academic year, we enrolled over 13,000 students in which 69% identify as Latinx, 11% as Asian/Pacific Islander, 3% as Black/African American, 16% as White, 1% as American Indian/Alaska Native, and 2% as multiracial. Madera Community College is a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the College has to the educational attainment and economic well-being of the surrounding community.

The successful candidate will join a college dedicated to the students it serves.

Providing services at Madera 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 for the Counselor position will be responsible for:

* Providing comprehensive counseling services for students including academic, career, personal and life transitions counseling on an appointment basis;

* Providing group counseling sessions, orientations, and workshops;

* Assisting students in clarifying their educational goals, selection of courses, and developing Student Educational Plans (SEPs);

* Monitoring student progress through comprehensive electronic data systems;

* Maintaining close working relationships with program and other instructional faculty, feeder high schools, and community resources agencies;

* Working with a diverse population of students to emphasize strategies for educational planning and transfer preparation;

* Utilizing and keeping abreast of advanced counseling methods and student development theories that include integrating technology to support student learning and identification of career objectives;

* Providing counseling services specific to the needs of students on academic probation or disqualification;

* Counseling with broad range of community college counseling services, including career and educational planning, orientation, transfer, veteran services, student recruitment, and personal counseling;

* Instruction in counseling classes for job preparation, career planning, study skills, transfer preparation, or group dynamics;

* Assignment also includes multimedia classroom presentations and advising, large group presentations, implementing retention strategies, integrating technology into counseling

functions, working with students and faculty members and other counselors;

* Participate in the implementation of student success strategies;

* Involvement in committee work and strategic planning efforts;

* Implementation of student learning outcomes;

* Perform other established duties and responsibilities of counselors;

* Assume such other duties as may be assigned by the Dean of Student Services;

* Flexibility as duties may include extended day, evening and weekend assignments;

* Communicate effectively with students and staff and maintain effective working relationships;

* Otherwise fulfilling all of the duties and responsibilities of faculty as required by Administrative Regulation 7122; and

* Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

All candidates must have evidence of responsiveness to and…