Extended Programs and Services; EOPS) Counselor

Glendale Community College seeks individuals who are equity-minded leaders, committed to student success and closing equity gaps, to apply for its Full-Time Tenure-Track EOPS Counselor. GCC seeks counselors who value placing our students at the center of everything we do, including mentorship and working in a collegial, collaborative learning environment. We prioritize applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits a diverse student population brings to a community college.

GCC is committed to hiring a faculty member who exemplifies equity-focused behaviors such as:

• encouraging positive race-consciousness and embracing of human differences;
• strategically building support for and participation in equity-related initiatives across both our internal and external communities;
• promoting the importance of holding ourselves accountable as educators for closing equity gaps and engaging inequitable practices; and
• supporting institutional practices that both develop and sustain culturally responsive teaching and learning environments.

The successful candidate will join a college dedicated to the students it serves. We are proud to be a designated Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). We serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations, and we actively work to build and sustain a welcoming environment for all. We especially encourage individuals who bring perspectives from lived experiences that our students from underrepresented groups at GCC will connect to and uniquely benefit from in their learning journey at our college.

This is a full-time, 10 month-per-year, tenure track EOPS Counselor position. Counseling assignments are thirty-five hours per week. Members of the full-time faculty are expected to devote as much time as necessary to perform the professional responsibilities of the position. Participation in professional activities, curriculum development, and campus committees is expected. The assignment may include onsite, online and hybrid and evening and/or Saturday hours.

Performs a variety of counseling functions and activities pertaining to the operation of the Program.

Provides educational, career, and personal counseling support and referrals for a diverse student body regarding goal completion, basic skills, probation, financial assistance and how to succeed in college.

Implements services to meet the needs of students in various modalities, including in-person and online, drop-in, and group counseling.

Assists students in interpreting certificate, associate degree, and transfer-related requirements in written and computerized format.

Assists students in assessing, planning, and implementing their immediate and long-range goals.

Assists students in assessing their aptitudes, abilities, and interests and advising them regarding current and future employment trends.

May develop and teach a variety of Student Development courses online and/or in-person and workshops such as Orientation, Advisement, Career Planning, Goal Selection, Study Skills, Test Taking Techniques, and Note-Taking.

Contributes to innovation by working with instructional faculty cross-functionally in relation to academic programs and/or services.

May serve as a liaison to instructional and/or Student Services divisions and departments. Participates in assessing Student Learning Outcomes, Program Learning Outcomes, and Program Reviews.

Keep accurate and appropriate records in accordance with the district and departmental policies and procedures.

Participate in campus governance and professional activities (e.g. committees, scheduling, leadership positions, faculty meetings, etc.).

Participates in professional development and continuing education activities that are designed to maintain and develop currency in the field, pedagogy (for traditional and online teaching and learning), and student support strategies, especially as they relate to student equity initiatives.

Work to achieve the college's Institutional, Program, and Student Learning Outcomes in support of Glendale Community College's Mission Statement.

Maintain regular posted office hours and be accessible to students.

Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with all employees and others encountered in the course of work.

Demonstrate a sensitivity to, and understanding of, the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural,…