Part-Time Counselor, Special Programs - Special Programs​/Student Services - Columbia College

Part‑Time Counselor, Special Programs

Columbia College, 2025‑2026

Columbia College

The Hourly Range: $54.27 to $86.76
Doctorate Range: $63.95 to $89.04
Part‑Time Faculty office hours are paid at a flat rate of $30 per hour.

Not Eligible for Benefits:
With the exception of Workers’ Compensation coverage, not eligible to participate in the District’s benefit programs.

Under the supervision of the Dean of Student Services, the Part‑Time Special Programs Counselor is responsible for providing comprehensive counseling services to diverse student populations. Services include all aspects of academic, career, and personal counseling, primarily with EOPS/CARE and Foster Youth, and may also include Justice Involved, Veterans, CalWORKs, and other disproportionately impacted student populations. Duties include individual student appointments, walk‑in assignments, group guidance courses, workshops, evening and weekend assignments, and other outreach activities to facilitate student completion.

Counselors must use available technologies, current career theories and methods, and maintain effective relations with all areas of the college community.

Master’s in counseling, rehabilitation counseling, clinical psychology, counseling psychology, guidance counseling, educational counseling, social work, or career development (a Marriage, Family, and Child Counselor license is an alternative qualification). OR possess a California Community College Counselor credential appropriate to the subject OR the equivalent.

• Minimum of nine semester units of college coursework predominantly related to ethnic minorities or persons handicapped by language, social or economic disadvantages.
• Six semester units or equivalent of a college‑level counseling practicum or counseling field work courses in a community college EOPS program or in a program dealing predominantly with ethnic minorities or persons handicapped by language, social or economic disadvantages.
• Two years of occupational experience in work relating to ethnic minorities or persons handicapped by language, social or economic disadvantages.

• Ability to develop curriculum or services that stress innovation and improve student equity.
• Enthusiasm for the learning process.
• Commitment to supportive relationships with students and colleagues.
• Participation in professional growth and remain current in subject area and major state initiatives.
• Ability to operate effectively in an environment of change and ambiguity.
• Vision and energy to plan and organize programs to enhance student success.
• Willingness to participate effectively in shared governance and to work collaboratively.
• Effective interpersonal communication skills, participation in community affairs, ability to conduct effective public presentations.

• Understanding of the comprehensive nature of academic counseling at a community college.
• Experience in counseling students from traditionally disadvantaged backgrounds, students with disabilities and/or Foster Youth.
• Experience in interpreting local, state and federal regulations and preparing annual evaluations.
• Experience with reporting to an outside governing agency.
• A commitment to supportive relations with students, including sensitivity to the needs and problems of a diverse multicultural student population.
• Highly developed counseling skills that enable one to comfortably deal with a variety of personal issues without reflecting personal bias.
• Ability to conduct and develop appropriate workshops, guidance courses, and seminars.
• Willingness to use available technologies and assessment instruments with the ability to provide effective interpretation to students.
• Awareness and commitment to the philosophy and objectives of the California Community College.

• Mobility: ability to sit or stand for long periods, move about an office, and reach above and below desk level.
• Dexterity: fine manipulation sufficient to operate a keyboard, handle individual papers, write and take notes.
• Lifting: occasional lifting of papers, files, equipment, and material…