Tenure Track Faculty, Counseling

Location: College-Wide (one position based at Eastern Campus, one position based at Westshore Campus)

Reports To: Asst Dean, Counseling

Recruitment Type: External/Internal

Employment Type: Full-Time Faculty

Work Schedule: Standard College

Hours:

M-F, 8:30am-5pm

Number of Openings: 2

Performs a full range of academic, personal, career, and transfer counseling activities with diverse student populations. These include but are not limited to, assisting college students, (which may include College Credit Plus students), in developing academic and career goals; creating and developing educational academic plans to degree/certificate completion and/or transfer; identifying and developing strategies and skills for adapting to the educational environment, and providing academic counseling to students in academic curriculum areas.

May provide crisis intervention. Assignment includes day, evening and weekend hours. May teach General Studies courses and student success workshops as needed. Full-time contracted faculty may be assigned committee responsibilities, departmental and community service responsibilities.

• Engages in a wide range of academic, personal, and career counseling during individual student appointments
• Engages in outreach efforts with instructional faculty and staff, as needed, to educate students and employees in areas of expertise
• Assists with New Student Orientation by offering academic counseling individually or in groups.
• Keeps updated on developments in the field by reading current literature, speaking with colleagues and participating in professional development.
• Maintains licensure in professional field
• Serves on academic and/or administrative committees that focus on institutional policies/procedures, department matters and academic issues.
• May be asked to serve as a liaison to mental health services, an identified School, or other student population.
• Collaborate with Student Affairs and Academic Success personnel to document and share information that allows staff members to effectively support students and meet their needs. Collaborate with Student Affairs and Academic Success partners to effectively leverage technology to support student success efforts at the College.
• Participates in campus and community events
• Assists students with Degree Completion, including work with Registrar on Early Momentum Metrics and College Credit Plus cohorts
• Maintains academic counseling records using SARS, Tri-C Connect, Grad Plan, Degree Works, Banner, One Record, and other College systems, when appropriate
• Participates in serving College Credit Plus students at partner high schools.
• May be assigned to teach courses on campus or at partner high schools, conduct adjunct instructor observations, and contribute to program development

(When teaching credit or non-credit courses)

• Prepares and delivers lectures to students on various topics in relation to a specific discipline – General Studies/Counseling areas
• Prepares course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments and handouts
• Evaluates and grades students’ class work, assignments and papers
• Maintains student attendance records, grades and other required records
• Advises students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues
• Plans, evaluates and revises curricula, course content and course materials and methods of instruction
• Compiles, administers and grades examinations
• Collaborates with colleagues to address teaching and research issues
• Maintains regularly scheduled office hours to counsel and assist students
• Selects and obtains materials and supplies such as textbooks
• Initiates, facilitates and moderates classroom discussions

• Master’s Degree in Counseling, Social Work or a closely related field…