Counselor; focus: Retention & Rising Scholars

What You’ll Do

Under the general supervision of a dean, the Counselor will provide specialized academic counseling services, career guidance, and advisement to students from diverse backgrounds for the purpose of developing and facilitating the attainment of their academic, vocational, and personal objectives.

There is currently one full‑time, tenure‑track position at Oxnard College focused on retention and Rising Scholars. The counselor will facilitate transitional pathways with early interventions, retention, and justice‑impacted advocacy to increase student enrollment and completion, and guide students to College resources, including those for currently and formerly incarcerated students.

• Provide comprehensive academic, personal and vocational counseling to students; assist them in developing educational plans and acquiring college survival skills; foster academic success to retain students; assist in selecting a course of study, major, or certificate program.
• Refer students to appropriate support services, programs, resources, and other professionals based on need; monitor academic progress; counsel students on academic probation.
• Develop individual plans for students preparing to enter the labor market; identify skill‑training needs and opportunities for internships, job search, work experience, work‑study, and employment.
• Counsel students regarding career choices, goal setting, and decision making; provide information on the matriculation process and program requirements at other colleges or universities.
• Assist in the development of outreach activities to identify and recruit eligible students and facilitate their enrollment in the college.
• Conduct orientation events to familiarize students with the location and function of college programs and services, including application and registration process, academic and grading standards, college terminology, add‑drop procedures, and financial aid application procedures.
• Maintain current, accurate records of counseling sessions; assist in compiling statistical data and preparing reports related to program operations, activities, and progress.
• Assist in the preparation of counseling‑related publications and presentation of workshops for targeted populations.
• Advocate for students with special needs and collaborate with college instructors, counselors, and other campus and community resources to assist students in pursuing their educational goals.
• Assist in the development and implementation of programs focusing on access and retention for targeted populations.
• Provide work direction to others and perform related duties as assigned.

E = Essential Duties

Oxnard College was founded in 1975 and is the newest of the three community colleges in the county. Set on 118 acres and located two miles from Pacific Ocean beaches, the college is easily accessible by the Ventura Freeway (Highway 101) or the Pacific Coast Highway.

The Ventura County Community College District (VCCCD) is a public community college district serving residents throughout Ventura County. VCCCD’s three colleges – Moorpark College, Oxnard College, and Ventura College – offer programs for transfer to four‑year colleges and universities; career technical training, basic skills instruction; as well as community service, economic development, and continuing education for cultural growth, life enrichment, and skills improvement.

The VCCCD recognizes that a diverse community of faculty, staff, and administrators promotes academic excellence and creates an inclusive educational and work environment for its employees, contractors, students, and the community it serves. With the understanding that a diverse community fosters multi‑cultural awareness, promotes mutual understanding and respect, and provides role models for all students, VCCCD is committed to recruiting and employing a diverse and qualified group of administrators, faculty, and staff members who are dedicated to the success of all college students.

The VCCCD does not engage in any employment practice that discriminates against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of ethnic group…