Extended Programs and Services; EOPS Adjunct Counselor

Position: Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) Adjunct Counselor
Position Summary

The Los Rios Community College District is seeking qualified candidates for this part-time, temporary (Adjunct) faculty position.

The adjunct faculty member shall be responsible for the following: counseling services and/or teaching assigned classes under the supervision of the area dean; helping students fulfill their maximum potential in mastering course content; assessing student learning outcomes; maintaining a thorough and up-to-date knowledge in their regular teaching field; continuing professional development; utilizing current technology in the performance of job duties; maintaining standards of professional conduct and ethics appropriate to the professional position;

assisting with articulation and curriculum development and review; serving on college committees and participating in faculty governance including accreditation and student co-curricular activities; assuming other responsibilities as assigned by the area dean; fulfilling other duties and responsibilities of an adjunct faculty member.

The assignment may encompass teaching courses in the Human Career Development (HCD) discipline resulting in an overload assignment.

The proportion of duties assigned to counseling and instruction shall be determined by student, department, and program needs, and may range from 0% to 100% for either function.

The department maintains a focus on:

* Counseling academically and/or economically disadvantaged students

* Crisis intervention counseling

* Career exploration and decision making

* Outreach activities

* International students

* Trends and challenges facing community college students

* Counseling designed to support student retention and success

* Program development and coordination

* Mentoring/coaching

* Empathetic and active listening counseling

Position Salary Information:

Initial maximum salary placement is based on academic degree, upper/graduate level units earned, and/or related professional occupational experience per theLos Rios College Federation of Teachers Contract (the initial maximum placement is Class V, Step
1). For more information on the step placement process, please click here.

Typical Duties

The assignment may include instructing classes, which could result in a Counselor/Instructional split assignment.

The assignment may include, but is not limited to:

Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) Counseling

* Working with a high-risk student population that possibly have had no or minimal experience in higher education.

* Assisting students and potential students in clarifying or establishing appropriate educational and vocational goals.

* Maintaining current knowledge of counseling practices, methods, and techniques.

Counseling/Advising

* Participating in the planning and implementation of the counseling and advising program as directed.

* Developing individual and group counseling processes to assist students in making decisions regarding their vocational goals and academic programs.

* Aiding students in resolving personal and social problems that adversely affect their achievement.

* Monitoring and counseling students regarding academic progress and probation status.

* Analyzing periodically the achievement records of counselees; discussing with them their academic progress in terms of both short- and long-range educational and vocational goals.

* Studying the needs, interest, abilities, achievements, and aptitudes of students; making recommendations to assist the college in fulfilling its obligation to students.

* Developing and maintaining close working relationships with instructional areas, outreach centers, feeder high schools, neighboring colleges, and community resource agencies.

* Articulating programs with feeder high schools.

* Fostering good high school/college relations.

* Preparing and maintaining a cumulative counseling record for each counselee.

* Relaying pertinent information to college personnel as needed and respecting the confidentiality of such records as required by law.

* Performing other duties as assigned.

Human Career Development

* May teach Human Career Development (HCD) courses that include, but not limited to, orientation to college, college…