MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Possession of a California Community College Counselor Credential;

The minimum qualifications for service as a community college counselor of students with disabilities shall be satisfied by meeting one of the following requirements;
Possession of a master’s degree, or equivalent foreign degree, in rehabilitation counseling,

OR - Possession of a master’s degree, or equivalent foreign degree, in special education, and twenty four or more semester units in upper division or graduate level course work in counseling, guidance, student personnel, psychology, or social work;

OR - A master’s degree in counseling, guidance, student personnel, psychology, career development, or social welfare; and either twelve or more semester units in upper division or graduate level course work specifically in counseling or rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities, or two years of full-time experience, or the equivalent, in one or more of the following;

(A) Counseling or guidance for students with disabilities; or
(B) Counseling and/or guidance in industry, government, public agencies, military or private social welfare organizations in which the responsibilities of the position were predominantly or exclusively for persons with disabilities.
(b) The minimum requirements for service as a community college faculty member teaching a credit course in adapted physical education shall be the minimum qualifications for an instructor of credit physical education, and fifteen semester units of upper division or graduate study in adapted physical education.
(c) The minimum requirements for service to work with students with speech and language disabilities shall be satisfied by meeting the following requirements:
(1) Possession of a master’s degree, or equivalent foreign degree, in speech pathology and audiology, or in communication disorders; and
(2) Licensure or eligibility for licensure as a speech pathologist or audiologist by the Medical Board of California.
(d) Except as provided in Subsections (a) through (c) above, the minimum requirements for service as a community college faculty member to provide credit specialized instruction for students with disabilities shall be satisfied by meeting the following requirements:

Possession of a master’s degree, or equivalent foreign degree, in the category of disability, special education, education, psychology, educational psychology, or rehabilitation counseling; and

(2) Fifteen semester units of upper division or graduate study in the area of disability, to include, but not be limited to:
(A) Learning disabilities;
(B) Developmental disabilities;
(C) Deaf and hearing impaired;
(D) Physical disabilities; or
(E) Adapted computer technology.
(e) The minimum qualifications for service as a faculty member to provide noncredit specialized instruction for students with disabilities shall be any one of the following:

(1) The minimum qualifications for providing credit specialized instruction for students with disabilities as specified in this section.
(2) A bachelor’s degree with any of the following majors: education of students with specific or multiple disabilities; special education; psychology; physical education with an emphasis in adaptive physical education; communicative disorders; rehabilitation; computer-based education; other computer-related majors which include course work on adapted or assistive computer technology for students with disabilities; other majors related to providing specialized instruction or services to persons with disabilities.

OR - The equivalent (Applicants that do not meet the minimum qualifications and request to be considered under equivalent qualifications are reviewed by a five-member committee from the Academic Senate before an invitation to interview can be extended);

AND - The ability to demonstrate clear evidence of a sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

(NOTE - A bachelor’s degree with any of the following majors: education of students with specific or multiple disabilities; special education; psychology; physical education with an emphasis in adaptive physical education; communicative disorders; rehabilitation; computer-based education; other computer-related majors which include course work on adapted or assistive computer technology for students with disabilities; other majors related to providing specialized instruction or services to persons with disabilities.)

Required documents: Resume and copies of transcripts. Make sure to upload your transcripts in the other document section.

Please note, once your application is submitted you will not be able to add, change or upload documents. We advise that you carefully review your application and all the documents you have uploaded to ensure that they are free from errors and complete. If you cannot finish your application in one seating, you can save the application and return at a later date to continue editing or completing the process. Give yourself plenty of time to complete and submit your application by the stated closing date.

Additional or missing items will not be accepted after the closing date.