Counseling Instructor (Reedley College)

State Center Community College District

Closing Date: 11/27/2019 at 11:55 PM

Campus Location: Reedley College

Start Date: 01/02/2020

Essential Functions:
The ideal candidate will share Reedley College's commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population. As of fall 2017, we currently enroll over 16,000 students of which 71% identify as Latinx, 1% as Filipino, 3% as Asian, 2% as African American, 19% as White, and 2% as multiracial. Reedley College is a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the College has to the educational attainment and economic well-being of the surrounding community. The successful candidate will join a department dedicated to the use of curriculum responsive to the students it serves.
Providing instruction in Counseling within a variety of instructional settings and times, including evening and/or weekends, on-line or off-campus, the instructor will be responsible for:

• Maintaining standards of professional conduct and ethics appropriate to the professional position and currency in teaching Counseling;
  
  
• Teaching courses in Counseling;
  
  
• Meeting regularly with discipline/division peers and participating in discipline/division activities
  
  
• Using a variety of pedagogies and integrating a wide range of instructional delivery systems including innovative and creative uses of technology for face-to-face, on-line, and/or hybrid formats;
  
  
• Communicating effectively with students;
  
  
• Developing curricular and instructional methodologies and strategies to improve fulfillment of student learning outcomes for counseling courses;
  
  
• Collaborate with other division faculty to address counseling course student learning outcomes, program review related reporting, assessments and intervention strategies;
  
  
• In conjunction with the department chair of counseling and dean of students, lead efforts to organize counseling course instruction under a guided pathways model;
  
  
• Using effective teaching methods appropriate to the subject matter, adherence to institutionally approved curriculum course outlines of record;
  
  
• Serving on, participating in, and attending department, college and district committees related to services and/or advocacy for students as needed;
  
  
• Participating in required professional development pertaining to one's teaching assignment;
  
  
• Participating in outreach activities and events with evening and weekend commitments;
  
  
• Staying current with State regulations, ARs, and Ed Code related to counseling and student services
  
  
• Evaluating student progress through tests and examinations, written assignments, oral responses, etc. in keeping with course objectives;
  
  
• Teaching assignments in a variety of instructional settings and times, including evening and/or weekends, on-line or off-campus and large group instruction classes as needed;
  
  
• Maintaining classroom records in accordance with District Policy;
  
  
• Turning in all required student grading and evaluation reports in a timely manner; and
  
  
• Otherwise fulfilling all of the duties and responsibilities of instructors as required by Administrative Regulation 7122.

This assignment will also have a percentage of time devoted to academic counseling activities, including the duties below:

• Providing comprehensive counseling services for students including academic, career and personal counseling on an appointment and drop-in basis;
  
  
• Providing group counseling sessions, orientations, and workshops;
  
  
• Assisting students in clarifying their educational goals, selection of courses, and developing student educational plans (SEPs);
  
  
• Developing and maintaining counseling notes in the college's electronic record-keeping software, in a timely and effective manner;
  
  
• Participating in ongoing professional development and training to stay current with college and California Community College student success strategies in counseling;
  
  
• Training part-time and new counselors on procedures, documentation, and processes;
  
  
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s in counseling, rehabilitation counseling, clinical psychology, counseling psychology, guidance counseling, educational counseling, social work, career development, marriage and family therapy or marriage, family and child counseling;
  
  OR
  
  
• A valid California Community College Credential;
  
  OR
  
  
• The equivalent education and/or experience (requires an equivalency).

All candidates must have evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice within the classroom. (NOTE: A bachelor’s degree in one of the listed degrees and a license as a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) is an alternative qualification for this discipline. If the degrees posted on your transcript(s) do not match EXACTLY as stated above, you MUST petition for equivalency.)

Desirable Qualifications:

• Online Instructor Certification or two years of online instruction experience;
  
• Demonstrated ability in teaching at the post-secondary level in counseling;
  
• Extent of background and specialized training/expertise in areas such as counseling, student services, student retention, success and intervention, diversity/equity in education;
  
• Extent of teaching experience at the post-secondary level;
  
• Extent of experience advising and/or counseling experience at the post-secondary level;
  
• Experience in the development of programs and writing grant proposals;
  
• Experience working with a diverse student population;
  
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and collegially with students, staff and colleagues;
  
• Related work and professional experience;
  
• Recent experience working with African American, Latinx, Native American, and other racially minoritized students in the classroom and/or student services programs and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups in higher education shape patterns of participation and outcomes;
  
• Willingness to examine and remediate one’s instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized students;
  
• Experience and skill with addressing issues of equity in the classroom;
  
• Potential for contribution to institutional vitality and growth; and
  
• Knowledge of the community college and its mission and goals.

Conditions of Employment:
181 duty days.

Salary and Benefits:
Salary is $58,615 - $88,245 based on education and experience. A doctoral stipend of $2,082 is available. In addition, the District offers an attractive fringe benefit package including medical, dental, and vision coverage for the employee and dependents, and life insurance. Employees are also members of the California State Teacher’s Retirement System (CalSTRS).

Selection Procedure:
Applications will be screened by Human Resources for completeness and to determine which applicants meet the minimum qualifications as stated in the job announcement. From the applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and who have submitted all the required documents by the closing date and time listed on the job announcement, a selection committee will review the candidates who are best qualified based on the minimum and desirable qualifications then determine who will be invited to interview. The selection committee will rate responses to the interview questions, teaching demonstration, and writing prompt (if applicable). Based on this rating, a small number of applicants will be selected as the “recommended candidates”. These candidates will be forwarded to the Vice President of Instruction and College President for final interviews. A hiring recommendation will be made by the College President and forwarded to the Board of Trustees of State Center Community College District for final approval. State Center Community College District is an equal opportunity employer. It is our pledge to treat all applicants fairly and equitably in the recruitment and selection process. We endeavor to be a service-minded organization and respond to the needs of our applicants. For more information, contact the Academic Human Resources Office, 1171 Fulton Street, Fresno, California, 93721, (559) 243-7100. For information on Reedley College or State Center Community College District, visit our website at www.scccd.edu. Please refer to Position No. 3711. Submission of application and related materials is the applicant’s responsibility and must be submitted through the district’s online applicant portal. The District reserves the right to re-advertise or to delay indefinitely the filling of a position if it is deemed that the applicants for the position do not constitute an adequate applicant pool or if funding is not available. All application materials are subject to verification. False statements may be cause for disqualification or discharge from employment.

Additional Information:
This is a full-time, tenure-track position. The District may fill one or more positions from this pool.

To be considered for this position please visit our web site and apply on line at the following link: www.scccd.edu

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