Position:Academic Counselor Department:Counseling This position is open until filled. First screening review is scheduled for:04/26/2021 Details:

Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) announces an opportunity to work as a full-time, tenure-track Academic Counselor with an emphasis on career counseling.

Research shows that counseling support services are critical in helping students achieve their personal, academic, and career goals. LTCC recognizes the vital role of counseling faculty in students’ lives and academic careers and, therefore, plans to ensure that students have reliable access to counselors to meet their diverse needs.

LTCC has adopted several new programs and initiatives that have and will continue to include significant involvement from the Counseling department.

Additionally, the Vision for Success goals established by the California Community College Chancellor’s Office will benefit from enhanced counselor support. This innovative model placed a strong emphasis on utilizing the expertise of counselors to provide core student support services to newly enrolled and continuing students. The Vision for Success highlights student success goals that the California Community College system is aiming to reach; these include increasing degree and certificate attainment, transfers to four-year institutions, securing gainful employment, reducing excess unit accumulation by students, and closing equity gaps. The counselors at LTCC play a leading role in achieving the goals in the Vision for Success.

Adding a new academic counselor with an emphasis in career counseling will assist in securing gainful employment for all students in need of achieving career goals after graduating from LTCC, which is aligned with goal #3 "Secure Gainful Employment" from the Vision for Success model. This position will be LTCC’s first full-time dedicated career counselor and the successful candidate will possess interest and expertise in career counseling services for community college students.

This position is a 200-day contract over the period of 12 months, including summer and winter hours with evening and weekend responsibility. The work calendar may need to be adjusted as the position and programs grow and change.

APPLICATION PROCESS:
After review, applicants judged most suitable for the position will be invited to initial interviews. These applicants will be notified by phone on or about Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Initial interviews will be conducted by a committee of campus constituents and are tentatively scheduled for May 27 and 28, 2021. Finalists will then be selected and invited to a secondary process. Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee an interview.

LTCC reserves the right to return to the applicant pool at any point during the recruitment process.

COMPENSATION:
LTCC offers a competitive compensation package that includes a starting placement salary of $61,999 to $93,122 annually dependent upon education and experience. See the faculty salary schedule for further information regarding education and salary placement. Health and Welfare benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long term disability.

Preferred start date:09/01/2021 Representative Duties:

• Provide academic counseling services to students with an emphasis on career counseling.
• Assist students with educational planning as well as providing support services related to academic process and success.
• Participate in full-time faculty responsibilities including faculty and departmental meetings, departmental planning, community liaison, and committee assignments.
• Support students in navigation of academic coursework and be prepared to assist in the referral of students to appropriate career, mental health, and other services.
• Advise students about what courses and educational programs they need for particular careers.
• Collaborate and provide counseling leadership in matters around the implementation of special programs, including, for example, Guided Pathways, and Lake Tahoe College Promise.
• Coordinate special events as assigned.
• Collaborate with LTCC career programs including ADVANCE and Work-Based Learning.
• Track student certificate process and ensure certificate attainment by students.
• Help instructional faculty understand how to bring career exploration and career understanding into the classroom/curriculum.
• Consult with appropriate college faculty.
• Assist in developing and preparing annual Program Plans as well as assist with Program Review and Student Learning Outcomes and Service Area Outcomes for these programs.

Qualifications:

REQUIRED:

Counseling

• 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 the equivalent. (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.)

NOTE: Applicants who claim equivalent qualifications shall provide conclusive evidence that they possess qualifications that are at least equivalent to those required by the minimum qualifications of the area for which they are applying. It is the responsibility of the applicant to supply all evidence and documentation for the claim of equivalency at the time of application.

• Demonstrated ability to perform all of the responsibilities listed above
• Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Preference will be given to Bilingual-Spanish speaking applicants
• Understanding of counseling in an educational setting
• Familiarity with characteristics of community college students and the quarter system
• Ability to work independently
• Familiarity with counseling diverse populations
• Ability to develop departmental budget as assigned
• Ability to coordinate programs
• Understanding of small college environment
• Assist with the selection and coordination of adjunct faculty in the department as needed

Supplemental Questions:Please answer the following questions on a separate page, limiting your responses to about 500 words for each question; do not refer to your resume. Every effort should be made to demonstrate your qualifications for this position.

1. Describe how your career and academic counseling background and experience relate to this position.

2. Describe your understanding of the role of a counseling faculty member in a small community college.

3. California community colleges are focused on ensuring students are supported through their academic programming and into careers that provide upward mobility and economic stability. Please discuss your experience in supporting students in selecting academic pathways that align to long-term career goals.

4. What steps have you taken or would you take to remove barriers typically experienced by the wide-range of students who attend community colleges? Is there an experience you can share that demonstrates your sensitivity to diversity and those from culturally or economically diverse backgrounds? Required Documents:Cover Letter, Resume/CV, Supplemental Questions, Unofficial Transcripts Job Category:Full-Time, Tenure Track Faculty