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FT Tenure-Track Counselor - Career Services

Employer
El Camino Community College
Location
Torrance, California (US)

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Institution Type
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El Camino College

 

FT Tenure-Track Counselor - Career Services

Req: A2223-050

Division: Counseling & Student Success

Close Date: 03/07/2023

 

Complete job description and application available online at: https://elcamino.igreentree.com/css_academic

 

El Camino College is seeking a full-time, tenure-track Counselor to join the Career Services team! This position will support students with major and career exploration and planning, actively participate and assist with career fairs, tours, and workshops, and work collaboratively with special programs, meta majors, and Guided Pathways. Counselors provide counseling services to a diverse student population including new and re-entering students; those pursuing career education, and transfer goals. Participation in counseling and planning meetings is also required.

 

DUTIES: Counseling students in all academic and career education areas; providing virtual counseling and/or group counseling; participation in the Student Success and Support Program process, including assessment, orientation, development of student education plans and identifying retention strategies to achieve desired outcome and follow-up; teaching in the area of career planning and/or orientation; career planning for undecided students and probation/dismissal status students; intentional outreach with disproportionately impacted students and/or disadvantaged students; assisting in preparing career resource materials, curriculum guide sheets, and catalog materials with four year institutions; fostering relationships with District high schools; other duties as assigned by dean. Duties may also include researching websites, resources, internships, scholarships, career and transfer sites, and partnerships with high schools, colleges/universities, and businesses and industries.

 

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES: Committee and meeting assignments, curriculum, participation in El Camino College program plans, program review, accreditation, service area outcomes, advisory boards, and student activities. Assessment of outcomes to improve learning in achieving El Camino College's mission of institutional effectiveness, quality educational programs, and vibrant student support services. Maintain high standards of professional conduct and ethics appropriate to the Counselor's professional position; and maintain records and reports. Counselors participate in Guided Pathways, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, Anti-Racism, and other student success initiatives. Counselors also participate in a variety of campus and divisional activities such as faculty meetings and student activities. Some assignments may include evening, weekend hours, and/or services offered offsite on high school campuses.

 

Counselors apply student development philosophy and theory to provide comprehensive counseling services to community college students from diverse backgrounds regarding degree and certificate planning, university transfer planning, education, career decision, goal clarification, and personal life management. Counselors require an awareness of institutional policies and procedures impacting student matriculation and enrollment.

 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Master's degree in counseling, rehabilitation counseling, counseling psychology, clinical psychology; guidance counseling, educational counseling, social work, career development marriage and family therapy, or marriage, family and child counseling; OR

 

The equivalent - Candidates not possessing the required qualification(s) as stated on this announcement must complete the Request For Equivalency Form as part of the application process to explain in detail how their qualifications are equivalent to those above; OR

 

Valid California community college instructor credential in appropriate subject issued prior to July 1, 1990 (per California Education Code 87355); AND

 

Evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the racial, socio-economic, academic, and cultural diversity within student populations, including students with disabilities, as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practices.

 

A counseling demonstration will be required by those candidates selected to interview.

 

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Recent experience counseling at the community college level.

Experience with career counseling and workshop facilitation skills in higher education.

Working knowledge of interpreting career assessment instruments for personality, strengths, skills and values such as Myers Briggs Type Inventory (MBTI) and Strong Interest Inventory (SII).

Knowledge and experience with technical tools related to counseling - virtual counseling, educational planning tools, early alert, scheduling software, and transfer and career counseling resources.

Effective oral and written communication skillsWillingness and ability to continuously engage in the improvement of existing curriculum, development of new counseling and student guidance materials, and innovative approaches to serve students..

Experience examining and remediating one's counseling, interactions, and/or practices to more effectively engage and support diverse students.

Demonstrated skill with addressing issues of equity.

Demonstrated expertise in culturally responsive methodologies, particularly as it relates to students' lives, interests, and communities.

 

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS

Please limit each response to 300 words.

How do you support student success, particularly for students from historically underrepresented and/or marginalized communities?

How have you demonstrated culturally responsive practices in your counseling?

 

CLOSING DATE: Tuesday, March 7, 2023 AT 3:00 P.M.

 

SALARY

The starting salary ranges from $73,328 - $100,718 depending on education and experience.

 

 

 

Organization

Welcome to El Camino College

You don't have to be an ECC student to enjoy our beautiful campus. Visit us online through our website, or on campus any time -- we are YOUR community college.

Founded in 1947, El Camino College is situated on a beautiful and spacious 126-acre campus near Torrance, California. The college enrolls more than 25,000 students each semester and boasts a curriculum of over 850 highly regarded academic and career programs taught by exceptional faculty.

Where are we located?

El Camino College is easily accessible from the 405 and 91 freeways, at the corner of Manhattan Beach and Crenshaw boulevards near Torrance. A daylong parking permit costs $3 – you may purchase a parking permit from one of the dispensers available in various lots. Please do not park in staff-marked parking stalls. Click here for the Campus Map.

El Camino College – A South Bay Tradition

Since the opening of El Camino College over 70 years ago, we have been dedicated to serve our community's educational and cultural needs. El Camino College is well-known for our academic excellence, our consistently high transfer rate to four-year colleges and universities, and our exceptional career training programs.

El Camino College offers many outstanding features, including:

  • Transfer agreements with many four-year universities
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Ranked among the largest single-campus, two-year colleges in the nation
  • Excellent career training programs
  • Outstanding community education programs
  • Only $46 per unit for California residents

 

President's Message

Our mission at El Camino College is to make a positive difference in people's lives. We provide excellent comprehensive educational programs and services that promote student learning and success in collaboration with our diverse communities. We are dedicated to achieving our mission and ensuring that everyone who wishes to pursue higher education and earn a degree or certificate is able to accomplish that goal at El Camino College.

The college will implement several innovative programs in the coming year, all designed to increase access to a college education and ensure students are successful once they arrive here. In our pursuit for equity and achievement we are constantly working to ensure that all students have what they need to succeed – in the classroom, in the tutoring lab, in the library, in the concert hall or on the playing field. Students have access to facilities that support teaching and learning, backed by the technology necessary to support their success.

We are also proud to be a strong and trusted partner in the South Bay, working with community leaders to align our programs with the workforce needs of the future. We share a common interest in the economic vitality of the South Bay, and we are a proactive provider of education and training that support this region.

Watch for future innovations such as expanded evening/weekend classes for working adults, new educational technology initiatives and additional college/career pathways with area high schools.

Dena P. Maloney, Ed.D.
Superintendent/President

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