Part Time - General Counselor

Job Description:

Part Time - General Counselor

Description

BASIC FUNCTION :
Under the direction of the Vice President of Student Services or designee educational administrator, provide general counseling services in support of the College’s recruitment and retention efforts. The Counselor will provide personal, career and educational counseling to students. The Counselor will participate in orientation/counseling sessions, classroom presentations, workshops, assessment interpretation, outreach activities, evening assignments, and liaison duties with academic departments. The assignment includes curriculum development, development and assessment of student learning outcomes, professional activities, committee work, and utilizing intervention strategies in working with academically challenged students. In addition, assignment includes working with electronic processes such as Curricunet, Tracdat, Degree-Audit, etc., or similar systems. Assignments are within Yuba College service centers/campuses. Essential Duties Summary REQUIRED DUTIES :
Demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

Examples Of Functions and Tasks:

• Academic Advising/ Educational Planning: Assist students with the process of course selection and other educational processes/experiences;
• Provide information regarding District degree/certification requirements;
• Provide direction regarding selection of educational major(s); P
• Provide information regarding transfer requirements to other post-secondary educational institutions;
• Develop Student Educational Plans (SEPs) with individual students,
• Updating as necessary; evaluate student progress toward established goal
  
  

Career/ Vocational Counseling and Development :

• Assist students to clarify life and career goals; provide assistance to students to develop greater self-knowledge and self-awareness to enhance self-esteem;
• Provide “world of work” vocational information to students; obtain current labor market information for students;
• Maintain information regarding occupational trends;
• Utilize a variety of occupational resources and systems to serve student needs;
• Administer to students and interpret various career assessment tools;
• Provide students with job-seeking skills and strategies, as appropriate

Personal Counseling :

• Provide personal counseling to students, as appropriate, regarding assistance with interpersonal relationship issues and problems, development of interpersonal communications skills, clarification of values and goals, psychological and/or behavioral difficulties, development of decision-making skills, chemical dependency problems, gender/sexuality issues and concerns, health problems and concerns, and/or other problems and concerns; provide referrals to students to external community mental health and/or professional counseling and/or other assistance agencies, as appropriate to meet student needs; provide crisis intervention and/or emergency counseling for students experiencing serious problems, as necessary to meet student needs.

Assessment and Interpretation:

• Provide counseling to students to assure that assessment/matriculation regulations and guidelines are followed;
• Administer to students and interpret various career assessment instruments;
• Provide advisement to students based upon results of basic skills assessment.

Instruction:

• Instruct Personal Development courses, including developing and providing curriculum for student enhancement, maintaining current occupational information and professional resources, reviewing current texts, presenting lectures and lessons, maintaining records of student grades and attendance, and participating in conferences and professional workshops, as authorized.

Outreach/ Liaison:

• Participate in visits to local area high schools to provide outreach information;
• Function as liaison between the District, local area high schools, and other post-secondary educational institutions regarding Counseling Center programs and services;
• Attend community events as District representative, as authorized; provide bi-lingual translational assistance to students and prospective students regarding information on District and/or Counseling Center programs and services, as assigned and authorized.

Student Advocacy/ Development:

• Facilitate support groups for students, as feasible and appropriate; provide workshops for students on topics of interest, as appropriate; refer students to District and/or external resources and support services, as appropriate to meet student needs; participate in new student orientation. Participate as a member of student governmental and/or District shared governance and/or other committees with regard to student services, as feasible and appropriate.

District Programs:

• Participate as a member of District shared governance and/or other committees regarding District affairs, as feasible and appropriate; function as liaison between Counseling Center and other District organizational units and/or individual faculty or other staff member(s), as necessary; participate in District institutional planning, as requested.

Specialized Programs:

• Participate in program development for specific student and/or prospective student populations, as requested; coordinate activities of specialized programs, as requested; evaluate activities of specialized programs, as applicable.

Required Qualifications EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS :The successful candidate, by the final filing date, must possess the minimum qualifications for instructors in Counseling as governed by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office: (All degrees and units used to satisfy minimum qualifications must be from accredited institutions.)

• Master’s in counseling, rehabilitation counseling, clinical psychology, counseling psychology, guidance counseling, educational counseling, social work, or career development, marriage and family therapy, or marriage, family and child counseling,
• OR the equivalent (Must apply through YCCD’s Equivalency Application Process).
• Possess a California Community College life credential in the subject matter area of Counseling
  
  

NOTE : A license as a Marriage and Family Therapist ( MFT ) is an alternative qualification for this discipline, pursuant to title 5, section 53410.1.) Desired/Preferred Qualifications EXPERIENCE :
Preference may be given to candidates with life or teaching which would demonstrate the clear ability to provide general counseling services to community college students. Physical Demands Range/Step Class I - VII (Based on degree and teaching experience). Salary Range Steps 1: $1,558.22 - Step 10: $2,609.76 per unit. Benefits Information PART - TIME (less than .60 FTE ): Part-time positions less than .60 FTE are not entitled to any District paid fringe benefits.

YCAFT Salary Schedule
2024-2027 YC AFT Contract EEO Statement Equal Employment Opportunity
The Yuba Community College District is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Yuba Community College District will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals. Applicants who require reasonable accommodation to participate in the selection process should contact Human Resources to make the necessary arrangements.

The Yuba Community College District is strongly committed to achieving staff diversity and the principles of equal employment opportunity. The District encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race or ethnicity, color, medical condition, genetic information, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, or because he/she is perceived to have one or more of the foregoing characteristics, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law, in any of its policies, procedures or practices.

Board Policies
Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Commitment to Diversity

Salary:

Steps 1: $1,558.22 - Step 10: $2,609.76 per unit.