Counselor (Promise Scholars Program) (Full-time, Temporary, Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Position)

San Mateo County Community College District

1. Provide comprehensive counseling services to students, including academic, career, and personal counseling on a drop-in and appointment basis both day and evening
2. Provide group counseling sessions, orientations, workshops, and other activities to support students getting information and support related to college success
3. Assist students to understand educational options, clarify educational goals, engage in educational and career planning, and participate in the development of Student Educational Plans (SEPs) and course selection
4. Target basic skills and academically underprepared, underrepresented, and educationally disadvantaged students for transfer and student success services and support
5. Collaborate with both instructional and counseling faculty and staff to assist students to understand and use counseling, college success services, and resources
6. Develop, implement, or collaborate with initiatives related to student success and collaborate with programs such as Basic Skills Initiatives, Learning Communities, CalWORKS, EOPS/CARE, DRC, and Veterans in order to maximize student success
7. Participate in the implementation of transfer and matriculation activities at the college
8. Participate in outreach activities and events in classrooms both on and off campus, at local high schools, adult schools, and community agencies
9. Provide regular follow-up services to students in need of additional support
10. Track student engagement based on the Promise Scholars Program tiered support model and regularly update relevant databases and student records
11. Teach courses such as college success and career and personal development in the day or evening
12. Utilize and keep abreast of advanced counseling methods and student development theories which include equitable practices and integrating technology to support student learning and career objectives
13. Participate in meetings, conferences, trainings, and other professional development activities to maintain the expertise required to provide accurate and reliable information and support to students seeking to complete a certificate, associate degree, or transfer
14. Participate in shared governance committees
15. Perform other duties as required by contract, collective bargaining agreement, and general institutional needs

• Masters or above 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 (see below) (NOTE: A Bachelors degree in one of the listed degrees and a license as a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) is an alternative qualification for this discipline.)
• College counseling experience
• Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to, and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff as these factors relate to the need for equity minded-practice both within and outside of the classroom
  
  

1. Counseling experience at the community college level
2. Experience teaching courses, such as college success and career and personal development
3. Knowledge of the matriculation process as it applies to California Community Colleges
4. Knowledge of counseling and student development theories and relevant applications to program development
5. Preparation for or experience in designing and preparing Student Educational Plans (SEPs) for community college students
6. Experience in providing short-term personal counseling to students from diverse backgrounds
7. Ability to develop and maintain student counseling notes in SARS or similar electronic recordkeeping software, in a timely and effective manner
8. Ability to demonstrate strength in interpersonal communication
9. Experience with intervention programs that support student success
10. Experience developing innovative programs that strengthen the quality of counseling services to students
11. Knowledge of and experience using university articulation agreements and transfer requirements for counseling community college students
12. Ability to use computer databases to retrieve student, college, and career information
13. Experience in using a variety of career assessments
14. Knowledge of and experience making appropriate college and community referrals
15. Experience in developing counseling-related workshops and orientation sessions
16. Experience supporting students in crisis situations

1. The ability and desire to work collaboratively with faculty and staff to enhance student success
2. Commitment to professional responsibilities outside of the classroom through enthusiastic contributions to department, division and college activities

• Recent experience working with racially minoritized and other disproportionately-impacted students in the classroom and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups within higher education and particular fields shape patterns of participation and outcomes
• Willingness to examine and remediate ones instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized and other disproportionately impacted students
• Experience and skill with addressing inequity in the classroom and on campus
• Experience and expertise in culturally-responsive teaching in college success and career and personal development
• Demonstrated ability to address equity gaps within college success and career and personal development courses and classrooms
• Demonstrated knowledge of the implications of the Hispanic-Serving Institution designation for institutional, departmental and instructional practices

• What do you feel are the best strategies for supporting students who have been historically marginalized?
• Think of the most successful class you have taught. What were the key factors in creating that success for racially-minoritized and other underserved disproportionately disadvantaged students?
• How is your counseling approach culturally-responsive to the students you serve?

The San Mateo County Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer that seeks to employ individuals who represent the rich diversity of cultures, language groups, and abilities of its surrounding communities.

Applicants who have disabilities may request that special accommodations be made in order to complete the selection process. Accommodation requests and a copy of the Americans with Disabilities Act applicant procedures can be made by completing our: Applicant Reasonable Accommodation Request Form

About San Mateo County Community College District

San Mateo County Community College District is committed to achieving educational equity for all students. As outlined in the District’s Strategic Plan, “success, equity, and social justice for our students are longstanding goals.” The District’s “Students First” Strategic Plan is focused on “Student Success, Equity and Social Justice.”

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