PART TIME POOL - COUNSELOR (VETERANS)

Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District • GC Grossmont College, CA

1d • $50 - $61 • Onsite

About The Position

The part-time Veterans Counselor serves as a generalist and regular member of the Counseling Department faculty, supporting the academic success, personal growth, and self-actualization of student veterans, active-duty service members, and their dependents. The counselor provides services related to transfer, vocational and occupational programs, career development, academic skills, and personal counseling. The role requires comprehensive knowledge of VA education benefits, Tuition Assistance, financial aid, residency, transfer requirements, admissions timelines, and academic planning strategies.

The counselor helps students establish and achieve immediate and long-range academic and occupational goals while considering available VA education benefits. Under the direction of an assigned manager, the position may teach counseling courses and lead workshops, orientations, and seminars. The counselor also assists with developing and implementing retention programs responsive to participant needs.

The position includes planning support programs in partnership with campus clubs, community organizations, and advocacy and support groups. Counselors participate in departmental and college committees and may take leadership roles in campus, community, and professional organizations. Assignments may combine daytime and evening hours. This is an in-person faculty assignment; faculty duties may include extended periods of standing and walking in a typical classroom, with specific conditions varying by subject taught. The role also includes other duties consistent with the faculty job description and AFT contract.

Requirements

• Master’s degree 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.
• Experience and proficiency in educational, career, and personal counseling in a community college, university, or clinical setting.
• Experience advising student veterans about certificates, associate degrees, and transfer requirements for undergraduate and graduate programs.
• Training and experience working with individuals and groups in personal and crisis counseling.
• Training and experience with transfer admission appeals, cross-enrollment, financial aid forms and petitions, applying for VA education benefits, general petitions, and academic renewal.
• Ability to use technology to provide counseling services.
• Experience teaching career planning, college success, workshops, or other personal development courses at the post-secondary level.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity backgrounds of community college students.

Nice To Haves

• Experience advising student veterans about certificates, associate degrees, and transfer requirements in accordance with VA requirements.
• Experience developing and maintaining professional relationships between campus programs and community agencies.
• Experience demonstrating active participation in community and professional organizations and institutions of higher education.
• Understanding of current theories and best practices for supporting student success in basic skills, retention, academic goal completion, and transfer.

Responsibilities

• Provide educational, career, academic, and personal counseling to student veterans, active-duty service members, and their dependents.
• Advise students on transfer, vocational and occupational programs, career and academic skills development, certificates, associate degrees, and transfer requirements.
• Apply knowledge of VA education benefits, Tuition Assistance, financial aid, residency, admissions timelines, and academic planning when supporting students’ goals.
• Teach counseling courses and lead workshops, orientations, and seminars, as assigned.
• Assist in developing and implementing retention programs to meet program participants’ needs.
• Participate in planning support programs for student veterans with campus clubs, community organizations, and advocacy and support groups.
• Serve on departmental and college committees and participate in campus, community, and professional organizations.
• Perform other duties consistent with the faculty job description and AFT contract.

Benefits

• Eligible employees and their dependents may receive medical, dental, and vision coverage at no charge for plans offered.
• Optional part-time faculty benefits program.
• Membership in the State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS) or the Pension Eligible Alternative Retirement (PEAR) Plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level