Counselor (Full-Time, Tenure-Track) Fresno City College

State Center Community College District - Fresno•Fresno, CA

63d•$71,054 - $108,772

About The Position

At Fresno City College we value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. We prioritize applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits a diverse student population brings to a community college. The successful candidate will be an equity-minded leader committed to student success achieved through collaboration with faculty, classified staff, administration, students, and community partners who are also dedicated to closing equity gaps. An equity-minded individual is a person who: Understands the importance of holding ourselves accountable as educators for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices; Reframes inequities as a problem of practice and views the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility; Encourages positive race-consciousness and embraces human difference; Supports institutional practices that both develop and sustain culturally responsive teaching and learning environments; and Strategically builds support for and participation in equity-related initiatives across both our internal and external communities. Fresno City College seeks leaders who value placing the student at the center of everything we do, mentorship, and working in a collegial, collaborative environment. Leaders should be open and willing to participate in culturally relevant professional development that will help them prepare for the population of students who attend Fresno City College. The ideal candidate will share Fresno City College's commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population. For the 2024-2025 academic year, we enrolled over 45,000 students in which 68% identify as Latinx, 11% as Asian/Pacific Islander, 4% as Black/African American, 14% as White, 1% as American Indian/Alaska Native, and 2% as multiracial. Fresno City College is a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the College has to the educational attainment and economic well-being of the surrounding community. The successful candidate will join a department dedicated to the use of a curriculum responsive to the students it serves. Reporting to the Dean of Student Services, Counseling at Fresno City College; it will cover a full range of counseling responsibilities in the Health Sciences division including academic, career and personal counseling with individuals and groups in addition to teaching discipline specific courses. Maintain close working relationships with the dean, program director(s), instructional faculty, ROP programs and community health organizations. The successful candidate for the Counselor position will be responsible for: Providing comprehensive counseling services for students including academic, career, personal and life transitions counseling on an appointment basis; Providing group counseling sessions, orientations, and workshops; Assisting students in clarifying their educational goals, selection of courses, and developing Student Educational Plans (SEPs); Monitoring student progress through comprehensive electronic data systems; Maintaining close working relationships with program and other instructional faculty, feeder high schools, and community resources agencies; Working with a diverse population of students to emphasize strategies for educational planning and transfer preparation; Collaborating with instructional and counseling faculty, staff from other departments and programs, including Financial Aid, Admissions and Records, EOPS/CARE, DSP&S, CalWORKs, Puente, IDILE, SYMBAA, USEAA, Veterans/International, TRiO, Student Support Services, College Relations and Outreach, and other programs; Utilizing and keeping abreast of advanced counseling methods and student development theories that include integrating technology to support student learning and identification of career objectives; Providing counseling support specific to the needs of students on academic probation or disqualification; Conducting intake interviews, assessment interpretation, and use of multiple measures to refer students to the appropriate English and Math placements; Participating in the implementation of transfer and matriculation activities; Participating in outreach activities in the community and on campus; Utilizing and interpreting a variety of career assessment tools; Serving on and attending department, college, and district committees as needed; Participating in program review, student learning outcome development, and assessment to improve student learning; Providing services in a variety of settings and times, including evening and/or weekends, on-line or off-campus as needed; and Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

All candidates must have evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice within the classroom
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
A valid California Community College Credential; or
The equivalent education and/or experience (requires an equivalency)
(Note: If the degrees posted on your transcript(s) do not match exactlyas stated above, you mustpetition for equivalency. 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.)

Nice To Haves

Experience and skill incorporating elements of diversity, equity, and inclusion into all areas of responsibility
Recent experience working with African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Latinx, Native American, and other racially minoritized students in the classroom and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups in higher education shape patterns of participation and outcomes
Willingness to examine and remediate one's instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized students
Related work and professional experience
Experience working with students of various cultural, gender, age, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds, students with disabilities
Demonstrated ability to work with computers, and other technologies, which are utilized in providing high-quality instruction and support to students
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with students and staff
Experience in designing and preparing Student Educational Plans (SEPs) for community college students
Experience teaching courses in career and personal development and/or conducting workshops
Knowledge and utilization of instructional best practices for students in the classroom
Knowledge of California Community Colleges matriculation processes
Knowledge of student development theories pertaining to community college students
Ability to develop and maintain counseling notes in Starfish or similar electronic record keeping software in a timely and effective manner
Experience working effectively with student success programs
Knowledge and experience interpreting and utilizing articulation agreements and transfer requirements for community college students
Experience in using and interpreting a variety of career assessment tools
Experience in developing and presenting counseling related workshops and orientation sessions
Experience participating in outreach activities in the community and on campus
Experience providing counseling and follow-up services to students on probation or academic dismissal status
The ability to connect students with on/off campus resources to assist them in their college life management
Ability to use a broad range of technology pertaining to data collection and analysis for student success
Ability to work closely with faculty in academic divisions and engage in collegial dialogue on issues of student success
Knowledge of the community college and its mission and goals

Responsibilities

Providing comprehensive counseling services for students including academic, career, personal and life transitions counseling on an appointment basis
Providing group counseling sessions, orientations, and workshops
Assisting students in clarifying their educational goals, selection of courses, and developing Student Educational Plans (SEPs)
Monitoring student progress through comprehensive electronic data systems
Maintaining close working relationships with program and other instructional faculty, feeder high schools, and community resources agencies
Working with a diverse population of students to emphasize strategies for educational planning and transfer preparation
Collaborating with instructional and counseling faculty, staff from other departments and programs, including Financial Aid, Admissions and Records, EOPS/CARE, DSP&S, CalWORKs, Puente, IDILE, SYMBAA, USEAA, Veterans/International, TRiO, Student Support Services, College Relations and Outreach, and other programs
Utilizing and keeping abreast of advanced counseling methods and student development theories that include integrating technology to support student learning and identification of career objectives
Providing counseling support specific to the needs of students on academic probation or disqualification
Conducting intake interviews, assessment interpretation, and use of multiple measures to refer students to the appropriate English and Math placements
Participating in the implementation of transfer and matriculation activities
Participating in outreach activities in the community and on campus
Utilizing and interpreting a variety of career assessment tools
Serving on and attending department, college, and district committees as needed
Participating in program review, student learning outcome development, and assessment to improve student learning
Providing services in a variety of settings and times, including evening and/or weekends, on-line or off-campus as needed
Other duties as assigned

Benefits

District offers an attractive fringe benefit package including medical, dental, and vision coverage for the employee and dependents, and life insurance
Employees are also members of the California State Teacher's Retirement System (CalSTRS).

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