PART TIME POOL - COUNSELOR (UMOJA)
About The Position
The Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District is hiring a part-time pool UMOJA Counselor in the Counseling Department. Under administrative leadership and the direction of an assigned manager, the counselor serves as a generalist and regular member of Counseling Department faculty, supporting the academic success, personal growth, and self-actualization of African American and other students. The role provides counseling related to transfer, vocational and occupational programs, career development, and academic skills, helping students develop and achieve immediate and long-range academic and occupational goals. The counselor teaches counseling courses and leads workshops, orientations, and seminars; assists in developing and implementing retention programs; and participates in planning support programs for student athletes and other students of color. The role also involves participation in departmental and college committees and taking leadership roles in campus, community, and professional organizations. Assignments may combine day and evening hours and are in person. The position may require extended periods of standing and walking in a typical classroom setting.
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 African American and other students about certificates, associate degrees, and transfer requirements.
- Training and experience working with individuals and groups to provide personal and crisis counseling.
- Ability to use technology in providing counseling services.
- Experience teaching career planning, college success, workshops, or other personal development courses at the post-secondary level.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both 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
- Understanding of how socioeconomic, cultural, environmental, and personal factors contribute to barriers to success for African American and other students.
- Experience working with campus programs such as student-athlete programs.
- 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.
- Experience working with the African American Male Education Network and Development (A²MEND) program and its efforts to promote equity in student success, access, and support.
Responsibilities
- Provide educational, career, and personal counseling related to transfer, vocational and occupational programs, and career and academic skills development.
- Assist African American and other students in developing and achieving immediate and long-range academic and occupational goals.
- Teach counseling courses and lead workshops, orientations, and seminars.
- Assist in developing and implementing retention programs that meet the needs of program participants.
- Participate in planning support programs for student athletes and other students of color.
- Serve on departmental and college committees and take leadership roles in campus, community, and professional organizations.
- Perform other duties consistent with the faculty job description and AFT contract.
Benefits
- Optional part-time faculty benefits program.
- Membership in the State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS) or the Pension Eligible Alternative Retirement (PEAR) Plan.
- Eligible employees and their dependents may receive medical, dental, and vision coverage at no charge for any of the plans offered.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
