Faculty Counselor - Non Tenure-Track - Spokane Community College

CCS Spokane • Spokane, WA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Spokane Community College is hiring a full-time, annualized, non-tenure-track Faculty Counselor for its main campus. The role provides personal, academic, and career counseling to students from diverse social and cultural backgrounds. Counselors support student success through academic advising, supportive counseling, educational planning, and helping students clarify educational, career, and life goals. The position may also develop and teach college orientation, student success, and career-planning courses using appropriate pedagogy and technology.

The counselor supports student retention through relationship building and problem solving, conducts crisis assessments when appropriate, and may provide short-term supportive counseling or psychoeducation and refer students to outside resources. The role serves as a liaison with instructional faculty and, when appropriate, program advisory committees and transfer institutions. The counselor participates in meetings, training, committees, and other activities within the scope of the position, complies with applicable laws and institutional policies, and supports the college’s strategic plan. Additional activities may include advising student clubs, recruitment, and directing work-study students.

The position is an annualized 175-day academic-year contract. The entry-level base salary is $73,945–$112,454 annually. Additional annual compensation may include overload or summer contracts and project, club-advising, or department-chair stipends. The college serves approximately 15,000 students. Employment is contingent on acceptable documentation of authorization to work in the United States and completion of required background and sexual-misconduct declarations.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, Education/Professional School Counseling, or a related field from an accredited institution.
• Previous experience in academic advising, counseling, career guidance, and/or vocational counseling.
• Ability to connect with, support, build trust with, and maintain relationships with diverse students who have differing communication and support needs.
• Ability to perform assigned duties consistently with applicable laws, regulations, and the goals of the institution and community and technical college system.
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering and supporting a teaching, learning, and working environment that honors diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Proficiency with office software, including Microsoft Office and web-related tools.
• Must provide acceptable documentation of U.S. citizenship or lawful authorization to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• One year or more of experience in academic advising and career planning.
• Classroom teaching ability, training facilitation experience, or experience conducting success workshops.
• Experience working with individuals in crisis situations.
• Licensure as a Mental Health Counselor, Professional Counselor, or Marriage and Family Therapist.
• Understanding of data-informed best practices.
• Experience working in higher education.
• Experience working with diverse individuals, including underrepresented, non-traditional, economically disadvantaged, refugee, and/or disabled individuals.
• Experience collaborating with outside agencies and organizational colleagues.
• Proficiency with student information systems and/or student support software.
• Experience or relevant coursework in assessment, career counseling, crisis intervention, legal and ethical issues in counseling, lifespan development, multicultural counseling, or counseling theories.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal, academic, and career counseling to individual students from varied social and cultural backgrounds.
• Support student academic success through academic advising, supportive counseling, educational planning, and clarification of educational, career, and life goals.
• Develop and instruct courses in college orientation, student success, and career planning as appropriate, using pedagogy and technology that facilitate learning and success.
• Support student retention and success through relationship building and problem solving.
• Provide crisis assessment when appropriate, make referrals to outside resources when needed, and provide short-term supportive counseling or psychoeducation as needed.
• Serve as a liaison between the counseling department and instructional faculty, and with program advisory committees and transfer institutions when appropriate.
• Attend division, department, general faculty, and district meetings and in-service training; serve on district or college councils and committees.
• Comply with laws, regulations, district policies and directives, and collective bargaining agreements relevant to the role.
• Model professional decorum and mutual respect, and support the college's strategic plan.
• Perform other duties within the scope of the position as assigned.
• May advise student clubs or associations, participate in student recruitment, and direct the work of work-study students.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, life, and long-term disability insurance benefits administered through the Public Employees Benefits Board.
• TIAA retirement plan or Washington State Retirement Plan.
• Leave accruals and usage governed by the faculty master contract.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level