Faculty Counselor - Non Tenure-Track - Spokane Community College

CCS Spokane•Spokane, WA

5d•$73,945 - $112,454•Onsite

About The Position

Spokane Community College, part of Spokane Colleges, serves 15,000 students through career technical, liberal arts, and adult education programs. The Faculty Counselor is a full-time, annualized, non-tenure-track position on a 175-day academic-year contract. The entry-level base salary is $73,945–$112,454 annually. Future base-salary advancement, up to the current maximum, is based on years of service at the college and professional development. Annual salary may also include academic-year overload contracts, summer effort contracts, project stipends, student-club advising stipends, and department-chair or program-lead faculty stipends, consistent with the collective bargaining agreement. The counselor provides personal, academic, and career counseling to students from varied social and cultural backgrounds, and supports academic success through advising, supportive counseling, educational planning, and clarification of education, career, and life goals. The role may include developing and teaching courses in college orientation, student success, and career planning. The counselor contributes to student retention and success through relationship-building and problem-solving, and may conduct crisis assessments, provide short-term support or psychoeducation, and refer students to outside resources. The counselor serves as a liaison with instructional faculty and, when appropriate, program advisory committees and transfer institutions. The role includes attending faculty, department, division, district, and training meetings; serving on councils or committees; and carrying out other activities within the position’s scope. Counselors may also advise student clubs, participate in recruitment, or direct work-study students. The position requires compliance with applicable law, institutional and district policies, regulations, directives, and collective bargaining agreements, as well as support for the college’s strategic plan and a multicultural, inclusive work and learning environment.

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 a diverse range of students with different 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.
Must be able to work in and promote a multicultural work and education environment.

Nice To Haves

One year or more of experience in academic advising and career planning.
Teaching ability in a classroom, training facilitation experience, or success-workshop experience.
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 appropriate 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 student 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 liaise with program advisory committees and transfer institutions when appropriate.
Attend division, department, general faculty, and district meetings, as well as in-service training.
Serve on district or college councils or committees and perform other activities within the scope of the position.
Comply with applicable state and federal laws, district policies, procedures and directives, regulations, orders, statutes, and collective bargaining agreements.
Model professional decorum and mutual respect in personal interactions.
Support and advance the Spokane Colleges strategic plan and perform other duties as assigned.
May advise student clubs or associations, participate in student recruitment activities, and direct the work of work-study students.