Instructor, CC (Counselor, 0087153)

University of Hawaii•Honolulu, HI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Honolulu Community College is hiring a full-time, permanent, tenure-track Instructor, CC (Counselor) in Student Services. The position is an 11-month appointment, with the possibility of conversion to a 9-month or 11-month appointment as operational needs require. The successful candidate is expected to begin approximately November 2026, or as mutually acceptable, subject to position clearance, funding availability, satisfactory performance, and program needs. Salary is commensurate with education and experience, with a minimum of $5,154 per month. Under the direction of the Dean of Student Services, the counselor identifies, plans, develops, implements, evaluates, and modifies comprehensive strategies for academic advising and counseling. The role supports students through outreach, orientation, registration, academic and educational planning, career and life planning, graduation and transcript evaluations, and general financial aid information. It also contributes to admissions counseling, recruitment and retention, academic counseling program development, and college retention, graduation, and transfer plans. The role serves as a resource to faculty and staff and provides liaison support to assigned academic programs. Outreach, evening, and weekend responsibilities are part of the workload. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned in response to changing program needs. Applicants must meet one of the following education and experience pathways: a master's degree in a specified or related field, or a bachelor's degree in a specified or related field plus three years of related work experience. Minimum qualifications must be met by the effective date of employment.

Requirements

Master's degree in Counseling and Guidance, Counseling Psychology, College Student Personnel Services, Human Resources (including both CTAHR and Personnel), Communications, or a related field; OR bachelor's degree in one of these fields plus three years of related work experience.
Related fields include Education (all degrees in the field), Family Resources, Human Development, Psychology (all degrees in the field), Public Health, Rehabilitation Counseling, Social Work, Sociology, or Student Services Personnel.
Minimum qualifications must be met by the effective date of employment.
Submit a resume, a cover letter explaining how minimum and desirable qualifications are met, contact information including email addresses for at least three professional references, and graduate and undergraduate transcripts showing degrees and relevant coursework.
For transcripts issued outside the United States, provide a course-by-course analysis and degree-equivalency statement from an agency that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc.; the applicant bears the evaluation expense.
Employment is contingent on meeting employment eligibility verification requirements, reference checks of previous employers, and, for certain positions, criminal history record checks.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of the comprehensive community college mission and philosophy.
Experience working with active-duty military personnel, National Guard members, military reservists, and veterans continuing their education and using education benefits from military service.
Experience with non-traditional education, such as credit-by-exam, experiential equivalency, and transfer degrees, and with military support organizations such as Servicemembers Opportunity College (SOC), Community College of the Air Force (CCAF), and Defense Activity for Nontraditional Education Support (DANTES).
Demonstrated ability to adapt to change and handle varied assignments.
Demonstrated ability to adapt to technological changes in counseling, student services, or education.
Ability to communicate and interact effectively with students, faculty, and staff.
Ability to work effectively with a diverse student population.
Understanding of liberal arts and career technical education.
Ability to function autonomously and as a member of a team.
Strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

Identify, plan, develop, implement, evaluate, and modify comprehensive and systematic strategies for delivering academic advising and counseling, under the direction of the Dean of Student Services.
Conduct outreach and support new student orientation and registration.
Provide academic and educational planning, career and life planning, graduation and transcript evaluations, general financial aid information, and assistance with registration activities.
Participate in admissions counseling and recruitment and retention activities, including campus tours, college fairs, and work with credit and non-credit programs.
Provide individual and group career exploration, personal development activities, and personalized navigation to degree completion.
Serve as a resource to faculty and staff on academic, career, and life planning and on integrating these concepts into curricula.
Participate in developing a comprehensive academic counseling program and forming college retention, graduation, and transfer plans.
Support enrollment management strategies, including outreach to former students and community networking; participation may include advisory boards.
Participate in coordinating special programs, including dual credit, liberal arts, and transfer programs.
Serve as a resource to division faculty who participate in academic advising and mentoring.
Participate in registration advising, new student orientation and registration, and other student support services offered by the college.
Provide liaison services to assigned academic programs.
Perform assigned outreach and evening and weekend work, adapt to new or changing responsibilities reflecting programmatic needs, and perform other duties as assigned.