Instructor, CC (Counselor, 0087153)

University of Hawaii•Honolulu, HI

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Instructor, CC (Counselor) position at Honolulu Community College is responsible for identifying, planning, developing, implementing, evaluating, and modifying comprehensive strategies for academic advising and counseling. This role involves outreach, new student orientation, academic and career planning, graduation evaluations, providing financial aid information, and assisting with registration. The position also requires participation in admissions counseling, recruitment, and retention activities, including campus tours and college fairs. The instructor will provide individual and group counseling for career exploration and personal development, serve as a resource for faculty and staff on academic/career/life planning, and contribute to the development of a comprehensive academic counseling program and college retention plans. Additionally, the role involves supporting enrollment management strategies, coordinating special programs, and serving as a liaison to academic programs. Responsibilities may include outreach, evening, and weekend duties, and adapting to new and changing programmatic needs.

Requirements

Master's degree in Counseling and Guidance, Counseling Psychology, College Student Personnel Services, Human Resources (to include both CTAHR and Personnel), Communications or related field; OR Bachelor's degree in Counseling and Guidance, Counseling Psychology, College Student Personnel Services, Human Resources (to include both CTAHR and Personnel), Communications or related field and 3 years counseling and/or academic advising work experience.
Related fields include: Education (to include all degrees in this field), Family Resources, Human Development, Psychology (to include all degrees in this field), Public Health, Rehabilitation Counseling, Social Work, Sociology or Student Services Personnel.
Resume
Cover letter explaining how you meet the minimum and desirable qualifications of the position.
Names and contact information (including e-mail address) of at least 3 professional references.
Graduate and undergraduate transcript(s) from a regionally accredited institution of higher education showing degree(s) and relevant coursework.
Copies of official transcripts are acceptable; however, original official transcripts will be required at the time of hire.
Transcripts issued outside of the United States of America require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from an agency having membership with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc. verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA.
Minimum qualifications must be met by the effective date of employment.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of comprehensive community college mission and philosophy.
Experience with military personnel (active duty, National Guard, military reserves) and veterans continuing their education and using educational benefits resulting from military service.
Experience with non-traditional education (e.g., credit-by-exam, experiential equivalency, transfer degrees) and military support organizations (e.g., Servicemembers Opportunity College (SOC), Community College of the Air Force (CCAF), 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

Identifies, plans, develops, implements, evaluates, and modifies comprehensive and systematic strategies to deliver academic advising and counseling to students.
Conducts outreach, new student orientation, and registration assistance.
Provides academic and educational planning, career/life planning, and graduation/transcript evaluations.
Offers general financial aid information.
Participates in admissions counseling, recruitment/retention activities (e.g., campus tours, college fairs).
Works with both credit and non-credit programs.
Provides individual and group career exploration and personal development activities.
Offers personalized navigation to degree completion.
Serves as a resource to faculty and staff in academic/career/life planning and curriculum integration.
Participates in the development of a comprehensive academic counseling program.
Contributes to college retention, graduation, and transfer plans.
Engages in enrollment management strategies such as outreach to former students and community networking.
May participate in advisory board activities.
Coordinates special programs like dual credit, liberal arts, and transfer programs.
Serves as a resource to division faculty participating in academic advising and mentoring.
Participates in registration advising, new student orientation, and other student support services.
Provides liaison services to academic programs as assigned.
Performs outreach, evening, and weekend responsibilities as part of workload.
Adapts to new and changing responsibilities reflective of programmatic needs.
Performs other duties as assigned.