Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation, & Counseling - Open Rank, Counseling

California State University, San Bernardino • San Bernardino, CA

1d • $6,221 - $15,211

About The Position

California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) seeks an energetic and innovative counseling faculty member for its Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation, and Counseling. The Master of Science in Counseling program offers professional counseling, school counseling, and dual concentrations that prepare students for the Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) credential, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) licensure, or both. The department also offers an undergraduate Minor in Counseling and Social Change.

The successful candidate will bring a background in counseling and/or school counseling, with particular interest or practice in postmodern counseling emphasizing equity, social justice, restorative justice, and culturally sustaining approaches. The candidate will prepare graduate students to work effectively with children, adolescents, adults, families, and communities in diverse educational, clinical, and community settings. Teaching and supervision should reflect culturally responsive, relational, systemic, developmental, strengths-based, evidence-informed, and contextually grounded approaches.

The faculty member will teach graduate counseling courses and provide clinical, practicum, internship, and/or fieldwork supervision; mentor graduate students; participate in curriculum and program development; maintain an active scholarly and professional agenda appropriate to tenure and promotion; and contribute service to the department, college, university, profession, and surrounding communities. Teaching may include courses in clinical mental health counseling and/or school counseling at the San Bernardino and Palm Desert campuses, delivered in person, hybrid, and/or online according to program needs. The faculty member may also contribute to clinical training opportunities and supervision in a university-based counseling center or comparable environment.

The position requires an earned doctoral degree in Counselor Education, Counseling, Counseling Psychology, Educational Psychology, or a closely related field by the time of appointment, as well as graduate-level preparation and professional experience sufficient to teach master's-level counseling courses. Candidates must have demonstrated counseling-related professional experience, knowledge of relevant ethical and professional standards, evidence of or potential for effective graduate teaching and mentoring and scholarly activity, and the ability to support students from diverse backgrounds. Professional credentials or licensure from California or another state may be held, but the candidate's preparation must support eligibility for applicable California credentialing and/or licensure.

Preference is given to candidates with professional or clinical mental health licensure and/or a school counseling credential, particularly California credentials or eligibility to obtain them. Candidates who currently qualify, or can reasonably qualify, to provide clinical supervision to graduate counseling trainees are of particular interest. The position is tenure-track and may be filled at the Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor rank. Salary is commensurate with experience. Formal review begins November 2, 2026, and continues until the position is filled.

Requirements

• Earned doctoral degree in Counselor Education, Counseling, Counseling Psychology, Educational Psychology, or a closely related field by the time of appointment.
• Graduate-level preparation and professional experience sufficient to teach master's-level counseling courses.
• Demonstrated professional experience in counseling, clinical practice, community-based counseling, school counseling, or closely related settings.
• Demonstrated knowledge of ethical and professional standards relevant to counseling practice.
• Evidence of, or potential for, effective graduate-level teaching and mentoring.
• Evidence of, or potential for, scholarly activity appropriate to a tenure-track faculty appointment.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with and support students from diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Professional preparation must support eligibility for applicable California credentialing and/or licensure.
• Current or recent engagement in counseling, clinical practice, supervision, consultation, or other direct professional work that informs graduate-level counselor preparation.

Nice To Haves

• Professional or clinical mental health licensure, such as LPCC, LMFT, LCSW, psychologist, or comparable license; California licensure eligibility is preferred.
• School counseling credential, especially a California PPS Credential in School Counseling or eligibility to obtain it after appointment.
• Both school counseling and clinical mental health credentials, including comparable out-of-state credentials that transfer or support California eligibility.
• Current eligibility to provide clinical supervision to graduate counseling trainees, or a clearly articulated pathway to meet applicable supervisory requirements.
• Experience supervising or providing counseling services in a university counseling center, community counseling clinic, school-based mental health program, or comparable training setting.
• Knowledge and application of postmodern and relational counseling approaches, including narrative therapy, social constructionist or collaborative approaches, and strengths-based practices.
• Experience teaching and supervising graduate students in counseling skills, case conceptualization, treatment or intervention planning, ethical decision-making, and professional identity development.
• An active or developing scholarly agenda relevant to counseling, counselor education, clinical practice, school counseling, supervision, culturally responsive practice, or related areas.
• Experience developing partnerships with schools, behavioral health agencies, community organizations, or counseling placement sites.
• Experience in service and leadership roles in academic, professional, clinical, school, or community settings.
• Professional experience working with culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
• Applied experience with crisis and trauma, substance use and co-occurring disorders, child and family welfare, justice-involved communities, or disability and neurodivergent populations.

Responsibilities

• Teach graduate counseling courses, including courses in clinical mental health counseling and/or school counseling.
• Provide clinical, practicum, internship, and/or fieldwork supervision to counseling students.
• Maintain an active program of scholarly and professional activity appropriate to university tenure and promotion expectations.
• Mentor graduate students and, when appropriate, engage them in research and scholarly activities.
• Participate in curriculum and program development.
• Contribute service to the department, college, university, profession, and surrounding communities.
• Teach courses at the San Bernardino and Palm Desert campuses in in-person, hybrid, and/or online formats based on program needs.
• Contribute to the development of clinical training opportunities for graduate students.
• Prepare reflective, ethical, culturally responsive counselors able to understand client and student concerns within relational, developmental, systemic, cultural, and sociopolitical contexts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree