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Counselor/Coordinator, DSP&S (Transition to College/Dual Enrollment) (Full-Time, Categorically Funded) Fresno City College
Job Description
Posting Number
AA2022-1478Title
Counselor/Coordinator, DSP&S (Transition to College/Dual Enrollment) (Full-Time, Categorically Funded) Fresno City CollegeCampus Location
Fresno City CollegeStart Date
04/10/2023Essential Functions of Position
At Fresno City College we value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities and orientations. We prioritize applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits a diverse student population brings to a community college. The successful faculty member will be an equity-minded individual committed to student success by collaborating with faculty, classified staff, administration, students and community partners who are also dedicated to closing equity gaps. An equity-minded individual is a person who:
- Understands the importance of holding ourselves accountable as educators for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices;
- Reframes inequities as a problem of practice and views the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility;
- Encourages positive race-consciousness and embraces human difference;
- Reflects on institutional and teaching practices and aims to create a culturally responsive teaching environment; and
- Strategically builds buy-in and participation among colleagues for equity-related initiatives.
Fresno City College seeks faculty members who value mentorship and working in a collegial, collaborative environment, guided by a commitment to helping all students achieve their educational goals. Divisions strongly encourage collaboration across disciplines to create inclusive, integrated, and interdisciplinary learning experiences. Fresno City College faculty are expected to be knowledgeable about, and willing to use, different learning and teaching methods appropriate to the students they serve. Faculty members should be open and willing to participate in culturally relevant professional development that will help them prepare for the population of students who attend Fresno City College.
The ideal candidate will share Fresno City College’s commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population. For the 2020/2021 academic year, we enrolled over 21,500 students in which 60% identify as Latinx, 12% as Asian/Pacific Islander, 5% as Black/African American, 18% as White, 1% as American Indian/Alaska Native, and 4% as multiracial. Fresno City College is a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the College has to the educational attainment and economic well-being of the surrounding community. The successful candidate will join a department dedicated to the use of curriculum responsive to the students it serves.
Under the administrative direction of the Director, Disabled Student Programs & Services (DSP&S), the Counselor/Coordinator, DSP&S Transition to College/Dual Enrollment will provide counseling and coordination of the complete range of counseling, accommodation and support resource services offered by the Disabled Students Programs & Services office at Fresno City College. The majority of this time will be spent focused on serving students who are participating in Dual Enrollment course offerings and those transitioning from high school or other adult school programs into the community college.
The ideal candidate will share Fresno City College’s commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population. For the 2020/2021 academic year, we enrolled over 21,500 students in which 60% identify as Latinx, 12% as Asian/Pacific Islander, 5% as Black/African American, 18% as White, 1% as American Indian/Alaska Native, and 4% as multiracial. Fresno City College is a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the College has to the educational attainment and economic well-being of the surrounding community. The successful candidate will join a department dedicated to the use of curriculum responsive to the students it serves.
Under the administrative direction of the Director, Disabled Student Programs & Services (DSP&S), the Counselor/Coordinator, DSP&S Transition to College/Dual Enrollment will provide counseling and coordination of the complete range of counseling, accommodation and support resource services offered by the Disabled Students Programs & Services office at Fresno City College. The majority of this time will be spent focused on serving students who are participating in Dual Enrollment course offerings and those transitioning from high school or other adult school programs into the community college.
- An equity-minded framework that ensures services and processes designed and delivered to meet the diverse needs of students;
- Evaluating verification of disability documentation, identifying educational limitations and arrange for appropriate and reasonable accommodations which address those limitations;
- Developing and revising Academic Accommodation Plans (AAPs) and Student Educational Plans (SEPs) for students with disabilities; Facilitating and coordinating accommodations, such as testing accommodations, note-taking, alternate media, adaptive equipment, ASL interpreting, etc.;
- Collaborating with others to plan and provide students with support in navigating the college processes related to enrollment, matriculation and onboarding; Utilizing multiple measures to determine appropriate class placement; Providing specialized academic, career, personal, and disability management counseling to students with disabilities from diverse backgrounds;
- Monitoring and tracking students’ academic performance and progress in degree objectives to ensure effective use of services and successful attainment of program objectives; Effective use of the Starfish student success platform;
- Maintaining confidential records;
- Accurately recording and completing data entry of information needed to complete mandated reports and service records;
- Serving as an advocate for students with disabilities to facilitate equitable access to dual enrollment programs and students transitioning into the community college;
- Assisting in the building of collaborative relationships with college faculty, high school faculty/staff and community partners;
- Coordinating with high school and college instructors, counselors, staff, and community partners to assist students in accessing appropriate accommodations and resources to support the student in the pursuit of their educational goals;
- Participating in professional development activities related to student achievement and equity, program development and review, student activities, high school outreach, and faculty committees;
- Participating and assisting with in-service training for faculty, staff, and community;
- Providing liaison services between students with disabilities, faculty, staff, and appropriate campus and community support systems;
- Participate and assist with in-service training for faculty, staff, and community;
- Provide liaison services between the Fresno City College DSP&S program, Fresno City College Dual Enrollment program, transition programs, and feeder schools;
- Participating in the preparation of budgets, state reports, grants, and other reports as directed.
- Working with other DSP&S counselors to provide support for students navigating pathways with the onboarding process and act as an internal liaison to pathway success teams;
- Participating in program review, student learning outcome development, and assessment to improve student learning;
- Serving on and attending department, college, and district committees as needed;
- Participating in program review, student learning outcome development and assessment to improve student learning;
- Teaching assignments in a variety of instructional settings and times, including evening and/or weekends, on-line or off-campus and large group instruction classes as needed, may include off-campus instruction at local high schools for dual enrollment;
- Otherwise fulfilling all of the duties and responsibilities of instructors as required by Administrative Regulation 7122; and
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
All candidates must have evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice within the classroom; AND
- Master’s in rehabilitation counseling; OR
- Master’s in counseling, guidance counseling, student personnel, clinical or counseling psychology, education counseling, social work, career development, marriage and family therapy, marriage, family and child counseling; OR a bachelor’s degree in marriage and family therapy or marriage, family and child counseling AND possession of a license as a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT); AND
- Fifteen or more semester units in upper division or graduate level course work specifically related to people with disabilities, OR completion of six semester units, or the equivalent of a graduate-level counseling practicum or counseling field work courses, in a post-secondary Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS) Program or in a program dealing predominantly or exclusively with people with disabilities; OR
- Two years of full-time experience, or the equivalent in one or more of the following:
- Counseling for students with disabilities; OR
- Counseling in industry, government, public agencies, military or private social welfare organizations in which the responsibilities of the position were predominantly or exclusively for persons with disabilities, or the equivalent; OR
- A valid California Community College Credential; OR
- The equivalent education and/or experience (requires an equivalency).
(NOTE: If the degrees posted on your transcript(s) do not match EXACTLY as stated above, you MUST petition for equivalency.)
Desirable Qualifications
- Experience and skill incorporating elements of diversity, equity, and inclusion into all areas of responsibility;
- Recent experience working with African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Latinx, Native American, and other racially minoritized students in the classroom and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups in higher education shape patterns of participation and outcomes;
- Willingness to examine and remediate one’s instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized students;
- Related work and professional experience;
- Experience working with students of various cultural, gender, age, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds, including disabled students;
- Demonstrated ability to work with computers, and other technologies, which are utilized in providing high-quality instruction and support to students.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with students and staff;
- Knowledge of the community college and its mission and goals;
- Experience and skill with addressing issues of equity;
- Experience counseling with students in college-level disabled students’ programs;
- Experience working with students of various academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds;
- Knowledge of the ADA and Section 504 and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act;
- Demonstrated experience with learning disabilities assessment interpretation;
- Demonstrated ability to work and plan independently;
- Knowledge of Dual Enrollment policies and procedures;
- Knowledge of K-12 policies and procedures for establishing and implementing special education services and 504 plans;
- Related work and professional experience; and
- Knowledge of the community college and its mission and goals.
Conditions of Employment
177-181 duty days per year. Contingent upon funding.Salary and Benefits
Annual starting salary is $60,678 – $93,414 based on education and experience. A doctoral stipend of $2,270 is available. Salary will be prorated to reflect total duty days assigned. In addition, the District offers an attractive fringe benefit package including medical, dental, and vision coverage for the employee and dependents, and life insurance. Employees are also members of the California State Teacher’s Retirement System (CalSTRS).
Selection Procedure
Applications will be screened by Human Resources for completeness and to determine which applicants meet the minimum qualifications as stated in the job announcement.
From the applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and who have submitted all the required documents by the closing date and time listed on the job announcement, a selection committee will review the candidates who are best qualified based on the minimum and desirable qualifications then determine who will be invited to interview.
The selection committee will rate responses to the interview questions, and writing prompt (if applicable). Based on this rating, a small number of applicants will be selected as the “recommended candidates”. These candidates will be forwarded to the Vice President and College President for final interviews.
A hiring recommendation will be made by the College President and forwarded to the Board of Trustees of State Center Community College District for final approval.
State Center Community College District is an equal opportunity employer. It is our pledge to treat all applicants fairly and equitably in the recruitment and selection process. We endeavor to be a service-minded organization and respond to the needs of our applicants. SCCCD EEO Plan
For more information, contact the Academic Human Resources Office, 1171 Fulton St, Fresno, California, 93721, (559) 243-7100. For information on Fresno City College or State Center Community College District, visit our website at www.scccd.edu. Please refer to Position No. FDSPS-COU (Slot# 1617).
Submission of application and related materials is the applicant’s responsibility and must be submitted through the district’s online applicant portal. The District reserves the right to re-advertise or to delay indefinitely the filling of a position if it is deemed that the applicants for the position do not constitute an adequate applicant pool or if funding is not available. All application materials are subject to verification. False statements may be cause for disqualification or discharge from employment.
From the applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and who have submitted all the required documents by the closing date and time listed on the job announcement, a selection committee will review the candidates who are best qualified based on the minimum and desirable qualifications then determine who will be invited to interview.
The selection committee will rate responses to the interview questions, and writing prompt (if applicable). Based on this rating, a small number of applicants will be selected as the “recommended candidates”. These candidates will be forwarded to the Vice President and College President for final interviews.
A hiring recommendation will be made by the College President and forwarded to the Board of Trustees of State Center Community College District for final approval.
State Center Community College District is an equal opportunity employer. It is our pledge to treat all applicants fairly and equitably in the recruitment and selection process. We endeavor to be a service-minded organization and respond to the needs of our applicants. SCCCD EEO Plan
For more information, contact the Academic Human Resources Office, 1171 Fulton St, Fresno, California, 93721, (559) 243-7100. For information on Fresno City College or State Center Community College District, visit our website at www.scccd.edu. Please refer to Position No. FDSPS-COU (Slot# 1617).
Submission of application and related materials is the applicant’s responsibility and must be submitted through the district’s online applicant portal. The District reserves the right to re-advertise or to delay indefinitely the filling of a position if it is deemed that the applicants for the position do not constitute an adequate applicant pool or if funding is not available. All application materials are subject to verification. False statements may be cause for disqualification or discharge from employment.
Additional Information
This is a full-time categorically funded position contingent upon funding. The District may fill more than one position from this pool.
Additional Information about the Position
State Center Community College District (SCCCD) provides students with a rich and dynamic learning experience that embraces differences emphasizing collaboration and engaging students in and out of the classroom, encouraging them to realize their goals, and to become global citizens and socially responsible leaders. When you join our team at SCCCD, you can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative and equity-focused community that approaches higher education as a matter of social justice that requires broad collaboration among faculty, classified staff, administration, students and community partners.
FRESNO CITY COLLEGE
About the College
As the very first community college in California, Fresno City College has a proud history of leadership in education and preparing generations of students for their future. Fresno City College is nestled near the lively Tower District and minutes from downtown Fresno, brick buildings and towering trees tell the long story of this historic institution. It is committed to academic excellence and diversity, equity and inclusion among its faculty, classified professionals, and students. The college takes responsibility for equitable outcomes and successful pathways for all students.
MISSION
As California’s first community college, Fresno City College provides access to equity- centered, quality, innovative educational programs and support services. Committed to a culture of anti-racism, we create dynamic communities of respect and inquiry which encourage student success and lifelong learning while fostering the sustainable economic, social, and cultural development of our students and region.
VISION
Fresno City College aspires to build upon our equity-centered mission and further our commitment to normalize a culture of racial equity and anti-racism. As a community of educators and learners, we will use our individual and collective positions of influence, power, and privilege to foster a community of belonging, affirmation, and validation. We will courageously join as faculty, staff, and students in upholding our core values to transform lives in the Central Valley and beyond.
CORE VALUES
Equity-Mindedness: We call attention to patterns of inequity in student outcomes and take personal and institutional responsibility for the success of our students. We critically reassess our own practices, are race-conscious, and aware of the social and historical context of exclusionary practices in American Higher Education.
FRESNO CITY COLLEGE
About the College
As the very first community college in California, Fresno City College has a proud history of leadership in education and preparing generations of students for their future. Fresno City College is nestled near the lively Tower District and minutes from downtown Fresno, brick buildings and towering trees tell the long story of this historic institution. It is committed to academic excellence and diversity, equity and inclusion among its faculty, classified professionals, and students. The college takes responsibility for equitable outcomes and successful pathways for all students.
MISSION
As California’s first community college, Fresno City College provides access to equity- centered, quality, innovative educational programs and support services. Committed to a culture of anti-racism, we create dynamic communities of respect and inquiry which encourage student success and lifelong learning while fostering the sustainable economic, social, and cultural development of our students and region.
VISION
Fresno City College aspires to build upon our equity-centered mission and further our commitment to normalize a culture of racial equity and anti-racism. As a community of educators and learners, we will use our individual and collective positions of influence, power, and privilege to foster a community of belonging, affirmation, and validation. We will courageously join as faculty, staff, and students in upholding our core values to transform lives in the Central Valley and beyond.
CORE VALUES
Equity-Mindedness: We call attention to patterns of inequity in student outcomes and take personal and institutional responsibility for the success of our students. We critically reassess our own practices, are race-conscious, and aware of the social and historical context of exclusionary practices in American Higher Education.
Social Justice: We are focused on removing institutional barriers, taking responsibility for and mitigating systemic barriers. We are invested in validating our students’ lived experiences through examining qualitative and quantitative data which enhances our understanding of intersectionality. This builds a foundation of data-driven solutions and responses to systemic issues.
Sustainable Social and Economic Mobility: We commit to breaking extractive, exploitative, and racist systems and practices. Servimos y empoderamos (we serve and empower) marginalized and racially-minoritized individuals, communities, and histories. With invested community partners, we build programs which foster trans- generational economic growth and prosperity.
Open Date
12/21/2022Close Date
02/27/2023Closing Time
11:59 PMOpen Until Filled
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