Personal Counselor (Full-time Tenure-Track Faculty Position)
Job Description
Posting Number
2014395FPosition Title
Personal Counselor (Full-time Tenure-Track Faculty Position)Location
College of San MateoDepartment
Enrollment Services CSM (DEPT)Position Number
4F0327Percentage of Full Time
The work year is 175 days (10 months of service).FLSA
Exempt (does not accrue overtime)Months per Year
10Salary Range
Depending on educational credentials, placement can range from $86,304 to $121,488 per year.Position Type
Faculty PositionsWho We Are
The College and the District
Who We Want
The Position
This position will begin in Spring 2025.
Duties and Responsibilities
- 22 hours per week will be dedicated to providing culturally responsive personal counseling to students, 8 hours per week of professional time.
- Maintain all required client records and reports in a timely manner.
- Provide crisis intervention and emergency response for students and the campus community.
- Provide referral services as needed to students, faculty, and staff in need of psychological or counseling resources beyond those offered on campus. Maintain collaborative relationships with college faculty, staff, and administrators, and with community mental health agencies, and coordinate services with referral resources.
- Consult with faculty, administrators, and staff and provide support for students with serious personal, family, or psychological issues including but not limited to domestic violence, risk of suicide, and mental illness.
- Be a member of campus-wide committees, including but not limited to the CARES committee.
- Develop and implement in-service workshops such as suicide prevention training for students, faculty, staff, and administrators, as directed.
- Work closely with Wellness Center faculty and staff to provide outreach to the campus community regarding the availability of services and attend team meetings.
- Collaborate with all other student service areas and programs on campus and offsite locations, including participating in the design of innovative programs to enhance student retention and success and attend student services meetings as appropriate.
- Participate in outreach activities and events in classrooms on campus and community agencies.
- Participate in meetings, conferences, trainings, and other professional development activities to maintain the expertise required to maintain professional licensure and to perform job duties.
- Support with evaluations, program review, and resource requests.
- Support with residential life counseling as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Possession of a Master’s or above in counseling, rehabilitation counseling, clinical psychology, counseling psychology, guidance counseling, educational counseling, social work, career development, marriage and family therapy, or marriage, family and child counseling OR the equivalent (see below) NOTE: A Bachelor’s degree in one of the listed degrees and a license as a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) is an alternative qualification for this discipline.
- By the start date of this position, possession of a State of California-issued Mental Health Clinician License (such as Licensed Clinical Psychologist, LMFT, LPCC, and LCSW) (Please upload a copy if you already have a license that clearly shows the issue and expiration dates, if you do not already have a license, be prepared to share your license by the time you start the position)
- Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to, and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff as these factors relate to the need for equity minded-practice both within and outside of the classroom
Equivalence to Minimum Qualifications
Degree Equivalence
The applicant possesses a degree(s) with similar content to those listed for the relevant discipline. The name of the degree is close to that specified on the Disciplines List but the degree either has a different title or area of expertise or the coursework is slightly different.
Academic Background Equivalence
Related to disciplines in which a Master’s Degree is not generally expected or available. The applicant must have completed at least 24 semester units of coursework in the academic field and must possess at least the equivalent level of achievement and the equivalent in breadth, depth of understanding, and rigor in each of the following:
i) a broad cultural education usually met by the general education requirements for any Bachelor’s or Associate’s Degree, and
ii) a detailed study of the discipline in breadth, depth, and rigor, usually met by course work required for the degree major.
Professional Achievement Equivalence
The applicant must have completed the General Education requirements for that degree and show evidence of outstanding professional achievement and/or substantial training in the requested field. The applicant must submit substantial evidence, which demonstrates that his/her preparation, teaching experience, work experience, and ability are equivalent to those expected from a person who meets the minimum qualifications.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to demonstrate crisis management and consultation skills.
- Ability to develop and maintain student personal counseling notes in the College’s Electronic Medical Record system, such as Medicat, in a timely and effective manner.
- Skill in respectful, tactful, and sensitive interaction with people who are diverse in their academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds.
- Ability to develop outreach, such as workshops and in-service trainings, and prevention services that promote psychological wellness.
- Ability to initiate innovative service delivery strategies.
- Ability to demonstrate planning and organization skills.
- Knowledge of community health and social service resources and ability to make appropriate community and on-campus referrals.
- Knowledge and ability to consult effectively with faculty and staff regarding students with serious personal, family, or psychological issues as well as incidents of disruptive behavior on campus.
- Ability to work collaboratively with other student services professionals to develop innovative programs or service delivery models.
- Ability to demonstrate strength in interpersonal communication.
- Experience developing innovative programs that strengthen the quality of personal counseling services provided to students.
- The ability and desire to work collaboratively with faculty and staff to enhance student success.
- Commitment to professional responsibilities outside of Personal Counseling through enthusiastic contributions to department, division, and college activities.
Preferred Qualifications
- College personal counseling experience
- Ability to interact and communicate with diverse populations
- Recent experience working with racially minoritized and other disproportionately impacted students and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups within higher education and particular fields shape patterns of participation and outcomes
- Demonstrated experience providing counseling support for neurodiverse students
Faculty Benefits
Open Date
09/25/2024First Review Date
10/30/2024Open Until Filled
YesSpecial Instructions Summary
All applicants are required to submit:
1. A completed online District application form (go to https://jobs.smccd.edu to complete the application and to apply for this position)
2. A resume that details all relevant education, training, and teaching experience (including courses taught), and other work experience
3. Undergraduate and graduate academic transcripts (copies accepted)
4. Your cover letter must include a discussion of the following questions:
- What do you feel are the best strategies for supporting students who have been historically marginalized?
- Explain your interest in providing personal counseling services to college students.
- Explain how you will collaborate with the campus community at large.
- How is your counseling approach culturally-responsive?
If you have any questions regarding your application, please contact:
SMCCCD Office of Human Resources
3401 CSM Drive, San Mateo, CA 94402
Tel.: (650) 574-6555 Fax (650) 574-6574
Email: smccdjobs@smccd.edu
Web Page: https://smccd.edu/humanresources/
Conditions of Employment
1. Submit official transcripts (applies to all faculty or educational administrative positions)
Foreign Education completed outside of the United States must be deemed equivalent to that gained in conventional/accredited U.S. education programs in order for it to be considered for the satisfaction of minimum qualifications. Foreign transcripts must be translated and evaluated by a U.S.-based credentials evaluation service. The District currently accepts evaluations from agencies approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
2. Submit verifications of prior employment
3. Satisfactory references
4. Successfully being cleared for employment through the background checking process
In addition to background checks, the District may review publicly available information about a candidate on the Internet. If a candidate is aware of incorrect or inaccurate information that is available on the Internet, the candidate is welcome to address such an issue with the Office of Human Resources.
5. Present original documents for proof of eligibility to work in the United States
6. Approval of your employment by the SMCCCD Board of Trustees
7. Provide a certificate of Tuberculosis exam for initial employment.
8. Have fingerprints taken by a Live Scan computer (Clearance must be received prior to first day of employment). Please note that the California Education Code requires, in part, that community college districts shall not employ or retain in employment persons in public school service who have been convicted of certain felonies, a misdemeanor drug charge (including alcohol offenses) or misdemeanor moral turpitude (sexual offense) crime. However, consideration may be given to those whose drug convictions occurred more than five years ago. A conviction for other crimes may not necessarily disqualify you from the job for which you may be applying.
EEO Statement
The San Mateo County Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer that seeks to employ individuals who represent the rich diversity of cultures, language groups, and abilities of its surrounding communities.
Accommodations
Applicants who have disabilities may request that special accommodations be made in order to complete the selection process. Accommodation requests and a copy of the Americans with Disabilities Act applicant procedures can be made by completing our: Applicant Reasonable Accommodation Request Form
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