Duties And Responsibilities
The duties below are representative of the duties of the classification and are not intended to cover all of the duties performed by the incumbent(s) of any particular position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the scope of work is similar related or a logical assignment to this classification. 1. Provide professional academic/vocational personal and disabilityrelated counseling 2. Assist students experiencing academic difficulty in maximizing their success 3. Develop education plans monitor student progress and conduct followup activities 4. Be knowledgeable of and maintain contact with social health and community agencies 5. Use technology tools as it relates to counseling functions 6. Communicate effectively orally and in writing with students faculty staff and the community 7. Attend and participate in case management department and counseling meetings 8. Teach guidance courses as needed 9. Act as a consultant regarding student performance and retention 10. Interpret placement and career assessment results 11. Conduct college orientations and workshops related to student success and development 12. Coordinate and provide tours for high school seniors with disabilities 13. Verify student eligibility for DSPS programs and services 14. Identify functional limitations 15. Determine reasonable accommodations
Minimum Qualifications
Possession of a Masters degree or above in rehabilitation counseling OR Masters degree or above 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 Bachelors degree in marriage and family therapy or in marriage family and child counseling and possession of a license as a Marriage and Family Therapist MFT ; and either 15 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 graduatelevel counseling practicum or counseling field work courses in a postsecondary Disabled Students Programs and Services DSPS Program or in a program dealing predominantly or exclusively with people with disabilities or two years of fulltime experience or the equivalent in one or more of the following: (A) Counseling for students with disabilities; or (B) 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 (see below) Demonstrated cultural competence sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic socioeconomic cultural disability gender identity sexual orientation and ethnic backgrounds of community college students faculty and staff