Counselor

The faculty member shall be responsible for the following: counseling services and/or teaching assigned classes under the supervision of the area dean; helping students fulfill their maximum potential in mastering course content; assessing student learning outcomes; maintaining a thorough and up-to-date knowledge in their regular teaching field; continuing professional development; utilizing current technology in the performance of job duties; maintaining standards of professional conduct and ethics appropriate to the professional position; assisting with articulation and curriculum development and review; serving on college committees and participating in faculty governance including accreditation and student co-curricular activities; assuming other responsibilities as assigned by the area dean; fulfilling other duties and responsibilities of an full-time faculty member.

The assignment may encompass teaching courses in the Human Career Development (HCD) discipline resulting in an overload assignment. The proportion of duties assigned to counseling and instruction shall be determined by student department and program needs and may range from 0% to 100% for either function.

• Counseling academically and/or economically disadvantaged students
• Crisis intervention counseling
• Career exploration and decision making
• Outreach activities
• International students
• Trends and challenges facing community college students
• Counseling designed to support student retention and success
• Program development and coordination
• Mentoring/coaching
• Empathetic and active listening counseling

• Providing counseling for issues impacting retention persistence and academic success and referring students to resources as appropriate and necessary.
• Preparing and maintaining counseling records using current technology relaying pertinent information to college personnel as needed and respecting the confidentiality of such records as required by law.
• Providing individual and group counseling to assist students in making decisions regarding associates degree certificate programs transfer and occupational/career goals.
• Providing crisis intervention and personal counseling.
• Overseeing outreach activities.
• Developing and maintaining collaborative working relationships with instructional areas outreach centers feeder high schools neighboring colleges and community resource agencies; fostering effective high school/college relations.
• Studying the needs interests abilities achievements and aptitudes of students.
• Administering assessments and inventories/career tests to groups or individual students and interpreting the results.
• Assisting students in career exploration using current technology in developing an understanding of the employment environment and in making and implementing career decisions.
• Assisting students in exploring four-year college transfer options in understanding transfer agreements and transfer degrees and in making sound decisions related to transferring.
• Participating in the planning and implementation of the Student Success Plan activities including counseling developing Student Education Plan (ISEPs) facilitating course planning follow-up and supporting student success programs as directed.

• May teach Human Career Development (HCD) courses that include but not limited to orientation to college college success skills transfer personal development career exploration and career decisions-making skills.
• To view a complete list of courses for HCD please visit the Programs and Majors webpage for the specific campus:
  • ARC Programs and Majors
  • CRC Programs and Majors
  • FLC Programs and Majors
  • SCC Programs and Majors

1. Have a masters 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; ORthe equivalent. All degrees must be from an accredited institution completed by July 1 2026.(NOTE: A bachelors degree in one of the listed degrees and a license as a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) is an alternative qualification for this discipline.)
2. Have an equity-minded focus responsiveness and sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic socioeconomic cultural disability gender identity sexual orientation and ethnic backgrounds of community college students including those with physical or learning disabilities as it relates to differences in learning styles; and successfully foster and support an inclusive educational and employment environment.

Before You Apply:

Follow the steps below to ensure your application is complete and ready for review. Applicants not following the guidelines below may be disqualified. Do not submit additional materials not requestedor you may be disqualified.

Required Application Documents

Applicants must attach the following:

1. A Los Rios Community College District Application

2. Letter of Interest

3. ResumeorCurriculum Vitae

4. Unofficial Transcripts and/or Foreign Transcript Evaluation (see Transcript Requirements)
5. Equivalency Determination Request Form (if applicable -see Minimum Qualification Requirements)

6. Copy of Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT)license (if using to meet minimum qualifications)

7. Supplemental Questionnaire Document (see supplemental question section of application)

8. Request for Faculty Transfer Form(if applicable)
   
   

• Degree titles mustmatch the stated qualifications exactly (word-for-word).
• If the degree title differs or if it contains added missing or rearranged words applicants mustsubmit a completed Equivalency Determination Request Form for the application to be considered. See theEquivalency Determination Process webpage for details.
  • Example: If a masters in Psychology is required but the transcript lists Counseling Psychology and that title is not listed in the Minimum Qualifications an Equivalency Determination Request Form mustbe submitted.
• Previously granted equivalencies mustbe attached for verification. Email for a replacement copy.

• Transcripts mustbe from an accredited U.S. institutions or approved foreign evaluation agency.
• Foreign transcript evaluations mustbe issued by an AICE (Association of International Credential Evaluation Inc.) or NACES (National Association of Credential Evaluation Services) member agency. See the Foreign Transcript Evaluation webpage for details.
• Transcripts mustclearly identify the degree(s) being used to meet the Minimum Qualifications.
• If more than one degree is required to meet the Minimum Qualifications (e.g. a bachelors and a masters) transcripts for eachdegree mustbe included.
• Transcripts mustshow the degree title and indicate whether each degree is completedor in progress.
• If the degree is in progress the application muststate the month and year the degree is expected to be attained.

• Only information listed on the applicationand transcriptswill be used to verify Minimum Qualifications.
• Applications stating see resumewill be disqualified.
• Applications missing any required documentation will be disqualified.