Instructor, CC (Counselor) (&)

Rank:2

Tenure Track:Tenure

Full Time/Part Time:Full Time

Temporary/Permanent:Permanent

Funding:General

Introduction:

The position is administered by the office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at Kapiolani Community College. The Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (VCSA) is charged with administrative control for planning and administering all programs and services within the Student Affairs units. The specific functions of this organizational unit include outreach and admissions financial aid graduation and transcript evaluations credit and non-credit registration student engagement student counseling for specific and targeted populations student grievances and complaints and related learning support services.

The role entails providing essential support to support Student Success at KapiolaniCommunity College within the Student Affairs units.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Foster self-awareness and personal growth through accessible and student-focused counseling services.

• Provide academic transfer career and life planning and personal/social issues and other student support services to improve student engagement learning development retention graduation and success.

• Coordinate and provide counseling services in modes to best support student learning (including but not limited to individual and group sessions classroom presentations email phone web etc.); utilize technology to provide student support services.

• Empower students to realize their potential by facilitating transition and integration to college and bridging to future learning and life/career goals.

• Strategically develop implement assess (through utilizing data and outcomes-based assessment methods) and improve interventions that support student learning development and success.

• Facilitates the provision of a wide range of student development services and college persistence and retention initiatives such as first-year experience activities financial aid and scholarship application new student orientation curriculum development and instruction student success workshops career counseling (assessment evaluation and exploration) satisfactory academic progress interventions referrals to on-and off-campus resources exploring of career/employment/continued education opportunities and student success initiatives and services.

• Collaborate with faculty and staff from other units to create partnerships for seamless delivery of counseling activities and other support services for Kapiolani Community College students.

• Support the delivery of counseling services in accordance with applicable federal and state laws University of Hawaii policies accreditation standards and professional ethical guidelines including program-specific requirements associated with federally funded or designated student support programs as applicable to assigned duties. This includes maintaining appropriate confidentiality and documentation practices participating in required trainings assisting with data collection and reporting as needed and collaborating with campus partners to ensure counseling services are accessible equitable student-centered and aligned with institutional standards.

• May be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of an assigned program space including maintaining a welcoming student-centered environment and ensuring services are delivered effectively during in-person hours. This may include supervising training and providing functional guidance to peer mentors student employees and other support staff; coordinating schedules and coverage; and working on site to support program activities student engagement and compliance with institutional policies and procedures.

• Participate in outreach orientation and registration activities. Evening weekend and outreach assignments may be part of the regular workload.

• Perform related professional duties including:

  1. Contribute to the growth and development of the counseling discipline and college through committee work and other college-related activities.

  2. Engage in professional and public service related to ones professional status or expertise.

  3. Engage in ongoing professional development activities.

• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Masters degree in Counseling and Guidance Counseling Psychology College Student Personnel Services Human Resources (to include both CTAHR and Personnel) Communications or related field*;

OR

• Bachelors degree in Counseling and Guidance Counseling Psychology College Student Personnel Services; Human Resources (to include both CTAHR and Personnel) Communications or related field*;AND3 years related work experience.

*Note:Related fields include: Education (to include all degrees in this field) Family Resources Human Development Psychology (to include all degrees in this field) Public Health Rehabilitation Counseling Social Work Sociology and Student Services Personnel

Desirable Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to build counseling relationships with students individually and collectively that will assist them in: a) developing self-awareness b) identifying issues that impact academic success and c) developing decision-making skills (set individual goals generate and evaluate alternatives and make informed decisions).

• At least three (3) years of professional experience in counseling/advising within a post-secondary institution with adults in community-based programs/agencies (i.e. DVR social work workforce development etc.) or with adults in private practice.

• At least three (3) years of professional experience working with military-affiliated students (veterans active duty reservists and dependents) in a higher education or comparable setting including knowledge of the unique challenges benefits and support services relevant to this population.

• At least three (3) years of professional experience working with first-generation students.

• At least three (3) years of professional experience in counseling (community) college students in the areas of academic transfer career and life planning and personal/social issues and other student support services.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with students from a wide array of backgrounds and life experiences at an open-door institution (i.e. socioeconomic cultural levels of academic preparedness high school dual enrolled non-traditional learners or returning adults career preparation/workforce transition caregivers students with learning disabilities).

• Demonstrated ability to effectively work with a wide range of counseling functions both independently and as a part of a team

• Demonstrated ability to initiate implement assess and improve counseling strategies projects and activities to promote student learning retention success and graduation.

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with students faculty and staff and to maintain effective working relationships.

• Demonstrated ability to collect and interpret data in designing assessing and improving student support strategies and activities.

• Functional knowledge of principles practices and techniques in the area of professional Mental Health counseling as demonstrated by the broad knowledge of the full range of pertinent standard and evolving concepts principles and methodologies.

• Leadership managerial or coordination experience in a post-secondary setting.

• Evidence of commitment to Kapiolani Community Colleges vision of positioning itself as a model indigenous-serving institution whose graduates strengthen the social economic and sustainable advancement of Hawaii and the world.
  
  

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILLNOTBE CONSIDERED(Read the To Apply section carefully)

To Apply:

Click on the Apply button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach the required addition to the Application applicants must attach the following:

1. A Curriculum Vitaeor Resume
2. Aone- to two-page statementoutlining ways in which you meet the minimum and desirable qualifications;
3. Official graduate and undergraduate transcript(s) showing degree and coursework to date appropriate to the position (copies of official transcripts are acceptable; however original official transcripts will be required at the time of hire.) Transcripts issued outside the United States of America require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from an agency having membership with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services Inc. verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. The expense of the evaluation shall be borne by the applicant.

• Academic record/grade summaries will NOTbe accepted.
• Diplomas and copies will NOTbe accepted.

1. Optionalletters of recommendation.

Incomplete applications willNOTbe considered.

NOTE:

• The application will be incomplete if materials are unreadable illegible password protected missing or corrupted; therefore late or incomplete applications will not be considered. All requested documents/information become the property of Kapiolani Community College and will not be returned.

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Inquiries:KapCC Human Resources Department

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