General Counselor

Sequoias Community College District serves a diverse community of learners and is a designated Hispanic Serving Institution. Sequoias Community College District provides a wide range of opportunities in transfer general education career and technical programs for our students. We seek candidates who exhibit an understanding and commitment to the community college mission and who have a passion for student success.

Sequoias Community College District is seeking equity-minded candidates to fill two full-time tenure-trackGeneral Counselingpositions in theStudent ServicesDivision beginning August2026. These positions are located on the TulareCampus.

Assignments may include evening classes and teaching at any of the Sequoias Community College District Campuses: Visalia Hanford and/or Tulare. Participation in the governance of the Sequoias Community College District by way of committee assignments is encouraged.

*College of the Sequoias offers lecture-lab pay parity as well as overload and large lecture compensation that may be additional.

COMMITMENT TO EQUITY:

Sequoias Community College District is committed to the principles of diversity equity and inclusion and values candidates who have the ability to serve students from diverse academic cultural socioeconomic disability gender identity sexual orientation and ethnic backgrounds as well as those students who have been historically underrepresented in higher education. Sequoias Community College District seeks to promote and maintain an environment which is built on mutual respect and free from discrimination by employing faculty members who are equity-minded collegial and guided by their dedication to helping students achieve their educational goals. Ideal candidates will share the Sequoias Community College Districts commitment to be knowledgeable about and implement equitable learning and teaching methods appropriate to serve students from all backgrounds demographics and experiences.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Conduct educational vocational career and personal counseling appointments as well as student orientation for a diverse community college population.
• Collaborate with Agriculture and Technology & Trades faculty staff and program leadership on the Tulare Campus.
• Collaborate with other COS programs and services.
• Support students in navigating sequenced coursework stackable certificates licensure requirements and apprenticeship or employment-aligned pathways.
• Participate when appropriate in program discussions and advisory feedback to remain current with changes that may impact counseling and student planning.
• Assist students interested in Agriculture and Trades in exploring program options evaluating job outcomes and understanding the implications of course sequencing.
• Maintain an awareness of local and regional labor-market information relevant to Tulare programs and integrate this knowledge into student counseling conversations.
• Provide follow-up counseling services to students as stipulate by state and college matriculation guidelines
• Use electronic student educational planning and degree audit software to develop/create plans for students.
• Provide appropriate referrals to on/off campus for students.
• Remain current on new legislation and developments relating to programs for students with the California Community College and University systems.
• Participate in appropriate counseling staff meetings and professional development.
• Perform other counseling related duties as specified by the division chair and/or dean of student services in collaboration with site administrators.

Other responsibilities include maintenance of office hours active engagement with campus culture participation in departmental responsibilities and the willingness to create and participate in and sustain an atmosphere of equity which is respectful of diversity District wide.

Note: Summer counseling Evening counseling weekend counseling and/or counseling at off-campus sites may be available.

Minimum Qualifications

The candidate must meet the following criteria.

• Masters in counseling rehabilitation counseling clinical psychology counseling psychology guidance counseling educational counseling social work or career development marriage and family therapy or marriage family and child counseling OR
• The equivalent AND
• Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic social economic cultural disability and ethnic backgrounds of community college students

JOB REQUIRED CORE SYSTEM COMPETENCY

The candidate must also demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic socioeconomic cultural disability gender identity sexual orientation and ethnic backgrounds of community college students pursuant to Title 5 53022.

Note: If you do not meet the educational minimum qualifications but believe that you have sufficient educational experience in the discipline equivalency is your path to proving that. For more information about claiming equivalency please visit the COS HR Website and scroll down to the icon labeled Equivalency. Your equivalency paperwork must be submitted with your application by the recruitment deadline. Please submit as a supplemental attachment within the Attachment section of this application.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

The Counseling Department is looking for evidence of the following:

• Community College Counseling and related experience.
• Familiarity with counseling software and web related resources.
• Experience supporting students enrolled in agriculture applied technology and trades related learning programs.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with faculty and deans to align counseling practices with program requirements.
• Experience counseling students whose pathways require structured sequencing tied to certification licensure or job readiness.
• Familiarity with interpreting labor-market information to support student decision-making.
• Willingness to engage in ongoing learning about Agriculture and Technology & Trades programs housed on the Tulare Campus.
• Knowledge of requirements for transfer career technical and remedial options.
• Ability to participation in a collaborative relationship with students and faculty.
• Ability to make a positive contribution to the counseling program at College of the Sequoias by the development and/or implementation of special counseling programs or materials.
• Excellent interpersonal skills in working with students and staff.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish as COS is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

To be considered applicants must submit ALLof the following required material before or by the filing deadline:

• Completed online application.
• Equity Narrative (included in the application packet)
• Letter of interest which addresses the Desirable this letter we invite applicants to expand on strengths not covered in other parts of the application and presents your philosophy of counseling (500-600 words).
• Curriculum Vitae or Resume
• Unofficial copies of transcripts of college/university work. (If transcripts are not in English include a summary of courses and grades). Official transcripts are required upon employment. Note: Applicants who have completed college or university course work at an institution outside of the United States that is not a post-secondary institution accredited by an accreditation agency recognized by either the US Department of Education or the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) must obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts degrees and other relevant documents by either NACES or AICE.
• Equivalency documents (If necessary)

• Two (2) recent letters of recommendation addressing pertinent experience or equivalent competencies. If submitting confidential recommendation letters from a third party please have letters emailed to . Please do not submit a reference list in lieu of letters of recommendations.

Timeline: Application review will begin after the closing date. First-level interviews will take place on April 27^th and 28^th 2026 and second-level interviews on April 29^th 2026.

For questions regarding this position please contact Keila Reynoso at or .

The Sequoias Community College District is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to prohibiting unlawful discrimination harassment including sexual harassment intimidation and bullying based on actual or perceivedrace or ethnicity color creed national origin religion sex or gender gender identity gender expression sexual orientation physical and/or mental disability age medical condition genetic condition pregnancy reproductive health decision making marital status military or veteran status or ancestry.

College of the Sequoias does not sponsor H-1B Visas.