General Counselor (Full-time Tenure-Track Faculty Position)
San Mateo County Community College District
Posting Number: 4F0305
Location: College of San Mateo
Department:
Position Number: 4F0305
Percentage of Full Time: The work year is 175 days (10 months of service).
FLSA: Exempt (does not accrue overtime)
Months per Year: 10
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Position Type: Faculty Positions
Who We Are:
The College and the District:
Who We Want:
The Position:
This is a full-time, 10 months (30 hours per week) faculty counseling position reporting to the Dean of Counseling, Advising, & Matriculation. The duties of this counselor will cover the full range of general counseling responsibilities including academic, career and personal counseling with both individuals and groups and teaching discipline specific courses.
Start date of this assignment: Fall 2025
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide comprehensive in-person and online counseling services to students on a drop-in and appointment basis with flexibility for day, evening, and weekend support both at College of San Mateo and off-site locations (i.e. feeder high schools, Coastside in Half Moon Bay, Community Centers)
- Provide group counseling sessions, orientations, workshops, and other activities to support student success
- Assist students to understand educational options, clarify educational goals, engage in educational and career planning, participate in the development of student educational plans (SEPs) and course selection
- Target underrepresented and equity impacted students for student success services and support
- Collaborate with faculty and staff to ensure students are connected to comprehensive services and resources across the college and District
- Develop, implement, or collaborate with initiatives related to student success and collaborate with programs such as Learning Communities, CalWORKS, EOPS/CARE, DRC, and Veterans in order to maximize student success
- Participate in the implementation of matriculation, student success, and transfer activities at the college
- Participate in outreach activities and events both on and off campus, at local high schools, adult schools and community agencies
- Provide follow-up services to students on academic notice and dismissal status
- Teach courses such as College Success, Career, and Personal Development in multiple modalities
- Utilize and keep abreast of advanced counseling methods and student development theories which include integrating technology to support student learning and career objectives
- Participate in meetings, conferences, ongoing training, and other professional development activities to maintain the expertise required to provide accurate and reliable information and support to students seeking to complete a certificate, associate degree, or transfer
- Participate in shared governance committees and perform other duties as required by contract, collective bargaining agreement, and general institutional needs
Minimum Qualifications:
- 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.)
- College counseling experience
- 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 counseling and classroom spaces
Physical Requirements:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Experience in developing comprehensive student educational plans (SEPs) for graduation and transfer, based on students’ academic goals
- Ability to develop and maintain student counseling notes in electronic recordkeeping software in a timely and effective manner
- Experience with intervention programs that support student success
- Comprehensive knowledge and experience with the California Community College matriculation process, university transfer admissions requirements, articulation agreements, policies, and procedures for counseling community college students
- Demonstrated leadership or program management experience
- Experience in the development, coordination, and implementation of comprehensive counseling services and programs
- Knowledge of counseling and student development theories and relevant applications to program development
- Experience supporting students in crisis
- Experience in developing counseling-related workshops and orientation sessions
- Experience in the development of workshops and training for students, faculty, and classified professionals
- Experience in teaching classes and workshops related to academic, transfer, and career counseling
- Proficient in the use of technology to retrieve student, college/transfer, and career information and resources
- Demonstrated commitment to collaborating with both instructional and counseling faculty, classified professionals and administration
- Strong written, oral and interpersonal communication skills
- Experience in using a variety of career assessments
- The ability and desire to work collaboratively with faculty and staff to enhance student success
- Commitment to professional responsibilities outside of the classroom through enthusiastic contributions to department, division and college activities
Preferred Qualifications:
- Recent experience counseling migrant, immigrant, 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
- Willingness to examine and remediate one’s counseling, instructional, and relational practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized and other disproportionately impacted students
- Experience and skill with addressing inequity in the classroom and on campus
- Experience and expertise in culturally-responsive teaching in College Success, Career, and Personal Development
- Demonstrated ability to address equity gaps within counseling and College Success, Career, and Personal Development courses
- Demonstrated success in coordinating college-wide programs and services
- Demonstrated knowledge of the implications of the Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) designation and of the Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander serving Institution (AANAPISI) designations for institutional, departmental, and instructional practices
Benefits:
Open Date: 03/25/2025
First Review Date: 04/29/2025
Close Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes
Special Instructions Summary:
All applicants are required to submit:
- What do you feel are the best strategies for supporting disproportionately impacted students and how have your experiences prepared you to work with these student populations?
- How does your counseling philosophy support the success of racially minoritized and other underserved and disproportionately impacted students?
- How is your counseling approach culturally-responsive to the students you serve?
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
Annual Security Report:
To apply, visit: https://jobs.smccd.edu/
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