"Adjunct Faculty "

Requisition ID: 1662

Salary Range:

$1,667.00 To 20,000.00 Annually

Palo Alto University (PAU), a private, non-profit university, founded in 1975 and located in the heart of Northern California’s Silicon Valley, is a community grounded in values of social justice, dedicated to addressing pressing and emerging issues in the fields of psychology and counseling that meet the needs of today’s diverse society. The students at PAU reflect the diversity of the region, are engaged in their education, and committed to improving the lives of others. The University sees diversity in its staff and faculty as very important to serving its diverse student body (or synonymous with inclusive excellence). PAU offers undergraduate and graduate programs with online, hybrid and residential options. PAU has an engaged faculty who make significant contributions to their fields and prepare future leaders who make a difference in the lives of individuals and communities. When you put all of this together, PAU creates a legacy of confident, competent, and compassionate professionals who are at the forefront of psychology and counseling and who move ahead in life by moving lives ahead. 

Position Description

Job Title: Adjunct Faculty 

Department: Counseling Department      

Reports To: Donna Sheperis , Department Chair   

Location:  Mountain View Campus, remote, in person, or hybrid           

Employment Status: Part-time

Date: Ongoing as needed to meet Counseling Department demands

Summary

The PAU Department of Counseling is excited to search for an Adjunct Facultyto support our M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. The selected candidate will be required to demonstrate teaching experiences that contribute to the specialization area, potentially including teaching and supervision experiences in clinical practice courses (practicum and internship) based on the courses contracted to teach. The selected candidate will also need to demonstrate the ability to enhance the Counselor Education Programs' mission to integrate advocacy, social justice, cultural competence, and ethical practice into the preparation of counseling professionals. 

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

1. Teaching 
2. Teach agreed upon units 
3. Teach virtual synchronous courses and/or in-person courses as assigned (e.g. on campus weekly courses; clinical week intensive residencies
4. Meet with students outside of class as needed for support
5. Adjunct faculty are expected to attend quarterly meetings
6. Adjunct faculty are expected to attend course lead orientation meetings
7. Other duties as assigned (including adhering to course structure and teaching expectations of program and course lead)

Required Qualifications:

• Doctoral or Master’s degree in Counselor Education and Supervision ore related fields preferably from a CACREP-accredited program;
• Professional identity as a counselor and a counselor educator demonstrated by affiliation with relevant professional counseling associations, including the American Counseling Association and Association for Counselor Education and Supervision;
• License or license eligible as a Mental Health Counselor or Marriage, Family, Child Counselor or related counseling discipline.;
• Potential for excellence in teaching in virtual synchronized and residential formats;
• Demonstrated clinical knowledge and skills;
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with students both face-to-face, and connecting online through email, video conferencing, and chat;
• Evidence of inclusive excellence, as well as training and experience with multicultural competence in counseling;
• Demonstrated commitment in facilitating conversations related to culture, power, and oppression and increasing cultural sensitivity in students.

Application Procedures:

PAU is committed to providing an educational environment that supports a diverse, equitable and inclusive population. In your cover letter, please include information on how your background and experience has prepared you to be in an environment that holds equity and inclusion core to its mission and values. Please also submit the following:

• One-page statement of teaching philosophy
• One-page statement of equity, diversity, and inclusion 
• A list of 3-5 references with contact information 
• One-page summary of teaching evaluations, teaching assistant, student, and/or peer comments/observations of teaching. Tables of teaching evaluation scores can be provided.

EEOC Policy: 

The University is an equal opportunity employer and is firmly committed to non-discrimination in its hiring and other employment practices and in the application of its personnel policies. In compliance with all applicable federal and state laws, except where a bona fide occupational qualification exists, employment decisions will be made irrespective of the staff member's race, color, religion, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, age (except for minors), sex, marital status, citizenship status, military service status, sexual orientation, medical condition (cancer-related or genetic condition), disability and/or any another status protected by law. When necessary, the University will reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities, if the individual is otherwise qualified to safely perform all essential functions of the position and if it will be done without undue hardship to the University.