Counselor (Spanish/English Bilingual)

Counselor (Spanish/English Bilingual)

Company: Portland Community College

Job Location: Portland, 97280-0990

Category: Counseling and Psychological Services

Type: Full-Time

Join our Team at Portland Community College

Please Note: PCC currently limits employment to individuals residing in Oregon and Washington. Employment offers are contingent upon the ability to establish residence in Oregon or Washington.

Portland Community College will also ensure that applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for the hiring process are provided for. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the PCC Talent Acquisition Team at pccjobs@pcc.edu.

Portland Community College is the largest post-secondary institution in Oregon and 19th largest in the nation, serving approximately 80,000 full- and part-time students. With four comprehensive campuses, five workforce training and education centers, and 200 community locations in the Portland metropolitan area, our unique role is to make high-quality education accessible to everyone, creating opportunities for our students and contributing to the economic development of our community.

Our Program and Who We Are Looking For

Location: Sylvania Campus - 12000 SW 49th Ave. Portland, OR 97219

Counseling & Wellness Services at Portland Community College (PCC) is seeking a full time bilingual Spanish-speaking Counselor who will report to the Dean of Counseling Services & Student Wellness. The Counseling Center supports PCC's diverse student populations through direct service, mental health prevention and intervention programming, responsive and crisis services, psychoeducation, and advocacy with an anti-racist and social justice lens. Our teams work with the many intersecting marginalized identities of our student communities to provide support and resources for a successful collegiate career at PCC and beyond. This center's services are essential to the college's effort to advance educational equity, create an inclusive and psychologically sound campus climate, and promote strong student engagement.

This full time Counselor position involves providing mental health services, classroom outreach, counseling groups, psychoeducational workshops, and other duties typical of a college-based counselor. PCC counselors guide students in meeting their respective educational, personal, social and vocational goals, using judgment consistent with standards of the licensing boards and state and federal guidelines, and based upon adequate knowledge of counseling practices, methods, techniques, interpersonal relationships and community resources. Counselors provide prevention, outreach and intervention services, and participate in committees and/or college service.

Minimum Qualifications:

To be considered, your application must demonstrate these minimum qualifications.

Master's degree (or higher) in Counseling, Counseling Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Clinical Social Work, or related area required (degree must be from an accredited institution).

500 hours of experience providing academic, personal and/or career counseling. Practicum and Internship(s) experience may be counted.

Active, unrestricted professional practice license or ability to register as a professional associate prior to employment start date.

Language proficiency in Spanish/English.

Success Criteria: These qualifications, skills and abilities are critical for success in this position:
* Experience working in a counseling center or similar setting.
* A clear and working understanding of issues of immigration, social justice, racism, oppression and bias, and the subsequent impact of these phenomena on students and mental health
* Skills and training specifically focused on supporting the needs of students of color, students from indigenous communities, LGBTQIA* students, international students, students from diverse religious affiliations, mixed-status students, students with disabilities, first generation college students, and/or military veterans on a college campus
* Ability to provide clinical services in Spanish with a culturally-specific lens and approach

Note: As part of your application to be considered for this Instructor position, we will ask you to respond to this important question:

In what ways do, or would, your lived experiences shape your culturally-responsive teaching? Please give examples.

Total Rewards Package / What We Offer

Initial Salary Placement will be between Step 1 ($75,389) and Step 3 ($79,976) based on related experience, per PCC's collective bargaining agreement. Placement at a higher step may be possible based upon additional experience and internal equity. The highest step of the range is step 17, ($120,929) Please review the salary schedule here.