Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSPS) Counselor (Full-time/Tenure Track)

The DSPS Counselor hired to this position will provide specialized academic, career, personal, and disability management counseling to students with disabilities. We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated counselor who has a strong commitment to working with and advocating for historically underserved and underrepresented communities, exhibits knowledge of ADA and Title V compliance and expertise, and is collaborative and engaged in departmental and institutional initiatives.

Contra Costa College (CCC) student population reflects the diversity of its surrounding Contra Costa County neighborhoods. CCC is located in a socioeconomically diverse, resilient, and culturally vibrant community. CCC is proud to be a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI); Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI), and Black-Serving Institution (BSI). CCC predominately serves students from communities that are historically underserved, 1st generation, and English learners from populations that include African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Latinx, and a growing Middle Eastern community.

We seek candidates who operate with a growth mindset, a strength-based approach centered on students, and a commitment to eliminating barriers that prevent college access and academic achievement. The ideal candidate will be solution oriented creating a campus culture that improves instructional and student service effectiveness.

We seek candidates who embrace our mission and vision of strengthening our students for academic, career and personal success.

Inquiries:

Bianca Snowden

Sr. Administrative Assistant to VP of Equity and Student Services

bsnowden@contracosta.edu

Position Status: Tenure- Track

EEO Job Category: Faculty & Other Instructional Staff

Employee Group: Full-Time Faculty

Department: C1070-DSPS

Duties and Responsibilities:

In addition to contractual duties for this position which will include counseling and program coordination, all faculty are expected to participate actively in their disciplines, in their departmental activities and in the general intellectual life and governance of the college. Part of the counseling assignment may be in the evening program. Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

1. Assist students with decision-making and the exploration of their educational, career, and personal goals;
2. Work with students to develop educational plans;
3. Review disability documentation to determine a student's eligibility for disability services and accommodations; support the DSPS manager with MIS reporting as needed;
4. Work with DSPS (Disability Students Programs and Services) students and their instructors to determine reasonable academic accommodations;
5. Consult with faculty and staff regarding best practices for working with students with disabilities;
6. Provide professional development training for the college community regarding the needs of students with disabilities;
7. Provide disability counseling to DSPS students regarding learning strategies, self-advocacy skills, campus and community support services, and recommended accommodations;
8. Connect students to on and off-campus services appropriate for student needs;
9. Adhere to the schedule that has been developed with the Department Chairpersons, which may include individual student appointments, drop-in assignments, workshops, and weekend and/or evening assignments;
10. Collaborate with instructional faculty in support of the goals of the institution;
11. Promote a philosophy that integrates counseling and mentoring to support student learning;
12. Participate in Counseling Department meetings and required training and activities such as conferences, regional meetings, outreach, orientations for students, community activities and social/cultural events, field trips, mentorship, advisory groups, etc.;
13. Participate in professional development activities, both departmental and college-wide;
14. Create a positive environment that provides students with the support/motivation likely to enable them to transfer;
15. Maintain current knowledge of counseling techniques and other effective student support intervention strategies;
16. Engage in outreach targeting feeder high schools and community groups;
17. Serve as a member of the campus CARE (Behavioral Intervention) Team;
18. Maintain appropriate standards of professional conduct and ethics;
19. Demonstrate an understanding of and sensitivity to the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, sexual orientation and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, staff and faculty;
20. Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualification-Education/Experience:

Understanding of and sensitivity to the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, sexual orientation and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, staff and faculty.

The applicant must possess one of the following qualifications for DSPS Counseling (earned degrees must be from an accredited college/university): The minimum qualifications for service as a community college counselor of students with disabilities shall be satisfied by meeting one of the following requirements;

(1) Master's degree in rehabilitation counseling, or

(2) Master's degree in counseling, guidance counseling, student personnel, clinical or counseling psychology, education counseling, social work, career development, marriage and family therapy, marriage, family and child counseling, or (3) a Bachelor's degree in marriage and family therapy or in marriage, family and child counseling and possession of a license as a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT); and either fifteen or more semester units in upper division or graduate level course work specifically related to people with disabilities, or completion of six semester units, or the equivalent of a graduate-level counseling practicum or counseling field work courses, in a postsecondary Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS) Program or in a program dealing (predominantly or exclusively) with people with disabilities, or two years of fulltime experience, or the equivalent, in one or more of the following;

(A) Counseling for students with disabilities; or

(B) Counseling in industry, government, public agencies, military or private social welfare organizations in which the responsibilities of the position were (predominantly or exclusively) for persons with disabilities, or the equivalent.

EQUIVALENCY: If you do not possess the EXACT minimum qualifications (i.e., you do not possess the EXACT degree title listed) and believe that you meet the minimum qualifications, fill out the Master's Degree Equivalency Form in the document section of the online application. If you are unsure that you meet the minimum qualifications, please fill out the equivalency petition. The equivalency form can be downloaded here.

Desirable Qualifications:

1. Demonstrated commitment to equity and inclusion as well as sensitivity to and understanding of the socioeconomic, academic, cultural, sexual/gender identity, linguistic, and ethnic diversity within the community college population, including students with physical and/or learning disabilities
2. Demonstrated commitment to professional growth and development, innovation and improvement of counseling and teaching, and to assuming faculty responsibilities beyond the counseling department in a shared governance environment
3. Demonstrated experience providing academic counseling to college students with disabilities
4. Demonstrated experience using counseling and student planning tools such as Insite, Colleague, SARS, and websites such as assist.org
5. Demonstrated experience assisting students in developing a plan to achieve an educational and/or career goal (e.g., career/technical education, transfer, associate degree etc.)
6. Demonstrated experience teaching career planning, college orientation, college success, or other courses and workshops
7. Demonstrated knowledge of effective assistive technologies for college students with disabilities
8. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with staff, faculty, and management.

Job Open Date: 12/15/2025

Job Close Date: 2/6/2026

Open Until Filled: No

Employment Begins: Fall 2026

# of Months: 10

To apply, visit: https://www.4cdcareers.net/postings/11811