"PT Counselor Center for Wellness & Wellbeing Continuous Applicant Pool"

Job Details

PT Counselor Center for Wellness & Wellbeing Continuous Applicant Pool
Santa Monica College

Salary: $50.25 - $247.50 Hourly

Job Type: Part Time Faculty

Job Number: 00325

Location: CA 90405, CA

Job Duties

Primary Duties/Responsibilities

• Support students by modeling problem-solving skills, effective communication, and conflict resolution rooted in a trauma-informed approach and harm reduction principles.
• Support students around career readiness and career planning activities.
• Provide in-person personal counseling to students, including virtual telephone and video counseling.
• Direct group counseling workshops/orientations, both in-person and in an online environment.
• When working with individuals, help connect them to internal and external resources, including but not limited to entitlement benefits, housing, and legal resources.
• Coordinate with program staff to ensure there is communication and collaboration to promote student success.
• Participate in college, department, and faculty organization activities.
• Gather and synthesize data relevant to program enhancement and future opportunities for investment.
• Collaborate with Leadership Team to prepare final report of recommendations.
• Counseling faculty are expected to participate in professional development opportunities offered by the college, in particular, those that facilitate growth in institutional practices that foster successful outcomes for African American, Latinx, LGBTQ, and undocumented students.
• Ensure the completion and timely submittal of all required documents, surveys, and data reports for assigned projects.
• Engage in participatory governance processes and activities and serve on college committees as assigned.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications of a Counseling faculty discipline at the college. Please refer to the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office Minimum Qualifications for Faculty and Administrators in California Community Colleges handbook.

Master's Degree in one of the following:

• Counseling
• Rehabilitation Counseling
• Clinical Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Guidance Counseling
• Educational Counseling
• Social Work
• Career Development
• Marriage and Family Therapy
• Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling

OR the equivalent

(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.)

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of two years of community college counseling experience
• Experience providing effective counseling in a variety of modalities, including video, telephone, and in-person counseling, is also desired.
• Recent experience counseling African American, Latinx, Native American, and other racially minoritized students in an academic setting, and a willingness to use culturally responsive counseling practices.
• The ideal candidate will demonstrate an understanding of counseling practices or experiences that lead to successful outcomes for African American and Latinx students that will contribute to closing the equity gap for these students.
• In addition to demonstrated understanding of practices that lead to successful outcomes for our African American and Latinx students, the Counseling Department also looks for a candidate who shows a willingness to engage in analysis of how to re-imagine practices that can positively affect these populations of students.
• The candidate should also have experience with successful practices for students with physical and/or learning disabilities, as these factors relate to differences in learning styles.
• Demonstrate an equity-minded understanding of the needs and challenges of low-income, traditionally underrepresented minority students, and/or first-generation college students.
• Prior experience as a project manager or similar.
• Experience within a community college environment is preferred.
• Demonstrate excellent analytical, organization, and presentation skills.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Application Requirements

A completed application consists of the following:

• Online District Application
• Resume
• Transcript

To apply, please visit https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/smcacademic/jobs/5088228/pt-counselor-center-for-wellness-wellbeing-continuous-applicant-pool