FYI,
Diana Banuelos
Reedley College
From: SCCCD Postmaster
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 9:48 AM
Subject: Counselor - Student Support Services Categorically Funded [sent
on behalf of Randy Rowe]
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COUNSELOR
Student Support Services
Categorically Funded Position
Reedley College
Position No. 3673
Filing
Deadline: Wednesday, December 22, 2010, 4:30 pm (PST)
Start Date:
February 2, 2011
Essential
Functions of Position
Identify, recruit,
and select students for Student Support Service program. Provide
individualized counseling for personal, career, transfer and all academic
matters. Maintain appropriate student educational plans, student contacts,
interpret placement test results. Develop individual student contracts
and plans of Support Services for participants. Provide activities and
instrution designed to acquaint students with the range of career options.
Monitor and track students’ academic performance and progress in degree
objectives to assure effective use of services and successful attainment of
program objectives. Provide information
on both the full range of federal students financial aid programs and benefits
to improve the financial and economic literacy of students including financial
planning for postsecondary education. Plan successful activities that are
designed to assist ESL and regular SSS students to apply for admission and
obtain financial assistance for enrollment in, graduate and professional programs.
Develop outreach activities to prepare students before they enter
college. Maintain close working relationships with faculty and their
program participants. Participate in the planning and implementation of
matriculation processes. Monitor successful completion rates of program
participants by tracking student persistence after first semester and/or first
year in college. Meet the special counseling needs of underrepresented student
populations by implementing a comprehensive retention program. Develop reports
for progress monitoring activities. Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum
Qualifications
Include a Master’s
degree in counseling, rehabilitation counseling, clinical psychology,
counseling psychology, guidance counseling, education counseling, social work,
career development, marriage and family therapy, or marriage, family and child
counseling, or a valid California Community College credential or
the equivalent education and/or experience and demonstrated sensitivity
to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural,
disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of
community college students. (NOTE: A license as a Marriage and
Family Therapist (MFT) is an alternative qualification for this discipline,
pursuant to Title 5, Section 53410.1)
Desirable
Qualifications
Include preference
for bi-lingual (Spanish) abilities; demonstrated ability to interact
effectively with persons of diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds;
extent of cross cultural counseling experience, extent of experience working
with Hispanic students; demonstrated experience working with
multicultural/diversity counseling issues; successful counseling experience in
a community college; ability to communicate effectively and work
collaboratively with students and staff; experience and knowledge of computer
applications and technology related to counseling functions; extent of
professional experience providing a broad array of community college counseling
services; potential for contribution to institutional vitality and growth;
and, knowledge of student success models/orientation programs for
retention.
Conditions
of Employment
177 duty days per
year contingent upon funding.
Salary
and Benefits
Starting Salary: $51,992 - $78,276 based on
education and experience. A doctoral stipend of $1,945 is
available. In addition, the District offers an attractive fringe benefit
package including health, dental, and vision coverage for the employee and
dependents, and life insurance as well as disability coverage for
employees. Employees are also members of the California State Teachers’
Retirement System (CalSTRS).
Selection
Procedure
Applications will be
screened to determine which applicants meet the minimum qualifications as
stated in the job announcement.
From the applicants
who meet the qualifications and who have submitted all the required
documents,
a selection committee will determine the candidates that meet the highest
degree of desirable qualifications. They will be invited to
interview. Interviewees may be asked to conduct a short teaching
demonstration and/or writing prompt.
The selection
committee will rate responses to the interview questions and the teaching
demonstration and writing prompt (if applicable). Based on this rating, a
small number of applicants will be selected as the “recommended
candidates”. A hiring recommendation will be made by the College
President or Vice Chancellor and forwarded to the Board of Trustees of State
Center Community College District for final approval.
State Center
Community College District is an equal opportunity employer. It is our
pledge to treat all applicants fairly and equitably in the recruitment and
selection process. We endeavor to be a service minded organization and respond,
as best we can, to the needs of our applicants and the faculty and
administrators we work with in the District. All applicants who return at
least a District application form will be notified in writing of the final
status of their application.
For more information,
contact the Academic Human Resources Office, 1525 E. Weldon Avenue, Fresno,
California, 93704, (559) 226-0720, fax (559) 229-7039. For information on
Reedley College or State Center Community College District, visit our website
at www.scccd.edu. Please refer to
Position No. 3673.
Submission of
application and related materials is the applicant’s responsibility. The
District reserves the right to re-advertise or to delay indefinitely the
filling of a position if it is deemed that the applicants for the position do
not constitute an adequate applicant pool or if funding is not available.
All application materials are subject to verification. False statements
may be cause for disqualification or discharge from employment.
APPLICATION
PROCEDURE
Application packets are available online at
www.scccd.edu or at 1525 E. Weldon
Avenue, Fresno, CA 93704 or contact our Academic Human Resources Office at
(559) 226-0720 or by facsimile at (559) 229-7039 or request an application to
be mailed from our website. Send all application materials to the
above address.
All of the following materials must be
received by the filing deadline indicated on this job announcement. It is helpful
to include a cover letter with your paperwork listing the materials you are
enclosing. Fax copies are acceptable, however, we cannot be held
responsible for equipment and/or fax line failure. Please do not submit
your materials in a binder or any other jacket. It is recommended that
you keep a copy of all submitted materials for your records.
1. A complete Academic Employment Application must
be submitted for each position for which you are applying.
2. A Letter of Application explaining your
experience as it relates to each item listed under the desirable qualifications
on this job announcement. You may address your letter to: Selection
Committee, SCCCD, 1525 E. Weldon Avenue, Fresno, CA 93704.
3. A Resume and/or placement file. Placement
files are sent directly, at your request, from a university or college you
attended.
4. Copies of all graduate and undergraduate
transcripts which indicate the conferred degree(s) required to meet the Minimum
Qualifications for this position – unofficial copies are sufficient.
Degrees acquired outside the U.S. must be accompanied by an evaluation service
assessment. A list of some available assessment agencies can be found at www.ed.gov under the National Council on the
Evaluation of Foreign Academic Credentials section.
If your degree is
(degrees are) not exactly as stated in the minimum qualifications
paragraph of the job announcement but you believe you possess equivalent
qualifications, or, if the required degree is (degrees are) not posted on your
transcript(s) at the time of application, you must complete the Petition
for Equivalency Form. This petition will be forwarded to a review
board and a determination will be made before you are allowed to proceed in the
selection process. Failure to complete this form, when needed, will
result in an incomplete application that will not be sent to the selection
committee.
5. Three letters of recommendation (unless three such
up-to-date letters are included in a placement file) are required. The
letters should be written by persons having firsthand knowledge of your
professional
qualifications,
experience, abilities, and character and should be dated no more than three
years prior to the filing deadline.
Note to current SCCCD
employees:
Please be aware that
materials from your personnel file are not included as part of the application
file. You must contact Human Resources in writing to request copies of
materials in your employment or previous applicant file. Your
paperwork can be copied one time only.
The
Community
Less than an hour
from the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the city of Reedley offer easy access to the
Kings Canyon, Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks. Seven nearby lakes
offer sailing, fishing, boating, water skiing, or just plain relaxing.
Art enthusiasts can enjoy ten theater groups, an opera association a
philharmonic orchestra, eight museums, and numerous galleries.
State
Center Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is
the policy of State Center Community College District to provide all persons
with equal employment and educational opportunities without regard to race,
ethnicity, national origin, gender, age disability, medical condition, marital
status, religion, or other similar factors as defined by law. We are a
Title 5 Employer.
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