Human Services and Behavioral Health Tenure Track Faculty

Human Services and Behavioral Health Tenure Track Faculty

In-person Teaching in the Bremerton Campus.

Salary: $81,176 - $112,865
* annually
Department/Division:
Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH)
Supervisor:
Interim Dean of SSH
Proposed

Start Date:

Fall Quarter 2026 (September)
This position is subject to include additional salary adjustment to meet industry standards according to the current Association of Higher Education Collective Bargaining Agreement and Memorandums of Understanding.

Olympic College is hiring a full‑time faculty member to teach Human Services courses at the Associate's and Bachelor's levels. Human Services courses provided at OC include:

• Introduction to Addictive Drugs
• Relapse Prevention and Family Counseling
• Group Counseling
• Individual Counseling
• Co-Occurring Disorders
• Case Management
• Adolescent Addiction
• Behavioral Healthcare in Primary Care
• Advanced Counselling Techniques
• Family Counseling
• Treatment of Mental Health Disorders

Olympic College is a public two‑year community college accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities that educates more than 13,000 students a year. Olympic College is located on the scenic Kitsap Peninsula across Puget Sound from the city of Seattle. Kitsap is surrounded by 236 miles of saltwater shoreline and is centrally located between the Olympic and Cascade Mountain ranges, affording spectacular views of mountains and water from every Vantage point.

• Teach Human Services courses in accordance with the college catalog, schedule of classes, course outlines, and any other departmental guidelines.
• Provide quality teaching, including related preparation and grading.
• Provide class syllabi to students enrolled in classes and to the division office as requested.
• Maintain accurate records of students and complete forms as required.
• Regular, substantive, and timely communication with students, faculty, and staff.
• Perform other related duties as assigned and/or required.
• Must be available to teach in person during the day and in person at least one evening per week, M‑Th in Bremerton.

• Master's degree from an Accredited College or University in Sociology, Psychology, Counseling, Behavioral Health, or Social Work.
• Current Substance Use Disorder Professional credential (SUDP).
• Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications.

• College teaching experience.
• Applicants with recent experience working in a treatment setting preferred.
• LMHC/LICSW/LMFT credentials.
• Must be able to use, or willing to learn to use an online learning management system (Canvas).

• Effectively teach and impart excitement and enthusiasm in teaching courses.
• Demonstrate a commitment to teaching students with little or no background, as well as the experienced student desiring to further their career.
• Utilize a variety of methods and modes of instruction to ensure student success.
• Consistently and enthusiastically respond to students’ questions and concerns in a timely manner.
• Provide advising support and referrals to students.
• Function as a team player.
• Demonstrate success working with individuals and groups representing a wide range of diverse cultural, geographic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing in the classroom and with other professionals.
• Appropriately incorporate the use of computer information technology in the delivery of services.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Uphold Olympic College's values and ethics necessary to maintain a positive climate.
• Demonstrate an understanding of, and commitment to, the Olympic College mission, diversity, and a learning‑centered climate.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills to collaborate and build rapport with colleagues, staff, and students as part of an educational team.
• Demonstrate ethics, integrity, and sound professional judgment.

Only candidates who are currently authorized to work in the United States will be considered. Faculty members must submit official, unopened transcripts to the Human Resources department within 30 days of their employment.…