Counselor Tenure-Track Clovis Community College

Job Title

Counselor (Full‑Time, Tenure‑Track)

Clovis Community College – Clovis, California

Dean of Student Services

At Clovis Community College we value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities and orientations. The successful candidate will be an equity‑minded leader committed to student success achieved through collaboration with faculty, classified staff, administration, students and community partners who are also dedicated to closing equity gaps.

• Understand the importance of holding ourselves accountable as educators for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices;
• Reframe inequities as a problem of practice and view the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility;
• Encourage positive race‑consciousness and embrace human difference;
• Support institutional practices that both develop and sustain culturally responsive teaching and learning environments;
• Strategically build support for and participation in equity‑related initiatives across both our internal and external communities.

• Provide comprehensive counseling services to students, including academic, career, personal and life transition counseling;
• Assist in the organization and implementation of matriculation activities such as orientation, counseling and follow‑up services to students;
• Assist students with major selection, career development planning and goal identification;
• Maintain close working relationships with faculty, feeder high schools, community and other student services support programs;
• Assist with the development and implementation of the Guided Pathways, Student Equity Achievement (SEA) and other student success initiatives;
• Lead and collaborate in developing programs and student support services designed to improve student retention and graduation rates;
• Develop and maintain professional communications and strategic alliances with Colleges & Universities;
• Work collaboratively with instructional faculty, staff and administrators in the development of student success initiatives and provisions of counseling services;
• Collaborate with various departments and committees throughout the college to increase access and success for students;
• Utilize technology to track student progress, implement efficient support services, provide counseling services and make presentations in classrooms and other group settings;
• Review data on student success and achievement and use the information to adjust student support services;
• Provide intentional case‑management services to assigned students and provide follow‑up services including Early Alert responses and resource referrals;
• Assist, as needed, with articulation, student outreach and recruitment activities;
• Provide assistance and referrals to on/off campus resources and student support services including Admissions & Records, CalWORKs, Career/Transfer & Employment Center, DSP&S, Financial Aid, Academic Success Centers, TRiO and off‑campus community resources;
• Participate in meetings, conferences, trainings and other professional development activities to maintain the expertise required to provide accurate and reliable information and support to students seeking to complete a certificate, associate degree or transfer;
• Monitor and implement programs in compliance with federal, state, district and college regulations, policies and procedures;
• Provide counseling services, as needed, during days, evenings and weekends at on and off‑site locations;
• Develop and/or revise curriculum and programs, including program review and student learning outcomes for courses and programs to assess student learning;
• Participate in the accreditation process;
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing;
• Serve on and attend department, college and district committees as needed;
• Participate in program review, student learning outcome development and assessment to improve student learning;
• Otherwise fulfill all of the duties and responsibilities of instructors as assigned by management as required by Administrative…