Counselor, STEM Pathway Tenure-Track Reedley College

Posting Details

Posting Number: AA

Title:

Counselor, STEM Pathway (Full-Time, Tenure-Track)
Campus:
Reedley College

Location:

Reedley College

Start Date:

07/01/2026

At Reedley College we value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities and orientations. We prioritize applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits a diverse student population brings to a community college. 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.

• Understands the importance of holding ourselves accountable as educators for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices;
• Reframes inequities as a problem of practice and views the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility;
• Encourages positive race‑consciousness and embraces human difference;
• Supports institutional practices that both develop and sustain culturally responsive teaching and learning environments; and
• Strategically builds support for and participation in equity‑related initiatives across both our internal and external communities.

Reedley College seeks leaders who value placing the student at the center of everything we do, mentorship and working in a collegial, collaborative environment. Leaders should be open and willing to participate in culturally relevant professional development that will help them prepare for the population of students who attend Reedley College.

The ideal candidate will share Reedley College’s commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population. For the 2024‑2025 academic year, we enrolled over 17,000 students in which 73% identified as Latinx, 6% as Asian/Pacific Islander, 2% as Black/African American, 15% as White, 1% as American Indian/Alaska Native, and 2% as multiracial. Reedley College is a Hispanic‑Serving Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the College has to the educational attainment and economic well‑being of the surrounding community.

The successful candidate will join a college dedicated to the students it serves.

Reporting to the Dean of Students at Reedley College, the Counselor, STEM Pathway will cover a full range of general counseling responsibilities, which include the following:

• Providing comprehensive counseling services to students, including academic, career, personal and life transitions, and counseling on an appointment and walk‑in basis;
• Assisting in the organization and implementation of matriculation activities, such as orientation, counseling and follow‑up services to students;
• Assisting students with major selection, develop student education plans (SEPs), aligned with their educational goals, career, and Guided Pathways;
• Assisting with Guided Pathways, Student Equity Achievement (SEA), and other student success initiatives;
• Assisting and collaborating in developing programs and student support services with an emphasis on counseling services that will improve student access to college, increase student retention, and completion rates;
• Assisting, as needed, with matriculation, student outreach, and recruitment activities in the community and on campus;
• Providing assistance and referrals to on/off‑campus resources and student support services including Admissions & Records, EOPS, CalWORKs, Career/Transfer & Employment Center, DSP&S, Financial Aid, Academic Success Centers, STEM, TRiO, and off‑campus community resources;
• Participating 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;
• Providing assistance to new and prospective students with college applications and college orientation;
• Assisting and maintaining program website to ensure content is accurate for students…