Part-Time Counselor, Accommodations and Support Center - Student Services - Modesto Junior College

Position: Part-Time Counselor, Accommodations and Support Center - Student Services - Modesto Junior College 2025-2026
Job Title Part-Time Counselor, Accommodations and Support Center - Student Services - Modesto Junior College  Site:
Modesto Junior College Salary Range / Other

The Hourly Range: $54.27 to $86.76

Doctorate Range: $63.95 to $89.04

Certified Part-time Non-Instructional Hourly Salary Schedule)

Part Time Faculty office Hours are paid at a flat rate of $30 per hour.

Benefits

Not Eligible for Benefits:

With the exception of Workers' Compensation coverage, not eligible to participate in the District's benefit programs.

Position Summary Information

Scope of Assignment

The successful candidate will join the Accommodations & Support Services department that continues to create curriculum responsive to student needs, increasing student completion through the implementation of strategies geared to increase student equity.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Master's degree in counseling, guidance counseling, student personnel, clinical or counseling psychology, education counseling, social work, career development, marriage and family therapy, marriage, family and child counseling, or a Bachelor's degree in marriage and family therapy or in marriage, family and child counseling and possession of a license as a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT); and either 15 or more semester units in upper division or graduate level coursework related to people with disabilities, or completion of six semester units, or the equivalent of a graduate-level counseling practicum or counseling field work courses, in a post-secondary Disabled Students Programs and Services program or in a program dealing with people with disabilities, or two years of full-time experience, or the equivalent, in one or more of the following:

(A) Counseling for students with disabilities; or

(B) Counseling in industry, government, public agencies, military, or private social welfare organizations in which the responsibilities are for persons with disabilities, or the equivalent

Determined by California State Chancellor's Office. Click hyperlink for discipline applicable

Minimum Qualifications .

The District has adopted an equivalency procedure that enables consideration of applications by individuals who may not directly meet the qualifications listed above. For more information on equivalency, you may access the link below:

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Applicants applying under equivalency must submit all required documentation with their application materials. Failure to include the required equivalency documentation will result in disqualification from further consideration.

It is the applicant's responsibility to provide proof of equivalency.

Knowledge of and ability to appraise the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of community college students. Sensitivity to the needs, problems and challenges associated with the diversity of the community college student population.

Desirable Qualifications

DESIRABLE CHARACTERISTICS

* Experience in community college-based grant funded programs and/or categorical programs.

* Competence in current professional principles, practices and techniques for counseling.

* Experience in counseling community college students from traditionally disadvantaged backgrounds, students with disabilities, Veterans, and/or single parents.

* Ability to use available technologies and classroom assessment instruments/techniques, and the ability to provide effective interpretation to faculty and administrators.

* Demonstrated ability to teach counseling courses and facilitate workshops, orientations, and seminars

* Ability to conduct and develop educational workshops; educational plans, CSU/UC applications, TAG, and Advising.

Desirable Professional Characteristics

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

* Demonstrated knowledge of counseling approaches for students to compensate for educational limitations posed by specific disabilities

* Evidence of knowledge of state and federal guidelines regarding academic accommodations as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

* At least two years of counseling experience (either full-time or the equivalent to fulltime) at a higher education institution, within the last six years

* Experience counseling students about community college options, including certificates, associate degrees, and/or transferring to four-year institutions

* Knowledge and experience in interpreting IEPs, medical, psychological, and rehabilitation reports

* Familiarity with and ability to interpret policies specific to ASC populations including ADA, CCCCO, and educational planning

* Sensitivity to issues (career, personal, social) faced by ASC students as well as first-generation, underrepresented, and non-traditional college students

* Knowledge of and interest in implementing technology-enhanced services.

* Willingness to participate in Student Services (Rise Up, Puente Program, Umoja, Summer Bridge, athletic counseling, etc.)

* Experience in working with…