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

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

Modesto Junior College

The Hourly Range: $54.27 to $86.76
Doctorate Range: $63.95 to $89.04
Part Time Faculty office Hours are paid at a flat rate of $30 per hour.

Not Eligible for Benefits:
With the exception of Workers’ Compensation coverage, not eligible to participate in the District’s benefit programs.

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.

• 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);
• 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.

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.

• 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.
• 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 full‑time) 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 culturally…