Counselor - NextUp, EOPS Dream Categorically Funded Madera Community College

Overview

Counselor - Next Up, EOPS, & Dream (Full-Time, Categorically Funded) – Madera Community College, State Center Community College District

Closing Date: 2/12/2026 at 11:59 PM

Campus

Location:

Madera Community College

Start Date: 07/01/2026

At Madera Community 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.

An Equity-minded Individual Is a Person Who

• 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.

We seek leaders who value placing the student at the center of everything we do, mentorship and a collegial, collaborative environment. Leaders should participate in culturally relevant professional development to prepare for the student population at Madera Community College.

The ideal candidate will share Madera Community College's commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population. For the  academic year, enrollment included over 12,000 students with demographics listed in the original description. Madera Community College is a Hispanic-Serving Institution. The successful candidate will join a college dedicated to the students it serves.

The Next Up Program aims to strengthen the college’s capacity to support foster youth in the local service area, encouraging enrollment, retention, degree completion, and transfer of current and former foster youth. The Counselor, Next Up will:

• Provide the total range of community college academic, transfer and career counseling, including orientation and the development of student educational plans (SEP);
• Provide personal counseling on a variety of personal challenges, including relationship issues, interpersonal skills, psychological/behavioral difficulties, decision making, chemical dependency, gender/sexuality issues, health concerns;
• Provide referrals to external community agencies for housing, health, mental health and/or professional counseling;
• Interpret English/math assessments;
• Administer and interpret behavioral skills assessments;
• Instruct counseling classes for college success, career planning, study skills and transfer preparation;
• Provide Independent Living instruction and facilitate small groups on topics of interest;
• Provide special assistance for students on academic probation;
• Meet with faculty and other academic staff as necessary to support individual educational programs;
• Participate in program development, coordinate activities or specialized programs, and evaluate activities or programs;
• Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with campus and community partners;
• 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;
• Work and/or teach in a variety of instructional settings, including evenings, weekends, online or off-campus, and large group instruction as needed;
• Fulfill all duties and responsibilities of instructors as required by Administrative Regulation 7122;
• Other duties as assigned.

All candidates must show responsiveness to the diverse backgrounds of community college students and a commitment to equity-minded practice.
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