Career and Transfer Counselor (Tenure Track)

Career and Transfer Counselor (Tenure Track)

Join Our Mission To Transform Lives Position Details:

Thank you for your interest in applying for the tenure-track faculty position in the Counseling area at DVC! We are eager to learn about who you are and why you are passionate about counseling at our community college. We want to know what you are like as a counselor/instructor, colleague, and member of a campus community. We are looking for a colleague who will demonstrate discipline expertise and show sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic backgrounds and abilities of community college students. We are looking for counselors/instructors who share a strong commitment to social and racial justice and who use or are inspired to use anti-racist pedagogies that close equity gaps by recognizing, understanding, and respecting the perspectives/approaches of all students. We strongly encourage those with historically marginalized and/or underrepresented identities to apply, including people of color, non-binary and transgender individuals, women, and Indigenous people. This position requires on-campus counseling. Desirable Qualifications and Supplemental Questions:

Please use your cover letter, CV/resume and the supplemental questions to address all the minimum and desirable qualifications. It is required that all supplemental questions are answered. Note:

The disciplines listed in the minimum qualifications are determined by the statewide Academic Senate for California Community Colleges. A Doctoral degree (PhD) is considered to encompass a master’s degree (MA or MS). If the title(s) of your degree major(s) listed on your unofficial transcripts or other documents from the degree-granting institutions are not an

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to the degrees listed below, you

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submit an equivalency form. Without it, your application will not be considered. In addition to responding to the required Supplemental Questions below, please upload the following required documents: Any/all undergraduate and graduate unofficial transcripts (must show degree and the date degree was conferred) Résumé/CV including information regarding preparation and experience relevant to the position Cover letter explaining your interest in the position Description of Position

Diablo Valley College inspires, educates, and empowers a diverse community of students to transform their lives and their communities. DVC counselors/instructors close the equity gaps by fostering success among all students. To help further this work, DVC seeks a tenure-track Career and Transfer Counselor to start in Fall 2025. This role will work in close collaboration with the Career & Transfer Center Manager, Transfer and Career Program Coordinators to create and deliver transfer and career services especially focused on meeting the needs of underrepresented and underprepared students from educationally disadvantaged backgrounds. This position will require that the individual use a variety of counseling techniques and strategies to provide academic, career and personal counseling services to all students. In addition, the individual will be delivering services through teaching courses and facilitating workshops. Among other counseling interventions, this position will assist students in exploring careers and majors, understanding educational pathways, identifying research, internship, and job opportunities, connecting to transfer support programs and resources, developing their career portfolio, and overcoming obstacles to success. Understanding of and Sensitivity to Diversity

The applicant must possess one of the following qualifications (earned degrees must be from an accredited college/university): Master’s in counseling, rehabilitation counseling, clinical psychology, counseling psychology, guidance counseling, educational counseling, social work, career development, marriage and family therapy or marriage, family and child counseling, OR the equivalent (NOTE: A bachelor’s degree in one of the listed degrees and a license as a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) is an alternative qualification for this discipline.) If you do not possess the

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minimum qualifications (i.e., you do not possess the

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degree title listed) and believe that you meet the minimum qualifications, fill out the equivalency petition form in the document section of the online application. Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: Counsel students (face to face and distance/online) in the exploration and decision-making process of developing and pursuing educational, career, and personal goals. Provide educational planning assistance for students with an emphasis on underrepresented and underprepared students from educationally disadvantaged backgrounds. Counsel students in exploring majors, careers, and current and future employment trends. Develop and lead workshops and trainings related to transfer and career-related topics. Collaborate with the Career and Transfer team to evaluate and design resources, services, and activities necessary for supporting students. Maintain appropriate standards of professional conduct and ethics. Perform other related duties as assigned. How to Apply

Interested applicants must submit all of the application materials online to be considered for this position. You should submit an unofficial transcript for screening purposes. Documents uploaded online must be the actual documents to be considered for review. Selection Process

Applications will be screened to ensure the applicant meets the minimum qualifications as stated in the job announcement. Inquiries

For inquiries regarding the position, please contact Maria Dawson, Counselor, at mdawson@dvc.edu, or 925-969-2146. Required Documents

Required Documents: Cover Letter Resume/CV Unofficial Transcript (must show degree(s) conferred)

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