Closing Date: 2/3/2023

Position Number: 008596, 001682, 002562, 012000

Location: San Diego Miramar College

Position Type: Academic

The Position:
San Diego Miramar College, a student-ready college, invites all qualified candidates to apply for four (4) Counselor positions. Miramar College, a leader in providing student access and success, seeks candidates who are motivated by serving students in a college community and are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
We are a fast-growing and innovative college with a freshly adopted focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion as we move into a new era. Recently designated as an emerging Minority Serving Institution (MSI) the College is committed to helping students access higher education and achieve success inside and outside the classroom.
The College is located in the Mira Mesa/Scripps Ranch area of San Diego and is one of four colleges/centers in the San Diego Community College District. Our student population of 14,193 [African American (5%), Native American (<1%), Asian (14%), Filipino (7%), Latinx (30%), Multiple Ethnicities (8%), Pacific Islander (1%), White (32%), Unreported (2%)], is reflective of the diverse community we serve.

Counselors provide holistic counseling services to assist students in meeting their personal, educational, and career objectives, including the selection of evaluation instruments; orientation to academic and support programs and services; degree, certificate, and transfer advising; community articulation; research; liaison with instructional departments; and instruction in adaptive skills. San Diego Miramar College is seeking four (4) tenure-track contract counselors.

In addition to expertise in their field, San Diego Miramar College seeks applicants who possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities to support our diverse student populations. Additionally, candidates should be able to demonstrate ways they will develop tools and resources to better serve historically marginalized and minoritized populations. We strongly encourage candidates who possess the experience for the position, and who are student-centered and continue to demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to best serve our student population.Those who join our team at San Diego Miramar College can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative, and equity-focused community that promotes broad collaboration among faculty, classified professionals, administration, students, and community and industry partners. We are proud of our commitment to create a socially just and responsive culture, host ethnically diverse speakers, and support various equity-focused professional development opportunities. Our college strives to ensure that students reach their full potential by eliminating gaps in academic outcomes that traditionally hinder students of color and disproportionately impacted students. In fact, the college's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is encapsulated by our newly adopted Strategic Goal #5:Miramar College Strategic Goal #5Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) - Build an environment that embraces diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, and social justice for the benefit of the college community.Strategic Direction 1- Systematically update college processes, programs, and practices within a comprehensive equity framework for equity-minded practices in the workplace, the classroom, and support programs/services.Strategic Direction 2- Establish comprehensive professional development for the campus community to increase capacity around and engage in equity, diversity, inclusion, social justice, and anti-racism.Strategic Direction 3-Systematically review, develop and incorporate equity-minded practices in: 1) culturally responsive instructional pedagogy, 2) student-centered services, and 3) recruitment, screening, and retention of employees.Applicants can review Miramar College's full strategic plan on Miramar College's: https://sdmiramar.edu/sites/default/files/2021-07/San_Diego_Miramar_College_Fall_2020-Spring_2027_Strategic_Plan.pdf

Major Responsibilities:
1. Provide a variety of programs which inform the community about educational opportunities and programs available in the District; visit high schools; conduct workshops for schools and community groups.
2. Provide information and guidance to students and staff to assure appropriate transfer of high school students into community colleges or adult centers and transition of community college and adult students into four-year institutions; prepare letters of recommendation or nomination.
3. Perform educational advising for prospective students and refer students to support services and faculty to assist them in determining appropriate educational goals.
4. Select, administer, and interpret selected tests and inventories which assist counselors and students.
5. Provide work direction and guidance to assigned para-professional and clerical staff; assist in the evaluation of assigned employees.
6. Assist entering students to complete a first-semester academic program and consult with continuing students as necessary.
7. Provide individual and group career counseling by providing career center information, self-teaching services, and cooperative activities with work experience coordinators, faculty, placement officers, and other representatives from the community.
8. Assist students in finding appropriate in-school resources, as well as outside agencies, to assist in resolving problems and crises which interfere with their functioning as students.
9. Provide counseling services and course offerings for study skills and motivation, as well as information regarding specific curricula, including transfer programs; provide counseling services for probationary or disqualified students; resolve student learning problems in cooperation with the instructional program.
10. Provide counseling services to special program students, such as students in financial aid, foreign students, veterans, and handicapped students, including advisement for both occupational and transfer students.
11. Participate in the evaluation of institutional practices and programs as they affect students; plan and conduct relevant research in areas such as academic skill levels of new students, reasons for student attrition, and follow-up data on transfer of students.
12. Assist with preparation and implementation of college staff development programs.
Assist with the development and implementation of a pre-professional intern or student teacher/counselor program.
14. Develop and teach courses in personal growth or related subject areas as part of regular Counselor assignment; participate in evaluation of instructional materials and recommend catalog revisions as necessary.
15. Confer with faculty regarding individual students; serve as a resource for faculty in dealing with individual student problems.
16. Conduct student, parent, and faculty conferences as necessary.
17. Perform related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
(a) Masters degree, or equivalent foreign degree, in the discipline of the faculty members assignment. (b) Masters degree, or equivalent foreign degree, in a discipline reasonably related to the faculty members assignment and possession of a bachelors degree, or equivalent foreign degree, in the discipline of the faculty members assignment.

Desired Qualifications:
Knowledge:
Applicable sections of the California Education Code.
Counseling techniques, both individually and group.
Principles and practices of counseling within a community college environment.
Sensitivity, understanding, and ability to work with special populations including the diverse academic, socio-economic, disability, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.
Guided Pathways & Equity
Academic and Career Pathways (ACPs)
Requirements for various degree programs and transfer to four-year universities.
Research techniques.
Rules, regulations, and policies of assigned programs.
Technical aspects of field of specialty.
Tests and their use and interpretation for career and educational counseling.
Skills and Abilities:
Analyze a situation correctly and adopt effective course of action.
Communicate both orally and in writing.
Counsel current and prospective students individually and in groups.
Take a leadership role in the counseling department and counselings planning and coordination of campus partnerships, Guided Pathways and Equity, and college committees including outcomes evaluation.
Establish effective relationships with students, faculty, classified professionals, and the business community.
Interpret, apply, and explain policies and procedures.
Make persuasive and articulate presentations before groups.
Train and provide work direction to others.
Training and Experience:
Any combination of training and experience equivalent to: meet requirements for appropriate counseling credential.
License:
Valid California drivers license.
Valid counseling credential.

Licenses:

Pay Information:
Class 1, Step A - Class 6, Step C ($6,032.90 - $8,128.98) per month based on the current AFT - College Faculty Tenured-Tenure Track Monthly Salary Schedule.

Initial salary placement for this Assistant Professor is commensurate with required education and related teaching experience as outlined in section A2.1 of the AFT Faculty Collective Bargaining Agreement and it is non-negotiable. The District offers a comprehensive fringe benefit package including employer paid medical, dental, vision plans, sick leave, and opportunities for professional development. This position is FLSA Exempt and may not accrue overtime. Benefits will be provided under the terms of the AFT-Guild, Local 1931 - Faculty Collective Bargaining Agreement. Annual Salaries will be recalculated for service less than a full academic year based on Education Code 87815, any required adjustment will be made within the first pay period. Travel reimbursement for interviewees traveling more than 200 miles, one-way, may be paid according to geographic location (see SDCCD Travel Stipend Policy, Rev 7/14/2011). Typically, Assistant Professors earn tenure after 4 years and promote to Associate Professor. The SDCCD Employment Web Page provides a link to employee collective bargaining agreements and handbooks, and more information about terms and conditions of employment to include salary and benefits.

To apply, visit: https://www.sdccdjobs.com

All applicants must have demonstrated cultural competency and sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students and staff.

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