Counselor - Adjunct - Spokane Community College

Location: Spokane CC Main Campus Spokane

Department: SCC Counseling

Open Continuous

Starting salary for this position is: $40.83 - $86.87 per hour based on workload category.

This is an adjunct (part-time) position. Compensation will be pro-rated according to the amount of workload assigned. Spokane Colleges reserves the right to cancel this recruitment without notice. Academic employees are represented by the Association of Higher Education (AHE), which is affiliated with NEA and WEA. Membership is optional.

About Us 

Spokane Community College, part of Spokane Colleges, serves 15,000 students with career technical, liberal arts, and adult education programs in Spokane and surrounding rural communities.

Applications will be forwarded to the hiring official as they are received and accepted until the need is filled.

About the Counselor - Adjunct - Spokane Community College

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides academic support services and personal counseling to students and prospective students; 
  Supports student academic success as a generalist counselor through academic and transfer advising, educational planning, clarification of educational, career, and life goals;
• Provides counsel to students in the areas of learning, test-taking, study skills;
• Supports student retention and success through short-term mental health, adjustment, and relational counseling. Provide crisis intervention counseling when appropriate. Maintains a current list of referral sources for use when on-site counseling is inappropriate;
• Serve as liaison between the counseling department and program instructional faculty. Also, liaise with program Advisory Committees when appropriate. If assigned to the Transfer Advising Center, will liaise with baccalaureate institutions in the region;
• Attend division, department, general faculty meetings, and when directed, district meetings, and in-service training; serves on district or college councils or committees, and preforms other activities within the scope of the position;
• Complies with state and federal law applicable to professional duties and responsibilities;
• Follows established procedures in areas such as sprinting, turning in grades, bookstore orders, office support, student financial aid requirements, safety regulations and related administrative processes;
• Support and advance the CCS strategic plan, and perform other duties as assigned;
• In Addition, counselors may:
  • Develop and deliver courses in college orientation/success and career planning utilizing appropriate pedagogy and technology that facilitates student learning and success.
  • Supervise paraprofessional employees or direct the work of assigned work-study students. 
    Responsible for ensuring assigned staff adhere to acceptable behavior and performance standards.
  • Demonstrate that assigned staff have been informed how behavior and performance will be assessed, receive timely and accurate feedback regarding performance, and any observed performance and behavioral problems are corrected promptly.
  • Advise student clubs or associations.
  • Participate in student recruitment activities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• An earned Master’s degree in Counseling or closely related field from an accredited institution.
• Previous counseling experience in an academic or vocational setting.
• Acceptance of the responsibility to promote the welfare and best interests of students at all times.A demonstrable understanding and acceptance of the mission, values, goals and objectives of CCS.The ability to perform assigned duties in a manner consistent with applicable laws, regulations and goals of the institution, community and technical college system.
• A demonstrated understanding and value for the contributions that a diverse workforce can make to the success of the organization and the students we serve.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Vocational counseling background.
• Experience working in a higher education setting.
• Experience in group facilitation and mediation.
• Experience working with a diverse student base to include: underrepresented, non-traditional, economically disadvantaged, and/or people with disabilities.
• Knowledge of Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
• Teaching experience.
• Experience in academic advising and career plan