Access and Ability Center (AAC) Counselor
Salary: $67,386.00 - $88,844.00 Annually
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 5947-f-02/21
Closing: 4/14/2021 11:59 PM Pacific
Location: Visalia/Tulare/Hanford, CA
Department: Access and Ability Center
Division: Student Services
General Description
College of the Sequoias Community College District is seeking a
candidate to fill a full-time, tenure track position in the Access
and Ability Center beginning August 2021. Under the direction of
the Access and Ability Center Director, the Access and Ability
Counselor will perform a variety of counseling duties, which may
include evening and weekend counseling, as well as counseling for
all three campus locations: Visalia, Hanford and Tulare
Centers.
The faculty and staff of the Access and Ability Center is committed
to providing students with disabilities the opportunity to
successfully matriculate into the mainstream of college and
community life. The Access and Ability Center provides services and
instruction that promotes equal access to educational programs,
self-advocacy, and personal growth opportunities which fosters
individual student success. Initial assignment may include evening
or weekend counseling.
Other responsibilities include participation in the District's
Participatory Governance via committee assignments, full
participation in departmental responsibilities and the willingness
to create and/or participate in and sustain an atmosphere of
equality, justice, and appreciation for diversity throughout our
district.
Commitment to Equity:
College of the Sequoias Community College District values the
ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages,
socioeconomic backgrounds, abilities, genders, gender identities,
and orientations. The District prioritizes applicants who
demonstrate they understand the benefits a diverse student
population brings to a community college and seeks faculty members
who are equity-minded, collegial, committed to helping all students
achieve their educational goals, and value mentorship. Ideal
candidates will share the Sequoias Community College District's
commitment to student-centered pedagogy and to creating inclusive
learning experiences that will benefit our racially and
socioeconomically diverse student population.
Job Duties
Provide specialized academic counseling services including
disability management, academic, career, and personal counseling to
students with disabilities.
Determine student eligibility for support services and secure
professional verification of specific disabilities including, but
not limited to, learning disabilities, physical disabilities,
communication disabilities, acquired brain impairments and
psychological disabilities.
Identify educational limitations and prescribe appropriate
accommodations/adjustments for students with various
disabilities.
Evaluate student progress by developing, reviewing, and
updating Academic Accommodation Plans (AAPs) and student
educational plans. Provide specialized academic and vocational
counseling related to degrees and certificates for eligible
students.
Collaborate with campus faculty/staff, public agencies and
medical professionals regarding accommodations for students with
disabilities; attend various meetings as required.
Recommend and authorize educational
accommodations/adjustments.
Complete learning assessments.
Work cooperatively with staff and students.
Serve as a liaison with agencies, community, and with feeder
high schools to assist students with disabilities transitioning
into COS.
Maintain compliance, proper documentation, and confidentiality
of student ?les.
Attend workshops/conferences to remain current on
laws/issues.
Support Student/Staff needs at various locations.
Maintain current knowledge of instructional methods and new
technologies pertinent to areas of assignment; learn and apply
emerging technologies and advances as necessary to perform duties
in an efficient, organized and timely manner.
Facilitate workshops and assist in the growth and success of a
diverse population of students through careful preparation of
course materials and the utilization of effective teaching
methodologies and counseling technique.
Serve as an advocate for students with disabilities (including
addressing institutional barriers and equitable inclusion to
support the district's student equity plan) while maintaining
effective relationships with faculty, staff and
administration.
Provide information on college major and certificate programs
as they relate to educational and career development; participate
in student and campus activities.
Contribute to the development, assessment of, and completion of
student area outcomes.
Serve on campus committees.
Teach scheduled classes and perform related duties as assigned,
including timely compliance with clerical and administrative
responsibilities; comply with district, college and division
policies in the performance of duties.
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
The candidate must meet the following criteria. Required
Education from a U.S. Department of Education recognized accredited
organization and licensure qualifications. In accordance with Ed
Code Title V for DSP&S, the following requirements are
required:
Master's degree in rehabilitation counseling,
OR
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
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); and either fifteen or
more semester units in upper division or graduate level course work
specifically 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
postsecondary Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS)
Program or in a program dealing predominantly or exclusively with
people with disabilities, or two years of fulltime 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
of the position were predominantly or exclusively for persons with
disabilities, or the equivalent.
AND
Demonstrated sensitivity to, and understanding of, the diverse
academic, social, economic, cultural, disability, and ethnic
backgrounds of community college students.
AND
Experience providing accommodations to students with a wide
range of disabilities in post-secondary, degree-granting
institutions. AND
Knowledge of assistive technologies for individuals with
disabilities. AND
Working knowledge of Title 5, Section 504, the ADAAA and other
disability-related mandates. AND
Experience providing specialized, disability-related academic
counseling.
Candidates claiming equivalency must demonstrate a combination of
education and other accomplishments that are equivalent to the
MQ's.
Note: If claiming equivalency, please complete and
submit the appropriate Equivalency paperwork found at:
https://www.cos.edu/en-us/Governance/Board/BoardPolicies/Documents/AP%207211%20-%20Equivalency.pdf
(Download
PDF reader). Your equivalency paperwork
must be
submitted with your application, by the recruitment
deadline. Please submit as a "supplemental attachment"
within the "Attachment" section of this application.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:
The Access and Ability Center is looking for evidence of the
following:
Successful certification/completion of the California Community
College Chancellor's Office LDESM Training, or eligibility to apply
for the training: formal assessment training, which includes
administration, scoring, and interpretation of cognitive (WAIS-IV
and WJ-III) and achievement (WJ-III and WIAT-III) tests used to
verify learning disabilities. The cognitive training should be
completed at a college or university or through formal instruction
taught by a trainer approved by the test publisher, sponsored by an
association on postsecondary education and disability (e.g. CAPED,
AHEAD), or the California Community College System Office.
Administer and interpret assessments for learning disabilities
(LD) eligibility using the California Community College LD
Eligibility and Services Model (LDESM).
Extensive experience creating specialized education plans for
students with disabilities in a community college setting that lead
to completion, graduation, and/or transfer.
Knowledge and experience counseling a broad range of students
with disabilities including but not limited to veterans with
disabilities, deaf and hard of hearing, students with psychological
disability, learning disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, and
students with physical disabilities.
Experience developing innovative programs that strengthen the
quality of services provided to students with disabilities.
Knowledge of and experience using university articulation
agreements and transfer requirements for counseling community
college students.
Ability to use computer databases to retrieve student, college,
and career information, as well as knowledge of essential computer
applications.
Experience in developing counseling-related workshops and
orientation sessions for students with disabilities.
Awareness of assistive technology and alternate media services
for students with disabilities.
Ability to communicate effectively with students from diverse
socio-economic and disability backgrounds including but not limited
to communication in sign language.
Extensive experience counseling college students with a broad
range of disability related educational limitations, determining
appropriate accommodations based on those limitations and assisting
students in obtaining needed accommodations.
Ability to incorporate student learning outcome objectives
within course and programs and willingness to use and develop
stated objectives and measures.
Ability to make a positive contribution to the instructional
program at College of the Sequoias by developing instructional
activities, course syllabi, and other necessary materials using an
equity framework.
Experience with or interest in alternative instructional modes,
such as web-based or on-line instruction, multi-media systems,
cooperative learning, or integrated curricula.
Application Procedure
To be considered applicants must submit ALL of the
following required material before or by the filing
deadline:
Online COS application
Diversity Statement (included in the Supplemental
Questions)
Letter of interest (Cover Letter), which addresses the
Desirable Qualifications.
Resume
Unofficial copies of transcripts of college/university work.
(If transcripts are not in English, include a summary of courses
and grades). Official transcripts are required upon
employment.
Equivalency documents (if necessary)
Two (2) recent letters of recommendation addressing pertinent
experience or equivalent competencies. If submitting confidential
recommendation letters from a third party, please have letters
emailed to keilar@cos.edu.
Please do not submit a reference list in lieu of letters of
recommendations.
For questions regarding this position, please contact Keila Reynoso
at
keilar@cos.edu.
*Partial reimbursement for travel costs may be available for
applicants traveling more than 200 miles for an
interview.
To apply, visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/cos/jobs/3000923/access-and-ability-center-aac-counselor
COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT IS AN EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: The College of the Sequoias Community College
District is committed to the principles of equal employment
opportunity. It is the District's policy to ensure that all
qualified applicants for employment and employees have full and
equal access to employment opportunity and are not subject to
discrimination in any program or activity of the District on the
basis of ethnic group identification, race, gender, color,
language, accent, citizenship status, ancestry national origin,
age, sex, religion, sexual orientation, transgender, parental
status, marital status, veteran status, physical or mental
disability or medical condition, or on the basis of these perceived
characteristics.
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