Academic EOPS Counselor

LAKE TAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE; South Lake Tahoe (CA); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

CalSTRS pension

Job summary

Lake Tahoe Community College invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Academic Counselor within LTCC’s Student Services Division to support students’ personal, academic, and career goals. The position emphasizes counseling for diverse student programs such as EOPS, CARE, CalWORKs, and NextUp, with a strong commitment to equity and student success.

Salary placement ranges from master’s-degree tracks to doctoral tracks, with benefits including health coverage and a CalSTRS pension.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in counseling or related field is required or equivalent.
• Ability to provide comprehensive academic, career, transfer, personal, and retention-focused counseling.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive academic, career, transfer, personal, and retention-focused counseling services to students in LTCC programs.
• Assist students in developing educational plans, setting academic goals, and navigating college processes.
• Provide counseling, advising, and student contact services mandated by Title 5 for EOPS/CARE/NextUp programs and maintain documentation.
• Plan, coordinate, implement, and evaluate programs, services, workshops, orientations, and interventions for student success.
• Establish and maintain partnerships with college departments and external partners to support EOPS/CARE/CalWORKs/NextUp students.
• Monitor program budgets, reports, and compliance documentation for categorical programs.

Education

Master’s degree in counseling or related field

Job description

California's Premier Destination Community College

Lake Tahoe Community College ( LTCC ) announces an opportunity to work as a full-time, tenure-track Academic Counselor in LTCC’s Student Services Division. Counseling support services are critical in helping students achieve their personal, academic, and career goals. LTCC has established programs and initiatives supporting various groups of students that have and will continue to require greater involvement from the Counseling department. These include: Guided Pathways, Lake Tahoe College Promise, Rising Scholars Program, extended evening hours in the Counseling Department and more.

APPLICATION PROCESS

After review, applicants judged most suitable for the position will be invited to initial interviews. These applicants will be notified by phone on or about Wednesday, August 19, 2026. Initial interviews will be conducted by a committee of campus constituents and are tentatively scheduled for September 3 and 4, 2026.
Finalists will then be invited to a secondary process on September 17 and 18, 2026. Travel allowances and district-provided lodging will be provided to qualifying applicants. Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee an interview.

LTCC reserves the right to return to the applicant pool at any point during the recruitment process.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Salary Range: LTCC offers a competitive compensation package that includes a starting placement salary of $77,922 to $100,915 annually for faculty who hold a master’s degree or equivalent, dependent upon teaching and work experience, or starting placement salary of $94,044 to $117,038 annually for faculty who hold a doctoral degree, dependent upon teaching and work experience. See the faculty salary schedule for further information regarding education and salary placement.

Benefits: Health and Welfare benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long term disability. These benefits also include full coverage of a gold-level medical plan which, on average, covers 80% of healthcare expenses for a standard population. LTCC also matches 19.1% of an eligible employee’s salary and contributes it into a CalSTRS pension account for qualifying employees.

This position is a 200-day contract over fall, winter, and spring quarters. This position is exempt from overtime compensation. 10 days of sick leave accrue annually.

LTCC’s Commitment to Diversity

Our ideal candidate will share and participate in LTCC’s commitment to the values of diversity and equity while serving its ethnically and socioeconomically diverse student population. Lake Tahoe Community College is a federally designated Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the surrounding California and Nevada area.

Description

Representative Duties

• Provide comprehensive academic, career, transfer, personal, and retention-focused counseling services to students participating in Extended Opportunity Programs and Services ( EOPS ), Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education ( CARE ), CalWORKs, NextUp, and other special populations, ensuring compliance with applicable state regulations and program requirements.
• Assist students in the development of educational plans, academic goal setting, transfer preparation, and navigation of college processes while providing intensive support services that promote persistence, retention, completion, and successful educational outcomes.
• Provide the required counseling, advising, and student contact services mandated by Title 5 regulations for EOPS participants and maintain appropriate documentation to support program compliance, accountability, and reporting requirements.
• Plan, coordinate, implement, and evaluate programs, services, workshops, orientations, interventions, and activities that support the academic, personal, and career success of EOPS , CARE , CalWORKs, and NextUp students.
• Establish, cultivate, and maintain collaborative partnerships with college departments, community-based organizations, social service agencies, K-12 districts, and regional partners to expand resources and support networks for EOPS , CARE , CalWORKs, and NextUp students.
• Assist in the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of annual Program Plans, budgets, reports, and other required documentation for EOPS , CARE , CalWORKs, and NextUp programs; support program review processes, outcome assessment activities, and compliance reporting required by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office.
• Monitor student eligibility, participation, and service requirements for categorical programs and ensure accurate recordkeeping, data collection, and reporting in accordance with state regulations, funding requirements, and district policies.
• Participate in full-time faculty responsibilities including faculty and departmental meetings, shared governance activities, departmental planning, community engagement, professional development, and committee assignments.
• Support students in navigating academic coursework, financial aid processes, transfer opportunities, and career pathways, and provide referrals to mental health, basic needs, employment, housing, childcare, and other support services as appropriate.
• Collaborate with counseling faculty, student services professionals, instructional faculty, and administrators to advance student success initiatives.
• Coordinate outreach, recruitment, orientation, recognition, and special events designed to increase awareness, participation, and student engagement in EOPS , CARE , CalWORKs, and NextUp programs.
• Contribute to the development, management, and stewardship of departmental and categorical program budgets and resources.
• Consult and collaborate with faculty, staff, administrators, and external partners to address student needs, remove barriers to success, and strengthen pathways to educational and career attainment.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Minimum References Needed

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Employment Standards

Minimum Qualifications

As this position covers two areas of discipline, the Minimum Qualifications for Faculty and Administrators in California Community Colleges, Title V Regulations, requires that the successful candidate must demonstrate that they satisfy minimum qualifications for Counseling: Extended Opportunity Programs and Services ( EOPS ).

Counseling: EOPS

• Master’s degree in counseling, rehabilitation counseling, clinical psychology, counseling psychology, guidance counseling, educational counseling, social work or career development, OR the equivalent.

AND

EOPS counselors hired after October 24, 1987, shall:

• (1) Have completed a minimum of nine semester units of college course work predominantly relating to ethnic minorities or persons handicapped by language, social or economic disadvantages; OR