Adjunct Faculty - Counseling Program

South University; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 34,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

South University seeks an adjunct Clinical Mental Health Counseling faculty member to teach and facilitate courses aligned with CACREP standards. This campus-based role involves developing instructional plans, delivering engaging content, and assessing student outcomes in a supportive academic environment.

The position emphasizes student-centered learning, professional ethics, and ongoing professional development, with a focus on both on-campus and online delivery as needed.

Qualifications

• Earned doctoral degree in Counselor Education or related field.
• 2-3 sentences describing CACREP alignment expected.
• Experience teaching in CACREP-accredited programs preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver competency-based education aligned with CACREP standards.
• Design instruction and lesson plans for campus-based courses.
• Utilize technology to support student learning and online offerings.
• Maintain records, submit grades, and enforce policies on time.
• Engage students and foster a respectful learning environment.

Skills

CACREP standards

Academic instruction

Record-keeping

Learning management systems

Microsoft Office

Critical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Education technology

Curriculum design

Education

Doctoral degree in Counselor Education

Tools

Microsoft Office

Learning Management Systems

Job description

South University provides a warm, supportive learning environmentthat will encourage you to join a community of faculty, staff andstudents eager to play a role in helping you achieve yourprofessional goals, on campus and online.

The South University 125-year story—past, present, and future—is ahistory formed by the many individuals who have developed theeducation and spirit of community that have become our pledge tostudents, faculty, staff, alumni and supporters of SouthUniversity. Whether you have been part of the University family formany years, have recently come our way, or are thinking aboutjoining us, you will find South University to be a place you cancall home.

What's next for you is the first priority for us!

Visit www.southuniversity.edu today to learn moreabout what makes us stand apart as a place to Belong,Believe and Become, a place where you can make adifference in the lives of students eager to learn and grow.

South University, the right direction for a brighterfuture.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Clinical Mental Health Counseling adjunct faculty are responsiblefor instructing and facilitating meaningful learning of the courseoutcomes in the curriculum and proactively supporting all facets ofthe learning environment adhering to South University’s mission andCACREP standards. This role promotes a student-centered learningenvironment that prepares graduates to fulfill the evolving needsof the marketplace. Faculty are expected to foster a culture thatvalues mutual responsibility and respect, life-long learning,diversity, and ethics as well as personal and professionaldevelopment. This is a campus based position.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Provides competency-based education which aligns with the SouthUniversity model of curricula as well as supports the SouthUniversity style of system delivery in keeping with CACREPstandards.
2. Designs and delivers instruction through the development ofinstructional plans to meet knowledge and skills-based courseoutcomes, the development of activities that support lessonobjectives, and for online courses, deliver the instruction asapproved within each course shell.
3. Effectively utilizes technology in the classroom to support thestudent learning experience.
4. Enables the achievement of pre-defined KPI outcomes for studentachievement and evaluation of learning by providing instructionthat fosters proficiency and establishes student performancecriteria and evaluation.
5. Delivers learning-centered instruction by establishing aneducational environment conducive to learning and studentinvolvement and effectively planning and preparing for classes andstudent success.
6. Promotes student success by showing flexibility in style andwork schedule and exhibiting a passion for teaching and students,and engaging students in the learning process.
7. Manages the educational environment through keeping accuraterecords, submitting grades and other reports on time, and enforcingacademic and attendance policies consistent with the CMHC program,school, campus, or online division.
8. Relates professional clinical experience to learning bycontinuing professional knowledge and skills development, theintroduction of varied therapeutic approaches into courses, and theactive awareness of counseling trends and opportunities.
9. Participates in the faculty development process to enhanceknowledge, skills, and abilities in learner-centeredinstruction.
10. Communicates consistently and effectively with supervisor(s),faculty, and other South University administrators.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

• Earned doctoral degree in Counselor Education or a closelyrelated field relevant to the area they would teach.

Experience:

• Ability to read, understand, write, interpret, and implementaccreditation criteria and state agency regulations.
• Ability to teach in a manner that meets CACREP standards whileimplementing real world and current scenarios to discuss counselingtheories and standards in a manner that informs and educates butdoes not engender classroom conflict.
• Academic Processes - knowledge of university guidelines, coursedescriptions, and academic terminology
• Clerical - knowledge of office administrative procedures,including accurate record-keeping
• Computer - ability to perform basic computer processes,including word processing, web browsing, and utilization ofMicrosoft Office
• Technical Knowledge and Application - proficiency with theonline learning environment, including the creation of digitalmedia and utilization of learning management systems
• Mathematics – ability to perform basic mathematiccalculations
• Critical Thinking - uses logic and reasoning to look atdifferent types of information in order to make conclusions andwork through problems
• Research - Locates key facts and information to learn moreabout different types of information
• Interpersonal Skills - communicates and interacts with peopleeffectively while being aware of social perceptions

License/Certifications:

• Membership in a professional association tied to the counselingprofession is preferred.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here arerepresentative of those encountered while performing the essentialfunctions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be madeto enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform theessential functions of the position.

South University is an Equal Opportunity Employer andembraces diversity as a critical step in ensuring employee, studentand graduate success. We are committed to building and developing adiverse environment where a variety of ideas, cultures, andperspectives can thrive.