Counselor/Coordinator, Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSPS) (Full-Time, Categorically Funded) Reedley College
Please see Special Instructions for more details.
This is a full-time categorically funded position contingent upon funding. The District may fill more than one position from this pool.
Announcement Information
Posting Number
Posting Number AA2026-2143
Title
Title Counselor/Coordinator, Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSPS) (Full-Time, Categorically Funded) Reedley College
Campus Location
Campus Location Reedley College
Start Date
Start Date 10/01/2026
Essential Functions of Position
At Reedley College we value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities and orientations. We prioritize applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits a diverse student population brings to a community college. The successful candidate will be an equity-minded leader committed to student success achieved through collaboration with faculty, classified staff, administration, students and community partners who are also dedicated to closing equity gaps.
An equity-minded individual is a person who:
- Understands the importance of holding ourselves accountable as educators for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices;
- Reframes inequities as a problem of practice and views the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility;
- Encourages positive race-consciousness and embraces human difference;
- Supports institutional practices that both develop and sustain culturally responsive teaching and learning environments; and
- Strategically builds support for and participation in equity-related initiatives across both our internal and external communities.
Reedley College seeks leaders who value placing the student at the center of everything we do, mentorship and working in a collegial, collaborative environment. Leaders should be open and willing to participate in culturally relevant professional development that will help them prepare for the population of students who attend Reedley College.
The ideal candidate will share Reedley College’s commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population. For the 2025-2026 academic year, we enrolled over 18,000 students in which 73% identify as Latinx, 7% as Asian/Pacific Islander, 2% as Black/African American, 15% as White, 1% as American Indian/Alaska Native, and 2% as multiracial. Reedley College is a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the College has to the educational attainment and economic well-being of the surrounding community. The successful candidate will join a college dedicated to the students it serves.
Under the administrative direction of the Director, Disabled Student Programs & Services ( DSP &S), the Counselor/Coordinator will provide a complete range of counseling, accommodation, and support resource services offered by the DSP &S Program at Reedley College. Duties of the Counselor/Coordinator will include the following:
- An equity-minded framework that ensure services and processes designed and delivered to meet the diverse needs of students;
- Evaluating verification of disability documentation, identifying educational limitations and arrange for appropriate and reasonable accommodations which address those limitations;
- Developing and revising Academic Accommodation Plans (AAPs) and Student Educational Plans (SEPs) for students with disabilities;
- Facilitating and coordinating accommodations, such as testing accommodations, note taking, alternate media, adaptive equipment, ASL interpreting, etc.;
- Collaborating with others to plan and provide students with support in navigating the college processes related to enrollment, matriculation and onboarding;
- Utilizing multiple measures to determine appropriate class placement;
- Determining qualifications and appropriate individual support programs for disabled students, providing direct personal, vocational, and academic counseling services;
- Meeting with faculty and other academic staff as necessary to support the individual educational programs of students;
- Providing liaison services between disabled students, faculty, staff, and appropriate campus and community support systems;
- Providing specialized academic, career, personal, and disability management counseling to students with disabilities from diverse backgrounds;
- Providing advising related to transfer admission agreements to public and private universities, Associate Degree for Transfer (ADTs), major, and general education;
- Monitoring and tracking students’ academic performance and progress in degree objectives to ensure effective use of services and successful attainment of program objectives;
- Effective use of the Starfish student success platform;
- Maintaining confidential records;
- Accurately recording and completing data entry of information needed to complete mandated reports and service records;
- Participating in professional development activities related to student achievement and equity, program development and review, student activities, and faculty committees;
- Participating and assisting with in-service training for faculty, staff, and community;
- Providing liaison services between students with disabilities, faculty, staff, and appropriate campus and community support systems;
- Working with other DSP &S counselors to provide support for students navigating pathways and act as an internal liaison to pathway success teams;
- Participating in the preparation of budget, annual performance reports, and other reports as directed;
- Organizing and offering various support groups, instruction and programs for disabled students;
- Interpreting diagnostic test results to students and counselors, and parents if applicable;
- Serving on and attending department, college, and district committees as needed;
- Participating in program review, student learning outcome development and assessment to improve student learning;
- Assignments in a variety of settings and times, including evening and/or weekends, and on-line or off-campus as needed;
- Performing other related duties as requested; and
- Otherwise fulfilling all of the duties and responsibilities as required by Administrative Regulation 7122.