Counselor: Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSP&S)

Ventura County Community College District; Ventura (CA); Vor Ort; USD 70.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Moorpark College, part of the Ventura County Community College District, seeks a Counselor for DSP&S to provide comprehensive counseling and guidance to students with disabilities. The position is full-time and tenure-track, beginning Spring 2027, with responsibilities spanning advising, program development, and collaboration with instructors and services.

Minimum qualifications include a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling or related field, or equivalent, and a license/equivalency for

Qualifikationen

• Master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling or related field as listed.
• License as an MFT or equivalently qualified education and experience as described.

Aufgaben

• Provide comprehensive counseling, career guidance, and advisement services to students to develop academic and career plans.
• Refer students to support services and monitor progress; advise on probation.
• Develop individualized plans for labor market entry and opportunities; guide internships and work-study.
• Counsel on career choices, matriculation processes, and program requirements at other colleges.
• Assist in outreach to recruit eligible students and facilitate enrollment in college.
• Conduct orientation events to familiarize students with college programs and services, including financial aid and registration.

Ausbildung

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 a 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)

Jobbeschreibung

Counselor: Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSP&S)

Ventura County Community College District

Salary:

Job Type: Full-Time Faculty: Tenure-Track

Job Number: 2026-00276

Location: Moorpark College (Moorpark CA), CA

Department: MC - Student Learning

Closing: 11/8/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

WHAT YOU\'LL DO

Under the general supervision of a dean, a Counselor provides comprehensive counseling, career guidance, and advisement services to students from diverse backgrounds for the purpose of developing and facilitating the attainment of their academic, vocational, and personal objectives.

There is one full-time, tenure-track position at Moorpark College that will begin during the Spring 2027 semester.

Please note that all academic employees of the District are scheduled depending upon staffing needs as defined within the terms of the VCCCD/AFT Agreement. Nontraditional assignments such as evening, weekend, or off-site assignments may be made with the consent of a faculty member, management or when special conditions exist on a campus as defined.

WHERE YOU\'LL WORK

Moorpark College, one of three colleges in the Ventura County Community College District, was founded in 1967. It serves approximately 15,000 students and, with a \"students first\" philosophy, empowers its diverse community of learners to complete their goals for academic transfer, basic skills, and career education. Moorpark College is one of the most beautiful community colleges in California. Set on 150 acres, the campus is nestled in the foothills on the southeastern flank of Ventura County, about 40 miles from UCLA, and approximately 75 miles from UC Santa Barbara. It is also a short drive from CSU Northridge, CSU Channel Islands, and California Lutheran University. Moorpark College has been recognized as an Aspen 150 College for the last two years. Known for transfer of students to public and private universities, Moorpark College has the highest number of Associate Degree for Transfer among California community colleges its size.

Moorpark College has the distinction of being recognized as a Champion of Higher Education by the Campaign for College Opportunity in each of the last five years. A Hispanic Serving Institution, it has an excellent reputation for preparing minority and economically disadvantaged students for university transfer and career success. Moorpark College\'s signature career/technical programs include nursing, radiation technology, biotechnology, and exotic animal training which incorporates the world-renowned America\'s Teaching Zoo. The college also offers a dynamic range of classes and programs in the visual and performing arts, and its pristine athletic fields and mild climate provide an excellent home for our student athletes. Moorpark College has received numerous grants, including a $2.9 million Department of Education Title V grant in 2020 for its Project STEM Impacto, which develops student cohorts in biology, biotechnology, and computer network systems engineering. Moorpark College student outcomes demonstrate that education inspires and transforms communities.

More information can be found on the Moorpark College website.

WHO WE ARE

The Ventura County Community College District (VCCCD) is a public community college district serving residents throughout Ventura County. VCCCD\'s three colleges - Moorpark College, Oxnard College, and Ventura College - offer programs for transfer to four-year colleges and universities; career technical training, basic skills instruction; as well as community service, economic development, and continuing education for cultural growth, life enrichment, and skills improvement.

The Ventura County Community College District recognizes that a diverse community of faculty, staff, and administrators promotes academic excellence and creates an inclusive educational and work environment for its employees, contractors, students, and the community it serves. With the understanding that a diverse community fosters multicultural awareness, promotes mutual understanding and respect, and provides role models for all students, VCCCD is committed to recruiting and employing a diverse and qualified group of administrators, faculty, and staff members who are dedicated to the success of all college students.

The Ventura County Community College District does not engage in any employment practice that discriminates against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of ethnic group identification, race, color, language, accent, immigration status, ancestry, national origin, political beliefs, age, gender, sex, religion, transgender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, and/or physical or mental disability.

Representative Duties

• Provide comprehensive academic, personal and vocational counseling to students; assist students in developing their educational plans and acquisition of college survival skills; foster academic success to retain students; assist students in the selection of a course of study, major, or certificate program.
• Refer students to appropriate support services, programs, resources, and other professionals based on need and eligibility for assistance; monitor academic progress; and counsel students on academic probation.
• Develop individual plans with students preparing to enter the labor market; identify skill training needs and opportunities for student internship, job search, work experience/work-study and employment.
• Counsel students regarding career choices, goal setting, and decision making; provide information on the matriculation process and program requirements at other colleges or universities.
• Assist in the development of outreach activities to identify and recruit eligible students and facilitate their enrollment in the college.
• Conduct orientation events to familiarize students with the location and function of college programs and services, including the application and registration process, academic and grading standards, college terminology, course add and drop procedures and related rules, and financial aid application procedures.
• Maintain current, accurate records of counseling sessions; assist in compiling statistical data and prepare reports related to program operations, activities, and progress.
• Assist in the preparation of counseling-related publications and presentation of workshops for targeted populations.
• Advocate for students with special needs and collaborate with college instructors, counselors, and other campus and community resources to assist students in the pursuit of their educational goals.
• Assist in the development and implementation of programs focusing on access and retention for targeted populations.
• Provide work direction to others.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

E = Essential Duties

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must possess the minimum qualifications for the discipline as approved by the California Community Colleges Board of Governors and defined in the Minimum Qualifications for Faculty and Administrators in California Community Colleges handbook.

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 a 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 15 or more semester units in upper division or graduate level course work 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 post-secondary Disabled Students Programs and Services program or in a program dealing with people with disabilities, OR two years of full time 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 welfareorganizations in which the responsibilities are for persons with disabilities OR the equivalent*; ALL coursework must be from a recognized accredited college or university. The Ventura County Community College District recognizes that candidates may attain expertise in a discipline through a variety of means. Certain combinations of education, experience and other accomplishments in the field may be judged by the District as equal to the stated minimum qualifications for this position. For details, see the equivalency section and policy references in the original posting. Supplemental information and equivalency guidance are available within the original job posting.