TEST SBAdjunct Counselor (Part-Time and Grant-Funded) - (All sites)

Moraine Valley Community College; Palos Hills (IL); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Moraine Valley Community College’s Counseling & Career Development Center is seeking adjunct/part-time counselors to provide a range of counseling services to support the academic, career, and personal growth of students across campus.

One position will be at the Education Center in Blue Island and the other at the Southwest Education Center in Tinley Park, funded under Illinois state act and subject to annual appropriation.

Qualifications

• Experience counseling diverse student populations.
• Academic training/experience with multicultural and linguistically diverse students.
• Fluency in more than one language encouraged, especially Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group counseling to Moraine Valley students.
• Intervene with academically at-risk students.
• Consult with faculty and staff on student concerns.
• Attend to students in crisis and assist during financial emergencies.
• Facilitate workshops and support departmental programming.

Skills

Counseling

Crisis intervention

Multicultural counseling

Spanish language

Education

Master's degree in Counseling

Job description

Duties

The Counseling & Career Development Center is seeking adjunct/part-time Counselors (grant-funded) to perform a variety of counseling services to facilitate the academic, career and personal growth of Moraine Valley students. Duties include providing individual and group counseling, intervening with academically at-risk students, consulting with faculty and staff regarding student concerns, attending to students in crisis, assisting students facing financial emergencies, facilitating workshops and seminars, and supporting departmental programming. One position will be primarily located at the Education Center at Blue Island and the other position will be primarily located at the Southwest Education Center in Tinley Park. Funding for these positions has been provided by the State of Illinois in compliance with the Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act, and is subject to annual appropriation. Please see below.

Duties

The Counseling & Career Development Center is seeking adjunct/part-time Counselors (grant-funded) to perform a variety of counseling services to facilitate the academic, career and personal growth of Moraine Valley students. Duties include providing individual and group counseling, intervening with academically at-risk students, consulting with faculty and staff regarding student concerns, attending to students in crisis, assisting students facing financial emergencies, facilitating workshops and seminars, and supporting departmental programming. One position will be primarily located at the Education Center at Blue Island and the other position will be primarily located at the Southwest Education Center in Tinley Park. Funding for these positions has been provided by the State of Illinois in compliance with the Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act, and is subject to annual appropriation. Please see below.

Qualifications

The position requires a strong commitment to promoting student learning, development and success through holistic counseling services to meet the changing needs of a highly diverse student population. Applicants should have academic training and or experience with counseling multicultural and linguistically diverse students. Individuals with fluency in more than one language, especially in Spanish, are encouraged to apply. Applicants with a passion for working with academically at-risk students are desired.