Salary: $103,590.00 - $159,061.20Annually
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: EOPS Counselor-24
Closing: 8/23/2024 11:59 PMPacific
Location: Norwalk, CA
Department: EOPS Counselor-24
Division: Student Equity andSuccess
Description
Equity and Diversity
The District is stronglycommitted to achieving staff diversity and the principles of equal opportunity employment. The District encourages a diverse pool ofapplicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, marital status, disability,or sexual orientation in any of its policies, procedures or practices. In fact, the college encourages applications from all segments ofqualified people.
Closing Date
This position will close on August 23, 2024 at 11:59 PM(or when 150 applications are received, whichever occurs sooner).
College Profile
CerritosCollege is ranked 14th among the top 100 schools with the highest Hispanic enrollment in the United States by the United States Departmentof Education. Cerritos College serves as a comprehensive community college for southeastern Los Angeles County. Communities within thecollege's district include Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, La Mirada, Norwalk, and portions of Bell Gardens,Lakewood, Long Beach, Santa Fe Springs and South Gate. Cerritos College offers degrees and certificates in more than 180 areas of study innine divisions. Enrollment currently averages 20,000 students. Visit Cerritos College online at http://www.cerritos.edu.
Department Profile
The NextUp program provides holistic services for current and former foster youthattending Cerritos College, to support their academic and career goals. The program provides foster youth with support and services such as:academic and career counseling, help with books and supplies, transportation assistance, tutoring, food and housing support, emergencygrants, and more.
The counselor filling this role will work with the NextUp students at Cerritos College both on our campus, as wellas those NextUp students that are enrolled in classes while at the Los Padrinos juvenile detention center. They will work closely with thosefrom the Justice Scholars program/manager, as well as working closely with the NextUp team on the Cerritos College campus.
The NextUpprogram is one of two foster youth support programs on the Cerritos College campus; LINC & NextUp provide a holistic approach to supportingour current and former foster youth that are eligible for these programs. NextUp is part of the EOPS/CARE/LINC/NextUp department at CerritosCollege and is part of the Division of Student Equity and Success at Cerritos College.
Distinguishing CareerFeatures
This is a temporary one-year non-tenure track categorically funded position.
Job Duties
ALL FACULTY SHALL:
ALL FULL-TIME FACULTY SHALL:
ALL FACULTY WHO AREASSIGNED CLASSES SHALL:
1. Tests and exams must beavailable to the student without charge.
2. The text and course pack must be available to students with disabilities.
3. Thepublisher must grant read-only access to designated college staff for purposes of evaluation of course materials.
4. The text must bedownloadable or printable.
If these four conditions are not met, the electronic textbook cannot be used.
Minimum Qualifications
Master's degree in counseling, rehabilitation counseling, clinical psychology,counseling psychology, guidance counseling, educational counseling, social work or career development, or the equivalent, ANDEOPS counselors hired after October 24, 1987, shall: (1) Have completed a minimum of nine semester units of college course workpredominantly relating to ethnic minorities or persons handicapped by language, social or economic disadvantages OR (2)Have completed six semester units or the equivalent of a college-level counseling practicum or counseling field-work courses in a communitycollege EOPS program, or in a program dealing predominantly with ethnic minorities or persons handicapped by language, social or economicdisadvantages AND In addition, an EOPS counselor hired after October 24, 1987, shall have two years of occupationalexperience in work relating to ethnic minorities or persons handicapped by language, social or economic disadvantages.
Understandingof and sensitivity to meeting the needs of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation,and ethnic background of the student, community, and employee population.
PreferredQualifications
- Experience working with foster youth.
- Experience working with Justice Scholars or similarprograms focused on justice impacted teens/adults.
- Experience understanding and trained in trauma informed practicespreferred
- A Bachelor's degree or higher in social work
- Experience connecting students to necessary resources both on andoff-campus within the community, such as housing referrals, food insecurities, mental health issues, etc.
Physical Demands
Physical requirements may be met with or without reasonableaccommodations. Requires ambulatory ability to move to various office and classroom-type locations. Ability to operate classroom equipment,including computer, and provide instruction and make presentations. Ability to communicate effectively with individuals or groups to carryon complex or routine conversations. Requires the ability to lift, push, and pull objects of medium weight (less than 30 lbs.) on anoccasional basis.
Salary/Fringe Benefits
Salary is commensurate with education andexperience.
Salary rate is: $103,590.00 - $159,061.20/annual.
Health and welfare benefits include District contribution formedical/dental/vision benefits and employee life insurance ($50,000). (Cash-in-lieu option available on medical insurance.)
Participation in the State Teachers' Retirement System.
Conditions of Employment
This is atemporary one year non-tenure track categorically funded position. Contract will be up to 12 months.
This position requires theability to work at both the Cerritos College campus and Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall.
Appropriate security clearance will be requiredaccording to Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall regulations.
Participation in a pre-service orientation and/or probationary in-servicetraining is required.
Please note: Per Board Policy 7210 "A bachelor's degree or the equivalent, from an accredited educationalinstitution, shall be the minimum degree requirement for obtaining tenure as a faculty member in the District. The Boardof Trustees reserves the right to determine whether a faculty member shall be granted tenure."
Individual who is offeredemployment shall be required to obtain fingerprints for a criminal history clearance through the State Department of Justice and remit therequired fee for processing the fingerprints, produce an original social security card, and submit negative TB test results (must be withinthe past four years or within the last 60 days if not previously employed in a school district in California) beforeemployment.
Proof of eligibility to work in the United States and signing of loyalty oath per Government Codes3100-3109.
Board Policy 2905 will require mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations as a condition of employment. The District requires allemployees to submit proof of full vaccination against COVID-19, as defined by the CDC. Full policy details can be found on the website; Cerritos College - Chapter 2 - Board ofTrustees. Employees may submit requests for medical or religious exemptions to the vaccine mandate for consideration. Details areavailable on the District's COVID-19 webpage
** Please note - the District does not provide forimmigration sponsorships such as H1B Visas.
Candidates must be able to provide proof of California residency prior toemployment.
Application Procedure
Application materials must be submitted by the closingdate.
Applicants who need special services or facilities due to disability in order to apply or interview for this position must notifyHuman Resources at the time of application or at least 72 hours prior to the closing date or date of a scheduled interview.
It isthe applicant's responsibility to provide copies of all transcript(s) verifying all educational degree(s) and/or coursework required for theposition. Transcripts must be from regionally accredited institutions. A foreign transcript must be evaluated by a NACES certified agency.The website address is www.naces.org.
SelectionProcedure
Following the closing date, application materials will be evaluated by a selection committee. Candidates selectedfor further consideration will be limited to those applicants in the competitive group who best meet the qualifications for the position.Interviews will then be conducted by the selection committee, and finalists will be recommended for further consideration by thePresident-Superintendent for final selection and recommendation for employment. The selection process may also include practical exercises(i.e., teaching demonstration and/or other written, technical, manipulative, or simulation exercises) to evaluate candidates'qualifications.
As these are highly competitive positions, meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee an interview. If youhave questions or would like to follow-up regarding your application, please contact Human Resources at HR@Cerritos.edu as search committee members areunable to discuss specific recruitments.
Required Documents
- CoverLetter
- Resume/CV
- Copy of Unofficial Transcripts 1 (Must show all coursework completed and conferral date of thedegree)
The District ensures that all qualified applicants for employment and employees have full and equal access toemployment opportunity, and are not subjected to discrimination in any program or activity of the District on the basis of national origin,religion, age, sex or gender, race, color, medical condition, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, physical ormental disability, or because he or she is perceived to have one or more of the foregoing characteristics, or based on association with aperson or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. .jeid-9c7fcf5bbae8fd4d9fd77f7e74dcbc29
