Assistant Professor Counseling

Summary

The successful candidates for this full-time, tenure track Assistant Professor, Counseling position will provide counseling services under the direct supervision of the Manager, Counseling and Advising.
Position responsibilities include providing academic, career, and personal counseling services to students to help them determine and achieve their academic, vocational, and personal goals.
Counseling responsibilities may include, but are not limited to the following:
 

• Provide students with presentations, workshops, career and educational goal setting, educational planning, and ongoing follow-up services
• Facilitate and teach study-skills and career decision making classes (including credit, noncredit, and online)
• Provide students with assistance in assessing abilities, aptitudes, interests, work values systems, and personality patterns related to occupations and careers
• Participate in department meetings and work groups that develop, evaluate and deliver services that support student success
• Assist in the planning and implementation of orientation and outreach activities
• Maintain current knowledge of counseling practices, methods, and techniques
• Proficient use of computers, common software, and related technologies
• Develop and review of curriculum as well as including assessment of learning
• Refer students to appropriate campus and community resources and services
• Ability to work cooperatively with others
• Provide brief individual counseling to assist students in resolving personal problems
• Accept referrals from teaching faculty and other college personnel
• Confer with teaching faculty regarding individual students when appropriate
• Provide crisis intervention and support
• Additional professional assignments include attendance at faculty/college meetings, curriculum and program development, and related duties as required or assigned

Assignments may include evening and weekend assignments and teaching courses.

Qualifications

Master’s degree in counseling, rehabilitation counseling, clinical psychology, counseling psychology, guidance counseling, educational counseling, social work, career development, marriage and family therapy or marriage, family and child counseling, OR the equivalent.  
NOTE: A bachelor’s degree in one of the listed degrees and a license as a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) is an alternative qualification for this discipline.

Preferred Qualifications
 

• Recent (within three years) successful academic/personal counseling experience in an educational setting, preferably community college
• Recent experience counseling with and/or demonstrated understanding of the issues faced by veterans, foster or former foster youth, basic skills students, first generation college students, students with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups
• Recent career counseling experience which includes interpreting results of career inventories
• Experience developing education plans for Career Education (CE) and transfer students seeking admission to University of California (UC), California State University (CSU), and private universities
• Demonstrated interest and willingness to teach online courses
• Ability to utilize a variety of technology tools, student information systems, and online resources to effectively support students

Start Date: Fall 2026

You will need the following information to complete the online process:

1. Letter of introduction expressing interest in the position and describing the candidate’s qualifications.
2. Professional résumé or curriculum vitae.
3. Transcripts of all college degrees and courses (unofficial is sufficient for application; official copies will be required of the successful candidate).
4. A statement of Teaching Philosophy.

Final 25-26 FACULTY 2 COLA - 78 Parity.pdf (Download PDF reader)
 Placement of all faculty will be determined by Class (column) and Step as described below:

Class I: AA + 6 years occupational experience; and BA + 2 years of occupational experience.

Class II: MA; BA + 30 units post BA; BA + 4 years occupational experience; AA + 8 years occupational experience.

Class III: MA with 50 units post BA; BA + 50 units post BA; BA + 6 years occupational experience; AA + 10 years occupational experience.

Class IV: MA with 70 units post BA; BA + 70 units post BA; BA + 8 years occupational experience. 3.9.2.1 For all Classes, all degrees and units must be from regionally accredited (or equivalent) institutions of higher education.

3.9.2.2 For Classes III and IV, all units beyond a Bachelor’s Degree must be upper division or graduate level semester units (or equivalent) earned subsequent to the granting of the Bachelor’s Degree.

3.9.2.3 Nursing faculty and those faculty whose initial assignment is in disciplines the Minimum qualifications for Faculty and Administrators in California Community Colleges identifies as “disciplines in which a master’s degree is not generally expected or available” may be credited in class placement for years of full-time, paid occupational experience. 3.9.2.3.1 Full-time, paid occupational experience as an apprentice qualifies for credit toward column placement.

3.9.2.3.2 Experience as a teaching or laboratory assistant does not count towards initial salary placement.

3.9.2.3.3 Experience years as an intern paid or unpaid do not count as occupation years.

3.9.3 Step Placement: Up to seven steps may be credited to a faculty member for prior teaching experience. Maximum step placement for teaching experience is step 7.

3.9.3.1 Credit for college teaching experience will be computed as one step for each one year of experience.

3.9.3.2 Credit for high school teaching experience will be computed as one step for each two years of experience.

3.9.4 Initial salary schedule placement for a faculty member occurs prior to the first day of employment with the District as a faculty member. Documentation of education and of prior work experience that may affect initial class and step placement must be submitted to the Office of Human Resources within 30 days of signing the Initial Employment Agreement. Only work experience completed prior to the first day of employment with the district can be considered. The District shall provide notice to new faculty of this requirement. If documentation is received after the 30 days, changes to step/ class placement will take effect the following semester.

3.9.5 Step Advancement: Faculty will advance one step per year of paid service with the District.

Note: Non-U.S. citizens who cannot provide evidence of authorization to work in the U.S. are ineligible for this position. The Redwoods Community College District does not sponsor non-U.S. citizens to work in the U.S.

Equal Employment Opportunity / Non-Discrimination Statement

The Redwoods Community College District is committed to equal employment opportunity and to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and equitable educational and work environment. The Governing Board supports the intent of the California Legislature to ensure that community colleges build a climate of acceptance and inclusion and that employment opportunities are equalized for all individuals.

It is the policy of College of the Redwoods not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, or sexual orientation in its educational programs and its employment practices.

Position requires sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

College of the Redwoods is committed to equal employment opportunity in its employment and encourages applications from underrepresented group members.

ADA Accommodation Notice

Applicants and nominees who believe they are covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and require accommodation during any part of the interview or selection process must submit a written request with documentation at least five business days prior to the date of need of the accommodation via e-mail to: College of the Redwoods Human Resources at HR@Redwoods.edu.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

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It is important that your application show all the relevant education and experience you possess. Applications will be rejected if incomplete.

Please be aware, the District does not reimburse for expenses related to the recruitment process. unless otherwise noted.

All applicants for faculty and academic administrators must meet the minimum qualifications for the discipline as specified in Minimum Qualifications for Faculty and Administrators in California Community Colleges, published by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.  All degrees and credits earned in fulfillment of minimum requirements must be from accredited institutions.  Faculty applicants who do not meet the minimum stated educational qualifications may apply for equivalency.

FOREIGN DEGREE HOLDERS

For positions requiring a degree, all foreign degree credentials must be evaluated by a third party to determine the equivalent U.S. degree and major, and the Foreign Credential Evaluation must be attached to your application before your application will be considered.  Not attaching your Foreign Credential Evaluation will render your application incomplete.  Evaluations should provide the name of the institution attended, a description of your credentials, the major field of study, and the U.S. equivalent for each credential.  For a list of evaluating agencies, visit the State of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Note:  Even if you obtained your graduate degree(s) in the U.S., you must attach a Foreign Credential Evaluation for your undergraduate degree if it was obtained outside the U.S.

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