General Counselor Non-Tenure Track 176 Day
Yuba Community College District Woodland, California, United States
- Location: Woodland, California, United States
- Categories: Human and Social Services, Legal Services
- Job Type:
- Posted: Sep 19, 2026
Job Description:
General Counselor Non-Tenure Track 176 Day
Description
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES : Under the direction of the Dean of Student Services, provide general counseling services in support of the College’s recruitment and retention efforts. The Counselor will provide personal, career and educational counseling to students. The Counselor will participate in orientation/counseling sessions, classroom presentations, workshops, assessment interpretation, outreach activities, evening assignments, and liaison duties with academic departments. The assignment includes curriculum development, development and assessment of student learning outcomes, professional activities, committee work, and utilizing intervention strategies in working with academically challenged students. In addition, assignment includes working with electronic processes such as Curricunet, and Degree-Audit, etc., or similar systems. Assignments are within WCC service centers/campuses.Scheduled to be assigned to Woodland Community College and its Outreach Sites.
Categorically funded- Position contingent upon continued funding and Board Approval. Essential Duties Summary ESSENTIAL DUTIES :
- Assist students in developing educational and career goals, culminating in a student educational plan.
- Teach counseling classes each semester as assigned, either in-load or extra pay.
- Assist with the development of delivery systems using technology for alternative student services.
- Confer with and advise faculty regarding matters of administrative procedure in such areas as admissions and records, articulation and course equivalency, and communication with other colleges and universities.
- Administer tests and inventories to groups or individuals and interpret the results to counselees.
- Develop and maintain close working relationships with instructional areas, outreach centers, feeder high schools, neighboring colleges and community resource agencies; articulate programs with feeder high schools; foster good high school/college relations.
- Assignment may include evening and weekend counseling as well as services to outreach locations, including secondary schools.
- Provide intervention strategies to increase the retention and persistence of students in general.
- Assignment may include providing counseling services to special student populations ( e.g. TRIO , ESL , MESA , Veterans, etc.)
- Assist students in analyzing their aptitudes and interests and to learn decision-making processes related to their academic and career planning.
- Assist students in determining the best educational program for preparation for a chosen career/vocation;
- Assist student with course selection and college activities to maximize the student’s opportunities and potential.
- Develop student educational plans that encompass both the course work and supplemental needs of students.
- Develop transfer plans that meet eligibility requirements for 4-year colleges and universities.
- Assist students with resolution of personal problems or provide them with appropriate referrals on campus or within the community.
- Assist with the development of delivery systems using technology for alternative student services.
- Participate in department, division, and college-wide committees and meetings.
- Work in a collaborative and professional manner within and outside of the department.
- Participate in the shared-governance process.
- Complete all duties as assigned by the Dean.
- Master’s in counseling, rehabilitation counseling, clinical psychology, counseling psychology, guidance counseling, educational counseling, social work, or career development, marriage and family therapy, or marriage, family and child counseling,
- OR the equivalent.
- EQUIVALENCY REQUIREMENT : All applicants are required to meet the minimum qualifications specified by the Yuba Community College District ( YCCD ) by the application filing date. Alternatively, applicants must have obtained an equivalency determination from the District before the publication of the Recruitment Announcement. This ensures that candidates either meet the standard qualifications or have received official recognition of their equivalent qualifications. Please click here for equivalency application.
- Possess a California Community College life credential in the subject matter area of Counseling
( NOTE : A license as a Marriage and Family Therapist ( MFT ) is an alternative qualification for this discipline, pursuant to title 5, section 53410.1.) Desired/Preferred Qualifications Physical Demands Range/Step Class II step 1 - Class VII step 10 Salary Range $70,971 to $113,905 /YR. (Per Salary Schedule for Full Time Faculty) Benefits Information Additional Resources:
- About The Yuba Community College District - Certificated Benefits Overview
- Certificated Benefit Summary and Rates
- Certificated Salary Schedule
- Retirement System ( STRS )- Collective Bargaining Agreement EEO Statement Equal Employment Opportunity
The Yuba Community College District is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Yuba Community College District will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals. Applicants who require reasonable accommodation to participate in the selection process should contact Human Resources to make the necessary arrangements.
The Yuba Community College District is strongly committed to achieving staff diversity and the principles of equal employment opportunity. The District encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race or ethnicity, color, medical condition, genetic information, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, or because he/she is perceived to have one or more of the foregoing characteristics, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law, in any of its policies, procedures or practices.
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Closing Date/Time: 2026-10-23