Assistant Professor/EOPS Counselor (Two Positions)

Assistant Professor/EOPS Counselor (Two Positions)

Department: EOP&S/CARE/CalWorks

Palomar College

Date Opened: 03/25/2024

Close Date: 5/6/2024

Primary Function:

Palomar College EOPS (Extended Opportunity Programs and Services) invites applications for two equity-minded, full-time, tenure-track faculty position, beginning in July 2024.

Position One: The Assistant Professor/EOPS Counselor's primary function is to provide counseling services including developing educational plans and delivering follow-up services to EOPS students with a focus on former foster youth and those participating in NextUP.

Position Two: The Assistant Professor/EOPS Counselor will be primarily responsible for providing academic, personal, and career counseling services including developing educational plans and delivering follow-up services to EOPS students.

Salary: Starting salary range: $83,815.73 – $132,988.80 annually.

Academic training and teaching experience will form the basis for salary computation as determined by placement on the regular salary schedule of the College. A maximum of step 8 at the appropriate salary grade will be awarded to new faculty. For a salary estimate, visit www.palomar.edu/hr/employees/classifications/salary/ and use the links in the Full-time Faculty section.

Benefits: In addition? to a competitive compensation structure, Palomar College? also offers an extremely generous benefits package.

• Insurance fully paid for employees and their eligible dependents: four medical plans, dental HMO, and the vision plan (additional plans are available that require employee buy up/monthly contribution)

• $80,000 employee term life?/accident insurance policy (additional buy up options available)

• Employee long-term care insurance

• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) – Free counseling, financial, legal, personal and professional development resources

• Additional buy up options available for other voluntary insurance benefits

• Enrollment in CalSTRS (California State Teachers Retirement System)

The estimated maximum value of this employer-paid benefits? package is approximately $41,360 annually.

Minimum Qualifications:

Must meet all of the qualifications listed under A) through C):

A) Must meet one of the sets of qualifications listed under 1) or 2):

• A Master’s degree in counseling, rehabilitation counseling, clinical psychology, counseling psychology, guidance counseling, educational counseling, social work OR career development.

• A combination of education and experience that is at least the equivalent of the qualifications in a) above. You must complete and attach the Application for Equivalency form (http://www.palomar.edu/hr/equivalency-app/), if you do not possess the specific minimum qualifications as stated above, which includes degrees that have not been awarded at the time of submitting the application.

B) Must meet one of the sets of qualifications listed under 1) or 2):

• Have completed a minimum of nine semester units of college course work predominantly relating to ethnic minorities or persons handicapped by language, social or economic disadvantages.

• Have completed six semester units or the equivalent of a college-level counseling practicum or counseling field-work courses in a community college EOPS program, or in a program dealing predominantly with ethnic minorities or persons handicapped by language, social or economic disadvantages. C) Must have two years of occupational experience in work relating to ethnic minorities or persons handicapped by language, social or economic disadvantages.

Only coursework completed at, and degrees awarded by, accredited institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education will be considered as satisfying the minimum qualifications. Coursework and degrees that are completed outside of the United States are required to have transcripts evaluated (evaluation to U.S. equivalency and a course by course analysis) by an appropriate U.S. credentials evaluation service. For a list of credentials evaluation agencies accepted by Palomar College, visit the National Association of Credentials Evaluation Services (NACES) website at https://www.naces.org/members, or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE) website at http://aice-eval.org/.

NOTE: For occupational experience, a “year” is defined as equivalent to 40 hours per week for 11 months. "Occupational experience” does not include teaching experience.

Diversity Statement: Palomar College serves over 30,000 students from a variety of backgrounds and we are proud to be a Hispanic Serving Institution. Our student body is rich in its diversity. Click here to see a quick overview of our student demographics on our recent Student Fact Sheet.

Palomar College is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, access and antiracism. We are dedicated to empowering students to succeed and are guided by our core values; some of which are the following:

• Access - We make education possible for everyone.

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - We recognize and respect diversity, seek to foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, and strive to address inequities.

All positions require cultural competency which includes the sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff.

To Apply: Visit https://apptrkr.com/5131975 for full details and required application materials.

About the District:

Palomar College, founded in 1946, is a comprehensive, two-year community college that serves the greater North San Diego County region. Palomar College offers over 200 associate degrees and certificate programs to approximately 25,000 full- and part-time students. A favorite in the community among local institutions of higher education, the College is recognized as one of the top 100 Colleges and Universities in the nation for serving Hispanic students. Palomar College is just 12 miles from the Pacific Ocean and 30 miles away from all of the exciting cultural activities that San Diego has to offer.

Palomar College is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

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