Counselor/Coordinator, Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSPS) (Full-Time, Categorically Funded) Reedley College

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Counselor/Coordinator, Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSPS) (Full-Time, Categorically Funded) Reedley College

Campus Location
Reedley College

Start Date
10/01/2026

Essential Functions of Position

Under the administrative direction of the Director, Disabled Student Programs & Services (DSP&S), the Counselor/Coordinator will provide a complete range of counseling, accommodation, and support resource services offered by the DSP&S Program at Reedley College. Duties of the Counselor/Coordinator will include the following:

• An equity-minded framework that ensure services and processes designed and delivered to meet the diverse needs of students;
• Evaluating verification of disability documentation, identifying educational limitations and arrange for appropriate and reasonable accommodations which address those limitations;
• Developing and revising Academic Accommodation Plans (AAPs) and Student Educational Plans (SEPs) for students with disabilities;
• Facilitating and coordinating accommodations, such as testing accommodations, note taking, alternate media, adaptive equipment, ASL interpreting, etc.;
• Collaborating with others to plan and provide students with support in navigating the college processes related to enrollment, matriculation and onboarding;
• Utilizing multiple measures to determine appropriate class placement;
• Determining qualifications and appropriate individual support programs for disabled students, providing direct personal, vocational, and academic counseling services;
• Meeting with faculty and other academic staff as necessary to support the individual educational programs of students;
• Providing liaison services between disabled students, faculty, staff, and appropriate campus and community support systems;
• Providing specialized academic, career, personal, and disability management counseling to students with disabilities from diverse backgrounds;
• Providing advising related to transfer admission agreements to public and private universities, Associate Degree for Transfer (ADTs), major, and general education;
• Monitoring and tracking students' academic performance and progress in degree objectives to ensure effective use of services and successful attainment of program objectives;
• Effective use of the Starfish student success platform;
• Maintaining confidential records;
• Accurately recording and completing data entry of information needed to complete mandated reports and service records;
• Participating in professional development activities related to student achievement and equity, program development and review, student activities, and faculty committees;
• Participating and assisting with in-service training for faculty, staff, and community;
• Providing liaison services between students with disabilities, faculty, staff, and appropriate campus and community support systems;
• Working with other DSP&S counselors to provide support for students navigating pathways and act as an internal liaison to pathway success teams;
• Participating in the preparation of budget, annual performance reports, and other reports as directed;
• Organizing and offering various support groups, instruction and programs for disabled students;
• Interpreting diagnostic test results to students and counselors, and parents if applicable;
• Serving on and attending department, college, and district committees as needed;
• Participating in program review, student learning outcome development and assessment to improve student learning;
• Assignments in a variety of settings and times, including evening and/or weekends, and on-line or off-campus as needed;
• Performing other related duties as requested; and
• Otherwise fulfilling all of the duties and responsibilities as required by Administrative Regulation 7122.

Minimum Qualifications

All candidates must have evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice within the classroom; and(1) Master's in rehabilitation counseling; or(2)Master's in counseling, guidance counseling, student personnel, clinical or counseling psychology, education counseling, social work, career development, marriage and family therapy, marriage, family and child counseling or a bachelor's degree in marriage and family therapy or marriage, family and child counseling and possession of a license as a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT); and

• Fifteen or more semester units in upper division or graduate level course work specifically related to people with disabilities, or
• Completion of six semester units, or the equivalent of a graduate-level counseling practicum or counseling field work courses, in a post-secondary Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS) Program or in a program dealing predominantly or exclusively with people with disabilities; or
  • Two years of full-time experience, or the equivalent in one or more of the following:
    • Counseling for students with disabilities; or
    • Counseling in industry, government, public agencies, military or private social welfare organizations in which the responsibilities of the position were predominantly or exclusively for persons with disabilities, or the equivalent; or

(3) A valid California Community College Credential; or(4) The equivalent education and/or experience (requires an equivalency).

(Note: If the degrees posted on your transcript(s) do not match exactly as stated above, you must petition for equivalency.)

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience and skill incorporating elements of diversity, equity, and inclusion into all areas of responsibility;
• Recent experience working with African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Latinx, Native American, and other racially minoritized students in the classroom and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups in higher education shape patterns of participation and outcomes;
• Willingness to examine and remediate one's instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized students;
• Experience working with a diverse student population;
• Related work and professional experience;
• Experience working with students of various cultural, gender, age, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds, including disabled students;
• Knowledge of the ADA and Section 504 and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act;
• Experience with interpreting learning disabilities assessment results;
• Demonstrated ability to motivate, counsel, and teach traditionally underrepresented students from educationally disadvantaged backgrounds;
• Knowledge of college and/or community programs that assist students with disabilities;
• Knowledge of computer assistive technology;
• Experience with grant writing and reporting;
• Strong commitment to professional growth and development, and to the continued development and improvement of successful counseling and instruction;
• Demonstrated ability to plan and implement various counseling related workshops, projects, and special events;
• Demonstrated ability to work and plan independently;
• Related work and professional experience including grant writing and adaptive technology;
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills with students, staff and faculty; and
• Knowledge of the community college and its mission and goals.

Conditions of Employment
178-181 duty days per year contingent upon funding. Duty days will be prorated based upon start of assignment.

Salary and Benefits

Starting annual salary is $71,054 - $108,773 based on education and experience. Duty days and salary will be prorated based upon start of assignment. An annual doctoral stipend of $2,419 is available. In addition, the District offers an attractive fringe benefit package including medical, dental, and vision coverage for the employee and dependents, and life insurance. Employees are also members of the California State Teacher's Retirement System (CalSTRS).

Selection Procedure

Applications will be screened by Human Resources for completeness and to determine which applicants meet the minimum qualifications as stated in the job announcement.

From the applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and who have submitted all the required documents by the closing date and time listed on the job announcement, a selection advisory committee will review the candidates who are best qualified based on the minimum and desirable qualifications then determine who will be invited to interview.

INTERVIEWS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED AS FOLLOWS:

• FIRST LEVEL INTERVIEWS THE WEEK OF JANUARY 4, 2027
• FINAL INTERVIEWS THE WEEK OF JANUARY 25, 2027

The selection advisory committee will rate responses to the interview questions, teaching demonstration, and writing prompt (if applicable). Based on this rating, a small number of applicants will be selected as the "recommended candidates". These candidates will be forwarded to theVice President and College President for final interviews.

A hiring recommendation will be made by the College President and forwarded to the Board of Trustees of State Center Community College District for final approval.

Additional Information

This is a full-time categorically funded position contingent upon funding. The District may fill more than one position from this pool.

Additional Information about the Position

About the College
Reedley College is located in the Central San Joaquin Valley of California in the city of Reedley, which has a population of approximately 25,000. Known as "The World's Fruit Basket," Reedley is in one of the richest agricultural regions of the world. Reedley College was established in May 1926 as Reedley Junior College. Reedley College is located on the historic T.L. Reed Ranch, bordering the Kings River which spans over 420 acres, including a 300-acre farm. Over its nearly 100 years of service to California's Central San Joaquin Valley, Reedley College has been an essential component of higher education offering over 67 progr