Salary: $72,928.00 - $100,966.00 Annually
Location : 1500 N. Verdugo Road, Glendale, CA
Job Type: Faculty Contract
Job Number:
Department: EOPS
Opening Date: 09/28/2026
Closing Date: Continuous

Description
This is a full-time, 10 month-per-year, tenure track EOPS Counselor position. Counseling assignments are thirty-five hours per week. Members of the full-time faculty are expected to devote as much time as necessary to perform the professional responsibilities of the position. Participation in professional activities, curriculum development, and campus committees is expected. The assignment may include onsite, online and hybrid and evening and/or Saturday hours.
Start Date: Spring 2027

Examples of Duties
Performs a variety of counseling functions and activities pertaining to the operation of the Program.

Provides educational, career, and personal counseling support and referrals for a diverse student body regarding goal completion, basic skills, probation, financial assistance and how to succeed in college.

Implements services to meet the needs of students in various modalities, including in-person and online, drop-in, and group counseling.

Assists students in interpreting certificate, associate degree, and transfer-related requirements in written and computerized format.

Assists students in assessing, planning, and implementing their immediate and long-range goals.

Assists students in assessing their aptitudes, abilities, and interests and advising them regarding current and future employment trends.

May develop and teach a variety of Student Development courses online and/or in-person and workshops such as Orientation, Advisement, Career Planning, Goal Selection, Study Skills, Test Taking Techniques, and Note-Taking.

Contributes to innovation by working with instructional faculty cross-functionally in relation to academic programs and/or services.

May serve as a liaison to instructional and/or Student Services divisions and departments. Participates in assessing Student Learning Outcomes, Program Learning Outcomes, and Program Reviews.

Keep accurate and appropriate records in accordance with the district and departmental policies and procedures.

Participate in campus governance and professional activities (e.g. committees, scheduling, leadership positions, faculty meetings, etc.).

Participates in professional development and continuing education activities that are designed to maintain and develop currency in the field, pedagogy (for traditional and online teaching and learning), and student support strategies, especially as they relate to student equity initiatives.

Work to achieve the college's Institutional, Program, and Student Learning Outcomes in support of Glendale Community College's Mission Statement.

Maintain regular posted office hours and be accessible to students.

Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with all employees and others encountered in the course of work.

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

Performs other counseling-related duties as assigned.

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;

AND

EOPS counselors hired after October 24, 1987, shall: (1) 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;

OR

(2) 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;

AND

In addition, an EOPS counselor hired after October 24, 1987, shall have two years of occupational experience in work relating to ethnic minorities or persons handicapped by language, social, or economic disadvantages.
Desirable Qualifications:

Experience providing counseling services for equity-focused student support programs such as EOPS, CARE, NextUp, CalWORKs, TRIO, or similar.

Experience developing comprehensive educational plans and providing case management-based counseling.

Demonstrated commitment to advancing equity through culturally responsive counseling practices that promote student persistence, retention, transfer, and completion.

Experience working effectively with disproportionately impacted populations.

Experience teaching counseling or student development courses.

Experience providing academic counseling to students in multiple modalities.

Experience using a student information system (SIS).

Experience using a learning management system (LMS).

Experience in curriculum development.

Knowledge about or experience working with students who are underrepresented in higher academia, with the goal of reducing equity gaps.

Counseling or similar experience that reflects culturally responsive counseling practices.

Counseling and/or teaching experience that reflects innovative pedagogy, including active learning and culturally responsive teaching practices.

Additional Information
Starting salary is from $72,928 to $100,966 per year depending upon education and experience. Step placement within the appropriate column is determined by Article VIII of the Glendale College Guild, Local 2276, Collective Bargaining Agreement. Additionally, information regarding health and welfare benefits may be found in Article XI.

Benefits

Robust and comprehensive for eligible employees, which may include:

• Medical, vision, and dental plans for employee and eligible dependent(s),
• Basic life/AD&D insurance,
• Supplemental life/AD&D insurance,
• Various optional insurance plans (short term disability, accident, critical care, and hospital),
• Flexible spending account,
• Defined-benefit retirement plan participation through CalPERS or CalSTRS,
• Optional 403(b) and 457(b) retirement plans,
• Paid sick leave,
• Paid vacation (classified staff and administrators), and
• Paid District holidays
• (health, nutrition, exercise activities and workshops)

Application Process

This position requires the following documents to be attached to your online application to be considered:

• Current resume
• Cover letter that addresses minimum and desirable qualifications
• Scanned copy of official transcripts with required degree(s) must be submitted. Foreign transcripts and degrees require official certification of equivalency to U.S. transcripts and degrees by a certified U.S. review service at the time of application and must identify graduate level coursework.

Your application and any required attachments must be submitted by the first review date: November 16, 2026
Applications with incomplete information (i.e. statements such as "see resume") or missing documents will not be considered. Additional documents not requested in the announcement will not be reviewed.

If selected, interview dates will be in the month of end November / December 2026.
Travel Reimbursement

Contingent on funding and eligibility, successful candidates selected for a face-to-face interview may be eligible to request partial reimbursement of travel expenses. Please contact the office of Human Resources for more information.

Position Funding
This position is offered contingent upon funding. GCCD reserves the right to extend, withdraw, and/or reopen this position at any time. Additional openings, for the same position, which become available prior to the end of the hiring process, may be filled by qualified applicants that applied to this job announcement.