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Palomar College

Counselor/Part-time Faculty

San Marcos, CA · On-site

$75.81 - $119.20/hr

... distance education classes). Salary/Wage Initial Placement Hourly Range: $75.81 - $119.20 ... S. credentials evaluation service. For a list of credentials evaluation agencies accepted by ...

Bridgewater College

Admissions Counselor

Bridgewater, VA · On-site

$37K - $50K/yr

Evaluate high school credentials of completed applications from assigned in-state and out-of-state ... distance of Charlottesville, Washington D.C., and Richmond, Bridgewater is home to a total student ...

Bridgewater College

Admissions Counselor

Bridgewater, VA

$37K - $50K/yr

Evaluate high school credentials of completed applications from assigned in-state and out-of-state ... distance of Charlottesville, Washington D.C., and Richmond, Bridgewater is home to a total student ...

Family Life Center

Counselor II

Centre, AL · On-site

$18 - $21/hr

Holds a substance abuse counselor certification credential from the Alabama Association of ... Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision ...

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DRC Counselor/Part-time Faculty

DRC Counselor/Part-time Faculty

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA • On-site

$75.81 - $119.20/hr

Part-time

Medical, Retirement

Posted 27 days ago

Job description

Posting Details
Position Information
Position Title
DRC Counselor/Part-time Faculty
Department
Disability Resource Center
Primary Location
Multiple Sites
Location Details
A part-time faculty member's assignment may include day, evening and/or weekend work, and work at more than one location (San Marcos campus and/or off-campus locations, as well as distance education classes).
Projected Start Date
Continuous Application Pool
Full or Part Time
Part-time
Category
Academic
Hours per week
Part-time faculty members are not to exceed a load of 67%.
Work Schedule
A part-time faculty member's assignment may include day, evening and/or weekend work, and work at more than one location (San Marcos campus and/or off-campus locations, as well as distance education classes).
Salary/Wage
Initial Placement Hourly Range: $75.81 - $119.20 (instructional); $74.60 - $117.69 (non-instructional)
For salary and placement information, visit www.palomar.edu/hr/employees/classifications/salary/ and use the links in the Part-time Faculty section.
Salary/Wage Frequency
Hourly
Benefits
For information about part-time faculty health benefits, visit https://www.palomar.edu/hr/employees/benefits-2/ and click on Part-time Faculty Benefits.
Part-time faculty employees are eligible to elect membership in one of the following retirement plans:
  • CalSTRS (California State Teachers Retirement System)
  • APPLE (Accumulation Program for Part-Time Limited-Service Employees)

Job Duties
The Disability Resource Center (DRC) department is seeking qualified part-time DRC Counselors to provide academic, personal, and career counseling services to disabled students, including developing educational plans and delivering follow-up services to disabled students.
Minimum Qualifications
Must meet one of the sets of qualifications listed under 1) through 4):
  1. A Master's degree in rehabilitation counseling.
  2. A Master's degree 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; AND either 15 or more semester units in upper division or graduate level course work 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 program or in a program dealing with people with disabilities, OR two years of fulltime experience, or the equivalent, in one or more of the following:
    • a. Counseling for students with disabilities; OR
    • b. Counseling in industry, government, public agencies, military or private social welfare organizations in which the responsibilities are for persons with disabilities.
  3. A Bachelor's degree in marriage and family therapy or in marriage, family and child counseling; AND possession of a license as a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT); AND either 15 or more semester units in upper division or graduate level course work 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 program or in a program dealing with people with disabilities, OR two years of fulltime experience, or the equivalent, in one or more of the following:
    • a. Counseling for students with disabilities; OR
    • b. Counseling in industry, government, public agencies, military or private social welfare organizations in which the responsibilities are for persons with disabilities.
  4. A combination of education and experience that is at least the equivalent of the qualifications in 1) through 3) above. You must complete and attach the Application for Equivalency form (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.

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 professional experience, a "year" is defined as equivalent to 40 hours per week for 11 months.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility and Antiracism (DEIAA) 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, accessibility and antiracism (DEIAA). 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.
Licenses and/or Certificates
See Minimum Qualifications section above.
Supervision Received
Part-time faculty members receive supervision from the Department Director.
Working Conditions
Complete working conditions may be viewed at https://www.palomar.edu/hr/employees/personnel/ (use the link for the Palomar Faculty Federation Agreement).
Terms of Employment
Part-time faculty members are not to exceed a load of 67%.
The person selected for hire will be required to complete the following pre-employment requirements: live scan/fingerprinting, official transcript(s), TB risk assessment, and employment verification(s). Other pre-employment requirements may be required depending on the position (i.e. certifications or licenses; see applicable job posting section for details). Successful completion of all pre-employment requirements is mandatory to be eligible for employment. These requirements are in accordance with the following Administrative Procedures and Board Policies: AP 7120, AP 7120a, AP 7125, AP 7126, AP 7127, AP 7330, BP 7330, AP 7336, AP 7337, and BP 7335.
Complete terms of employment may be viewed at https://www.palomar.edu/hr/employees/personnel/ (use the link for the Palomar Faculty Federation Agreement).
Posting Detail Information
Open Date
07/14/2025
Close Date
07/14/2027
Open Until Filled
No
Posting Number
P0388T
Additional Application Information
  • For more information regarding the position, contact Adam Kasarda, DRC Director at 760-744-1150, ext. 2375 via email at akasarda@palomar.edu.
  • This posting is for an application pool, and when a need comes up, the department will contact those that they are interested in.

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