Honolulu, HI

2024-02527

11/19/2024

0086872

 

 

 

University of Hawai‘i, Kapi‘olani Community College is seeking applications for the Maida Kamber Center Counselor position. Please see the information about the position, the duties and responsibilities, the minimum and desirable qualifications, and the job application attachments below:

Title: Instructor, CC (Counselor)
Position No: 0086872
Hiring Unit: Maida Kamber Center, Dean of Arts and Sciences
Location: Kapi‘olani Community College
Date Posted: November 19, 2024
Closing Date: December 4, 2024, 11:59 PM HST
Salary:  Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Rank: 2
Monthly Type: 9 Month
Tenure Track: Tenure
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent
Funding: General Funds
Other Conditions: Contingent on position clearance, to begin approximately Spring 2025, availability of funds, and actual staffing requirements. The position may be converted from 11 to 9 months or 9 to 11 months based on operational needs.

Introduction:

Maida Kamber Center (“MKC”) is an academic counseling unit that comprises of counselors who assists the students with exploring career and academic options and make decisions, selecting appropriate classes to keep the students on track with their goals, developing a personalized academic plan (semester-by-semester plan of courses), navigating life barriers that may interfere with succeeding in school, and connecting to resources for the student’s academic and personal success. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

Under general supervision, counsel students on academic transfer, career planning and graduation and perform other counseling-related duties that include but are not limited to:

1. Foster self-awareness and personal growth through accessible and student-focused counseling services.

2. Promote accountability of choices by encouraging conscious awareness of thoughts/actions and the application of this awareness to the problem-solving and decision- making process.

3. Empower students to realize their potentials by facilitating transition and integration to college and bridging to future learning and life/career goals.

4. Provide full range counseling services including academic, transfer, career exploration and other student support services to improve students learning, development, retention, success and graduation.

5. Provide counseling services in modes to best support student learning (including individual and group sessions, classroom presentation, email, phone, virtual platform such as Zoom, etc.).

6. Collaborate with faculty and staff from other units to create partnerships for seamless delivery of specialized counseling activities based on academic pathways.

7. Provide consultation to academic departments as needed on curricular actions and student needs.

8. Participate in department and/or institutional assessments of student learning.

9. Utilize technology to provide student support services.

10. Perform related professional duties including; contribute to the growth and development of the counseling discipline, the Maida Kamber Center, and the college through committee work and other college-related activities.

11. Engage in public service related to one’s professional status or expertise.

12. Engage in ongoing professional development activities; and engage in professional or scholarly activities related to counseling.

13. Other duties as assigned.

 

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Counseling and Guidance, Counseling Psychology, College Student Personnel Services, Human Resources (to include both CTAHR and Personnel), Communications or related field*; OR

• Bachelor’s degree in Counseling and Guidance, Counseling Psychology, College Student Personnel Services; Human Resources (to include both CTAHR and Personnel), Communications or related field*; AND 3 years related work experience.

 

*Note: Related fields include: Education (to include all degrees in this field), Family Resources, Human Development, Psychology (to include all degree in this field), Public Health, Rehabilitation Counseling, Social Work, Sociology, and Student Services Personnel

 

Desirable Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to build counseling relationships with students, individually or collectively, that will assist them in: a) developing self-awareness, b) identifying issues that impact academic success, and c) developing decision-making skills (set individual goals, generate and evaluate alternatives, and make informed decisions).

• At least three years of professional experience in counseling/advising within a post-secondary institution, with adults in community based programs/agencies (i.e. DVR, social work, workforce development, etc.), or with adults in private practice.

• At least three years of professional experience in counseling (community) college students in the areas of academic transfer, career planning and graduation.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with students from diverse socioeconomic and multicultural backgrounds and students with learning and other disabilities.

• Demonstrated ability to work as a team-player and work collaboratively with other counselors.

• Demonstrated ability to initiate, implement, and assess counseling strategies, projects, and activities to promote student learning, retention, success and graduation.

• Demonstrated ability to use technology to provide and improve student support services and to conduct related professional activities.

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with students, faculty, and staff and to maintain effective working relationships.

• Demonstrated ability to develop programs to promote successful transfer and graduation.

• Demonstrated ability to collect and interpret data in designing and assessing student support strategies and activities.

• Evidence of commitment to Kapi‘olani Community College’s vision of positioning itself as a model indigenous serving institution whose graduates strengthen the social, economic, and sustainable advancement of Hawai‘i and the world.

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED (Read the "To Apply" section carefully)

 

To Apply:

Click on the "Apply" button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach the required documents. In addition to the Application, applicants must attach the following:

1. A one- to two-page statement outlining ways in which you meet the minimum and desirable qualifications; 

2. Official graduate and undergraduate transcript(s) showing degree and coursework to date appropriate to the position (copies of official transcripts are acceptable; however, original official transcripts will be required at the time of hire.) Transcripts issued outside the United States of America require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from an agency having membership with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc., verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. The expense of the evaluation shall be borne by the applicant.

• Academic record/grade summaries will NOT be accepted.

• Diplomas and copies will NOT be accepted.

3. Optional letters of recommendation.

 

Incomplete applications will NOT be considered.

 

NOTE:  

• The application will be incomplete if materials are unreadable, illegible, password protected, missing, or corrupted; therefore, late or incomplete applications will not be considered.  All requested documents/information become the property of Kapi‘olani Community College and will not be returned.

• Please do not include any self-identifying photos and redact any references to confidential information on submitted documents (social security number, date of birth, etc.).

• If you have not applied for a position before using NEOGOV, you will need to create an account.

Inquiries: Kapi‘olani Community College, Human Resources Department, kapcchr@hawaii.edu

 

EEO/AA, Clery Act, ADA

 

The University of Hawai'i is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, genetic information, marital status, breastfeeding, income assignment for child support, arrest and court record (except as permissible under State law), sexual orientation, domestic or sexual violence victim status, national guard absence, or status as a covered veteran.  For more information or inquiries regarding these policies, please refer to the following link: www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/eeo-coordinators/

Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.

 

In accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, annual campus crime statistics for the University of Hawai'i may be viewed at: www.hawaii.edu/titleix/help/campus-security/, or a paper copy may be obtained upon request from the respective UH Campus Security or Administrative Services Office.

 

Accommodation Request:  The University of Hawai'i complies with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the EEO coordinator directly. 

 

Determination of requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. For further information, please refer to the following link: www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/accommodation-request/ 

Kapi'olani Community College does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, color, national origin, or disability in its programs and activities. For more information or inquiries regarding these policies, contact Section 504 Coordinator, (808) 734-9575, 4303 Diamond Head Road, 'Ilima 209, Honolulu, HI 96816; Title IX Coordinator, (808) 734-9542, 4303 Diamond Head Road, 'Iliahi 116.