Behavioral Health Counselor / Part-time Faculty

Posting Details

Position Information

Position Title

Behavioral Health Counselor / Part-time Faculty

Department

Health Services (Dept)

Primary Location

N / A

Location Details

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 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 Student Health Services department is seeking qualified part-time behavioral health counselors to provide short-term mental health counseling for a diverse population of students with the goal of maximizing success in the college setting. Major duties and responsibilities include providing brief individual mental health counseling for students, crisis assessment and intervention, mental health program and services development, guidance and direction to behavioral health interns, and campus consultation and outreach. Services may also be provided remotely via telehealth.

There is a current need for behavioral health counselors qualified to work with vulnerable student populations, including but not limited to undocumented, formerly incarcerated, LGBTQ+, APIMEDA, international, first-generation, current and former foster youth, disabled, and veteran / military-affiliated students.

Minimum Qualifications

Must meet one of the sets of qualifications listed under 1) through 3) :

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 , or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE) website at .

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 :

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.

In addition, possession of current and valid licensure or registration in the state of California as one of the following is preferred, but not required :

Supervision Received

Part-time faculty members receive supervision from the Department Director.

Working Conditions

Complete working conditions may be viewed at (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 (use the link for the Palomar Faculty Federation Agreement).

Posting Detail Information

Open Date

04 / 07 / 2025

Close Date

04 / 07 / 2027

Open Until Filled

No

Posting Number

P0381T

Additional Application Information