Counselor Education Lecturer

Department Summary

The Counselor Education Department at San José State University offers a Master of Arts degree in Counseling and Guidance with or without a Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) School Counseling Credential (required to work as K-12 School Counselors in California). Our faculty work closely with students to build effective counseling and assessment skills, nurture reflective thinking and inter-cultural awareness, and provide the experiences students need to become dynamic leaders committed to advocacy, social justice, and life-long learning. The department also offers one lower-division undergraduate General Education course, EDCO 4: Personal, Academic, and Career Exploration. Additional department information can be found at:

Brief Description of Duties

Teach undergraduate or graduate courses in the department and/or provide fieldwork supervision, and hold regular office hours; work cooperatively with staff, chair, and other faculty members; and participate in course assessment and accreditation activities as they relate to courses being taught. Candidate must address the needs of a student population of great diversity –in age, cultural background, ethnicity, primary language, and academic preparation– through course materials, teaching strategies, and advisement and supervision.

• Demonstrate awareness of and address the needs of a student population of great diversity–including age, abilities, cultural background, ethnicity, religion, economic background, primary language, sexual orientation, gender identity, and academic preparation–through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies and advisement.
• Faculty shall organize all their classes within the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS).
• All classes must be offered and meet as scheduled throughout the entire semester or term, in the mode assigned and listed in the schedule of classes (., asynchronous, synchronous, bichronous, in-person, or hybrid).

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in Counselor Education, Counseling Psychology, or closely related field from an accredited university, and:

For undergraduate courses:

• Two years of professional experience as a teacher, college instructor, or professional practitioner in counseling, education, and/or human services s.

For graduate-level courses:

• Two years of post-master’s degree teaching as instructor of record and/or two years of professional practitioner experience within education, counseling, and/or human services contexts.

For fieldwork/internship supervision courses:

• California Pupil Personnel Services Credential (PPSC) or California clinical license (. LPCC, LCSW, MFT, CADCA, CADC-I, CADC-II, LAADC)
• Two years of post-master’s degree professional practitioner experience within education, counseling, and/or human services contexts (., advising, case manager, school counselor, student ).
• Applicants should demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching and other comparable experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Terminal degree (., ., in Counselor Education, Counseling Psychology, or closely related field from an accredited university or ABD in these fields strongly preferred.
• Professional supervisory experience in education, counseling, and/or human services contexts.
• California Pupil Personnel Services Credential (PPSC) or California clinical license (. LPCC, LCSW, MFT, CADCA, CADC-I, CADC-II, LAADC)
• Knowledge of the subject matter of the discipline to which the individual is assigned. Ability to relate well to others within the academic environment and ability to instruct and evaluate others. Evidence of satisfactory achievement in previous academic work.
• Two years of demonstrated evidence of graduate or undergraduate teaching experience as instructor of record in counseling and/or student services. Demonstrate awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching, and other comparable experience. Demonstrate evidence of successful work with ethnically and culturally diverse populations and communities.
• Familiarity with, and ability to utilize Learning Management Systems (. Desire2Learn, Blackboard, Moodle, Canvas, for instruction.

Compensation

Compensation and salary range placement are determined by qualifications and experience. To learn more about range placement, please see University Policy .

Anticipated starting salary:

L-A / - $5507 - $5959
L-B / - $6221 - $7481
L-C / - $6825 - $9431
L-D / - $8593 - $10347

Range salaries above are the anticipated monthly salary rate of full-time AY faculty--part-time rates are prorated. There are 6 monthly payments per semester (full-time AY annual salary = rate x 12). See the for more information.

Application Procedure

The Department accepts applications on an ongoing basis for our pool of temporary lecturers. For full consideration mail or email:

• Letter of Application
• Current Curriculum Vitae
• Statement of teaching philosophy
• Contact information for three professional references

Chair, Department of Counselor

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