Full Time Temporary Counselor

Full Time Temporary Counselor

Salary

$93,523.20 - $141,059.94 Annually

Location

Menifee Valley 28237 La Piedra Rd, Menifee, CA

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

03424

Department

Counseling

Division

Student Services

Opening Date

07/09/2026

Closing Date

7/15/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Salary Level

9 - 15

Salary Schedule Range (From Step - To)

1 - 5

Weekly Hours

TBD (Varies)

Daily Work Schedule (Start - Stop)

TBD (Varies)

Contract Length

Less than 10 months

Occupational Group

N Non Teaching Faculty

Position Type

R Regular

Categorically Funded

Yes

# of Positions

1

• Description
• Benefits

JOB SUMMARY

We have an exciting opportunity for a Full Time Temporary Counselor located at our campus in Menifee, CA. Mt. San Jacinto Community College District seeks a Full Time Temporary Counselor to perform a full range of counseling functions with a diverse community college population. Full time counselors are assigned 1372 hours per work year which equates to 196 service days and are coordinated with the supervising administrator. This includes a significant amount of student contact as well as a range of additional duties. Counselors are expected to participate in college governance through Academic Senate appointments to standing committees, and/or a variety of task forces and act as a liaison to instructional departments. The assignment may include a mixture of day, evening, multi-campus and off-campus work with face to face and/or online counseling appointments.

This recruitment is for a full-time temporary, non-teaching, categorically funded faculty assignment for Fall 2026 (July 2026 - December 2026).

Initial placement on the salary schedule will be commensurate with education and experience, not to exceed step five (5) on the assigned salary schedule. Step five (5) may be exceeded if the district determines an extraordinary need, or circumstance warrants a higher placement. This Academic assignment requires 1372 hours which equates to 196 service days per academic year. Certificated employees make contributions towards STRS (a retirement plan).

While this current vacancy is expected at the Menifee Valley campus, applicants may be assigned to any district facility.

This position is in the California Teachers Association/National Education Association. For more information, please visit their websites https://www.cta.org/ and http://www.nea.org

This position is categorically funded and exists based on the availability of funds. If funds cease to be available, the District may, at its discretion, implement a reduction in force that could result in the elimination of the positions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements and duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to this class.

Academic counseling:

• Provide group orientations to new students including an overview of the college experience, college regulations, and provide assistance with planning first semester class schedule
• Work with continuing students to develop Student Educational Plans in which students are assisted with learning how to assess, plan for, and pursue the vocational or academic program which best supports their career/life goals
• Possess extensive knowledge of transfer requirements, articulation agreements, and vocational course patterns
• Participate in follow-up and assistance to students experiencing academic difficulties, probation, and academic dismissal

Career/life counseling and development:

• Encourage students to develop self-knowledge and skills through individual and group discussions with Counselors and peers
• Use instrument assessing abilities, interests, values, personality styles, materials, and programs designed to assist with educational and occupational exploration, employment trends, effective career/life decisions and transitions, goal-setting, and implementation of these goals

Professional and Student Success Program Development:

• Maintain currency in field
• Develop, maintain, and evaluate student success programs
• Develop, maintain, and review counseling department student learning outcomes

Personal counseling/crisis intervention counseling:

• Including the identification of and assistance to the degree practical with emotional, social, family, and personal problems which impede the students potential to succeed in a community college environment
• Long term counseling and complex problems are referred to agencies equipped to address this level of counseling and psychotherapy
• Intervene, as needed, in the office, classroom, or a campus location, with a student in psychological distress. Counselor will assess, calm the situation, and manage the crisis
• Provide counseling services within the scope of their training and/or refer students to the appropriate resources
• Work in an environment that requires the highest level of integrity and ethics, innovative programs and ideas, teamwork, and a willingness to introduce and utilize cutting edge practices that support student success
• Develop relationships that foster growth and interest in the field and are open to new and innovative ideas

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

The incumbent should possess knowledge of:

• Effective oral and written communication
• Proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, and vocabulary

The incumbent should possess skills in:

• Providing a full range of counseling services
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Tact, patience, and courtesy
• Working effectively as a team member
• Meeting schedules and timelines
• Maintaining documentation and records
• Handling multiple assignments simultaneously and setting priorities based on student needs

The incumbent should possess the ability to:

• Become a team member and advance the goals of the counseling department
• Develop and implement innovative programs
• Motivate and instruct students from a variety of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds
• Work in cooperation with colleagues, staff, administration, and community groups
• Make group presentations to students, faculty, and community
• Interpret individual and group career/diagnostic assessments
• Integrate computer technology while conducting counseling appointments, and during orientations
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others, including those from a diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS

Applicants must upload only the documents listed below. Additional attachments will not be accepted and may result in the application being deemed incomplete or not considered for review.

• Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Transcripts, including a foreign transcript evaluation report (if applicable)
• Cover Letter
• Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) license, if applicable
• (Optional) Petition for Equivalence
• (Optional) Additional Transcripts
• The degree(s) listed on your conferred transcript(s) must precisely align with the degree titles specified in the Chancellor's Handbook and as outlined below. If the degree title on your transcript varies from the specified title, your application will be considered as not meeting the minimum qualifications. In such cases, applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a Petition for Equivalence. For more information and access to the petition form, please visit the MSJC Academic Equivalency webpage*

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• A Masters degree in counseling, rehabilitation counseling, clinical psychology, counseling psychology, guidance counseling, educational counseling, social work, career development, marriage and family therapy or marriage, family and child counseling; (attach transcripts) OR
• A Bachelors degree in counseling, rehabilitation counseling, clinical psychology, counseling psychology, guidance counseling, educational counseling, social work, career development, marriage and family therapy or marriage, family and child counseling; (attach transcripts) AND A license as a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) is an alternative qualification for this discipline; (attach MFT license) OR
• The equivalent
• To ensure a fair and compliant screening process, application materials must only include minimal personal information. Application materials must not include your date of birth, Social Security number, photographs, URLs, QR codes, LinkedIn profiles, or any other embedded links directing to personal information or external websites. The only exception applies to transcript documents where certain information may appear by default. Application submissions containing any of the above items will be marked as incomplete and will not be considered*

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Recent (within the last five (5) years) counseling experience relevant to this position

• Experience with one of the following:

• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

• Strong Interest Inventory

• Campbell Interest and Skills Survey

• COPSystem

• Self Directed Search

• Demonstrated computer literacy that includes using online counseling and advising tools such as EUREKA, ASSIST, UC PATHWAYS, CSU MENTOR, ConexED, Colleague or other student record systems

• Demonstrated experience providing transfer and career counseling with community college student populations

• Demonstrated experience contributing to a transfer culture within the community college environment

• Demonstrated experience with transfer applications from private colleges, HBCUs, University of California, California State University system, and out-of-state universities

ACADEMIC EQUIVALENCY

Minimum qualifications for Faculty and Administrators for California Community Colleges are established by the Chancellors Office. Applicants who do not meet the minimum qualifications to teach in a desired discipline but feel that they possess the equivalent of qualifications, may attach an Application for Equivalence. Applicants who claim equivalent qualifications shall provide conclusive evidence that they possess qualifications that are at least equivalent to those required by the minimum qualifications. The conclusive evidence must be as clear and reliable as college transcripts.

Applicants may view the Chancellors Office minimum qualifications, and Academic Equivalency related forms and policies by viewing the Academic Equivalency link on the Human Resources web page.

Due to defined timelines involved in full time academic recruitments, we encourage early submission of a petition within the posting window to allow time for consideration and/or review. Please note, submission of a Petition for Equivalence with an application packet does not guarantee approval or advancement through a recruitment process. The Board of Trustees assures that all employees and applicants for employment will be provided equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, or veteran status.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT

The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential job functions.

Environment: Work is generally performed in a standard office setting with travel from site to site.

Physical: Primary function requires sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office, setting and travel from site to site; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach and twist; to lift carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight occasionally lifting up to 20 pounds or more, carrying supplies, equipment; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movements and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.

Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction; vision sufficient to read computer screens and printed documents; and to operate assigned equipment.

Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

THE COLLEGE

To learn more about Mt. San Jacinto Community College District, visit https://msjc.edu/humanresources/

BENEFITS DEPEND ON JOB CLASSIFICATION:

MSJC offers benefits to permanent, full-time and part-time employees. Detailed information is provided during employee New Hire Benefits Orientation.

To review the Benefits Summary, click here.

Employer Mt. San Jacinto College

Address 41888 Motor Car Parkway

Temecula, California, 92591

Phone 951-487-3161

Website http://msjc.edu/HumanResources/Pages/default.aspx