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Announcement Information Posting Number AA2024-1794 Title Coordinator, Psychological Services (Full-Time, Tenure-Track) Fresno City College Campus Location Fresno City College Start Date 07 / 03 / 2024 Essential Functions of Position At Fresno City College we value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations.

We prioritize applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits a diverse student population brings to a community college.

The successful candidate will be an equity-minded leader committed to student success achieved through collaboration with faculty, classified staff, administration, students, and community partners who are also dedicated to closing equity gaps.

An equity-minded individual is a person who :

• Understands the importance of holding ourselves accountable as educators for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices;
• Reframes inequities as a problem of practice and views the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility;
• Encourages positive race-consciousness and embraces human difference;
• Supports institutional practices that both develop and sustain culturally responsive teaching and learning environments; and
• Strategically builds support for and participation in equity-related initiatives across both our internal and external communities.

Fresno City College seeks leaders who value placing the student at the center of everything we do, mentorship, and working in a collegial, collaborative environment.

Leaders should be open and willing to participate in culturally relevant professional development that will help them prepare for the population of students who attend Fresno City College.

The ideal candidate will share Fresno City College’s commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population.

For the 2022-2023 academic year, we enrolled over 36,000 students in which 65% identify as Latinx, 11% as Asian / Pacific Islander, 5% as Black / African American, 16% as White, 1% as American Indian / Alaska Native, and 3% as multiracial.

Fresno City College is a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the College has to the educational attainment and economic well-being of the surrounding community.

The successful candidate will join a department dedicated to the use of a curriculum responsive to the students it serves.

Providing coordination in Psychological Services on the Fresno City College campus and / or at off-site community campus locations, the coordinator will be responsible for :

• Coordinating the delivery of psychological services throughout Fresno City College and / or the District to include but not be limited to brief-therapy, crisis intervention, referrals, record keeping, assessing student behavior, educational programs and the development of policies, procedures and protocols;
• Developing equity-minded inclusive programs to foster a positive mental health climate district-wide;
• Serving as a key member of the Campus Crisis Team which will provide immediate assessment and may include referral to appropriate community and social services agencies as required;
• Collaborating with the campuses to provide consultation, support and assistance during crisis situations, psychological emergencies, assessment of dangerousness and inability to function in an academic environment;
• Developing programs to address the treatment and prevention of alcohol and substance dependency;
• Selecting, training and supervising clinical interns who are part of and accredited through the college’s membership in the American Psychological Association Accredited, California Psychology Internship Consortium (CCPIC);
• Serving as liaison with APA, CCPIC and APIC;
• Maintaining appropriate certifications and accreditations for the center and assigned staff;
• The day-to-day operation of the Fresno City College Psychological Center, including coordination of assessment and record-keeping, generation of reports of students served, over-sight of the budget and supervision;
• Ensuring that the center conforms with applicable professional standards including the APA Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct and applicable laws of California;
• Setting annual goals and assuring that psychological services are provided in accordance with institutional priorities and goals;
• Evaluating the needs of students and recommending programs and services to meet those needs;
• Assisting in the advancement of the institutional mission and goals;
• Serving on and attending department, college, and district committees as needed;
• Working assignments in a variety of settings and times, including evening and / or weekends as needed; and
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications All candidates must have evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice within the classroom; and

• Ph.D. or Psy.D degree in Counseling or clinical psychology from a regionally accredited institution; and
• A valid California State Psychologist License with a minimum of three (3) year’s clinical experience, and experience in Psychological Counseling and crisis intervention.

Note : A valid California Community College credential is acceptable. Applicants who possess this credential must also meet the above requirements. Desirable Qualifications

• Experience working with a wide variety of client groups including outpatient, community primary care, college and crisis intervention with a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing situations, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse;
• Experience teaching, training and / or professional and clinical supervision;
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, families and other professionals as appropriate;
• Experience and skill incorporating elements of diversity, equity, and inclusion into all areas of responsibility;
• Recent experience working with African American, Asian / Pacific Islander, Latinx, Native American, and other racially minoritized students in the classroom and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups in higher education shape patterns of participation and outcomes;
• Experience and skill with addressing issues of equity;
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups;
• Familiarity with standard research practices;
• Willingness to examine and remediate one’s relational practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized students;
• Related work and professional experience;
• Experience working with students of various cultural, gender, age, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds, students with disabilities;
• Demonstrated ability to work with computers, and other technologies, which are utilized in providing high-quality support to students;
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with students and staff; and
• Knowledge of the community college and its mission and goals.

Conditions of Employment 178-205 duty days per year. Duty days will be prorated based upon start of assignment. Salary and Benefits Starting annual salary is $70,302 $121,892 based on education and experience.

Duty days will be prorated based upon start of assignment. An annual doctoral stipend of $2,419 is available. In addition, the District offers an attractive fringe benefit package including medical, dental, and vision coverage for the employee and dependents, and life insurance.

Employees are also members of the California State Teacher’s Retirement System (CalSTRS). Selection Procedure Applications will be screened by Human Resources for completeness and to determine which applicants meet the minimum qualifications as stated in the job announcement.

From the applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and who have submitted all the required documents by the closing date and time listed on the job announcement , a selection advisory committee will review the candidates who are best qualified based on the minimum and desirable qualifications and then determine who will be invited to interview.

The selection committee will rate responses to the interview questions and writing prompt (if applicable). Based on this rating, a small number of applicants will be selected as the recommended candidates .

These candidates will be forwarded to theVice Presidentand College President for final interviews.A hiring recommendation will be made by the College President and forwarded to the Board of Trustees of State Center Community College District for final approval.

State Center Community College District is an equal-opportunity employer. It is our pledge to treat all applicants fairly and equitably in the recruitment and selection process.

We endeavor to be a service-minded organization and respond to the needs of our applicants.

Last updated : 2024-05-23