Articulation Officer (70%) / Transfer Services Academic Counselor Coordinator (30%) - Tenure Track

Cabrillo College

Salary: See Position Description

Job Type: Full-time (100%)

Job Number: 2023-01651

Closing: 9/5/2023 11:59 PM Pacific

Location: Aptos, CA

Department: ACCESS

Employment Opportunity
We need YOU! Cabrillo College is looking for Faculty to provide quality programs and services for a diverse student population promoting ever-evolving needs as our students grow toward their individual aspirational goals. Cabrillo is an Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) with a special focus on enhancing the Latinx student experience. Come join our team, valuing high-level and innovative instruction, support services, a welcoming environment, and helping to change the world one student at a time!

College Commitment to Equity and Diversity
The ideal candidate will share and participate in Cabrillo's commitment to the values of diversity and equity while serving its socioeconomically and ethnically diverse student community. In the Fall of 2021, 58% of Cabrillo students are members of minoritized populations, identifying themselves as LatinX (48%), Multi Ethnic (5%), Asian (2%), Black Non-Hispanic (1%), Filipino (1%), American Indian/Alaskan Native (ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY: This full-time, tenure track instructor will enjoy a 185-Day work schedule. This position is scheduled to begin as soon as possible pending Governing Board ratification. Work environment may be in a traditional "in office/class" setting, online, or hybrid format scheduled over summer and/or winter months, and at various campus locations, including days, evenings, and/or weekends.

Starting Salary Range: $72,697 to $111,591 per year, salary placement determined by documented education and experience; maximum initial salary step placement on the https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SgGse1ZLlrcDyBZ5zzYMx7Nl4qMSIh3y/view is step 9. An annual doctoral stipend of $4,591 is granted to eligible faculty. Salary is prorated based on the actual start date of the assignment. Cabrillo is unable to sponsor work visas.

Excellent benefits, including quality health insurance at a *LOW COST for you and your family! Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, life, short and long term, and vision (optional) insurance provided at a share of cost on a pretax basis, CalSTRS Retirement and an Employee Assistance Program.

Benefits begin the first day of the second month of employment. *Depending on health plan selections, in many cases full-time employee net out-of-pocket for benefit premiums may be as low as $0. Please see the Benefits https://www.cabrillo.edu/human-resources/benefits/ on the HR webpage for more information.

Articulation Office/Transfer Services Counselor Coordinator:
This position requires knowledge of college relations, course articulation, transfer, and curriculum issues. The Articulation Officer will coordinate and maintain a comprehensive articulation program and serve as articulation liaison for all colleges and universities. This position coordinates campus efforts to address statewide initiatives and projects including C-ID (California Course Identification), ASSIST, IGETC, UC TCA (Transfer Course Agreement), the Associate Degree for Transfer, etc. An effective Articulation Officer participates in state and professional organizations (CIAC, NCIAC, Region IV) as well as other inter and intra-segmental activities related to articulation and will serve as the campus liaison to segmental system-wide offices.

As the liaison between receiving institutions and appropriate divisions, the Articulation Officer addresses issues related to transferability of courses by developing and maintaining relationships with instructors, counselors, staff, and administrators in order to facilitate the articulation and college relations processes. The Articulation Officer assumes responsibility for all functions related to articulation agreements with feeder universities.

This position also coordinates the college's transfer services and is responsible for developing, planning, and organizing the college's transfer functions. The coordinator will be responsible for providing essential leadership to the college in ensuring that transfer as a mission is an institutional commitment. This position is responsible for the recruitment, retention, and transfer of low income, first generation transfer bound students and serves as a liaison between the community college and baccalaureate-level universities regarding admission policies and transfer requirements.

Guided Pathways
Cabrillo is proud to be a part of the California https://www.cabrillo.edu/guided-pathways/ project helping students achieve their educational goals by providing a clear roadmap to completion.

About our College: Cabrillo College is highly regarded for its success of transfer and career education, and currently serves over 11,400 students each semester. We transfer many of our students to three nearby universities - the University of California at Santa Cruz, San Jose State University, and California State University at Monterey Bay. Cabrillo's career education is closely connected to the nearby agricultural and farming industries as well as the Silicon Valley business environment.

Want to know more? Check out our https://www.cabrillo.edu/articulation/, https://www.cabrillo.edu/transfer-services/ and https://www.cabrillo.edu/counseling/ webpages.
About our Community: Santa Cruz County is situated on the northern coast of beautiful Monterey Bay. The county has four predominant regions: the northern coast that includes the urban areas of Santa Cruz, Soquel, Capitola, and Aptos; the mountainous north that separates Santa Cruz County from Silicon Valley; the wildly scenic San Lorenzo River Valley that winds from the Santa Cruz mountains to the Monterey Bay; and the agricultural south county that includes Watsonville and Corralitos on the way to Monterey, Carmel, and Salinas. With more than 29 miles of beaches, over 14 state parks, 2 colleges, over 70 wineries, hundreds of places to dine, a symphony, an NBA G League team, museums, a Shakespeare company, and so much more, there's something for everyone here.

Faculty at Cabrillo College actively participate in curriculum development, program planning, and serve on participatory governance committees. Cabrillo provides an excellent opportunity to learn, collaborate, create, and make a difference in the lives of its diverse student body and community.

Examples of Duties
Articulation Officer (70%):

• Serve as an advocate at the College for transfer students and, through the articulation process, facilitating a smooth transfer transition.
• Work with the Vice President of Instruction, Curriculum Committee Chair and other staff/faculty/administrators in all matters related to articulation of courses and programs at the college.
• Provide in-service training on curriculum development, course outlines, articulation and related topics and to staff/faculty/administrators.
• Facilitate and maintain the college articulation programs, procedures and policies as dictated by the California Education Code; California State University (CSU) and University of California (UC) regulations and standards; and California Community College Chancellor's Office Guidelines and Standards.
• Participate in the curriculum review process in a timely manner and on college and district committees responsible for curriculum review and approval. Provide technical review for all curricular changes via the online curriculum management system, assess potential articulation implications, validate transferability, and provide feedback to course proposers.
• Serve as a proactive agent for enhancing and improving existing articulation and monitoring each stage of the transfer articulation process by following up with departments and/or faculty in order to ensure timely responses and decisions.
• Conduct pass-along and evaluation of courses for Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADT).
• Serve as a liaison between the college and post-secondary institutions to accurately communicate and convey information and concerns about the postsecondary institution's curriculum to local faculty.
• Serve as a moderator and mediator of curriculum concerns between the faculties of the home campus and the articulating institutions.
• Monitor each stage of the transfer articulation process and follow up with department and faculty for timely responses and decisions.
• Serve as a resource for validating the high school articulation agreements to ensure they do not jeopardize existing transfer articulation agreements.
• Serve as the college liaison to the California Community College Chancellor's Office, the California State University Chancellor's Office, and the University of California Office of the President regarding transfer articulation and curriculum issues.
• Serve as a well-informed resource for students, instructional faculty, administrators, counselors, and transfer center personnel on transfer curriculum, transfer articulation, and related matters.
• Serve as a resource to counselors and instructional faculty, and administrators by providing up-to-date information on transfer articulation agreements, new/updated courses, new/updated programs, and degrees/certificates.
• Work closely with the Office of Instruction and appropriate staff regarding curriculum review and development, catalog, and other curriculum-related efforts.
• Serve on appropriate campus committees relating to curriculum, academic policies, catalog production, General Education, and others to provide input about curriculum and articulation issues. This includes serving as a voting member of the College Curriculum Committee and the Academic Council.
• Use appropriate transfer systems to provide updates on college articulation and provide an annual articulation summary of transfer related curricular changes for both internal and external recipients.
• Submit appropriate courses for inclusion in the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC), the California State University General Education Breadth (CSU GE), the CSU baccalaureate lists, the University of California Transfer Course Agreement (UC TCA) lists.
• Submit courses for C-ID and/or developing statewide common numbering systems.
• Work closely with instructional department faculty and counseling faculty to ensure that students receive accurate articulation information.
• Overview, update and maintenance of Articulation web pages for Counselor, Instructional Faculty, Student, and other college reference and use.
• Facilitate faculty-to-faculty dialogue between the College and other post-secondary education institutions concerning course and program articulation, as appropriate.
• Work closely with instructional department faculty to consult on program and course development.
• Effectively use college and state technology systems and websites in the performance of duties, to include ASSIST, C-ID, and College Source's Transcript Evaluation System.
• Update the college's General Education worksheets as well as the CSU General Education Breadth and Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) patterns.
• Utilize current technology in the performance of job duties.
• Manage and update campus articulation data through regular and precise reporting to ASSIST.
• Assist in editing the College catalog. Review the College Catalog for accuracy regarding course transferability, CSU GE and IGETC courses, Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), and College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) scores, and other non-traditional course credit.
• Coordinate and maintain the applicability of external exams (such as AP, IB, and CLEP scores.)
• Participate in and guides the creation of IGETC, CSU GE/Breadth, and UC approved course lists, maintain the University of California TCA, managing the ASSIST database, facilitating the process of curriculum review and submission for C-ID, and supporting the implementation and maintenance of Associate Degree for Transfer programs, in addition to other programs that support and facilitate articulation agreements and coordination.
• Serve as the college's representative on the California Intersegmental Articulation Council (CIAC) which is an organization representing the CCC, CSU, UC, and independent institutions.
• Demonstrate commitment to professional development, including but not limited to activities such as: participation in professional conferences, workshops, seminars, membership in professional organizations, research projects, publishing academic work, participation in statewide committees or organizations, etc.
• Advise and monitor on high school articulation agreements for the college.

Transfer Services Counselor Coordinator (30%):

• The primary responsibility of this role is to coordinate the college's transfer function. The coordinator would be responsible for many of the following activities and should have a keen sense of all the activities and programs in support of the transfers that take place throughout the campus.
• Coordinate Transfer Services and its budget and the activities of the staff.
• Provide ongoing information and training to counselors and Transfer Services staff regarding new transfer options and policies, changing requirements, university selection criteria, etc. to ensure that accurate and up-to-date information is being conveyed to students.
• Provide transfer counseling that supplements the counseling that takes place within the Academic Counseling Department. Meet regularly with potential transfer students to discuss academic options and evaluate transcripts.
• Serve as the primary contact person for inquiries from community college administrators, faculty, staff, students, and the community concerning the college's transfer programs and services.
• Serve as a liaison between the community college and baccalaureate-level universities regarding admission policies and transfer requirements.
• Work with campus faculty and administration to ensure that the transfer function is clearly identified as a primary mission of the college.
• Work with college administrators to coordinate the activities of Transfer Services with other instructional and student services programs on campus and to encourage cooperative working relationships.
• Inform the college's academic senate of critical transfer initiatives and policy changes and encouraging the participation of instructional faculty in the development, implementation, and evaluation of transfer efforts.
• Establish and chair the Transfer Services Advisory Committee developed to assist in supporting and strengthening transfer activities on campus.
• Assist in planning and facilitating transfer coursework, application workshops, classroom presentations, transfer fairs, and College and Career Family Night.
• Handle complex transfer cases referred to the Transfer Services by counselors, administrators, or instructional faculty; the evaluation of independent and out-of-state transcripts for transfer to UC, CSU and advocating for students to educate and empower them in the admission appeal process.
• Regularly review California Community College and university updates and redirecting these updates to counselors, Transfer Services staff, and appropriate administrators and instructional faculty.
• Develop a comprehensive Transfer Services webpage. Identify and purchase resources; books and electronic materials that assist students with their transfer research.
• Partake in on campus-wide efforts to identify and remove barriers to the retention and transfer of all students, including low-income, students with disabilities, first-generation college students, and other disproportionately impacted populations.
• Develop and implement methods to evaluate the effectiveness of transfer activities.
• Collaborate with other California Community College campuses to obtain information and best practices to develop strong Transfer Services programs and transfer activities.
• Attend regional and statewide Transfer Center Directors'/Coordinators' meetings and transfer meetings and conferences sponsored by receiving colleges and universities.
• As needed, providing academic and personal counseling to students.
• Provide academic counseling, career guidance, and educational planning to general student population
• Teach assigned classes, which may include evening or off-campus assignments
• Participate in participatory governance committees, processes, and initiatives such as Guided Pathways Maintain timely and accurate records of student enrollment, attendance, and academic progress
• Provide academic assistance and related services to students during scheduled office hours
• Cooperate with and participate as may be required in District investigations and/or student grievance matters of alleged unlawful harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. Demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding of diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty and staff.
• Complete required District trainings such as Title IX, Mandated Reporter, EEO/Diversity/Elimination of Bias, Workplace Safety, etc.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications
Required Education from a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accredited organization and licensure qualifications:

• Understanding of, and sensitivity to, the diverse academic, socio-economic, ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds, disability, and sexual orientation, of community college students, faculty, and staff AND
• Master's 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
OR
• Bachelor's 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 AND a current license as a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) OR
• A lifetime California Community College Instructor Credential in one of the above required fields OR
• The *equivalent

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_jY5d1zZxHbKW3-I6Gzy5ZL6F3GaCDW6/view

Why would I complete the Equivalency Form when I am already completing an application and have a relevant degree? To determine whether your current education, or exact discipline, and/or experience is "equivalent," you must submit an Equivalency Form to initiate a review by the Equivalency Committee at Cabrillo College and so that your application can move forward and be considered by the search committee.

Please note the Equivalency Committee will consider only those applicants who formally request equivalency consideration by submitting the Completed Equivalency Form with their application by the closing date stated in the job announcement. Be sure to attach detailed evidence such as unofficial transcripts and/or other certifications that support the equivalency.

Still working on completing your degree? Applicants currently working on the required degree(s) for the position are encouraged to apply with the understanding that they must complete the Equivalency Form and attach supporting documentation with their application.

For additional information, please review our https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gUFRojK5u2Mi5hSCSPgdCCsO91iy63bo/view.

Required Professional Expertise:

Articulation Officer/Transfer Services Academic Counselor Coordinator

• Articulation Officer/Transfer Services Counselor Coordinator, Academic (Transfer Center)
• Ability to advise Cabrillo teaching faculty on curriculum and articulation issues.
• Ability to work effectively with others (e.g. UC, CSU and other university articulation officers, high school counselors, Cabrillo counseling and teaching faculty, and admissions staff regarding course articulation, degrees and other course-related issues).
• Experience with the transfer process from CA Community Colleges to four-year colleges and universities.
• Knowledge of both two and four-year college curriculum in California.
• Knowledge of transfer, associate degree and career technical education requirements.
• Experience in collecting and analyzing data and preparing reports.
• Experience in training and supervising staff.
• Demonstrated ability to complete detailed work accurately.
• Currency and depth of knowledge in the applicable professional field, curriculum development, review and assessment of student learning outcomes.
• Knowledge and understanding of programs such as Guided Pathways, that address commitment to equity-minded and culturally responsive teaching strategies enhancing student success.
• Work cooperatively and demonstrate sensitivity to the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of students, administrators, faculty, and staff Effective oral and written communication skills and effective use of technology.
• Evidence of professional activities and service beyond primary teaching assignments.
• Experience working with transfer services.

Desired Qualifications/Performance Expectations:

• Work experience as a counselor in higher education.
• Demonstrated experience working effectively with counselors and Admissions staff at the college level.
• Familiarity with Colleague software.
• Experience with website maintenance.
• Experience in working with staff from four year universities.
• Successful in-person and online teaching experience.
• Experience providing academic, career guidance, and educational planning
• Bilingual English/Spanish

Additional Information
APPLICATION PROCESS

• Complete application & supplemental questions
• Attach resume or CV detailing teaching and professional work experience
• Attach one of the following:

• Unofficial transcripts from all colleges attended displaying any degrees conferred (copies, and downloads are acceptable). Foreign transcripts must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency at the applicant's expense - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KGJTFIrRv2PERt9gT4AEOAsvI7PKIhwb/view for more information OR
• Copy of lifetime California Community College Instructor credential in subject area, front and back (if applicable) OR
• Equivalency Form - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_jY5d1zZxHbKW3-I6Gzy5ZL6F3GaCDW6/view Submit this form with supporting materials if you do not possess the minimum qualifications as listed in the job announcement and feel you have the equivalent education and/or experience. Unofficial transcripts must accompany this form. Graduate students currently working on the required degree are encouraged to apply, with the understanding that the degree must be completed and confirmed by July 1, 2024.

Please note: All application materials must be received by 11:59 pm on the closing date indicated above.

Attention Applicants
Only completed applications with the above required documents will be reviewed by the committee. Application materials not required (including cover letters, letters of recommendation, etc.) for this position will not be reviewed by the committee. Remove personally identifiable information such as personal photos, social security number, birth date year, age, and gender from your application materials. Expenses related to the recruitment process (obtaining documents, travel, etc.) are the responsibility of the applicant. Cabrillo is unable to sponsor work visas.

For additional questions or concerns, please contact Human Resources at mailto:cabrillohr@cabrillo.edu as Departments, Divisions, and Committee Members are unable to discuss active recruitments with potential candidates.

Selection Procedure
Meeting the posted requirements does not guarantee an interview. A teaching demonstration / presentation may be a part of the interview, and finalists will be invited to return for a second interview. All notifications will be via email, and by accessing your https://www.governmentjobs.com/. Candidates invited in for an interview are slated for September/October 2023.

Conditions of Employment
Selected candidates given a conditional offer of employment are required to submit tuberculosis screening clearance results, official transcripts, proof of eligibility to work in the United States, and present their Social Security card upon hire (for payroll purposes).

EEO Statement
Cabrillo College is an equal opportunity employer and actively seeks a diverse pool of qualified applicants. The policy of the College is to encourage applications from all persons. No person shall be denied employment because of ethnicity or race, color, sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, religion, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, medical conditions, status or protected veteran status.

Accommodations
Persons with disabilities who require reasonable accommodation to complete the employment process must notify Human Resources at mailto:cabrillohr@cabrillo.edu.

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