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MiraCosta College

Associate Career Counselor (Part-time) Pool 2026 - 2027

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A Career Counselor works with adults of all ages to plan career choices and access the education and training needed to support a career. Gives skills assessment and aptitude tests to clients. Provides job search assistance or training for general workplace skills. Provides referrals for workplace literacy, academic or job training programs, or direct job referrals.

$65,520 / year median in California

+3% projected growth

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Job Description

On Site Cardiff, California Carlsbad, California Oceanside, California Part-time Faculty View favorites MiraCosta College is accepting applications to build a pool of instructors for possible future part-time assignments at all locations. The department chairperson or designee will review applications only if vacancies become available. Instructors may be assigned to any campus or authorized facility. Assignments may include days, evenings, or weekends. Applications are valid through June 30, 2027, at which time they will expire. A new posting for this pool will be posted on July 1, 2027, and those still interested will need to reapply at that time.
RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT
MiraCosta College Board Policy 7800: Employee Residency requires all associate faculty employees to maintain and permanently reside in a principal place of residence in the state of California that is within two-hundred (200) road miles from the employee's regularly assigned district worksite. The purpose of the policy is to promote efficiency and continuity throughout all campus administrative functions, provide students with high quality assistance and accessibility to all academic and campus services, ensure that students receive an engaging education, and respond to emerging student needs. Associate faculty who have a fully online assignment with the District must reside within the state of California, but may live beyond two-hundred (200) road miles from their designated District worksite without requiring the exception detailed below. The District may consider an individual request to temporarily reside outside of the State of California or outside the 200-mile limit on a case-by-case basis, not to exceed twelve consecutive months. Under direction, provide career assessment, exploration, and counseling services to students who have a wide variety of backgrounds and needs, particularly students who are disproportionately impacted and participating in ACP Success Teams; and perform related duties as assigned. Principal responsibilities of the associate career counselor for ACP Success Teams include providing career assessment, exploration, and counseling to students and exploring how CRLP classes could best meet the needs of ACP students; serving in a leadership capacity as a career counselor and representative of the career and life planning discipline to ACP Success Teams; collaborating with ACP leads, instructional and counseling faculty, and librarians to incorporate career exploration activities throughout the curriculum; assisting with coordinating career exploration events, such as the district's MajorFest, and assisting with Career Center events, such as panel presentations and the Job & Internship Fair; representing the career and life planning discipline and the Career Center at district and regional meetings and events, as appropriate. $77.27 to $94.01 per hour. Initial class placement is based on education. All new associate faculty start at step 1. To calculate pay for non-classroom assignments use the following formula: Hourly Pay Rate x # of Hours Worked = Total Pay