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TEMPORARY - Addiction Counseling Program Full Time Faculty Position - Fall 2024 - Spring 2025

The Addiction Counseling program has a temporary one-year full time faculty position available for the 2024-2025 academic year at the Cascade Campus.

About Portland Community College's Addiction Counseling Program

PCC’s Addiction Counseling program is the largest addiction counselor education resource in the state. This program provides the educational foundation needed to begin your career as a certified alcohol and drug counselor.

Adaptive and inclusive

Our program provides specialization for further career advancement as well as the foundation for students starting their journey in the addictions profession. We designed this program for working students by providing afternoon and evening classes. We also routinely update our curriculum to be current with the professional standards of the industry through direct contact with local agencies. Our program is reputable within the counseling industry and our students are sought for employment.   

Learn more about our program here https://www.pcc.edu/programs/addiction-counseling/

About Portland Community College

As the largest post-secondary institution in Oregon, PCC serves over 60,000 full-time and part-time students. We offer high-quality education and opportunities for our students, which in turn contributes to the vibrancy of the Portland community. We aim to educate a skilled workforce, prepare students to successfully transfer to four-year schools, enrich the community through lifelong learning, build a greener workforce and shrink our carbon footprint, and be a sound financial steward of public dollars. PCC is committed to planning for the future of higher education, addressing the long-term impacts of the pandemic on academic life, preparing to adapt to future enrollment and demographic shifts, and more. Our strategic plan and associated projects reflect our commitment to equitable student success and fulfilling the mission of delivering access to quality education in a collaborative culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

These qualifications, skills and abilities are critical for success in this position.
Throughout the screening process, you will be evaluated based on the demonstration of these qualifications.

Instructor is expected to:      

• Teach Addictions Counseling courses by creating engaging course materials and delivering lectures that align with program goals.
• Ensure compliance with PCC Course Content and Outcome Guides (CCOGs) by aligning course content and assessments with established standards.
• Teach classes at various times and locations, including day, evening, and online settings, to meet the needs of diverse student populations.
• Launch and support the Spanish Addictions Counseling certificate program.
• Conduct office hours to assist students with coursework, provide academic advising, and support their overall success.
• Use trauma-informed and culturally responsive practices as a foundation in teaching, mentoring, and assessing other faculty.
• Participate in Subject Area Committee (SAC) activities.

Minimum Qualifications

To be considered, your application must demonstrate these minimum qualifications. (Experience is calculated based on the start and end dates you provide multiplied by the number of hours per week worked).

All new instructors will have one of the following.

• A Bachelor's degree in counseling, psychology, human service, human development, sociology, social work or related discipline and be a current Certified Addiction Counselor Level II (or equivalent) or a current Certified Prevention Specialist (or equivalent) and have a minimum of five years of experience working with chemically or behaviorally addicted or at risk populations, or
• A Master's degree in counseling, psychology, human service, human development, sociology, social work or related discipline and have a minimum of five years working with chemically or behaviorally addicted or at risk populations, or
• A Doctoral degree in counseling, psychology, human service, human development, sociology, social work or related discipline or a clinical doctorate degree (MD or DO only) and at least one year of working with the chemically or behaviorally addicted or at risk populations or as a researcher in the arena of behavior and/or neuroscience.

PCC offers a comprehensive benefit package designed to provide employees and their families, including domestic partners, with access to a broad range of benefit options. Includes Health, Dental, and Vision options, Group Life, Long-term Disability, Long-term Care, and Auto and Home Insurance programs.

PCC currently fully funds the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS/OPSRP) pension and contributes an additional 6% into the employee's Individual Account Program under PERS/OPSRP. After one year of management or confidential service, PCC also provides a 2% contribution to a 403(b) account for eligible management and confidential personnel. PCC offers a tax deferred annuity program and a deferred compensation program where employees may save additional pre-tax dollars for retirement.

Additionally, PCC provides a tuition waiver for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and dependent children under 24 years of age, as well as partial tuition reimbursement for full-time employees at other accredited institutions.

Paid Leave: (Pro-rated by FTE for Part-Time Employees)
- 14.67 hours of vacation leave per month
- 1 day of sick leave per month
- 12 holidays
- 3 additional personal leave days per year

View a complete list of PCC benefits.