Employment Opportunities


SCCC REFERENCE #: 25-41
DATE: August 13, 2025
TITLE: Temporary Counselor - Disability Services
CAMPUS: Grant Campus in Brentwood
START DATE: ASAP
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT: Full Time
RANK: Faculty
POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Suffolk is the largest community college in the State University of New York (SUNY) system, enrolling more than 22,000 students at its three campuses in Selden, Brentwood, and Riverhead, as well as its Culinary Arts Center in Riverhead. Established in 1959, the College offers a wide array of transfer-oriented associate degrees in the liberal arts and sciences; business; communications and the arts; computing and cybersecurity; health sciences; and many other areas. Career-facing degrees and certificates are offered in allied health professions, automotive technology, culinary and baking, manufacturing, and many other areas. The college provides high school concurrent enrollment opportunities to thousands of students each year through both the New York Beacon program and through on-campus early college classes. Designated by the U.S. Department of Education as a Hispanic Serving Institution, Suffolk enrolls thousands of students in English Language Learning courses, and also serves more service veterans and military-connected students than any other college in the SUNY system.

 

Announcement is hereby made for a full-time temporary Counselor position beginning immediately and ending on December 31, 2025 on the Michael J. Grant Campus in Brentwood. Suffolk County Community College is an open admissions institution committed to serving a diverse student population in a variety of degree and career programs.

 

This is a Unit III position covered under the Faculty Association of Suffolk County Community College collective bargaining agreement with the college.

 

Job Description:

  • Provides services and intervention to students with disabilities pertaining to their academic, educational and personal concerns
  • Reviews and evaluates assessment and diagnostic information to determine reasonable and appropriate accommodations and other needs
  • Provides liaison and consultation services for faculty regarding the coordinated delivery of services to meet the educational needs of students with disabilities and works with faculty to resolve academic accommodations and/or disability management concerns
  • Maintains up-to-date understanding of legislation relevant to students with disabilities including section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act and serves as a campus resource for this information
  • Maintains accurate, confidential student records, utilizing an electronic database, individual student file(s), and students’ accommodation forms
  • Develops and maintains a referral resource network to appropriate community agencies including ACCES-VR and CBVH
  • Provides services and intervention to students with disabilities pertaining to their academic, educational and personal concerns
  • Reviews and evaluates assessment and diagnostic information to determine reasonable and appropriate accommodations and other needs
  • Provides liaison and consultation services for faculty regarding the coordinated delivery of services to meet the educational needs of students with disabilities and works with faculty to resolve academic accommodations and/or disability management concerns
  • Maintains up-to-date understanding of legislation relevant to students with disabilities including section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act and serves as a campus resource for this information
  • Maintains accurate, confidential student records, utilizing an electronic database, individual student file(s), and students’ accommodation forms
  • Develops and maintains a referral resource network to appropriate community agencies including ACCES-VR and CBVH
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum

  • Master’s Degree in Counseling, Counseling Psychology, Rehabilitation Counseling or Social Work;

 

Preferred

  • A minimum of Two (2) years of experience working directly with students with disabilities in a higher education setting;
  • Experience must include interpretation of pertinent academic records (i.e., IEP reports), determination of reasonable accommodations, academic advisement, and managing a diverse case load.
HIRING SALARY:

Salary and benefits will be in accordance with the Faculty Association of Suffolk County Community College collective bargaining agreement with the college.
NON-DISCRIMINATION NOTICE:
Suffolk County Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, equal pay compensation-sex, national origin, military or veteran status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction or disability in its admissions, programs and activities, or employment. This applies to all employees, students, applicants or other members of the College community (including, but not limited to, vendors and visitors). Grievance procedures are available to interested persons by contacting either of the Civil Rights Compliance Officers/Coordinators listed below. Retaliation against a person who files a complaint, serves as a witness, or assists or participates in the investigation of a complaint in any manner is strictly prohibited.

The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the College's non-discrimination polices:

Civil Rights Compliance Officers
Christina Vargas
Chief Diversity Officer/Title IX Coordinator
Ammerman Campus, NFL Bldg., Suite 230
533 College Road, Selden, New York 11784-2899
vargasc@sunysuffolk.edu
(631) 451-4950

or

Dionne Walker-Belgrave
Affirmative Action Officer/Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Ammerman Campus, NFL Bldg., Suite 230
533 College Road, Selden, New York 11784-2899
walkerd@sunysuffolk.edu
(631) 451-4051

In an emergency, contact Public Safety to make a report 24 hours a day/7 days a week by calling (631) 451-4242 or dialing 311 from any College phone.
Inquiries or complaints concerning alleged civil rights violations in the College’s education admissions, programs and activities may also be directed to:

Office for Civil Rights (OCR) – Enforcement Office
U.S. Department of Education
32 Old Slip, 26th Floor
New York, NY 10005-2500
Telephone: (646) 428-3800
Fax: (646) 428-3843
TDD: (877) 521-2172
Email: OCR.NewYork@ed.gov
Also see: https://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/CFAPPS/OCR/contactus.cfm
Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination in employment practices may also be directed to:

NYS Division of Human Rights
Long Island (Suffolk)
New York State Office Building
250 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 2B-49
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Telephone: (631) 952-6434
TDD: (718) 741-8300
Email: InfoLongIsland@dhr.ny.gov
Also see: https://dhr.ny.gov/how-file-complaint
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
New York District Office
33 Whitehall Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Telephone: (800) 669-4000
Fax: (212) 336-3790
TTY: (800) 669-6820
ASL Video Phone: (844) 234-5122
Also see: https://www.eeoc.gov/field/newyork/charge.cfm
Suffolk County Community College is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal opportunity and non-discrimination in employment, education, access to services, programs, and activities, including career and technical education opportunities.

A copy of the postsecondary career and technical education courses offered by the College is available and may be obtained on our website at: www.sunysuffolk.edu/explore-academics/college-catalog or by calling the Office of Admissions at 631-451-4000 to request a mailing.
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