Contra Costa Community College District
Pleasant Hill, CA, USA
Puente Counselor Posting Number: F01291 Location: Diablo Valley College Salary: Description of Position: Diablo Valley College (DVC) invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Puente Counselor/Coordinator, beginning August 2026 at the Pleasant Hill Campus. This primarily in-person position provides culturally responsive academic, career, and personal counseling; teaches Puente counseling courses; and coordinates program activities designed to support persistence, retention, and transfer success for Puente students. The Puente Project, founded in 1981 at Chabot College, was created to address the barriers faced by Chicanx/Latinx and first-generation students in higher education. Built on three core components: English instruction, sustained counseling, and mentoring by members of the professional community, Puente has become a nationally recognized model for equity and student achievement. DVC has been home to the Puente Program since 1996, offering linked...