Dean of Student Services - Outreach, Dual Enrollment, Admissions and Records, Guided Pathways Focus

Salary: $105,390.00 - $163,495.00 Annually
Job Type: Management
Job Number: 2019100402
Closing: 10/25/2019 5:00 PM Pacific
Location: Merced, CA
Department: Student Services


*This is a categorically funded assignment contingent upon Student Equity and Achievement Funding*
(additional compensation for doctorate)
Salary placement commensurate with education and experience
Interviews to be held the week of November 18, 2019 Merced College is a midsized community college located in California's Central Valley. Founded in 1962, the college serves more than 16,000 students with room to expand on its 267 acre main campus and 120 acre Los Banos site. Merced, incorporated in 1889, offers historical sites, affordable housing, access to the Bay Area and Sacramento, and is the Gateway to Yosemite National Park and the Sierra mountains as well as home to the University of California Merced campus. Our tree-shaded, growing community of just over 80,000 includes multiple biking and walking trails as well as access to several lakes - large and small - throughout the county.
The Dean of Student Services position requires a dynamic leader committed to student success. This is an exciting time to be a part of community college education and an opportunity to join a dynamic team committed to improving student outcomes. This leadership position will be working with talented managers, classified professionals, and faculty. This position will be heavily involved in the implementation of current statewide and local initiatives. Merced College values innovation and is looking for members of its leadership team willing to embrace challenges and remove obstacles to student success.
Merced College Vision
Merced College will provide transformative and empowering educational experiences to meet student and community needs.
Merced College Mission
Growing our community through education and workforce training:

• lifelong learning
• basic skills
• career technical education
• transfer
• degree/certificate programs

Ensuring student success through equitable access, continuous quality improvement, institutional effectiveness, and student achievement.

General Description:
Under general direction, the Dean of Student Services has principal administrative responsibility and oversight for various student services, programs, and operations. This position provides supervision and direction to management, classified professionals, and faculty in the area.

The Dean of Student Services has broad scope in the development, interpretation and implementation of major policies and procedures pertaining to the Student Services areas assigned by the District, including the selection and evaluation of faculty, management and classified staff, preparation of faculty assignments, curriculum development, scheduling of classes and program budget development and monitoring. In addition, the Dean is expected to lead counseling faculty, classified professional staff and colleagues toward innovative student success practices and effective student learning outcomes and program review.

The successful candidate is expected to collaborate closely with other deans, management, and academic and student services departments to contribute to the efforts in educating, serving, and retaining students and special population groups identified by the District.


Examples of Duties
Essential Functions:

• Provide administrative leadership for programs in Student Services
• Work closely with the Faculty Leads for the Counseling Cohort/Area in administering a comprehensive program of counseling and other student support services
• Provide leadership in the development and implementation of student support services and programs.
• Effective delivery of student support programs and services
• Responsible for effective scheduling practices in assigned areas of responsibility
• Principles and practices of categorical budget development and administration
• Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations pertaining to student developmental, curriculum and institutional services
• Provide leadership, direction and coordination with the Office of Instruction for enrollment development and student retention to assure maximum student access, progress, and success
• Collaborate with other student services departments, instructional departments, special programs, and career programs to enhance recruitment and retention of under-represented students
• Collaborate with counseling staff and counselors in identifying gaps in services and develop appropriate strategies to address these gaps
• Facilitates the coordination of services among student services programs
• Participate in the planning, coordination and implementation of the Student Equity and Achievement Program initiatives
• Interpret, implement, and review College/District Board policies in Student Services
• Participate in educational planning and policy development in conjunction with the other academic and/or student services deans and administrators
• Initiate goals and objectives consistent with the mission and goals of the District and participate in the planning and program development for assigned programs
• Participate in the hiring, supervision and evaluation of faculty, management and classified professionals
• Develop, prepare, and monitor the planning and implementation and evaluation efforts of the programs assigned in the Student Services area
• Maintain appropriate evaluative methodology, statistical reports, and other records to assess accomplishments and define departmental needs
• Serves on District standing and ad hoc committees as required
• Encourage a climate of innovation and continuous program improvement and collaboration
• Develops and monitors program reviews for departments/programs including student learning and service area outcomes, assessments, and evaluation of data for the purpose of program improvement
• Works closely with the Office of Institutional Effectiveness in order to assess and evaluate student services programs and services
• Coordinate and provides leadership to off-campus sites for student support services and programs
• Recommends to the Vice President, Student Services/Assistant Superintendent the development of policies and procedures needed to successfully implement goals and objectives
• Serves as the Chief Student Services Officer in the absence of the Vice President of Student Services, as needed
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Vice President, Student Services/Assistant Superintendent

Knowledge of:

• Admissions and Records
• Dual Enrollment
• Effective student outreach strategies
• Effective delivery of student support programs and services
• Principles and practices of budget development and administration
• Basic research methodologies including needs assessments and methods for determining disproportionate impact
• Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations pertaining to student developmental, curriculum and institutional services
• Pertinent sections of the California Education Code
• California State Chancellor's Office legal opinions and advisories
• Higher education in community colleges, including the mission of the California Community Colleges
• Implementation of collective bargaining agreements
• Successful interpersonal skills, organizational leadership, team building, staff development and communication techniques
• District organization, operations, policies, and objectives
• Computer based systems for administrative, business, and educational functions
• Principles and practices of administration, supervision and training
• Methods and techniques of program development and administration
• Principles and procedures of report preparation

Ability to:

• Work as an effective team member in a collaborative work environment with demonstrated commitment to the values inherent to a culturally diverse workplace
• Communicate orally and in writing before groups, to facilitate meetings and for reporting and preparing funding proposals
• Identify the needs of underserved and developmental level students
• Manage and/or participate with interdisciplinary teams
• Work with innovative programs that encourage enrollment and retention
• Establish and maintain a productive and constructive rapport with students, administrators, faculty and staff from multi-cultural backgrounds and promote access and equity
• Train, select, direct, supervise, and evaluate personnel
• Analyze, interpret, apply, and explain laws, federal and state regulations, labor contracts, policies, and procedures
• Maintain current knowledge of program rules, regulations, requirements, and restrictions
• Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action
• Plan, organize and implement multiple projects and programs and provide updates to the Vice President of Student Services regarding progress towards completion
• Compile and present narrative and statistical reports in a concise and comprehensive manner
• Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions, and implement recommendations in support of goals

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Typical Qualifications
Required:

• Master's degree from an acceptable accredited institution in any discipline.
• One year of formal training, internship, or leadership experience reasonably related to the administrative assignment
• Sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students

Preferred:

• Doctorate degree
• Any additional combination of three or more years of experience in student equity and/or student services program administration or coordination, and/or categorical fund management
• Experience in counseling and/or student support services program administration or other closely related administrative responsibilities, preferably at the post-secondary level

Supplemental Information
How to Apply: Candidates will submit a complete application on the Merced College career pages at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mccd

1. Letter of interest addressing your qualifications for the position
2. Resume
3. List five professional references
4. Legible unofficial college transcripts (undergraduate and graduate). Transcripts must include the degree major and date the institution granted the degree. Official copies are not required unless applicant is hired.
5. Foreign transcripts must include a U.S. evaluation and translation. http://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/leaflets/cl635.pdf (Download PDF reader)
6. Diversity Statement: Provide a statement about yourself that specifically demonstrates sensitivity to the needs of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability and ethnic backgrounds of community college students and the community at large. Your response is limited to one (1) page.

Individuals with disabilities may request any needed accommodation to participate in the application process. Please submit your request with your application to the Human Resources Office.

Interview Information: Those applicants deemed most qualified for the position will be invited to appear for oral interviews before a screening committee. The interview process may include a pre-interview writing assessment. Finalist interviews with district administrators will follow the same or next day. A limited number of candidates will be invited to interviews. Expenses for travel and accommodations will be the responsibility of the candidates.

Employee Benefits: The District pays (with small contribution from employee) health, prescription, vision and dental insurance premiums for the employee and dependents. Life and income protection insurance premiums are provided for the employee only, as well as paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.

Condition of Employment: The selected candidate must be fingerprinted and tested for tuberculosis at his/her own expense prior to the start of employment. In compliance with the Immigration Reform Act of 1986, all new employees are required to verify their identity and the right to work in the United States. Merced College does not sponsor visas. An applicant must be able to perform essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations. All offers of employment are subject to approval by the Board of Trustees.




To apply, visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mccd/jobs/2593610/dean-of-student-services-outreach-dual-enrollment-admissions-and-records-gu





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