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Application Deadline

4/25/2024 11:55 PM Pacific

Date Posted

3/6/2024

Contact

Jennifer Gonzalez

559-244-5984

Number of Openings

Not Specified

Salary

Pay Range

185917 - 209252 Annually

Length of Work Year

See Job Description

Employment Type

Full Time

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Vice President, Student Services (Full-Time) Clovis Community College

State Center Community College District

Closing Date: 4/25/2024 at 11:55 PM

Campus Location: Clovis Community College

Start Date: 03/05/2024

Essential Functions:

About the PositionClovis Community College is seeking an equity-minded Vice President of Student Services that will provide unifying and participatory leadership to a dynamic, complex, and diverse college. The vice president will build upon the college's strong legacy of achievement and leadership in the community.The vice president will be a student-focused, dynamic, kind and collaborative leader who is committed to advancing student access, equity, and success for our diverse student body. The vice president will expand existing relationships with community organizations and build upon strong partnerships with to advance the economic and social mobility of our students.The vice president will collaborate with their dedicated team of professionals to ensure that the college maintains its strong integration of student equity and success, while working towards achieving Clovis Community College's mission and strategic goals. The vice president is responsible for providing leadership and vision for college-wide student services and ensuring an increase in student completion rates.Clovis Community College is known for its innovative spirit, positive climate, high transfer rates, and dedication to closing equity gaps. The faculty, staff, and leadership are creative, caring, collegial, and collaborative and focused on student success. The College is a long-standing guided pathways College and has recently joined the Achieving the Dream network in 2024. The College is seeking a leader who will facilitate and nurture this climate, as the campus grows and evolves.General PurposeUnder policy direction of the College President, serves as a member of the President's Cabinet/Council and plans, organizes, directs and integrates the operations of the Student Services division at an assigned college to achieve the college's strategic goals and financial plan; manages and reviews short- and long-term planning to advance student access, equity and success for a diverse student body; provides expert professional assist­ance to the College President and other college and District manage­ment in areas of assigned responsibility; manages assigned functional areas to ensure compliance with District/college policies and procedures and all state and federal regulations and require­ments; and performs related duties as assigned.Distinguishing CharacteristicsVice President, Student Services is distinguished from other Vice Presidents by its responsibility for providing leadership and vision for college-wide student services and ensuring an increase in student completion rates. Incumbents in this classification provide leadership for student services requiring a broad knowledge of the college's programs and services that provide equitable access to student support and educational planning. Accountabilities are broad in scope and require a high degree of administrative discretion.Essential Duties & ResponsibilitiesThe duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this position.

1. Plans, organizes, directs, controls, integrates and evaluates work of Student Services for the college; with employees, develops, implements and monitors work plans to achieve goals and objectives; contributes to the development of and monitors performance against the annual student services and college budgets from various funding sources; manages and directs the development, implementation and evaluation of plans, work processes, systems and procedures to achieve annual goals, objectives and work standards; manages the area budget.

2. Participates in the selection and onboarding of full-time and part-time faculty, in coordination with their divisions/departments, selection advisory committees, and the Human Resources Department; over­sees faculty teaching assignments and ensures contracted requirements for teaching loads; directs the scheduling of class offerings and classroom allocations; ensures the development and mainten­ance of assessment plans to measure instruc­tional courses for student learning outcomes and adherence to accreditation standards to improve student learning; in collaboration with faculty, directs or conducts curriculum review, evaluation and planning to ensure the currency and relevance of college curricula in meeting student needs; ensures proper course sequencing to enable students to complete programs and meet degree and/or transfer requirements in a timely manner; assists managers and faculty with program accreditation; works to promote/maintain a collegial environment within the Student Services Office; mediates the adjudication of dean, director, faculty, staff, student and community conflict resolu­tion and grievance processes.

3. Directs and manages the performance of assigned employees; directs and oversees the selection of employees; establishes performance requirements and personal development targets for direct reports; regularly monitors performance and provides coaching for performance improvement and develop­ment including timely evaluations; ensures accurate reporting of absence time; hears and acts on grievances; subject to concurrence by the College President and Human Resources, approves or takes disciplinary action, up to and including termination, to address performance deficiencies, in accordance with, Board Policies, Admin­istrative Regulations, Human Resources procedures Personnel Commis­sion Rules, and collective bargaining agreements.

4. Provides day-to-day leadership and works with employees to ensure a high-performance, service-oriented work environment that supports achievement of the college's and the District's mission, objectives and values; promotes workplace diversity, inclusion, cultural competency and a positive work environ­ment.

5. Works closely with Guided Pathways and Equity Committees to advance the State Chancellor's Vison for Success; works with K-12, college, and university partners in the development of career and/or transfer pathways.

6. Provides administrative support and guidance to the College President in developing and implement­ing college-wide strategic plans, goals, objectives, policies and priorities; participates actively in the life of the college, the District, and participatory governance processes and initiatives by serving on or leading college and District-wide committees, workgroups, task forces, and councils; leads and directs employees in the development and application of new programs and initiatives to achieve institutional changes to achieve student achievement and higher efficiency, productivity and customer service in work processes.

7. Through deans, directors and employees, provides management oversight of Admissions and Records, Financial Aid, Student Success Programs, Counseling, and associated programs and services; ensures student services meet student needs and are integrated with instruction in an equit­able and fiscally sound manner; works to develop/maintain professional settings that promote creative and productive work environments for faculty and effective learning environments for students; estab­lishes project timelines, reviews progress on goals and plans and develops and reviews policies and procedures; collaborates with other Vice Presidents to ensure consistency and transferability of services throughout the District/college.

8. Through employees, oversees and directs the solicitation and administration of grants to ensure equitable access to education for disproportionately impacted student populations and other student-related programs and services; oversees the collection and analysis of research and planning data; works with deans and directors on the development of programs, project/grant plans and program policies and procedures; ensures grant goals and guidelines are met and fiscal operations comply with District, State Chancellor's Office and funding source requirements and audits; directs and manages the development and submission of reports, recommendations and plans.

9. Oversees academic integrity and student behavior and the administration of due process and student discipline; adjudicates the student appeal process and coordinates college responses to informal and formal grievances; maintains ongoing communications with other community colleges, four-year colleges and universities and professional organizations to coordinate policies and procedures on student services and behavioral intervention.

10. Oversees access to and availability of distance education and student services technology including systems, applications and related hardware; provides input on development of secure and actionable student tracking systems and technology infrastructure for college student services operations; devel­ops and monitors the effectiveness of online student support services.

11. Provides leadership and management support to adapt facilities, course curricula and teaching methods and to provide auxiliary aids and accommodations to serve the learning needs and edu­cational goals of students with verified disabilities.

12. Collaborates with other college and District vice presidents, deans, directors, and managers on devel­oping, imple­men­ting and integrating District/college policies, procedures, and operational guidelines into college operations and on resolving unusual and complex business problems.

13. Represents the District/college and participates in state and national program training and develop­ment and professional group meetings; makes presentations to various groups within the District, other educational institutions, community organizations and governmental agencies.

14. Serves as a strategic advisor to the College President and may act for that individual in their absence.

Other Duties1. May serve as Title IX Coordinator, Investigator, or other member of a Title IX Team.

2. Provides direct counseling to individual students in crisis or threat situations as appropriate.

3. Participates in planning for emergency preparedness training and activities.

4. Participates in planning for construction of new buildings and campus/education center expansion.

5. Demonstrates sensitivity to and understanding of historically minoritized groups and participates in professional development activities to increase cultural competency to enhance equity-minded practices within the District.

6. Performs related duties as assigned.

For a complete job description, click on the following link: Vice President, Student Services - Clovis Community College

Minimum Qualifications:

Education and ExperienceMust have evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practices.

and

  • A master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a relevant field of study, and seven (7) years of increasingly responsible experience as an academic administrator or in a faculty leadership role, at least two years of which years were in a management capacity involving student services functions, operations and activities, preferably in a California community college;

or

  • Meet the state minimum qualifications for an educational administrator, which include a master’s degree and at least one year of formal training, internship or leadership experience reasonably related to the administrative assignment;

or

  • California Community College Supervisory Credential.

Licenses, Certificates AND Other RequirementA valid California driver’s license and the ability to maintain insurability under the District’s vehicle insurance program.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of:1. Advanced principles, practices, methods and techniques of program, administrative and organiza­tional analysis, planning and management as applicable to student support services, student rights and student disciplinary/grievance processes.

2. Student rights, student intervention and student disciplinary/grievance processes and procedures.

3. Principles and practices for the delivery of student and academic counseling as well as principles of individual crisis counseling.

4. Initiatives and programs to improve student equity, student persistence and completion rates includ­ing Guided Pathways.

5. Applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, including those involving Title V, California Education Code, California regulatory agencies, accreditation, Americans with Disabilities Act and Title IX.

6. Advanced knowledge of the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) accreditation process, including the eligibility requirements, accreditation standards and commis­sion policies.

7. Regional, District and community resources including governmental, community and social service organiza­tions and their functions as applicable to assigned responsibilities.

8. Principles and practices of program development and administration including methods of instruction and the application and use of educational tech­nologies.

9. Research methods and analysis techniques.

10. Principles and practices of strategic and program planning.

11. Principles, practices and methods of categorical and grant budget development, management, tracking, monitoring, and reporting; principles and practices of generally accepted account­ing and auditing procedures related to federal and state-funded grant programs and other funding sources.

12. Advanced principles, practices, methods and concepts used in public agency contracting and contract administration.

13. Principles, practices and methods of grant and categorical budget development/management and grant tracking, monitoring and reporting.

14. Federal, state and local laws, regulations and policies governing fiscal and reporting requirements of community colleges and educational institutions.

15. Principles and practices of sound business communication including proper English usage, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

16. Safety policies and safe work practices applicable to the work being performed, including those required in crisis or threat situations.

17. District/college practices and procedures for purchasing and maintaining public records.

18. Basic principles and practices of organizational improvement and culture change.

19. Principles and practices of effective leadership, management and supervision.

20. Principles and practices of effective leadership and management.

21. Board Policies, Administrative Regulations, Human Resources procedures, Personnel Commission Rules, and collective bargaining agreements.

22. Community college and its missions and goals.

Conditions of Employment:

220 duty days and 24 vacation days for a total of 244 days. Duty days will be prorated based upon start of assignment.

Salary and Benefits:

Starting annual salary is $185,917 – $209,252 based on education and experience. An annual doctoral stipend of $2,419 is available. In addition, the District offers an attractive fringe benefit package including medical, dental, and vision coverage for the employee and dependents, and life insurance. Employees are also members of the California State Teacher’s Retirement System (CalSTRS).

Selection Procedure:

Selection ProcessApplications will initially be screened by Human Resources to determine which applicants meet the minimum qualifications as stated in the job announcement.

From the applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and who have submitted all the required documents, a search advisory committee will screen the application packets and determine the candidates who are best qualified based on the minimum qualifications and desirable qualifications. Those candidates will be invited to interview. Interviews are tentatively scheduled for the week of June 10, 2024.

The selection advisory committee typically includes faculty, staff, administrators, students and community members.

Finalists will be invited for additional interviews and public forums tentatively planned for the week of June 24, 2024.

The new vice president will be expected to assume duties on or about September 1, 2024.

Submission of application and related materials is the applicant’s responsibility and must be submitted through the District’s online applicant portal. The District reserves the right to re-advertise or to delay indefinitely the filling of a position if it is deemed that the applicants for the position do not constitute an adequate applicant pool or if funding is not available. All application materials are subject to verification. False statements may be cause for disqualification or discharge from employment.

Additional Information:

This is an academic management position, exempt from overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, with responsibility for formulation and implementation of district policies, regulations, budget decisions, and supervision of personnel including assignment of work, evaluation of performance, adjusting grievances, recommending hiring, transfer, suspension, layoff, recall, promotion, and termination.Physical and Mental DemandsThe physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by employees to successfully perform the essential functions of this assignment. Reasonable accommo­dations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

To view the full job posting & to apply, please visit: https://apptrkr.com/5081405

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