Dean
San Diego Community College District
Closing Date: 10/8/2024
Position Number: 003418
Location: San Diego City College
Position Type: Academic
The Position:
Under the direction of a Vice President Student Services, plan, organize and direct a major instructional, instructional support and/or student services program on a college campus or at a large continuing education site.
Incumbents in this classification are assigned to manage and provide leadership to a large instructional program involving a group of academic subject areas, a large continuing education program, an instructional support or a student services program employing certificated personnel such as faculty counselors, academic support, student affairs, student development, student affairs/matriculation or student services. Dean positions may supervise staff directly or through first-line supervisors, such as Associate Deans and Directors.
Major Responsibilities:
- Direct the evaluation of facilities and equipment and recommend improvements.
- Communicate and interpret program objectives and offerings to potential students, other two-year and four-year institutions, community organizations, students, staff, instructors and others in various departments.
- Supervision of various departments including but not limited to: General Counseling, Career and Transfer, EOPS, CARE, NextUp, CalWORKs, Rising Scholars, UMOJA, PUENTE, HUBU, Personal Growth, Student Success Center, etc.
- Screen, interview, select, assign, supervise and evaluate regular and substitute instructional faculty, faculty counselors and classified professionals; plan, coordinate and provide orientation and in-service education for professional development and training of assigned staff.
- Prepare staff assignments and schedules; assign work location in accordance with established District policy.
- Develop annual budget recommendations according to established procedures; monitor and control assigned program budgets; initiate special fund requests and manage categorical programs.
- Serve as a member of District, site or other committees and task forces; maintain liaison with other site and District administration to assure proper coordination of activities; promote sharing of ideas and communication of successful operating practices with others in similar positions inside and outside the District.
- Represent the District and participate at the local, State and national levels in organizations and activities that improve, promote and publicize District instructional/non-instructional support programs.
- Coordinate and direct special projects as assigned; initiate studies and conduct analyses as necessary to determine the need for new or modified course offerings, programs or services.
- Prepare reports and make presentations as necessary; assure the preparation, distribution and maintenance of required reports, records and files.
- Coordinate and facilitate the resolution of student, instructor and classified professional conflicts, complaints and grievances.
- Experience with Union Contracts; Hiring; Managing & Evaluating Processes.
- Strategic leadership through the student journey.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Possession of a Master's degree from a regionally accredited institution AND one (1) year of formal training, internship, or leadership experience reasonably related to the administrator's assignment; OR
- Possession of a lifetime California Community College Supervisor Credential AND Two (2) years of recent management experience in an institution of higher education.
Desired Qualifications:
- Knowledge of principles and techniques of leadership, instructing, training, counseling and supervising.
- Goals and objectives of assigned programs.
- Program and staff evaluation principles.
- Governance systems for California community college districts.
- Supervision, management and public administration principles.
- Budget, accounting and fund-raising principles.
- Local, state and federal laws governing programs and services of community college districts.
- Trends in educational program offerings.
- Content and course outlines.
- Delivery systems for instructional and instructional support programs and services.
- Goals of the District's educational master plan.
- District's collective bargaining process.
- Technical aspects of field of specialty.
- Current trends outside program which affect program.
- District organization, policies and procedures.
- Public relations and marketing techniques.
Skills and Abilities:
- Maintain excellent interpersonal relations with college, program and District staff, students and community groups.
- Train, select, assign, supervise and evaluate staff.
- Develop and direct delivery systems and implementation procedures for assigned programs and services.
- Develop and control budgets.
- Demonstrate analytical and assessment abilities.
- Influence and persuade people to follow a prescribed course of action.
- Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Licenses:
Possession of a lifetime California Community College Chief Administrative Officer Credential
Pay Information:
Range 6 ($10,725.84- $17,471.26) per month based on the 2024 Management Salary Schedule.
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All applicants must have demonstrated cultural competency and sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students and staff.
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