Description
Under the direction of the assigned manager, provide vision and leadership for TrAC programs, assigned fiscal resources and facilities, classified professional staff, and regular, contract, and adjunct faculty. Support Delta College's educational mission and strategic goals by providing leadership, oversight, and accountability for ensuring quality instruction, student equity, program completion, and postgraduation outcomes for students in assigned areas and Transfer and Career (TrAC) pathways. Demonstrate commitment to data-driven decision-making, the Guided Pathways framework, and fostering student success and equity at scale. Provide coordination and oversight for TrACs and Success Teams, including their work in student cohort management, student access and equity, and student progress monitoring from program entry to completion. Coordinate TrAC pathways and collaborate with the Director of Strategic Enrollment Management and other deans to ensure student access to courses, the maintenance of enrollment efficiencies, and the timely completion of programs. As part of the complex work of portfolio management of programs, develop and promote collaborative partnerships with programs, functional units, and educational and student services across the campus and throughout the community. The incumbent will develop and maintain a campus climate based on trust, open communication, and mutual respect.
Responsibilities and Duties
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Under the direction of the assigned manager, provide vision and leadership for TrAC programs, assigned fiscal resources and facilities, classified professional staff, and regular, contract, and adjunct faculty. Support Delta College's educational mission and strategic goals by providing leadership, oversight, and accountability for ensuring quality instruction, student equity, program completion, and postgraduation outcomes for students in assigned areas and Transfer and Career (TrAC) pathways. Demonstrate commitment to data-driven decision-making, the Guided Pathways framework, and fostering student success and equity at scale. Provide coordination and oversight for TrACs and Success Teams, including their work in student cohort management, student access and equity, and student progress monitoring from program entry to completion. Coordinate TrAC pathways and collaborate with the Director of Strategic Enrollment Management and other deans to ensure student access to courses, the maintenance of enrollment efficiencies, and the timely completion of programs. As part of the complex work of portfolio management of programs, develop and promote collaborative partnerships with programs, functional units, and educational and student services across the campus and throughout the community. The incumbent will develop and maintain a campus climate based on trust, open communication, and mutual respect.
Responsibilities and Duties
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
In collaboration with District managers, faculty, and staff, provides overall leadership, including articulating a vision and direction, for all areas of assigned Transfer and Career Pathways (TrACs). Communicate the vision and direction throughout the College and the wider community. Using the College Educational Master Plan, the Facilities Master Plan, the Student Equity and Achievement Plan, and the College Strategic Goals and Plan, develops a 5- year plan for assigned TrACs that ensures…
quality instruction and support, student equity, program completion, and postgraduation outcomes for students. On an annual basis, establish, implement, maintain, monitor, and evaluate TrAC program goals and objectives using appropriate data, and review findings with program staff in order to plan for effective TrAC program improvement and the mitigation of disproportionate impact.
When Assigned as Dean of Athletics
- Direct experience in the application of 3C2A, NJCAA, NAIA, and NCAA Constitutions, Sports Guides, and Rule Books.
- As Athletic Director, the Dean of Physical Education and Athletics represents the College administration at a variety of designated community activities and demonstrates an appreciation for the important role athletics plays in the greater San Joaquin community. The Athletic Director provides leadership to plan, organize, direct and control resources for all of the athletic programs and activities at San Joaquin Delta College.
When Assigned as Dean of Adult Education, Academic Innovation And Continuing Education (AEAICE)
- Lead the design and administration of the AEAICE program, ensuring compliance with California Adult Education Program (CAEP) terms, managing budgets, and preparing all required reports for local and state deadlines.
- Facilitate adult school students' transition to college and careers by developing comprehensive plans, connecting them with resources, and coordinating support services across various educational and community partners.
- Publicize the program, identify and recruit target populations, and cultivate strong working relationships as a liaison among Delta College staff, community groups, and AEAICE partners.
Knowledge of:
- Laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to California Community Colleges; program assessment, analysis, and evaluation processes.
- Collective bargaining contracts.
- Budget management; grant proposals and fund raising.
- Accreditation requirements for effective student learning and programs services including instructional programs and student support.
- Computer-based technology for management of assigned programs and for research, planning, and assessment of institutional effectiveness including instructional, student, and/or support services outcomes.
- The goals and processes of shared governance.
- Principles and practices of administrative organization and management, planning, supervising and evaluating the work of others, employee motivation and training.
- The interrelationships of disciplines and services within a college in order to develop and implement division programs and services most efficiently and effectively.
Ability to:
- Work in a collaborative environment of shared decision-making.
- Understand the inter-relationships of disciplines with the assigned Transfer and Career Pathway(s) (TrAC).
- Manage instructional programs and support.
- Supervise, evaluate, and support managers, faculty, and classified personnel.
- Develop and implement the success of and equity in educational programs.
- Integrate information and data from unrelated sources to problem solve, develop and/or implement innovative and comprehensive solutions for student success and equity.
- Promote TrAC and programs, as well as effective collaboration, across the college and community.
- Assume the responsibilities of a comprehensive, complex set of Transfer and Career Pathway (TrAC) programs and services.
- Communicate and work effectively with students, staff, and the community.
- Support the District in achieving its mission, vision, and strategic goals as appropriate in carrying out the duties of this position.
- Focus on student success, service excellence, and willingness to assist colleagues District-wide, as needed.
- Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with all employees and others encountered in the course of work.
- Demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, linguistic, and ethnic backgrounds and disabilities of community college students and staff as demonstrated by skills and abilities in cultural responsiveness and cultural humility.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
An educational administrator is a person employed by the board in a supervisory or management position as defined in government code sections 3540, et seq. Educational administrators are those who exercise direct responsibility for supervising the operation of or formulating policy regarding the instructional or student services programs of the district. Educational administrators have the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline other employees, or have the responsibility to assign work to and direct them, adjust their grievances, or effectively recommend such action. Educational administrators have significant responsibilities for formulating district policies or administering district programs other than the educational programs of the district.
Education:
Master's or higher degree from an accredited college or university. Must meet minimum qualifications for faculty in one of the disciplines offered by the district.
Experience:
Six years’ experience of faculty or academic administrative experience at the secondary or college level with at least three years’ experience of leadership; and two (2) years of full-time, post-secondary teaching experience.
OTHER CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, OR SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
- A valid Class "C" California Driver's License is required by the time of appointment.
- The incumbent may be required to work evenings (including attending board meetings) and other irregular hours including weekends and holidays.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Consistent with its obligations under the law, the San Joaquin Delta College will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of their job.
Physical Demand:
- Regularly perform desk-based computer tasks.
- Frequently sitting.
- Occasionally stand/walk, reach/work above shoulders, grasp lightly/fine manipulation, grasp forcefully, use a telephone, sort/file paperwork or parts, lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh up to 30 pounds.
- Rarely twist/bend/stoop/squat, kneel/crawl.
Working Environment :
Office Environment. A workplace featuring typical office amenities, including computers, telephones, and office furniture, in a controlled indoor setting.