Dean, Student Services
Job Description:
Management Position
Dean, Student Services
Position: 3461-m-02-9
Re-Opening Date: January 26, 2009
Closing Date: March 9, 2009
College of the Sequoias
915 S. Mooney Blvd.
Visalia, CA 93277-2214
(559) 737-6165
Full-time, 12-month, Management Position
7:45 a.m.— 4:45 p.m., Monday through Friday
Web Site: www.cos.edu
Description of Position
Under the direction of the Vice President, Student Services, the Dean will provide leadership, direction and administrative responsibility to a diverse and comprehensive Student Service division charged with promoting and delivering programs and services that enhance student success. The Dean of Student Services will also serve as the Financial Aid Director. Areas of responsibility include:
• Admissions & Records
• Campus Police
• Disability Resource Center
• EOP&S
• CalWorks
• Student Health Center
• TRIO Program
• Financial Aid
• Student Discipline/Grievances
• Hanford Student Services Coordination
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience
Any combination equivalent to:
• Master’s degree from an accredited institution and
• Two years of management experience.
(Experience managing a student service program is highly desirable).
• Demonstrated sensitivity to, and understanding of, the diverse academic, social, economic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.
Licenses and Other Requirements
• Valid driver’s license.
• An incumbent must be insurable at the “standard rate” by the employer’s insurance carrier at all times while employed in this classification by the College of the Sequoias.
Representative Duties
• Provide leadership, supervision and administrative direction to all functional areas of responsibility.
• Manage, direct and evaluate the work of assigned managers, academic and classified support staff; recommend for employment, direct the assignment of, and direct the evaluation of all assigned Student Services staff.
• Prepare, monitor, and recommend an annual budget for assigned Student Services components of the college and approve and monitor fiscal expenditures for all programs within the areas of responsibility.
• Review and evaluate assigned programs and services; recommend and implement approved plans and policies to facilitate and improve the operations and programs of Student Services.
• Work cooperatively with college staff, coordinators, managers and administrators to achieve established goals and objectives for all programs within the Division.
• Develop and generate statistical data and reports related to Student Services programs.
• Develop and coordinate additional student services at off campus locations.
• Represent the division concerns and needs to the Vice President.
• Interpret College policy and administrative decisions to those employees under your supervision.
• Provide leadership and direction for a staff development program for management, classified and certificated personnel in the Student Service area.
• Work in collaboration with Dean of Counseling and Matriculation and Program Directors on matters pertaining to certificated personnel.
• Direct and participate in the preparation of grant proposals for external funding.
• Prepare and present governing board matters, reports, and action items related to areas of responsibility
Salary: $92,823 - $137,143 annually
When to apply:
NOW
How to apply:
Human Resource Services
Linda Reis
(559) 730-3867
Position 3461–m–02–9
College of the Sequoias
915 S. Mooney Blvd.
Visalia, CA 93277–2234
