Position Number: ACA22-404

College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita Community College District

announces an employment opportunity for

Division Dean, Mathematics, Sciences and Engineering

Educational Administrator Position

Review Date: February 8, 2023

This position is a high priority for our District for the 2022-2023 year and is contingent upon continued available district, grant and state funding.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

1. Leads the overall operations of the Mathematics, Sciences and Engineering Division. Provides leadership and supervision to the faculty, MESA Center director, and staff of the division including but not limited to the following departments/programs within the division: Mathematics, Physical Science, Physics, Astronomy, Computer Science, Geography, Geology, Geographic Information Systems, Oceanography, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science, Engineering and a variety of teaching laboratories, and other departments as assigned. Promotes a dynamic environment that encourages innovation and excellence in the division.
2. Leads a cross-functional team of college and community partners to create new and entrepreneurial opportunities for students in support of workforce development. Facilitates, leads, and inspires collaboration among faculty and administrators, workforce and economic advancement, along with local business and industry partners in response to evolving future of work needs. Represents College of the Canyons in the community as an entrepreneur, innovator, and identifier of resources to best serve the evolving needs of our students and emerging programs.
3. Facilitates the development of the strategic plan for the Division with input from department chairs and program supervisors. Initiates proposals for the division that enhance and further the College’s core objectives. Facilitates and encourages the development and exchange of innovative ideas within the division. Plans both short-term and long-term goals for the division as well as the impact of new program offerings.
4. Serves as the district’s Chemical Hygiene Officer. Works closely with appropriate instructional administrators, faculty, staff, and students to ensure proper implementation of the district’s Chemical Hygiene Plan.
5. Plans, monitors, and administers program budgets and expenditures.  Strategically allocates resources to support division needs. Identifies and secures outside funding opportunities for the division. Coordinates the submission and execution of grants and contract funds by preparing applications, budgets and reports for local, state and federal agencies. Prepares and submits all related financial reports for related funds in a timely manner.
6. Collaborates with faculty to develop curriculum in response to student, workforce, and community needs, including establishment and use of student learning outcomes.  Designs new opportunities to enhance student success within the division and conducts outreach to K-16, business, and industry to respond to evolving workforce development and community needs. Ensures assessment and analysis of learning outcomes. Reviews, evaluates, and approves Mathematics, Sciences and Engineering credit and noncredit courses that honor diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and antiracism principles in support of student success.  Develops marketing strategies for credit and noncredit classes as well as Community Education offerings.
7. Formulates the final schedule of classes to the Instruction office and ensures it meets the needs of students using a Guided Pathways framework. Takes into consideration the recommendations from department chairs and works with staff to produce accurate schedules, program and catalog information, and multi-year instructional plans in support of student completion and the Guided Pathways (Canyons Completes) framework.  Works with faculty and administration to identify and expand programmatic opportunities via inmate education, dual/concurrent enrollment, and adult education in alignment with the Enrollment Management Plan.  Reviews with faculty the selection and approval of textbooks, supplies, materials, equipment maintenance and inventory.
8. Initiates and leads the innovation and continual improvement of the College’s academic programs through effective communication, overseeing instructional program planning and systematic program reviews. Develops proposals to increase the capacity of the division to serve the needs of students, the community at large and local industry. Recommends changes to maintain relevance of division programs with respect to the district’s Educational & Facilities Master Plan, Strategic Plan, and annual program and budget reviews.
9. Ensures that policies and procedures are followed as required and stipulated in college policies, administrative procedures, program certification and accreditation, articulation activities with colleges and universities, and local, state and federal guidelines.
10. Actively supports the institutional accreditation process. Monitors and communicates changes to the Instruction office related to accreditation standards. Conducts and participates in college research. Prepares reports for state licensing boards, grants and contracts, program and college accreditation, including self-evaluations.
11. Promotes equity, inclusion, and diversity in processes including hiring, orienting, scheduling, and evaluating faculty and staff. Ensures compliance with AB 1725, Education Code, Title V, labor agreements, college policies and procedures, and accreditation rules and regulations. Promotes, encourages, and provides opportunities for staff development and participation in community outreach activities.
12. Conducts needs analyses, market surveys and other research in concert with faculty and Institutional Research to identify viable and sustainable courses, programs and majors not currently offered. Takes the initiative to identify gaps between existing offerings and the needs of students, industry and the community at large. Works collaboratively with deans, department chairs, faculty and other relevant staff and external agencies to continually improve and implement quality programs into the curriculum and schedule of classes.
13. Promotes and markets the instructional programs to extended stakeholders. Creatively strategizes to increase the capacity of the division to serve the needs of industry and the community at large. Works collaboratively with relevant programs and faculty to establish partnerships and linkages with business, industry, and community organizations and other educational institutions in the procurement of internship and apprenticeship opportunities to support emerging skills and trends.
14. Constructs and implements engaging activities to promote STEM in support of the division’s curricular offerings and services. Serves as an advocate for students and provides oversight for the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Center in coordination with the MESA Director.
15. Fosters and maintains relationships with regional educational institutions, and appropriate community-based organizations related to Mathematics, Sciences and Engineering. Assists faculty in the development of advisory committees and provides guidance in working with advisory committees.  Collaborates with K-16 administrators to establish and maintain articulation agreements and pathways for high school students by developing dual and concurrent enrollment opportunities.  Engages with the Workforce & Economic Advancement division to support efforts in identifying and developing necessary future of work and workforce training opportunities.
16. Provides first-line administrative response in resolving complaints pertaining to division faculty, curricular, and co-curricular issues. Organizes and chairs division meetings; facilitates group discussions and involves faculty and staff in idea generation, goal setting and decision-making.
17. Removes barriers for students by closely engaging with College services such as financial aid, tutoring, counseling, Academic Accommodation Center, Institutional Research, and other programs and services for students. Interprets Mathematics, Sciences and Engineering program requirements and objectives to other college departments to ensure appropriate and available access.
18. Participates actively on relevant campus-wide committees including enrollment management, strategic planning, student learning outcomes, budget development and management, program review, and program advisory groups such as the College Planning Team, Deans Council, Management Advisory Council and numerous others as required. Participates in professional organizations.
19. May occasionally serve as Night Administrator and Incident Command System (ICS) as needed.
20. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Personall and Professional Competencies:

Every administrator with the College is expected to be:

• A creative, innovative, energetic instructional leader; a technologically sophisticated professional who is skilled in various technology applications;

• A leader who possesses interpersonal skills and qualities, including a can-do optimistic attitude, creativity, ambition, sensitivity, honesty, integrity, fairness, flexibility, a sense of humor, and an entrepreneurial nature;
• An experienced academic committed to continued improvement; a visible, accessible and collaborative educator who encourages and acknowledges the contributions of others, who is willing to be a risk taker and create an environment that is open to new ideas;
• A supporter of consistent and on-going professional development initiatives, in pursuit of the college’s strategic goals;
• A fair-minded, ethical, and honest leader with excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the courage and integrity to lead and accept responsibility;
• A leader knowledgeable of management theories and practices, learning theories and practices, and community college finance;

• A skilled planner who can systematically allocate resources to further institutional goals, evaluate the results of the allocations, and develop strategies for continued development; and
• A skilled leader adept in planning for the emerging needs of the District and successful in resource generation and partnership development.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

(Requirements 1 and 2 must be met in order to qualify for the position):

Education (Requirement #1):

Possession of a master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a discipline reasonably related to the assignment; (See our website for evaluation requirements for units and degrees earned at foreign institutions)

Experience (Requirement #2):

1. Option #1
   • Two (2) years of academic administrative experience in an institution of higher education reasonably related to the assignment OR
2. Option #2
   • A minimum of two (2) years of successful leadership experience reasonably related to the administrator's assignment; AND
   • A minimum of one (1) year of successful experience providing leadership for a major district-level initiative/program; AND
   • Completion of a leadership training program of at least one (1) semester in duration.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Three (3) years recent academic or professional experience in one of the professional areas in the discipline (Mathematics, Physical Science, Physics, Astronomy, Computer Science, Geography, Geology, Geographic Information Systems, Oceanography, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science, Engineering);
• One or more years of responsible experience in developing, implementing and managing Mathematics, Sciences and Engineering programs in a college, university, or district post-secondary educational setting.  Includes program and curriculum development processes as well as implementation and approval procedures at local and state levels;
• Demonstrated successful experience linking educational programs and services while designing partnerships that are responsive to the economic and workforce development needs of business and industry;
• Demonstrated successful experience using data, surveys and student/community input to develop new and revise existing curriculum;
• Prior teaching experience in one or more of the areas to which the Dean position is assigned;
• Demonstrated successful experience acquiring program or institutional resources and facilitating partnerships between local and regional business and industry groups and the campus community;
• Demonstrated successful experience leading programs, including: strategic planning and decision making; staffing, evaluation, and supervision; and developing and managing budgets;
• Demonstrated ability to effectively plan, meet deadlines and establish structures, systems and processes in response to the many system wide mandates to reach goals and objectives with initiative and to completion.
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DEMONSTRATED KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to lead, implement, and manage change;
• Knowledge of the mission of California Community Colleges;
• Demonstrated leadership abilities through progressively more responsible positions and assignments;
• Understanding of the curriculum process and ability to develop and implement credit and not-for-credit programs;
• Understanding of teaching and learning strategies and experience in evaluation of those strategies;
• A track record of leading innovative planning, developing, and producing quality instruction and student services delivered via technology;
• Ability to relate well and work effectively with students, faculty, staff, and business and industry representatives of diverse backgrounds to achieve the college’s strategic goal of being an entrepreneurial college;
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a participatory manner with all segment of the college community and community at large;
• Proficiency in applying technological applications to daily work;
• Ability to lead, implement and manage change;
• Ability to interpret and uniformly implement district policies and procedures and the college bargaining agreements;
• A commitment and sensitively to, and respect for the diverse academic, socio-economic, ethnic, gender, cultural, disability, religious background and sexual orientation of community college students, faculty and staff as well as commitment to integrating diversity in the College’s instructional program;
• A commitment to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, antiracism, and universal access for all populations;
• A heightened sense of integrity, high energy, devotion to collegiality and civility as the accepted mode of discourse, and an exceptional level of creativity and initiative;
• Ability to manage and direct a staff with diverse responsibilities and simultaneous projects in a team environment and achieve conflict resolution;
• Ability to communicate effectively and persuasively orally, in writing, and using technology;
• Ability to motivate and develop staff as well as provide a collegial work environment.