Associate Dean of Continuing Education jobs in Bridgeport, CT

Details:

Posted: April 8, 2024
Level: Management / Confidential (Manager 2) 
Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week
Closing Date: The committee will begin review of applications immediately. Applications must be submitted by 5:00pm (EST) on Wednesday, May 8 2024

Location:

CT State Housatonic
900 Lafayette Boulevard, Bridgeport, CT  06604
**This position is not remote**
For more information, please click on the campus to be directed to their website.

CT State Community College Mission:

Connecticut State Community College provides access to academically rigorous and innovative education and training focused on student success. The college supports excellence in teaching and learning, makes data-informed decisions, promotes equity, and advances positive change for the students, communities and industries it serves.

CT State Community College Vision:

Connecticut State Community College is recognized for exceptional student success, educational leadership and transformative collaboration with business and industry, government, educational and key stakeholders while advancing diverse opportunities for Connecticut’s citizens and communities.

CT State Community College Equity Statement:

Connecticut State Community College commits to bold and disruptive change by actively identifying, naming, and dismantling structural racism, systemic poverty, and other barriers; establishing equitable and anti-racist policies and practices; and empowering students, faculty, staff, and administrators to advance racial, social, and economic justice. Our core collective responsibility is to continuously assess practices and policies and transform the world we live in by eliminating inequities.

Anticipated Start Date: 

July 2024

Position Summary:

The Campus Associate Dean of Student Development, reporting directly to the Campus Dean is responsible for managing day-to-day campus operations of the student services functions of the campus, in close collaboration with all of the CT State Community College Associate Vice-Presidents. These functions shall include Student Life, Student Activities, Student Conduct and Title IX. The Campus Associate Dean, through collaborative work with CT state Community College administration, ensures that all campus student services are operating effectively and develops strong collaborative relationships with all faculty and staff at the campus. This position is responsible for major personnel decisions, or both, including staffing, hiring, firing, evaluation, promotion and training of employees. By working alongside with the Associate Dean for Campus Operations, they shall jointly ensure that students are able to access all academic buildings and services necessary to support student success at the campus.

The Campus Associate Dean will oversee and manage the following campus functions:

• All student conduct matters.
• Campus Title IX as the Title IX Deputy Officer for the campus.
• Student Activities, supervising the Dir. Student Activities.
• Student Government.

The Campus Associate Dean will collaborate with central administrative staff to ensure that the needs of the students on the campus are met for the following functions:

• Interface with the CT State academic Associate Deans and Program Areas Deans relating to classes that fall within that academic unit, ensuring that classes are taught within the parameters outlined by the approved course syllabus.
• Under the supervision of the Campus Dean, responds to student issues with instructors, working in collaboration with the appropriate academic leadership.
• Student Success programs including academic advising, career services and Veterans’ Affairs
• Student Support programs including but not limited to activities to address food and housing insecurity, mental health and childcare.

Example of Job Duties:

Under the direction of the Campus Dean of Students & Faculty, the Campus Associate Dean of Student Development is responsible for managing day-to-day campus operations of the student services functions of the campus, through effective performance in these essential duties:

• Student Support Services
  • accountable for the direction of activities that support student development and implementation of all compliance policies and processes.
• Student Relationships
  • accountable for building and ensuring a safe and educational campus climate and for assuring that students have all appropriate resources available in order to successfully complete their academic program.
• Public Relations
  • support the Campus Dean in maintaining community connections, communicating events information and coordinating campus activities that are open to the general public.

This posting includes qualifications, experience and skills but is not limited to the full specifications stated in the job description.

Incumbents must possess proven ability to effectively work with a culturally, linguistically, and ethnically diverse faculty, staff, and student. They are expected to have excellent oral and written communication skills along with strong Information technology literacy skills such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams etc.).

Minimum Qualifications:

Master’s degree in an appropriately related academic discipline, with two (2) or more years of administrative and managerial experience in higher education including supervisory experience.

Incumbents are required to have demonstrated advanced knowledge and abilities in the following: 

• Evidence of knowledge and skills in the development and implementation of student conduct matters.
• Experience and working knowledge of regional and specialized accreditation standards relevant to campus programming.
• Leading, directing and evaluating student support staff in a higher education environment.
• Research, information and computer literacy skills, including but limited to:
  • Development of databases in support of outcomes assessment.
  • Data analysis and interpretation.
  • Evidence based decision making.
• Proven leadership ability and demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate with diverse range of stakeholders.
• Sensitivity to and ability to work with the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of members of the College community, including those with disabilities.
• Effective at operating in a matrixed environment with teams from other areas within the college.
• Proven success at problem solving.

Substitutions Allowed:

Applicants who do not meet the minimum qualifications as stated are encouraged to put in writing precisely how their background and experience have prepared them for the responsibilities of this position and by providing appropriate references. Exceptions to the degree requirements may be made for compelling reasons.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Student Conduct
• Experience with Title IX
• Experience with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Starting Salary:

Anticipated Salary; $97,546 approximate annual plus excellent State of CT medical insurance, retirement, and related fringe benefits. 

We offer a comprehensive benefits package to help you stay well, protect yourself and your family, and plan for a secure future. Benefits include generous leave policies; several retirement plans; and many choices for comprehensive health insurance. You also have access to many additional benefits to save for retirement, protect your family & more with supplemental benefits. Tuition reimbursement may apply if applicable. 

Application Instructions:

To apply you must submit a cover letter and resume.

Incomplete applications or those submitted after the closing date will not be considered and links to other sources to view resumes are not acceptable.

Selection Procedure:

Following the closing date, application materials will be evaluated by a selection committee. Candidates selected for further consideration will be limited to those applicants who are best qualified based on the minimum and preferred qualifications and who have submitted all the required documents by the closing date and time listed on the job announcement. Candidates who have been selected and approved to interview will be contacted, and finalists will be recommended for further consideration by the Hiring Manager for final selection and recommendation for employment. The selection process may also include practical exercises (i.e., teaching demonstration and/or other written, technical, manipulative, or simulation exercises) to evaluate candidates' qualifications.

Background Screening:

All employment, if offered, is contingent upon proof of citizenship or employability under the requirement of the Immigration and Control Act (IRCA) and the successful passing of a background check. CSCU is committed to providing a safe campus community. Background investigations include reference checks, a criminal history record check and, when appropriate, a financial (credit) report or driving history check.

Continuing Notice of Nondiscrimination

CSCC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, marital status, ancestry, present or past history of mental disorder, learning disability or physical disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or criminal record. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: John-Paul Chaisson-Cardenas, PhD, MSW, Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, (jchaisson-cardenas@commnet.edu).

CSCC IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, M/F