College President jobs in Seattle, WA

Date of First Consideration: January 21, 2024

Salary Range: $135,000 - $145,000 yearly, depending on qualifications and experience

Shoreline Community College is dedicated to inclusive excellence in teaching and learning, student success, and community engagement. Shoreline serves the educational, workforce, and cultural needs of our diverse students and communities through the core themes of educational attainment and student success, program excellence, community engagement, access and diversity, and College stewardship. Shoreline Community College is a place of open inquiry and learning, with a campus that models ideals set out in our Community Standard.* We are committed to upholding a culture of free expression, as well as maintaining a supportive and respectful learning and working environment for all. 

Shoreline Community College sits on the ancestral lands of the Coast Salish Peoples, in particular, the Duwamish Tribe (learn more about our Land Acknowledgement). Located 10 miles north of downtown Seattle, Shoreline’s campus is one of the most strikingly beautiful college campuses in Washington state. Take a video tour our campus!

The Vice President for Student Services (VP-SS) works under the direction of the President and employs multiple sources of data to provide strategic leadership in a student equity-focused environment. This senior executive position is charged with providing overall leadership and accountability for student services that promote and sustain educational success with a specific focus on equity and inclusion throughout all efforts. Primary areas of responsibility include Advising, Admissions/Enrollment Services, Assessment/Testing, Athletics and Physical Education, Career Center, the Community Employment Program, Counseling, Financial Aid, the First Year Experience, Residential & Student Life, Running Start, Student Conduct, Veteran & Military Student Services, Student Outreach & Recruitment, and the campus-wide Welcome Desks. The Student Services division provides support to approx. 8,000 students attending Shoreline each year, with an estimated 4,000 students enrolled each quarter. Work under the VP-SS is supported by 2 student service Dean positions within a unit of approximately 50 staff and faculty. 

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:

• Provide division leadership in the development, management, assessment, and quality improvement of student support services programming. 

• Monitor legal compliance issues, (Student Conduct, FERPA, Title IX, etc.) and due process procedures to ensure an environment conducive to the educational process.

• Develop and monitor division operating budgets ensuring alignment to the College's strategic goals/priorities.

• Collaborate with partners in the procurement/administration of external funding for Student Services. 

• Develop/implement a strategic enrollment management plan responsive to the College’s objectives and student success metrics. 

• Develop and lead an equity-minded student retention and completion plan which meets State and legislative requirements such as Guided Pathways implementation, or similar initiatives. 

• Initiate, evaluate, refine, and continuously use data-informed strategic processes which support the enrollment, persistence, graduation, and success of Shoreline students. 

• Build efficient student services systems within the College that emphasize equity within customer service. 

• Promote and sustain practices which reduce opportunity gaps within support services. 

• Maintain a student-centered philosophy and focus within student enrollment, program selection, retention, graduation, job placement, and transfer success.

• Represent the College with the WA Student Services Commission and other local/state groups or agencies. 

• Actively collaborate with all College leaders, including the Associated Student Government leaders, to carry out strategic initiatives. 

• Advise the President of the College on matters related to Student Services.

• Perform other duties as assigned by the President.

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Master's degree in Counseling, Higher Education, Public Administration, Business Administration, or related area

• Five (5) years of college-level leadership experience in student services

• Experience with managing student achievement supports and services, including efforts focused on students from historically underrepresented backgrounds. 

• Student housing management and programming.

KNOWLEDGE OF: 

• Microsoft Office, PeopleSoft/ctcLink, and other educational data management systems. 

• Leadership best practices, including the practice of effective supervision. 

• Student development theory and best practices in student enrollment management. 

• Recruitment, academic advising, and retention strategies in a community college environment. 

• Barriers to educational success for under-represented and underserved students. 

• Labor management within a collective bargaining environment. 

• Budgeting principles and practices; and academic policy development and implementation. 

• Title IX law, FERPA, ADA/504 Requirements and student conduct requirements.

SKILL IN: 

• Contributing to equity and inclusion by fostering a climate of multicultural understanding. 

• Using a DEIA lens for all aspects of leadership and decision-making processes.  

• Directing departmental, divisional, and unit activities within the context of strategic goals.  

• Fostering an environment of continuous improvement through assessment/adjustment.  

• Time management, multitasking, and coordinating outcomes with multiple partners.  

• Clear and concise oral and written communication; analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Recognizing and creating opportunities for emerging business and educational trends.  

• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships at all organizational levels.  

• Interpreting applicable laws, regulations, and policies to implement best practices.

• Handling sensitive situations using sound independent judgment within legal guidelines.

• Utilizing data analytics to inform decisions and develop/implement action plans. 

• Budget management which ensures programmatic needs are met within funding.

To be considered for this position, please submit the following: 

• NEOGOV online profile & application, including supplemental question response 

• Letter of interest addressing qualifications/experiences as they pertain to the position

• Current resumé

• Unofficial Transcripts documenting highest degree (official required upon hire)