Dean of Student Services

Dean, Student Services

Los Angeles Valley College (LAVC) Student Services announces an opening for a full-time Dean. Interested individuals who meet the minimum qualifications and possess the required experience are invited to apply.

Responsibilities/Duties

• Supervise and develop annual EOPS, CARE, Next Up, and Guardian Scholar budgets, contractual commitments, and maintain oversight of assigned program budgets.
• Monitor all allocations and expenditures in compliance with Education Code, state/federal regulations, Title 5, college policies, and procedures.
• Provide accountability for EOPS, CARE, Next Up, and Guardian Scholar eligibility processes and activities, and track program participants outcomes using the student information system.
• Responsible for the delivery of services and interventions that foster EOPS, CARE, Next Up, and Guardian Scholar student success including, but not limited to, counseling, transfer services, orientation, registration, peer advising, progress monitoring, tutoring, textbook services, and grants.
• Provide organizational leadership and management of TRiO Student Support Services, TRiO Upward Bound, and TRiO Upward Bound Math Science, including program planning, development, implementation, evaluation, and compliance.
• Provide organizational leadership and management for Outreach and Recruitment and College Promise/FYE, including program planning, development, implementation, evaluation, and compliance.
• Lead the development and execution of a comprehensive, data-informed enrollment pipeline strategy that integrates High School Outreach, Recruitment, and College Promise/FYE to increase application, enrollment, persistence, and completion outcomes.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for outreach, onboarding, and first-year experience initiatives including application yield, onboarding completion, course enrollment; retention; completion of milestones.
• Develop and sustain strategic partnerships with K–12 districts, community-based organizations, and internal stakeholders to expand access, strengthen college-going pathways, and support seamless student transitions from high school through completion and transfer.
• Provide direct supervision and evaluation of faculty, classified and unclassified staff in keeping with LACCD Board Rules, bargaining unit agreements, and Personnel Commission.
• Oversee staff assignments and schedules in accordance with established policies.
• Monitor outcome assessments for Program Review; utilize assessment results to make continuous improvement.
• Ensure preparation, distribution and maintenance of college, district, state and Federal reports, records, and files.
• Provide guidance in interpreting, articulating policies and procedures to ensure alignment and compliance with district, state and federal regulations.
• Collaborate with other college support services including:
  Academic Affairs, Rainbow Pride Center, MESA, Counseling, Admissions, Financial Aid, Career and Transfer Center, Basic Needs Center, CalWORKs, Family Resource Center, Child Development Center, Dream Resource Center, Associate Student Union, International Students, Puente, Rising Scholars, TAP/ Honors, Umoja, Veterans Resource Center, Adult Education, Noncredit, and Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) to maximize resources and services for students.
• Serve as a resource in maintaining communication with college, district, regional and statewide program-related agencies.
• Participate in state, county, regional, and college meetings and conferences as required.
• Serve on college councils, committees, and task forces as required, and represent unit assigned and/or college at meetings of the community, other educational institutions, and agencies as required.
• Serve as an evening and/or weekend administrator as assigned.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to work effectively with colleagues in an environment that promotes innovation, teaching, learning and service to a diverse student population.
• Ability to develop innovative programs that strengthen the quality of services provided to students.
• Ability to work with community agencies that serve students in the programs under the Dean's purview.
• Ability to apply legal and policy provisions to various problems consistently and correctly.
• Ability to manage budgets and grants in full compliance with state (Title
  5) and federal requirements.
• Ability to work with interruptions, frequent deadlines, and multiple assignments.
• Ability to effectively interact with people of diverse socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to interpret, apply and explain laws, codes, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to plan and organize work that can be nuanced and complex.
• Ability to prepare comprehensive narrative and statistical reports.
• Knowledge of the mission of the California Community Colleges.
• Knowledge of Title 5 regulations and applicable sections of the…