Student Success and Support Specialist II

What You’ll Do

Under the general supervision of the Student Success and Support Services Supervisor or higher‑level administrator, organize and implement programs, services, and activities associated with the Student Success and Support Program (SSSP) to enhance student success for prospective, new, and continuing students and serve as liaison between the college and local educational institutions and community organizations with regard to outreach and recruitment efforts.

There is currently one grant‑funded, full‑time (40 hrs/week, 12 months/year) vacancy at Oxnard College, funded through September 2026.

This recruitment is being conducted to establish a list of eligible candidates that will be used to fill district‑wide, current and upcoming, non‑bilingual and bilingual, temporary and regular vacancies for the duration of the list, not to exceed one year.

Oxnard College was founded in 1975 and is the newest of the three community colleges in the county. Set on 118 acres and located two miles from Pacific Ocean beaches, the college is easily accessible by the Ventura Freeway (Highway 101) or the Pacific Coast Highway. More information about Oxnard College can be found here.

The Ventura County Community College District (VCCCD) is a public community college district serving residents throughout Ventura County. VCCCD’s three colleges—Moorpark College, Oxnard College, and Ventura College—offer programs for transfer to four‑year colleges and universities; career technical training; basic skills instruction; as well as community service, economic development, and continuing education for cultural growth, life enrichment, and skills improvement.

The VCCCD recognizes that a diverse community of faculty, staff, and administrators promotes academic excellence and creates an inclusive educational and work environment for its employees, contractors, students, and the community it serves. With the understanding that a diverse community fosters multicultural awareness, promotes mutual understanding and respect, and provides role models for all students, VCCCD is committed to recruiting and employing a diverse and qualified group of administrators, faculty, and staff members who are dedicated to the success of all college students.

The VCCCD does not engage in any employment practice that discriminates against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of ethnic group identification, race, color, language, accent, immigration status, ancestry, national origin, political beliefs, age, gender, sex, religion, transgender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, and/or physical or mental disability.

New Employees:
Generally, new employees are placed on the first step of the appropriate range of the salary schedule.

Current Employees:
An employee who is promoted will be placed on the salary step of the new range of the appropriate salary schedule that provides a minimum increase comparable to a one‑step increase in salary.

New and current employees may be eligible for advanced step placement as outlined in Section 290–Salary Plan in the Rules of the Personnel Commission for Classified Employees.

• Organize and implement programs and activities in support of the core services provided by the Student Success and Support Program (SSSP) including registration, assessment, orientation, educational planning, and follow‑up.
• Serve as liaison between the college and local educational institutions and community organizations with regard to outreach and recruitment efforts; organize and conduct outreach sessions at local schools and community venues.
• Identify and contact students who have not completed the core services provided by SSSP including registration, assessment, orientation, educational planning, and follow‑up, and assist them with completing such services.
• Inform students of academic and support services and deadlines associated with tutoring, supplemental workshops, counseling, financial aid, EOPS/CARE, CalWORKs, Access, Student Health Services, Admissions and Records, and other student services and refer students to appropriate services…