Executive Dean, Nevada County Campus; NCC)

Executive Dean, Nevada County Campus

Sierra College is committed to increasing student achievement, shortening time-to-goal completion, and closing equity gaps through the implementation of Guided Pathways. In that spirit, the Executive Dean, Nevada County Campus (NCC), is responsible for ensuring NCC provides an inclusive educational environment, focused on equitable outcomes for all. This position serves as primary administrator and educational leader for NCC, developing a vision and strategies for NCC to support the District's primary goals of increasing student success and eliminating equity gaps.

Responsibilities include supervising and evaluating NCC programs, curriculum and staff; coordinating activities between the NCC and the Rocklin Campus; serving as primary contact and District representative for community relations with NCC service users; and promoting the role of NCC to continue the District's tradition of excellence and innovation and to provide for a comprehensive community college and its role in total community development.

This position reports to the Vice President of Instruction. Sierra College has a strong commitment to the achievement of equity and inclusion among its faculty, staff and students and values the rich diverse backgrounds that make up the campus community. The Executive Dean must demonstrate a profound understanding of and experience with successfully supporting individuals with varying backgrounds. This includes former foster youth, first-generation students, persons with disabilities, undocumented scholars, individuals from historically underrepresented communities, individuals with various gender identities and sexual orientations, and other groups to ensure the District provides strategies for success and pro-active, student-centered practices and policies committed to eliminating equity gaps.

The Nevada County Campus (NCC) opened in 1996. It is located in the Sierra Foothills in Grass Valley, about an hour from both Sacramento and Lake Tahoe. It is within driving distance of ski resorts in Donner Summit and Palisades Tahoe, as well as Rollins Lake, Bullards Bar Reservoir and Bowman Lake.

Representative duties include providing academic, administrative, and fiscal leadership for NCC through the implementation of quality programs, campus activities, and community relations in accordance with District plans, priorities, and policies, including increasing student success and eliminating equity gaps; formulating and making recommendations to the college's executive team regarding all aspects of the NCC site, including strategic goals and planning, site priorities, and resource needs;

overseeing implementation of instructional programs at NCC, including developing NCC class schedule in cooperation with appropriate division deans and department faculty; overseeing student services programs at NCC, including ASSC/Campus Life, Admissions & Records, Counseling & Career Center, Outreach/Recruitment/Onboarding, Disabled Students Programs & Services, Health Services, Learning Commons (Library, Tutoring, Writing Center, Math Center), and Veterans; overseeing site facilities, including updates to the NCC Facilities Master Plan, technology needs and upgrades, building renovations and physical plant conditions;

engaging faculty and staff in collaborative processes to achieve goals related to creating a culture of equity and assessment including inquiry, reflection, and ongoing improvement; articulating and coordinating with other post-secondary educational institutions, high school districts, and other parts of the community to inform them of educational opportunities at NCC and district-wide, including dual enrollment; coordinating and administering overall budget process for NCC;

preparing, reviewing, and managing NCC budgets; preparing and submitting applications, claims, and reports to Federal and State agencies and other internal and external entities; coordinating with other District units as appropriate to research, apply for, and manage grant funding opportunities; interpreting laws, regulations, and proposed legislation impacting NCC programs and services; anticipating and determining NCC staffing needs and coordinating requests for staffing through appropriate District processes;

chairing or participating on District hiring committees; evaluating managers, faculty, and staff in accordance with established District processes; coordinating NCC staff orientation and training; coordinating NCC emergency preparedness and response training, activities, and resources; serving as Incident Commander on NCC Incident Response Team; administering provisions of District collective bargaining agreements; participating in student activities and organizations as appropriate; overseeing planning and implementation of NCC commencement ceremonies;

serving as the primary representative of Sierra College in the Nevada City/Grass Valley community; maintaining positive relationships with the…