Program Director; Extended Ed & Community Partnerships, Grant Funded

Overview

The Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College District (Shasta College) sits at the northern end of the Sacramento Valley, surrounded by mountains to the north, east, and west. The area provides a wide array of outdoor amenities and activities with miles of hiking and biking trails, national parks, two lakes, and the Sacramento River. The main campus is located in the city of Redding, population 90,000.

The area is characterized by excellent schools with high graduation rates, low traffic, and low housing prices (Zillow average 393,000 vs. California state average of 770,000). Shasta College is committed to providing its diverse student population with equitable education outcomes, contributing to the social, cultural, intellectual, and economic development of our communities. The college has been recognized as a leader in developing and implementing innovative education programs to increase student success, including accelerated pathways for high school students to achieve a bachelor’s degree and for returning students to complete their Associate and Bachelor’s degrees.

Shasta College enrolls more than 11,000 students annually and provides educational services to students with a wide range of skills and abilities. Our ideal candidate is motivated to join a campus community prioritizing the success of our racially and socio-economically diverse staff and student population. Providing equitable outcomes so all members of our community may enjoy safe, healthy, and vibrant educational and employment environments is critical to our success.

Administrator positions in the California Community College system offer a unique opportunity to contribute to the empowerment of our students seeking to improve their lives and communities. Our administrators manage a wide range of programs and lead faculty and staff in engaging our diverse employee and student populations, facilitating equitable outcomes for all through the management of our various employment and academic programs.

As an administrator at Shasta College, you will join a vibrant community of professionals working collaboratively to provide a positive, healthy educational environment where our students experience diverse academic and cultural perspectives. A career at Shasta College offers a highly rewarding and enriching employment experience.

Performs a variety of complex and highly responsible administrative and program support activities for the specified program or programs. The programs serve a specialized student population. Knowledge and experience in programs serving college students of various age ranges is most important. This position ensures program objectives and policies are properly implemented, and are in compliance with applicable state and federal guidelines and District policies and procedures.

Employees in this job class function at a professional level, which requires budgetary, organizational, problem solving, and decision-making skills. This is a classified administrator position.

Classification: Range 30 on the Administrative Salary Schedule, 40 hours per week, 12 months per year. Work assignment hours are 8:00 a.m.

- 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. This is a classified administrator position with a default CalPERS retirement.
Supervisor: Associate Superintendent or designee

Typical Duties, Knowledge and Ability

• Administers the day-to-day activities and operations of the program; implements and reviews annual program goals; determines and establishes program processes and procedures;
• Ensures that the operations and activities are in conformance to and in compliance with state and federal guidelines for the program and District policies and procedures;
• Expands and builds the program throughout the District;
• Coordinates with other programs throughout the District;
• Coordinates with the broader community, including other educational partners; assists in participant follow-up activities and project evaluation reports;
• Represents the College in a variety of meetings in support of program goals and activities; maintains liaison with applicable agencies;
• Works closely with program partners;
• Identifies and recruits students who are eligible for the program through marketing and outreach efforts and through collaborative partners;
• Plans and develops training and information sessions to promote the program and for recruitment of students into the program;
• Coordinates course work and student support activities, and works with program partners to facilitate student success;
• Serves as a resource to others for data, research, special projects, schedules, and other information pertaining to the program;
• Prepares and presents information on program structure, operations and best practices to support regional and statewide colleagues;
• Compiles and analyzes data; prepares reports for applicable agencies; publishes and disseminates information;
• Resolves issues, provides reports, and ensures program…