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LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
LOS ANGELES
TRADE TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Position Announcement
Dean, Student Services
SALARY RANGE: $165,752 – $195,792
Application Deadline: January 2,
2024
Issue Date: November 20, 2023
Los Angeles Trade Technical College is in search of
a highly innovative, motivated and dynamic individual seeking to become Dean of Student Services overseeing Admissions and Records,
Counseling, Transfer Center, Umoja, and Puente. The Dean of Student Services will provide leadership in the areas of supervision in
support of our Pathway to Academic, Career, and Transfer Success (PACTS) student success framework. This position is expected to
start February 12, 2024.
ENTRANCE QUALIFICATIONS:
- A Master’s degree from an accredited college or university.
- Completion of one year of
full-time formal training, internship or leadership experience reasonably related to the administrative assignment. - Sensitivity to
and an understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college
students.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Health: A medical certificate
indicating fitness to engage in administrative work is required for new employees at the applicant’s expense after selection and prior
to employment.
COVID 19 VACCINATION
Pursuant to LACCD Board of Trustee’s Policy 2900, all
students and employees must be fully vaccinated or have an approved exemption. LACCD employees are required to provide their vaccination
status in compliance with the LACCD Board of Trustees’ policy. Newly hired employees will be required to provide their vaccination
status prior to starting a position or, at the latest, by their position start date.
DESIRABLE
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience with similar student support programs in a community college setting.
- Accomplished
in participatory management, budgeting and financial planning, strategic planning, leadership, problem solving, and team building. - Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, and experience with leading presentations using appropriate technological
resources.
DUTIES & CORE COMPETENCIES:
1. Leads assigned areas
in the re-engineering, adoption and integration of best practices to streamline processes and procedures to reduce barriers for student
success.
- Serve as Dean responsible for overseeing Counseling, Transfer Center, Career Center, Student Equity and
Achievement (SEA), Umoja, Puente, LGBTQAI+, Guardian Scholars, Fresh Success, and assume the role of the Ombudsperson. - Provides
direction, oversight and functional supervision to the faculty, staff in areas of responsibility. - Provides leadership to program
staff to streamline processes, ensure quality in the delivery of services, and monitor enrollments and retention of program participants in
Counseling, Admissions and Records, Transfer Center, Umoja, and Puente. - Works collaboratively with the Vice President of Student
Services and Vice President of Instruction Services to bring quality Counseling and other student support services to students within the
pathways framework. - Works cooperatively with other student services programs and services and campus entities to meet the
priorities of the college including enrollment targets and student success metrics. - Implements effective strategies to increase
student persistence. - Complies with local, state, and federal laws, regulations, policies, and procedures; and recommends and
implements changes as needed in consultation with Vice President. - Safeguard the integrity of student records for areas of
responsibility. - Prepares, disseminates and delivers reports to various campus constituency groups.
- Performs other duties
as assigned within the scope of the position. -
Actively seeks out and identifies opportunities to enhance,
develop and offer new programs, services, and activities to promote student success and generate internal and external support and resources
for assigned activities and functions.
- Stays current in issues and initiatives from federal, state and local entities
and leads the implementation of these initiatives at LATTC.
- Provides leadership for program review, including
improvement and development; systematic assessment of student progress and learning outcomes; and review and recommend changes to maintain
relevant programs and to meet student and community needs and accreditation standards. - Catalyzes involvement and commitment of
students, faculty, staff, business, and community members to develop, assess, and strengthen assigned student services programs and the
student experience at LATTC. - Maintains internal and external community communication on program progress and goals and ensures that
stakeholders are kept informed about developments and plans.
3. Articulates and champions
the department, division and college’s shared mission, vision, and values to students, faculty, staff, industry partners, associations
and other external stakeholders.
- Sets and attains specific and challenging goals and ensures the successful completion
of objectives regardless of challenges or difficulties. - Creates and maintains open communications regarding resources, priorities,
and expectations of assigned student success programs and personnel using multiple strategies. - Develops, empowers and influences
faculty and staff to achieve program goals. - Builds and leverages networks and partnerships to advance the mission, vision, and
goals of the assigned departments, programs and college to increase revenue generation.
4. Applies
participatory governance principles and collective bargaining agreements in a fair and consistent manner with faculty, staff, administrators
and students.
- Oversees the hiring, managing and evaluation of staff and faculty consistent with state and local
agreements, regulations and collective bargaining agreements (CBAs). - Prepares, monitors and manages department and program
budgets. - Fosters an atmosphere of mutual respect and openness that will promote collaboration among students, faculty, and
staff. - Represent Student Services and areas of responsibility on a variety of committee and subcommittees under the college’s
and district shared governance structure.
5. Serves as Evening Administrator on a rotating
basis. This position may require non-traditional work schedule (including evenings and weekends) and local, state and national
travel.
SALARY AND BENEFITS:
The annual salary range
is $166,752 to $195,792 with a doctorate degree may be eligible for a doctoral degree
differential of $5,952 per academic year. Final salary placement occurs after the selected candidate has
completed the hiring clearance process. An excellent benefits package which includes medical, vision, dental and life insurance is
available for the employee and eligible dependents. Benefits include, 15.5 paid holidays annually, 15-24 days paid vacation annually
depending on length of District service, medical/hospital, dental and vision care plans and a $50,000 group life
insurance policy.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
Applicants will be required to file the application using web-based
software to create an applicant profile account, allowing documents to be saved and uploaded as attachments. Please go to http://laccd.edu/Employment/Pages/Academic-Jobs.aspx to file the applicant packet. All materials submitted will
become property of Los Angeles Community College District. After review of application materials by the selection committee, candidates will
be contacted only if selected for interviews.
For consideration in the selection process, all interested persons must submit the
following:
- A detailed letter of interest (not to exceed two pages) that describes how the applicant meets the minimum and
desirable qualifications and qualifications to meet the duties and core competencies of this position; - Current resume;
- Legible copies of unofficial transcripts for bachelor’s, masters and/or advanced degrees and any other post-secondary coursework
completed. If applicant is selected for an interview, official transcripts will be required at the time of interview. Foreign degrees will
need to be evaluated by an approved foreign evaluation agency. A listing of agencies can be retrieved from the California Commission on
Teacher Credentialing: http://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/leaflets/c1635.pdf.
The completed application package
and required documents must be submitted by 4:30PM January 2, 2024 to be considered.
For additional information or
questions, please contact via email only:
April Aragon, Executive Assistant, President’s Office at [email protected]
Individuals
protected by the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) may request and accommodation in the selection/interview process with at least three
business days prior notice. Documentation of the need for accommodation may be requested.
Equal Employment
Policy:
It is the policy of the Los Angeles Community College District to provide equal opportunity to all qualified
candidates for employment without regard to race, color, ethnic group identification, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, sex or
gender, pregnancy, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer related), sexual orientation, or veteran
status. Positive action will be taken to ensure that this policy is followed in all personnel practices including recruitment, hiring,
placement, upgrading, transfer, demotion, and treatment during employment, rate of pay or other forms of compensation, selection for
training, layoff or termination. A vigorous equal employment opportunity program will be maintained to ensure a diverse work force and to
achieve expected representation of qualified members of under-represented groups through the implementation of specific result-oriented
plans and procedures (Board Rule 101301).
Los Angeles Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Educator
and Employer
