Director, Student Activities & Affairs
Salary: $100,664.00 - $148,728.00 Annually
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 5969-m-04/21
Closing: 5/27/2021 11:59 PM Pacific
Location: Visalia/Tulare/Hanford, CA
Department: Student Services
Division:
General Description
Under the Direction of the Dean, Student Services, plan, organize
and direct a variety of cultural, social, and recreational student
activities and services; and provide leadership and direction to
the Student Senate Executive Board. Will organize the district's
annual commencement ceremony; facilitate Community Service Learning
within the Student Activities and Affairs program; coordinate and
instruct the skilled Leadership Certificate Program; direct the
creation and issuance of student identification cards and expand
the card use to include other district-wide applications.
Sequoias Community College District is a Hispanic-Serving
Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the District
has to the educational attainment and economic well-being of the
surrounding community. In Fall 2019, we enrolled approximately
13,493 students in which:
- 66.5% identify as Latinx;
- 2.4% as Asian/Pacific Islander;
- 2% as Black/African American;
- 19.7% as White;
- .1% as Pacific Islander/Filipino; and
- 5.7% as multiracial
COMMITMENT TO EQUITY:
Sequoias Community College District values the ability to serve
students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic
backgrounds, abilities, genders, gender identities, and
orientations. The District prioritizes applicants who demonstrate
they understand the benefits a diverse student population brings to
a community college and seeks managers who are equity-minded,
collegial, committed to helping all students achieve their
educational goals, and value mentorship. Ideal candidates will
share the Sequoias Community College District's commitment to
student-centered practices and to creating inclusive learning
environment that will benefit our racially and socioeconomically
diverse student population.
Job Duties
Job duties of the Director, Student Activities &
Affairs:
Plan, organize and coordinate cultural, social and recreational
activities for students; assure compliance with established rules
and policies; assure proper setup for meetings and special events,
Student Senate Executive Board activities and club events.
Prepare and monitor Student Senate budgets; prepare reports and
statements; oversee financial transactions related to the Student
Senate and club budgets.
Develop and teach the Skilled Leadership Courses; train
students on leadership techniques and parliamentary procedures for
success within the District student governance structure; recruit
students to take an active leadership role within the Student
Executive Board.
Manage and monitor the Co-Curricular Budget and serve on
related committees; monitor work study and district student
employee budgets; monitor budget income and expenditures with the
Student Senate Executive Board; monitor purchase orders and check
requests for Student Senate accounts.
Advise clubs regarding purchase orders and check request
process; counsel club advisors and Associated Student Body Officers
in leadership fund-raising techniques, organizational skills and
budget management.
Supervise, train, and evaluate assigned personnel.
Coordinate and oversee the production and publicity of student
events, programs and publications; public bulletins.
Facilitate cross-cultural dialogue and communication among
diverse campus constituencies.
Coordinate the creation and issuance of Student Identification
Cards; assist other campus services with coordination and issuing
procedures; expand the card use from ID card to other campus-wide
applications.
Monitor the Transit Pass for Students and work with local
government representatives related to the Transit Pass
program.
Monitor the use and scheduling of the Student Center.
Provide and conduct leadership seminars, training, workshops
and campus-wide events for students, student government
organizations, and other student groups and organizations.
Oversee the maintenance of the campus bulletin boards;
implement and direct processes for posting materials and
distribution of materials on campus.
Coordinate student club promotion in conjunction with club
advisors; recruit club advisors when needed; update and maintain
advisor handbook as required.
Prepare, process and distribute correspondence; maintain
communications with other departmental and outside contacts
regarding student affairs and related matters.
Mediate and resolve issues between students in various groups,
organizations and staff members; assist in disciplinary matters as
assigned.
Coordinate and present workshops at the annual conferences;
travel with and monitor students at off-campus conferences.
Monitor Activity Date Requests (ADR) Forms and develop a yearly
calendar; monitor Facilities Request Forms for Student Senate
events.
Coordinate approval of and monitor outside vendors while on
campus.
Facilitate the assignment of students to campus-wide shared
governance committees to assure their participation and reporting
mechanism.
Serve as a liaison for student representation on state and
local issues through the General Assembly Association of Community
Colleges as assigned.
Prepare and process Student Driver Request Forms and Student
Liability Forms.
Supervise and process Student Representation fee waivers,
Student Center Fee waivers and Student Benefits fee waivers as
needed.
Coordinate the issuance of student hall lockers; set up
procedure for issuing lockers each semester; arrange for locker
cards and notification for locker repairs.
Coordinate the district's annual commencement ceremony.
Facilitate Community Service Learning within the Student
Activities and Affairs Program.
Perform related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
:
Master's degree from an accredited college/university,
preferably in counseling, educational leadership, student success
systems, management, organizational development or a related
field.
Three years of a full-time experience with progressively
increasing responsibilities demonstrating integrative leadership
for student activities, student life and student conduct, or
management level administration in departments closely related to
areas of Director's responsibilities.
Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of diverse
academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, and disability
backgrounds of students.
Licenses and Other Requirements:
Valid California driver's license.
An incumbent must be insurable at the “standard rate” by the
employer's insurance carrier at all times while employed in this
classification the College of the Sequoias.
Working Conditions:
Environment
Office environment.
Driving a vehicle to conduct work.
Physical Abilities
Ability to communicate with students/employees/public.
Ability to read documents.
Ability to sit and stand for extended period of time.
Ability to reach in all directions.
Ability to lift light objects.
Ability to operate a computer and office equipment.
Knowledge and
Abilities:
The hiring committee is seeking evidence of the following:
Knowledge of:
Rules, regulations, policies and procedures related to
functioning of student government, student clubs and activities on
a college campus.
Applicable sections of the State Education Code and other
applicable laws.
Outreach methods and techniques.
Basic budgetary principles and practices.
Principles of supervising, training, evaluating and providing
work direction to assigned personnel.
Modern office practices and procedures.
Record-keeping techniques.
Methods and procedures related to coordination of student
groups and activities.
Oral and written communication skills.
District organization, operations, policies and
objectives.
Ability to:
Provide leadership and guidance to student government.
Interpret policies and provide clear information to individuals
and groups.
Coordinate and facilitate a variety of student activities,
programs and events at a community college.
Plan, organize and evaluate programs.
Compile and organize data for reporting purposes.
Operate office equipment including computer terminal.
Application Procedure
To be considered for this position, applicants must submit:
- An online job application
- Diversity Statement (included within the online
application).
- Letter of interest which addresses how the applicant's
experience and/or education enables him/her to be able to perform
the job duties.
- Resume
- Unofficial copies of transcripts of all college/university
work. Official transcripts required upon employment.
For questions regarding this position, please contact Linda Reis at
(559) 730-3867
College of Sequoias does not sponsor H-1B Visas
To apply, visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/cos/jobs/3063595/director-student-activities-affairs
COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT IS AN EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: The College of the Sequoias Community College
District is committed to the principles of equal employment
opportunity. It is the District's policy to ensure that all
qualified applicants for employment and employees have full and
equal access to employment opportunity and are not subject to
discrimination in any program or activity of the District on the
basis of ethnic group identification, race, gender, color,
language, accent, citizenship status, ancestry national origin,
age, sex, religion, sexual orientation, transgender, parental
status, marital status, veteran status, physical or mental
disability or medical condition, or on the basis of these perceived
characteristics.
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