Assistant Superintendent/Vice President, Student Services

Assistant Superintendent/Vice President, Student Services
Department: Student Services (Dept)
Palomar College

Date Opened: 01/23/2023
Close Date: 3/20/2023

Primary Function:
Administers and supervises all student services activities and programs for the District and provides leadership to Student Services faculty and staff; responsible for maintaining and improving the quality of student life through the operation of various student support services and for development student growth, leadership and success through student activities, programs and services. Serves as the Chief Student Services Officer and is responsible for comprehensive student services, including planning, policy, and budget development/management.

Salary: Starting step placement within the established salary schedule may be negotiable dependent upon education and experience. In addition, administrators that possess earned doctorates from accredited institutions are awarded an annual stipend of $1,702.84. Other fringe benefits: The District also provides this position with a $100 monthly cell phone stipend and a $500 monthly transportation allowance, for a gross amount of $600 per month. These stipends are not considered creditable compensation under CalPERS or CalSTRS.

Benefits: In addition​ to a competitive compensation structure, Palomar College​ also offers an extremely generous benefits package.

• Fully paid ​HMO medical, ​HMO dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents (additional buy up options available)
• Vacation, sick leave and 25 paid holidays
• $80,000 life​/accident insurance policy (additional buy up options available)
• Long-term care insurance
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) - Free counseling, financial, legal, personal and professional development resources
• Additional buy up options available for other voluntary insurance benefits
• Enrollment in CalSTRS (California State Teachers Retirement System)

The estimated maximum value of this employer-paid benefits​ package is approximately $33,260 annually.

Minimum Qualifications:
To be eligible for this position, you must meet and provide evidence of the following minimum qualifications:

• Experience: Five years of full-time student services leadership experience in an educational setting, including a minimum of one year of full-time mid-management or executive-level administration experience in higher education.
• Note: For work experience, a “year” is defined as equivalent to 40 hours per week for 12 months.

AND

• Education: A master’s degree in any discipline from an accredited college or university is required.

Only coursework completed at, and degrees awarded by, accredited institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education will be considered as satisfying the minimum qualifications. Coursework and degrees that are completed outside of the United States are required to have transcripts evaluated (evaluation to U.S. equivalency and a course by course analysis) by an appropriate U.S. credentials evaluation service. For a list of credentials evaluation agencies accepted by Palomar College, visit the National Association of Credentials Evaluation Services (NACES) website at http://www.naces.org, or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE) website at http://aice-eval.org/.

Diversity Statement: Palomar College serves over 30,000 students from a variety of backgrounds and we are proud to be a Hispanic Serving Institution. Our student body is rich in its diversity. Click here to see a quick overview of our student demographics on our recent Student Fact Sheet.

Palomar College is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, access and antiracism. We are dedicated to empowering students to succeed and are guided by our core values; some of which are the following:

• Access - We make education possible for everyone.
  
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - We recognize and respect diversity, seek to foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, and strive to address inequities.
  All positions require cultural competency which includes the sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff.
  
  To Apply: Visit https://palomar.peopleadmin.com/postings/22594 for full details and required application materials.
  
  About the District:
  Palomar College, founded in 1946, is a comprehensive, two-year community college that serves the greater North San Diego County region. Palomar College offers over 200 associate degrees and certificate programs to approximately 25,000 full- and part-time students. A favorite in the community among local institutions of higher education, the College is recognized as one of the top 100 Colleges and Universities in the nation for serving Hispanic students. Palomar College is just 12 miles from the Pacific Ocean and 30 miles away from all of the exciting cultural activities that San Diego has to offer.
  
  Palomar College is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).
  
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