Program Dean, Adult Basic Education, College Success & ESOL

Program Dean, Adult Basic Education, College Success & ESOL

Requisition ID
req1689

Department
Academic Affairs Leaders

Campus
SY-Sylvania Campus

Employment Type
Administrative-Full Time

Best Consideration Date
4/7/2023

Position Summary

The college is seeking a collaborative transformational leader who will effectively navigate a large multi-campus environment during a time of organizational change. This leader will be expected to incorporate higher education and community college best practices into the practices of the administrative area. The Program Dean for Adult Basic Education, College Success, and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) will lead a team of dedicated department chairs, faculty, and staff. The successful candidate will have direct experience and strong knowledge of culturally responsive pedagogy and management experience to implement initiatives addressing equity and opportunity gaps in these important areas.

This recruitment is for a permanent position.

This position, under the direction of the Dean of Academic & Career Pathways for Academic Foundations, Essentials & Gateways, will be responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating equitable student success in Adult Basic Education, College Success, and ESOL with department chairs and faculty aligned with retention, restorative justice practices, and success metrics. For more information, please visit our YESS (Yes to Equitable Student Success) information page at https://www.pcc.edu/yess/ .

The position provides an exciting opportunity for a strategic, collaborative, and visionary leader. The official responsibilities are to provide broad administrative direction and leadership in the development, assessment, and maintenance of a quality education program. An extremely important part of this role at Portland Community College is to bring to the administration, faculty, and staff of this program an equity-driven and student-centered passion for teaching and learning. Meaningful collaboration with key stakeholders is one of many opportunities offered in this role.

Portland Community College serves nearly 60,000 full and part-time students across a large and diverse service area, with four campuses and multiple education centers. We are committed to a culture which values belonging, justice, diversity, equity and inclusion. A demonstrated commitment to culturally responsive and inclusive services designed to improve equitable educational outcomes for college students is required for this position.

See the classification description for additional information: https://www.pcc.edu/hr/employment/management-jobs/program-dean/

Candidate Profile

These qualifications, skills and abilities are critical for success in this position.
Throughout the screening process, you will be evaluated based on the demonstration of these qualifications.

• Ability to affect and support change by leading and collaboratively supporting faculty and staff in the data-driven design, implementation, and evaluation of student-centered initiatives, with a particular focus on equitable student success through culturally responsive support for individuals and communities with historically marginalized identities (including but not limited to: first-generation students, BIPOC students, queer and transgender students, incarcerated students, and low-income students)
• Demonstrated experience in collaboratively leading and supervising teams, taking time to understand complex programs, building relationships, and fostering a culture of creative problem solving, continuous improvement, data-driven decision making and accountability, and meaningfully engaging diverse internal and external stakeholders in a large, dynamic system
• Demonstrated meaningful experience in Adult Education, ESOL, and College Success and Career Guidance that informs a deep understanding of the uniqueness of these programs and their goals, approaches, techniques, needs and resources; demonstrable knowledge of the historical systems and structures that perpetuate a dominant culture of inequity and exploitation.
• Commitment to leading by example and creating an inclusive and diverse academic community where all members feel valued and supported; a history of promoting equity and inclusion and a willingness to take steps to address any disparities or inequities that exist.
• Strong organizational, communication, time management, and project management skills to allow the incumbent to appropriately schedule, track, and balance multiple competing priorities and a diversity of needs with grace, consideration, and effectiveness. Exhibits humility and a practice of self-reflection.

Minimum Qualifications

To be considered, your application must demonstrate these minimum qualifications. (Experience is calculated based on the start and end dates you provide multiplied by the number of hours per week worked).

• Master’s Degree
• Five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience related to the area of assignment, providing program/project management or program/project coordination
• Three (3) years of management experience, including employee supervision, in higher education or in an industry related to the area of assignment.

Position Grade
N

Starting Salary Expectations
Minimum $99,575 to range midpoint of $121,979. Placement will generally not exceed the mid-point, based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity.

Position Grade Salary Range
$99575 to $144379 Annual Salary

FTE
1

PCC Benefits

PCC offers a comprehensive benefit package designed to provide employees and their families, including domestic partners, with access to a broad range of benefit options. Includes Health, Dental, and Vision options, Group Life, Long-term Disability, Long-term Care, and Auto and Home Insurance programs.

PCC currently fully funds the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS/OPSRP) pension and contributes an additional 6% into the employee's Individual Account Program under PERS/OPSRP. After one year of management or confidential service, PCC also provides a 2% contribution to a 403(b) account for eligible management and confidential personnel. PCC offers a tax deferred annuity program and a deferred compensation program where employees may save additional pre-tax dollars for retirement.

Additionally, PCC provides a tuition waiver for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and dependent children under 24 years of age, as well as partial tuition reimbursement for full-time employees at other accredited institutions.

Paid Leave: (Pro-rated by FTE for Part-Time Employees)
- 14.67 hours of vacation leave per month
- 1 day of sick leave per month
- 11 holidays
- 3 additional personal leave days per year

View a complete list of PCC benefits .

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements
Work environment includes frequent disruptions and changes in priorities. Work is generally performed in an office environment with frequent interruptions and irregularities in the work schedule. Working hours may vary and occasional evening or weekend work is required. Frequent travel to other locations is required. No special coordination beyond that used for normal mobility and handling of everyday objects and materials is needed to perform the job satisfactorily.

Background Check Required
Yes

Portland Community College complies with the Oregon Veterans' Preference in Public Employment law which provides qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment. You will be given instructions during the application process to claim Veterans' Preference in the recruitment of this position, and to provide the documents required for verification of eligibility. Please do not send your documentation to the hiring manager directly. For verification of eligibility, please submit the following documentation:

• Veterans: DD214
• Disabled Veterans: DD214 and Letter from the Department of VA

Portland Community College is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other protected class.

Notice of the Availability of the Annual Security Report:

Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), you may view Portland Community College’s (PCC) most recent Annual Security Report (ASR) on the Department of Public Safety website. The ASR contains current security and safety-related policy disclosure statements, emergency preparedness and evacuation information, crime prevention and sexual assault prevention information and resources, and drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR also contains crime statistics for Clery Act crimes which occurred on PCC properties for the last three calendar years. Paper copies of the ASR are available upon request at all Department of Public Safety offices.

Special Conditions for this position:

This position has been identified as a Campus Security Authority (CSA) pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). Campus Security Authorities must immediately report Clery Act crimes that occurred on Portland Community College’s Clery geography on the Crime Incident Report (CIRTrac™) located on the Department of Public Safety’s Clery Act compliance webpage . Following entry of a report on CIRTrac™ PCC’s Clery Specialist will (1) analyze the report for issuance of a timely warning or emergency notification; and (2) will determine if the report should be included in the annual statistical disclosures. The Clery Specialist shall annually assign CSAs online Clery Act training to ensure they are provided proper training to fulfill their reporting responsibilities required by the Clery Act and PCC’s Clery Act policy.