IN-HOUSE ONLY - Program Director, Student Leadership, Engagement, and Global Citizenship

Definition

THIS POSITION IS FOR INTERNAL CCCD CANDIDATES ONLY.
TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.
EXTERNAL CANDIDATES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.
IF YOU ARE NOT A CURRENT EMPLOYEE WITH CCCD, PLEASE DO NOT APPLY AT THIS TIME. About Coastline College:
Coastline College, a multi-campus community college, is located in the heart of Orange County, CA offering both in-person classes and distance learning and work-based learning, with the majority of our course offerings at a distance. Coastline students range in age and educational goals. Some attend Coastline as fresh-out-of-high-school teens working on their GE requirements with the goal of transferring to a four-year university. Others are adults looking to change careers by earning a certificate or A.A./A.S. degree in a new career field. Some want a class or two to add to their resume, and others want a super-packed, full schedule of classes to help them finish their degree requirements fast. Coastline College is committed to equitable outcomes; inclusive practices; and rich racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic diversity. Ideal candidates for this position share our commitment to educating and improving the lives of our representative student, employee, and community populations.

In 2020-21, we enrolled 18,197 students, the majority of whom are from racially minoritized populations: 28.1% of Coastline’s students are Latinx, 7.8% are African- American, 22.9% are Asian, less than 1% Native American, 28.9% are White, and 4.8% are multiracial. Coastline engages in a variety of professional development opportunities and partnerships so that we can serve disproportionately impacted groups. Student-centered activities that support Coastline’s mission include campus-wide student success projects funded by the Office of Student Equity; and active programs that work to improve the academic achievement of racially minoritized students, such as UMOJA; Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) and Disabled Student Program and Services (DSPS).

Summary
Directs, consults, plans, implements, and evaluates comprehensive services and programs that contribute to enriching student life through educational and co-curricular experiences, student leadership opportunities, and cultural and multi-cultural education. Develops and implements support structures, systems, and services that promote student access, participation, engagement, development, and success.

Distinguishing Career Features
The Program Director, Student Leadership, Engagement, and Global Citizenship serves in a specialized leadership capacity over services that are designed to enrich student life, promote student engagement, facilitate student development, increase student retention, and support participation in the college. The Program Director requires competency designing, developing, and implementing programs that enhance student development, are culturally sensitive and relevant, build the student community, and optimize student participation. The Program Director must actively work with and engage district and school administrators, students, community members, governing boards and foundations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Specific duties may vary among departments, divisions and jobs. Incumbents typically perform a substantial portion or all of the following types of duties, as assigned:
1. Directs and integrates a complete network of co-curricular events that include identifying opportunities and needs, and planning, promoting, implementing, and evaluating programs.
2. Conducts needs assessments and works with leadership to identify and provide support services that respond to students’ needs and interests. Develops service area goals, action plans, outcomes, and measures of success.
3. Directs and promotes student activities, events, clubs, and organizations, including those for identity development and advocacy.
4. Oversees design and publication of informational materials that present student life and events, such as and not limited to, activity and event calendars, outreach calendars, student news, promotional materials, and press releases.
5. Designs and implements strategies, programs, services, and activities that facilitate student access, participation and success for at-risk, low income, and underserved student populations.
6. Designs, implements, directs, and promotes strategies, programs, services, events and activities in support of the college's efforts to recruit and enroll new students, including students who come from at-risk, low income, and underserved populations.
7. Designs and implements student leadership development programs and activities.
8. Provides oversight of Associated Student Government for the college.
9. Represents the college when negotiating and overseeing vendors, speakers, performers, and contracts for student events and activities.
10. Develops service expectations for departmental performance including development of budgets, oversight of budgets and expenditures, cash handling controls for events and activities, and the training, supervision, and evaluation of assigned personnel.
11. Determines, oversees, delegates, and reviews work assignments and projects; evaluates work products and results; establishes and monitors timelines and prioritizes work.
12. Develops and implements procedures and guidelines for programs, events, activities and student organizations. Recommends, incorporates, and interprets student policies. Develops processes for monitoring and maintaining compliance.
13. Prepares and submits statistical and narrative reports detailing the work and impact of Student Life, Leadership, and Engagement efforts; analyzes current data and information on effective methods for serving the educational and co-curricular needs of the college’s student populations; maintains databases, websites, and publications; coordinates and responds to periodic audits; assist college and District personnel with reports required by federal, state and local agencies.
14. Develops and recommends policies, procedures and guidelines to provide sustainability to initiatives designed to facilitate student recruitment, enrollment, access, participation and success. 15. Establishes and maintains liaison relationships with Region VIII colleagues; attends meetings, conferences, seminars, etc., to keep abreast of best practices and relevant policy changes. 16. Maintains relationships with business, labor, industry, governmental agencies, and community organizations that contribute to student recruitment, enrollment, access, participation and success.
17. Coordinates and collaborates with other departments in the development and delivery of a robust student life experience.
18. Serves as lead for the college’s Commencement and Scholarship ceremonies.
19. Researches and presents emerging programs, processes, and technologies that can be used to enhance levels of service. Stays up-to-date on legislation and represents the District at meetings, conferences, and events. May travel with student groups.
20. Performs other related duties as assigned that support the objective of the position.
21. Required to abide by all District policies and procedures including Board Policy 3050 – Code of Professional Ethics.

Qualifications and Physical Demands

Knowledge and Skills
1. The position requires professional knowledge of higher education, identity development and student development theories, and the role of co-curricular programs in student participation, engagement, success, and retention.
2. Requires a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
3. Requires well-developed human relations skills to guide others to accomplish tasks, for consensus-building and conflict resolution, facilitate small group processes, and engage in formal speaking to large and diverse audiences
4. Requires specialization in the principles, practices, trends, and research literature in the areas of student identity, leadership, engagement, student activities, cultural competence, student outreach, and recruitment.
5. Requires in-depth knowledge of state and federal codes, statutes, and regulations governing California community college student development and support services.
6. Requires knowledge of and skill at event planning, promotion, and publicity, including negotiating contracts related to student activities.
7. Requires knowledge of and skill in developing and conducting training and presentations.
8. Requires well-developed computer skills to use common office productivity applications and emerging technologies for marketing, communications, and reaching out to student populations.
9. Requires professional language and writing skills to produce reports and correspondence.

Abilities
1. Requires the ability to perform the essential responsibilities and functions of the position.
2. Requires the ability to develop and administer a successful student life, leadership and engagement program.
3. Requires the ability to lead, work as part of a management team, to build consensus and collaborative decision and conflict resolution processes.
4. Requires the ability to apply legal precedent and policies consistently and correctly.
5. Requires the ability to teach and train others and to make formal presentations.
6. Requires the ability to interpret rules and policies as a representative of the District.
7. Requires the ability to supervise, delegate, and evaluate staff and program effectiveness and develop alternative action plans.
8. Requires the ability to manage sources of funding, budgets, and expenditures.
9. Requires the ability to demonstrate sensitivity to and mutual respect of a diverse population of students, faculty/staff, and community members.
10. May require the ability to have or learn a second language.

Physical Abilities
1. The general physical demands, working conditions, and essential job functions associated with this classification will be kept on file with the Office of Human Resources.
2. Essential functions will vary by position.
3. As defined by Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”), the District shall engage in a timely, good faith interactive process with employees or employment applicants who are requesting or are in need of reasonable accommodations and, provide reasonable accommodations for employees or employment applicants who, because of their disability, are limited in or unable to perform one or more of the essential functions of their job in accordance with applicable state and federal law.

Education and Experience
The position requires a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in the counseling, educational leadership, organizational development or equivalent subject matter and five years of progressive experience in a supervisory or leadership capacity, in a student leadership/activities capacity. Or, any combination of education and experience which would provide the required equivalent qualifications for the position. A Master’s degree in student development, counseling, educational leadership, or equivalent is preferred and may substitute for some experience.

Licenses and Certificates
Requires a valid driver license.

Working Conditions
Work is performed indoors and outdoors where there is minimal yet some exposure to accident or injury due to proximity of moving objects.

Conditions of Employment

This is a permanent, full-time, general-funded, 12-months per year, Classified Management position. The normal hours of work will be Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm. Flexible schedules and weekends might be necessary to address the needs of programs and job duties. The effective date of employment will be arranged with the supervisor. The District provides medical, dental, and vision insurance for the employee and eligible dependents and life insurance for the employee. (Salary Schedule: DG-7)

Regular attendance is considered an essential job function; the inability to meet attendance requirements may preclude the employee from retaining employment. The person holding this position is considered a mandated reporter under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in Coast Community College District policies, procedures, and Title IX. (Reference: BP/AP 5910 ) The Coast Community College District celebrates all forms of diversity and is deeply committed to fostering an inclusive environment within which students, staff, administrators, and faculty thrive. Individuals interested in advancing the District's strategic diversity goals are strongly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified applicants with disabilities who self-disclose.

PAY PHILOSOPHY:
Coast Community College District, through policies, practices, and other benefit programs, delivers a fair and equitable total compensation program that promotes equal employment opportunity, inclusion, and workforce vitality. In general, it is the policy of the District to place new employees at the first step of the salary grade. All movement on the salary schedule will occur July 1 of each year for all classified and management employees .

Additional Information

Application materials must be electronically submitted online at http://www.cccd.edu/employment t o be considered for employment

Incomplete applications, application materials submitted by mail, and documents not requested in the job announcement will not be considered. Please note that the district does not return materials submitted in the application process (copies of original supporting documents are acceptable).

A complete application packet includes:

A complete Coast Community College District Online Employment Application.

Responses to Supplemental Questions (please provide clear and detailed responses, as they will be carefully evaluated to determine the most qualified candidate(s) to be invited for an interview; please do not paste your resume, put 'see resume' or 'N/A', or leave blank).

A Cover Letter highlighting your experiences relevant to this position and addressing the minimum and essential qualifications, including your demonstrated evidence of D.E.I.A. (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Access) . (upload as a separate attachment - PDF recommended).

A Current Resume or Curriculum Vitae of professional experience and educational background. (upload as a separate attachment - PDF recommended).

How to determine if you need Equivalency? Candidates who do not meet the minimum requirements as stated in the job posting, but feel they have a combination of education and experience that would be equivalent to the State Minimum Qualifications , must attach a completed Application for Equivalency Form (Download PDF reader) . This form must be included as an attachment to their online application, along with supporting documents, in addition to all other required materials.

Submit an application online at:
http://www.cccd.edu/employment

Coast Community College District – Human Resources
1370 Adams Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92626



Individuals who need reasonable accommodations in accordance with ADA should notify the Human Resources Office for assistance or call 714.438.4716.

Additional Information

Selection Procedure

• All online applications received by the application deadline will be screened to determine which applicants meet the minimum qualifications as stated in the job announcement. Please note: Possession of the minimum qualifications does not ensure an interview.

• Applicants wishing to apply for more than one position must submit separate application materials for each desired position.

• Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and who are also deemed to possess the highest committee evaluation will be invited to an interview.
• If any travel is required for an applicant to participate in person during the interview process, this will be done so at the candidate's own expense .

• During the interview, candidates may be asked to conduct a short oral demonstration/presentation on a previously announced topic as well as participate in a writing exercise, or hands-on practical.
• Consideration will also be given to factors in addition to education and experience, including but not limited to professional development, ability to work with others, and commitment to meet student needs.
• The search committee will rate the candidate's responses to the interview questions, the demonstration/presentation, and the applicable writing exercises and/or hands-on practicals. Based on this rating, a number of candidates will be recommended to move forward and will be invited for a second-level interview.
• The hiring manager will conduct reference checks on the final candidate. The district reserves the right to contact the current or most recent employer and to investigate past employment records of applicants selected for interviews.
• The campus President will make the final recommendation for employment to the Board of Trustees.
• The start date will be determined based on the needs of the campus and the conditions of employment as posted in the job announcement/recruitment.
• Applicants who are eliminated from consideration will be notified by email. All applicants are requested to provide an email address in their online application. Candidates should not expect official notification of the status of their candidacy until the Board of Trustees has acted upon the College's recommendation for employment.
• The District reserves the right to extend the deadline, re-advertise the position, or delay filling this position based on the needs of the District and the student population we serve.

Employment Information

• Regular attendance is considered an essential job function; the inability to meet attendance requirements may preclude the employee from retaining employment.
• The person holding this position is considered a mandated reporter under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in Coast Community College District policies, procedures, and Title IX. (Reference: BP/AP 5910)
• The Coast Community College District celebrates all forms of diversity and is deeply committed to fostering an inclusive environment within which students, staff, administrators, and faculty thrive. Individuals interested in advancing equity and inclusion goals are strongly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified applicants with disabilities who self-disclose.

THE SELECTED CANDIDATE IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT:

• Submit “official” transcripts after employment offer.
• Provide a Certificate of Tuberculosis Exam for initial appointment (Note: The certificate must be renewed every 4 years as a condition of continuing employment).
• Provide a valid COVID-19 Vaccination card or Vaccination Exemption.
• Have fingerprints taken by a Live Scan computer at the candidate’s expense (Clearance must be received prior to the first day of employment).
• Present original documents for proof of eligibility to work in the United States including a Social Security Card; AND
• Participate in a new hire onboarding appointment with an Employment Services Representative.

Coast Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer
The Coast Community College District is committed to employing qualified administrators/managers, faculty, and staff members who are dedicated to student learning and success. The Board recognizes that diversity in the academic environment fosters awareness, promotes mutual understanding and respect, and provides suitable role models for all students. W e are committed to hiring and staff development processes that support the goals of equal opportunity and diversity, and equal consideration for all qualified candidates. The District does not discriminate unlawfully in providing educational or employment opportunities to any person on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or genetic information.

The Coast Community College District is a multi-college district that includes Coastline, Community College, Golden West College , and Orange Coast College . The three colleges offer programs in transfer, general education, occupational/technical education, community services, and student support services.

Since its founding in 1947, the Coast Community College District has enjoyed a reputation as one of the leading community college districts in the United States. Governed by a locally elected Board of Trustees, the Coast Community College District plays an important role in the community by responding to the needs of a changing and increasingly diverse population.

Coast Community College District Title IX:

https://www.cccd.edu/employees/hr/title9/Pages/Staff-and-Faculty-Resources.aspx

This direct link 2021 Coast Community College District Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (Download PDF reader) is the 2021 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report for Coast Colleges. The crime statistics for calendar years 2018, 2019, and 2020 were submitted to the U.S. Department of Education as required under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. A hard copy can be provided from one of the Campus Safety Offices. Please contact any of the Campus Safety Offices for any questions regarding the report.