Director of Transfer and Career Services
Job Description
Job Number
MAN00114PPosition Title
Director of Transfer and Career ServicesPosition Type
Academic AdministratorNumber of Months Assignment
12Starting Date
ASAPCurrent Work Schedule
Monday – Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm Evenings and Weekends as needed.
Salary Range
Management Range 48Salary
$143,071 – $174,297 / Annually
FLSA
ExemptLocation
Main CampusDepartment
CounselingOpen Date
04/12/2024Closing Date
05/12/2024Open Until Filled
NoAbout Rio Hondo College
About Rio Hondo College
Rio Hondo College welcomes and embraces all students in their educational and career pathways. As a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), our College has a student population of 22,000, of which 18,000 are Latinx students. We were the first college in Los Angeles County to provide two years of free tuition to first-time, full-time college students through our Rio Promise program. We are proud to acknowledge that many of our students have transferred to high ranked institutions such as Harvard, Stanford, USC and UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, Cal State LA, Cal State Long Beach, and Whittier College to name a few.
Strengths
Our caring and dedicated student-centered staff, faculty, and administrators are devoted to the advancement of educational justice, equity, and opportunity for all our students. Our Colleges 900 employees, with close to 600 faculty, hold themselves accountable for the academic success of disproportionately impacted student populations. Our entire staff, with unwavering team collaboration, work hard to ensure our students reach their full potential by eliminating gaps in academic outcomes that traditionally hinder students of color.
Rio Hondo College is committed to the recruitment of qualified and diverse employees who are dedicated to our students success. We recognize that diversity in an academic environment fosters cultural awareness, promotes mutual understanding and respect, and provides suitable role models for our students. We are steadfast in our hiring practices and staff development processes which reinforce the goals of equal opportunity, diversity, and inclusion. Our practices and processes also support the importance of a workforce that reflects the community and the diverse student population we serve.
Rio Hondo College employs approximately 55% tenured track faculty of color; 60% part-time faculty of color; 85% classified staff of color; and 50% administrators of color.
Rio Hondo College offers 30 associate degrees that guarantee transfer (ADTs) to Cal State Universities, a bachelors degree in Automotive Technology, more than 60 certificates, a Pathway to Law School, dual enrollment with K-12 districts, state championship speech & debate team and excellent athletic teams, student leadership opportunities, travel abroad experiences and more.
In collaboration with the communities in Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, El Monte, South El Monte, Whittier, portions of Norwalk, La Mirada, Downey, La Puente, the City of Industry, Los Nietos and Avocado Heights, Rio Hondo College provides an exceptional academic curriculum to meet the unique needs of our region and strengthen our communities.
Rio Hondo College welcomes and embraces all students in their educational and career pathways. As a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), our College has a student population of 22,000, of which 18,000 are Latinx students. We were the first college in Los Angeles County to provide two years of free tuition to first-time, full-time college students through our Rio Promise program. We are proud to acknowledge that many of our students have transferred to high ranked institutions such as Harvard, Stanford, USC and UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, Cal State LA, Cal State Long Beach, and Whittier College to name a few.
Strengths
Our caring and dedicated student-centered staff, faculty, and administrators are devoted to the advancement of educational justice, equity, and opportunity for all our students. Our Colleges 900 employees, with close to 600 faculty, hold themselves accountable for the academic success of disproportionately impacted student populations. Our entire staff, with unwavering team collaboration, work hard to ensure our students reach their full potential by eliminating gaps in academic outcomes that traditionally hinder students of color.
Rio Hondo College is committed to the recruitment of qualified and diverse employees who are dedicated to our students success. We recognize that diversity in an academic environment fosters cultural awareness, promotes mutual understanding and respect, and provides suitable role models for our students. We are steadfast in our hiring practices and staff development processes which reinforce the goals of equal opportunity, diversity, and inclusion. Our practices and processes also support the importance of a workforce that reflects the community and the diverse student population we serve.
Rio Hondo College employs approximately 55% tenured track faculty of color; 60% part-time faculty of color; 85% classified staff of color; and 50% administrators of color.
Rio Hondo College offers 30 associate degrees that guarantee transfer (ADTs) to Cal State Universities, a bachelors degree in Automotive Technology, more than 60 certificates, a Pathway to Law School, dual enrollment with K-12 districts, state championship speech & debate team and excellent athletic teams, student leadership opportunities, travel abroad experiences and more.
In collaboration with the communities in Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, El Monte, South El Monte, Whittier, portions of Norwalk, La Mirada, Downey, La Puente, the City of Industry, Los Nietos and Avocado Heights, Rio Hondo College provides an exceptional academic curriculum to meet the unique needs of our region and strengthen our communities.
Basic Function
Under administrative direction, to provide leadership and direction; to manage, supervise, and coordinate programs and services related to career counseling services, transfer services, and re-entry education; to coordinate assigned activities with other District divisions, and outside agencies; and to provide highly responsible and complex professional support to the Dean of Counseling.
Minimum Qualifications
Experience:
- Two years of responsible related program experience AND one year of leadership, formal training, or internship, or experience reasonably related to this administrative assignment.
- Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.
Training:
- Masters degree in Counseling, Psychology, Student Personnel, or related field from a regionally accredited college or university
Essential Duties
1. Provide leadership and direction and assume management responsibility for Career, Transfer and ReEntry programs, services, and activities; oversees the daily operations of the Transfer Center and Center for Career and Re-Entry Services.
2. Develop, assess, and implement annual goals, objectives and priorities for Career, Transfer, and ReEntry programs; recommend, within District policy, appropriate service and staffing levels; recommend and administer policies and procedures.
3. Continuously monitor and evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery methods and procedures; conduct needs and instructional program analysis; assess and monitor work load, administrative and support systems, and internal reporting relationships; identify opportunities for improvement and review with the Dean of Counseling, and direct the implementation of improvements.
4. Select, train, motivate, counsel, and evaluate assigned personnel; provide or coordinate staff training; work with employees to develop skills and abilities.
5. Meet with staff to identify and resolve problems; assign work activities, projects, and programs; monitor work flow; review and evaluate work products, methods, and procedures.
6. Develop and prepare the annual preliminary budgets for assigned programs; monitor and control budget expenditures; direct the forecast of additional funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies; direct the preparation and maintenance of detailed and comprehensive reports, records and files regarding programs, operations, and activities.
7. Develop and maintain positive relationships and partner with community agencies, local employers, transfer institutions, faculty and staff; provides information to students, employers and community based agencies about services and resources.
8. Establish and implement resources and training for students, faculty, staff and the public, including the use of specialized software and the internet for career and transfer related information.
9. Provide responsible staff assistance to the Dean of Counseling; prepare and present reports, such as Annual Program Plan/Review and other necessary correspondence.
10. Collaborate with Rio Hondo Community College District Adult Education in transitioning students from non-credit to credit.
11. Perform varied and responsible duties in the development, organization and administration of activities designed to assist students in planning and preparing for transfer to four-year institutions, with special emphasis on increasing the transfer rate of students from traditionally underrepresented populations.
12. Maintain a resource library of career and transfer-related materials, including college catalogs, transfer guides, articulation information, transfer agreements, four-year college and university applications and other transfer-related materials; facilitate student use of electronic database information, such as ASSIST, Career Coach, and college job board.
13. Serve as a liaison between the District and four-year institutions; schedule campus events and individual Transfer Center appointments with representatives from four-year institutions.
14. Plan, implement, and assess, in collaboration with college & university partners, the annual Summer Scholars Transfer Institute; serve as the on-site, manager on duty for the duration of the program.
15. Develop, apply, and evaluate effective approaches to implement the policies of the District relating to program and workforce diversity in order to fulfill the core academic mission of the District and serve its diverse community.
16. Attends regional meetings, transfer activity workshops, and local and state conferences to acquire transfer information and maintain current knowledge of critical transfer initiatives and policy changes; distributes transfer information to faculty senate, counselors, faculty and students;
17. Provide effective leadership and direction in recruitment and retention efforts to further workforce diversity policies of the District.
18. Respond to and resolve difficult and sensitive inquiries and complaints. Administer applicable collective bargaining agreements.
Supervision Exercised
Exercises direct supervision over professional, technical, faculty, and administrative support staff.
Other Job Related Duties
Perform related duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Job Related and Essential Qualifications
Knowledge of:
- Instructional techniques designed to accommodate diverse learning styles and promote welcoming classroom environments for students from culturally diverse groups.
- Operational characteristics, services, and activities of career, transfer, and re-entry programs.
- Admissions and transfer processes between community colleges and four-year colleges and universities.
- Organizational and management practices as applied to the analysis and evaluation of career, transfer, and re-entry programs, policies, and operational needs.
- Modern and complex principles and practices of career, transfer, and re-entry program development and administration.
- Methods, trends, and practices pertaining to career, transfer, and re-entry programs.
- Program evaluation, audit results, and reporting procedures.
- Theories, principles, and practices associated with higher education counseling, curriculum and instruction, matriculation, and student services and fostering an environment that promotes student diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility.
- Learning and student success processes, assessment, student learning outcomes, learning communities and application of technology.
- Principles and practices of budget preparation and administration.
- Principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation.
- Pertinent Federal, State, and local laws, codes, and regulations. Safe driving principles and practices.
Skill to:
- Organize work and building an effective team to meet the needs of the assigned areas.
- Communicate effectively and professionally, both orally and in writing.
- Examine data, analyze outcomes, and recommend data informed strategies for improvement.
- Operate office hardware and software such as MS Office, Banner, SARS, Tableau, basic website maintenance, job board management, and using career development/exploration software and assessments.
- Operate a motor vehicle safely.
Ability to:
- Learn, interpret, and ensure compliance with local, state and federal laws, Title 5, and other codes and regulations as related to the responsibilities of the position.
- Interpret and apply the policies, procedures, laws, codes, and regulations pertaining to transfer to fouryear in-state, out-of-state, and private colleges and universities.
- Organize work and build an effective team to meet the needs of the assigned areas.
- Select, supervise, motivate, counsel, train, and evaluate staff.
- Identify and respond to student, faculty, and staff issues, concerns, and needs.
- Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions, and implement recommendations in support of students.
- Research, analyze, and evaluate new career, transfer, and re-entry program delivery methods, procedures, and techniques.
- Prepare and administer budgets.
- Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. Prepare clear and concise administrative reports.
- Establish, maintain, and foster positive and harmonious working relationships with with internal and external constituencies.
Foreign Degrees
Any degree from a country other than the United States, including Canada and Great Britain, must be evaluated by an Evaluation Service prior to the closing date. Certification must be attached with copies of transcripts.
License Certificates/Credentials
Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid drivers license.
Desired Qualifications
- Knowledge and experience working with areas served by the career, transfer, and re-entry programs (such as transfer services, college counseling or advising services, career/major exploration, career development, or related functions).
Working Conditions
- Essential duties require the following physical skills and work environment:
- Ability to work in a standard office environment including ability to sit, stand, walk, kneel, crouch, stoop, squat, twist, and lift 20 lbs.; ability to travel to different sites and locations.
Position Description
Applications are currently being accepted for Director of Transfer and Career Services.
Application Procedure
Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. PT on the closing date.
Applicants must submit a complete online application that includes the items listed.
Applicants must submit a complete online application that includes the items listed.
- Rio Hondo College online application (which includes supplemental questions)
- Résumé/Curriculum Vitae
- Complete transcripts of all college/university studies, including degree earned (copies will be accepted). NOTE: Transcripts from multiple colleges/universities may need to be scanned as one document, then uploaded.
- Transcripts must include degree awarded and confer date (please circle conferral date on transcripts). Transcripts without this information and online applications without transcripts will be disqualified.
- PAPER APPLICATIONS AND APPLICATION MATERIALS SENT VIA MAIL, FAX, OR EMAIL WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTED.
- NOTE THAT ALL CORRESPONDENCE, INCLUDING INTERVIEW INVITATIONS, WILL BE SENT VIA EMAIL.
Additional Information
- The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires the District obtain documentation from every individual who is employed which verifies identity and authorizes his/her right to work in the United States.
- Successful candidate is responsible for verifying all prior work experience and providing all academic transcripts for purposes of salary placement.
- As a condition of employment, the selected applicant must provide a set of fingerprints (at the applicants expense) taken by an official LiveScan agency.
- Provide a Certificate of Tuberculosis Exam for initial employment (The certificate must be renewed every 4 years as a condition of continuing employment).
- For positions requiring a valid California drivers license, proof of insurability is required.
- Applicants who are protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act and require accommodations for completing the application process, testing (if required for position), or the interview, please notify the Human Resources Office.
- A copy of this announcement will be provided in Braille to visually impaired applicants upon request.
Commitment to Diversity
All applicants must have demonstrated cultural competency and sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students and staff.
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THIS RECRUITMENT MAY BE USED TO FILL FUTURE VACANCIES.
EEO Statement
Rio Hondo College is committed to employing qualified administrators, faculty and staff members who are dedicated to student success. The Board recognizes that diversity in the academic environment fosters cultural awareness, promotes mutual understanding and respect, and provides suitable role models for all students. The Board is committed to hiring and staff development processes that support the goals of equal opportunity and diversity, and provide equal consideration for all qualified candidates.
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