What are the responsibilities and job description for the NC BOOST Program Director position at Alamance Community College?
JOB
NC BOOST is a comprehensive academic support program designed to help students complete their academic journey to the associate's degree. Modeled on the principles of CUNY’s highly successful and nationally recognized Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP), NC BOOST provides intensive academic advisement, career development, tuition scholarships, textbooks, and transportation assistance. The inaugural Program Director will work closely with faculty, staff and administrators at ACC as well as NC BOOST Program Staff at the System Office to organize all of the elements necessary to make NC BOOST successful.NC BOOST will help students earn their associate degree as quickly as possible, by removing the financial, academic, and personal obstacles that many ACC students typically confront. Key NC BOOST program features include a consolidated block schedule, required full-time study and comprehensive advisement and career development services. Financial incentives include tuition and fee gap scholarships for financial aid eligible students, and textbook assistance for all students. Reporting to the Associate Vice President of Student Services, the NC BOOST Director provides general day to day oversight and successful delivery of a comprehensive program of academic advisement, career, and financial support for program students. The director will represent the College’s NC BOOST programs on all relevant committees, within and outside the College, developing and maintaining relationships that create buy-in and allow the program to operate successfully as part of the College. The director will implement NC BOOST policy, as well as develop local program policies and processes, to meet the Program’s mission, as well as develop the local strategy to meet program enrollment/recruitment targets each semester.This position recruits, hires, and oversees all program staff and manages the development of processes to regularly and consistently enter, share and analyze engagement and outcomes data, both within the team and with college leadership, to ensure successful progress toward student engagement and program academic performance benchmarks. The director oversees the program budget and daily administration, including scheduling and timely delivery of services. The ACC NC BOOST director is responsible for creating a supportive, inclusive environment, encouraging and promoting opportunities to staff for professional development and growth.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Essential Duties and Responsibilitiesinclude the following. Other duties may be assigned.Oversee the development and timely implementation of strategies and delivery of supports to improve retention, including interventions/academic supports for probation and at-risk students.Create and manage program component delivery and data collection to ensure successful progress towards student engagement and program academic performance benchmarks.Develop strategy and processes to reach enrollment targets.Develop processes for program incentive distribution in coordination with appropriate college departments.Develop strategy and mechanisms to increase FAFSA completion, reduce SAP/verification issues.Establish points of contact within college departments integral to programming including, but not limited to admissions, registrar, career education, financial aid.Regularly attend required meetings with NCCCS, prepare reports, and share outcomes each semester with NCCCS and CUNY ASAP Replication Team, and college leadership.Monitor the development of a comprehensive framework to provide opportunities for NC BOOST students to progress toward career.Supervisory ResponsibilitiesThis position has supervisory responsibilities.
NC BOOST is a comprehensive academic support program designed to help students complete their academic journey to the associate's degree. Modeled on the principles of CUNY’s highly successful and nationally recognized Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP), NC BOOST provides intensive academic advisement, career development, tuition scholarships, textbooks, and transportation assistance. The inaugural Program Director will work closely with faculty, staff and administrators at ACC as well as NC BOOST Program Staff at the System Office to organize all of the elements necessary to make NC BOOST successful.NC BOOST will help students earn their associate degree as quickly as possible, by removing the financial, academic, and personal obstacles that many ACC students typically confront. Key NC BOOST program features include a consolidated block schedule, required full-time study and comprehensive advisement and career development services. Financial incentives include tuition and fee gap scholarships for financial aid eligible students, and textbook assistance for all students. Reporting to the Associate Vice President of Student Services, the NC BOOST Director provides general day to day oversight and successful delivery of a comprehensive program of academic advisement, career, and financial support for program students. The director will represent the College’s NC BOOST programs on all relevant committees, within and outside the College, developing and maintaining relationships that create buy-in and allow the program to operate successfully as part of the College. The director will implement NC BOOST policy, as well as develop local program policies and processes, to meet the Program’s mission, as well as develop the local strategy to meet program enrollment/recruitment targets each semester.This position recruits, hires, and oversees all program staff and manages the development of processes to regularly and consistently enter, share and analyze engagement and outcomes data, both within the team and with college leadership, to ensure successful progress toward student engagement and program academic performance benchmarks. The director oversees the program budget and daily administration, including scheduling and timely delivery of services. The ACC NC BOOST director is responsible for creating a supportive, inclusive environment, encouraging and promoting opportunities to staff for professional development and growth.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Essential Duties and Responsibilitiesinclude the following. Other duties may be assigned.Oversee the development and timely implementation of strategies and delivery of supports to improve retention, including interventions/academic supports for probation and at-risk students.Create and manage program component delivery and data collection to ensure successful progress towards student engagement and program academic performance benchmarks.Develop strategy and processes to reach enrollment targets.Develop processes for program incentive distribution in coordination with appropriate college departments.Develop strategy and mechanisms to increase FAFSA completion, reduce SAP/verification issues.Establish points of contact within college departments integral to programming including, but not limited to admissions, registrar, career education, financial aid.Regularly attend required meetings with NCCCS, prepare reports, and share outcomes each semester with NCCCS and CUNY ASAP Replication Team, and college leadership.Monitor the development of a comprehensive framework to provide opportunities for NC BOOST students to progress toward career.Supervisory ResponsibilitiesThis position has supervisory responsibilities.
