What are the responsibilities and job description for the Coordinator of Early College Programs position at Enterprise State Community College?
Position Summary
The Coordinator of Early College Programs provides strategic and operational oversight for the College's dual enrollment initiatives with P12 institutions, homeschools, business, and industry partners and promotes access to pathways, programming, and support for dual enrolled students seeking to earn workforce readiness credentials, accelerated college credit, and other postsecondary credentials. The position provides leadership to the implementation of strategies and processes for continuous improvement related to all aspects of dual enrollment instructional support services.
Reporting Authority: Vice President of Instructional Services
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Oversee the development, promotion, and strategic planning for the Office of Early College Programs.
- Provide leadership for the College's dual enrollment initiatives (e.g., dual credit, accelerated high school, early college).
- Prepare purchase orders for dual enrollment for approval per the College's purchasing policy and procedures.
- Assist with SACSCOC off-site campus compliance related to dual enrollment.
- Serve as the College's administrative point of contact for off-site dual enrollment stakeholders such as counselors, dual credit faculty, and secondary administrators.
- Develop, direct, evaluate, and refine all dual enrollment program activities and systems in coordination with ACCS and other applicable agencies.
- Oversee the creation of and support for guided pathways for dual enrolled students to earn certificates, industry recognized credentials, and associate degrees while simultaneously completing a high school or homeschool diploma.
- Expand and strengthen dual enrollment partnerships with high schools, home schools, and business and industry partners within the College's service area.
- Serve as the liaison between the College and local boards of education for dual enrollment issues.
- Develop a tracking system for dual enrollment students.
- Assist with dual enrollment orientation, registration, and onboarding activities.
- Initiate, develop, and maintain formal dual enrollment and early college partnership agreements with Local Education Agencies (county, city, private, and home school agencies).
- Write, develop, and administer the annual dual enrollment grant and reports for ACCS.
- Collaborate with deans and divisions chairs in the recruitment of appropriately credentialed instructors for dual enrollment and in the schedule of courses and programs on site.
- Oversee off-site dual credit schedule of courses for accuracy and compliance.
- Supervise alI dual enrollment staff.
- Collaborate with division chairs to conduct orientation sessions for teachers to clearly identify the aspects of the program as well as College policies, regulations, requirements, etc.
- Maintain a general knowledge of other College policies and procedures.
- Maintain a working knowledge of STARS, Canvas, and other related software to assist dual enrolled students and faculty.
- Participate in annual planning and evaluation sessions in support of the College's vision, statement of purpose, and institutional goals and objectives.
- Work with Institutional Effectiveness to implement student evaluation of instruction and collect assessment of student learning outcomes.
- Maintain an understanding of best practices and current research for early college programs.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Vice President of instructional Services and/or President.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
Preferred Requirements:
- Master degree from an accredited institution.
- Minimum of five (5) years of supervisory experience in an instructional leadership role.
- Experience in classroom observations/evaluation and/or program evaluation.
- Experience in the use of current educational technologies in the workplace including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, data reporting software, and presentation software.
- Experience in developing and implementing dual enrollment partnerships.
- Experience in monitoring programs to ensure compliance with applicable accrediting bodies (e.g., SACSCOC).
Preferred Requirements:
- Experience in operational planning, policy development, and outcome/needs assessment.
- Experience with managing program budgets and staff.
- Experience with the design and implementation of professional development activities.
- Experience in grant writing and or/management.
Application Procedures/Additional Information
Position announcements and employment applications are available at https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/accs/bishopstate? Applications currently on file must be resubmitted for this position. Delinquent and/or unsigned application packets and/or documents will not be accepted. Only complete application packets will be given consideration for employment.
A completed application packet consists of:
Work is generally performed in an office environment with frequent interruptions and irregularities in the work schedule. Learned physical skill is required for keyboarding. Frequent walking, standing, or sitting may be required. Working hours may vary and occasional evening or weekend work 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.
More than one position in the same job classification may be filled from the applicants for this position should another vacancy occur during the search process. In accordance with Alabama Community College System policy and guidelines, the applicant chosen for employment will be required to sign a consent form for a criminal background check. Employment will be contingent upon receipt of a clearance notification from the criminal background check. Bishop State Community College is an active participant in the Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-verify). E-verify electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the United States as required by the Department of Homeland Security.
The Selection Committee will screen all applicants for the position. The Committee will select applicants for in-person interviews which may consist of question/answer session and /or skills assessments. Applicants must adhere to the College’s prescribed interview schedule and must travel at their own expense. The College reserves the right not to fill the positions in the event of budgetary or operational constraints. Bishop State Community College is a multi-campus organization, and employees of the College are required to travel among various work sites for both day and evening responsibilities and must provide their own mode of transportation. Bishop State Community College is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the Alabama Community College System, including postsecondary community and technical colleges under the control of the Alabama Community College Systems Board of Trustees, that no employee or applicant for employment or promotion, on the basis of any impermissible criterion or characteristic including, without limitation, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, disability, sex, age, or any other protected class as defined by federal and state law, shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program, activity, or employment. Bishop State Community College will make reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled applicants or employees. Bishop State Community College reserves the right to withdraw this job announcement at any time prior to the awarding.
Salary: Local Schedule- C3-03
Continued employment is contingent upon funding from the grant and is on a non-tenured track.
A completed application packet consists of:
- Completed Bishop State Community College employment application
- Current resume
- Applicable Transcript with conferred date (While an unofficial transcript may be submitted as part of the application packet, an official transcript must be received before the date of hire.)
Work is generally performed in an office environment with frequent interruptions and irregularities in the work schedule. Learned physical skill is required for keyboarding. Frequent walking, standing, or sitting may be required. Working hours may vary and occasional evening or weekend work 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.
More than one position in the same job classification may be filled from the applicants for this position should another vacancy occur during the search process. In accordance with Alabama Community College System policy and guidelines, the applicant chosen for employment will be required to sign a consent form for a criminal background check. Employment will be contingent upon receipt of a clearance notification from the criminal background check. Bishop State Community College is an active participant in the Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-verify). E-verify electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the United States as required by the Department of Homeland Security.
The Selection Committee will screen all applicants for the position. The Committee will select applicants for in-person interviews which may consist of question/answer session and /or skills assessments. Applicants must adhere to the College’s prescribed interview schedule and must travel at their own expense. The College reserves the right not to fill the positions in the event of budgetary or operational constraints. Bishop State Community College is a multi-campus organization, and employees of the College are required to travel among various work sites for both day and evening responsibilities and must provide their own mode of transportation. Bishop State Community College is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the Alabama Community College System, including postsecondary community and technical colleges under the control of the Alabama Community College Systems Board of Trustees, that no employee or applicant for employment or promotion, on the basis of any impermissible criterion or characteristic including, without limitation, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, disability, sex, age, or any other protected class as defined by federal and state law, shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program, activity, or employment. Bishop State Community College will make reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled applicants or employees. Bishop State Community College reserves the right to withdraw this job announcement at any time prior to the awarding.
Salary: Local Schedule- C3-03
Continued employment is contingent upon funding from the grant and is on a non-tenured track.
