Dean of Student Success

Position Summary

Under the general direction of the Vice President of Student Services and in collaboration with the Dean of Student Success, the Dean of Student Services facilitates and promotes effective student development, success and learning through the management of strong support services, programs, activities and performance outcome measures.

Typical Duties

Typical duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Functioning as the first line administrator in planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating of student support services and activities as they relate to student outcomes: admissions, records, onboarding, registration;
• Welcome and Student Success Center, student life programs; Equity Center, and programs that support our diverse student populations.
• Coordinating, developing, and implementing support services that meet student needs, enhance student engagement, and developing/implementing strategies for student success and achievement of student outcomes.
• Recommending selection of candidates for certificated and classified positions.
• Assisting in the training and evaluation of assigned personnel.
• Coordinating with the Vice President of Student Services, Dean of Student Success, and Instructional colleagues, an array of supportive programs and services for targeted populations.
• Working collaboratively with the student equity officer to ensure ongoing implementation of student equity activities as outlined in the Student Equity Plan.
• Ensuring and maintaining accurate budget records, tracking program funding allocations and expenditures to ensure compliance with legal mandates, and maintaining appropriate records for responsible programs including MIS data.
• Collecting and analyzing data, reports, and presentations that support college accreditation, student services research and goals.
• Ensuring accountability of student services categorical programs and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations, and district and college policies and procedures.
• Maintaining current knowledge and information of legislation and regulations affecting community college student success and supporting student equity programs.
• Developing and maintaining effective relationships with the Deans and other staff and working collaboratively with district staff including outreach centers.
• Developing a positive environment that supports teamwork and innovation.
• Willing to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends when necessary.
• Preparing and submitting required reports for the area.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

• Admissions and Records (Shared District Wide Department)
• Financial Aid (Shared District Wide Department)
• Basic Needs / Falcon Cares
• Equity Center
• Outreach
• Student Life
• Undocu-Falcons Center
• Welcome and Student Success Center

• Developing and implementing the Student Success and Support Program Plan and associated activities and sharing responsibility in the development and implementation of programs and services contained in the Student Equity Plan.
• Serving as the college student grievance officer and college student discipline officer and playing an active role in addressing student related issues on various committees.
• Managing the development and assessment of student learning outcomes, as well as the completion of program reviews for assigned areas.
• Providing general supervision of the operations of the area, along with the coordination of activities and the supervision and evaluation of the faculty and staff of the area.
• Budgeting all assigned areas.

Minimum Qualifications

• Have a master’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Have one year of formal training, internship, or leadership experience reasonably related to the administrator’s administrative assignment.
• Have an equity-minded focus, responsiveness, and sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, including those with physical or learning disabilities as it relates to differences in learning styles; and successfully foster and support an inclusive educational and employment environment.

Application Instructions

Applicants applying to this position are REQUIRED to complete and submit:

• Los Rios Community College District Application
• Resume or Curriculum Vitae
• Letter of Interest

• Applications submitted without all required documents, listed above, will be disqualified.
• Applicants indicating “see resume” on the application will not have that referenced experience considered for minimum qualifications, which may lead to the application being disqualified.
• Only information (education, experience, etc.) listed on the application will be considered for minimum qualifications.
• Applicants, including current Los Rios Community College District employees, are required to provide official transcripts, if required to meet the minimum qualifications for the position.
• Applicants are required to submit official transcripts within 60 days of the time of hire.
• Graduate advising documents and grade reports will not be accepted as official transcripts.
• Individuals who have completed college or university course work at an institution in a country other than the United States must obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts, degrees, and other relevant documents.
• A foreign transcript evaluation is required any time foreign course work is used to meet minimum qualifications and/or salary placement even if the foreign transcript has been accepted by a college or university in the United States.
• Foreign transcript evaluations are ONLY accepted from AICE (Association of International Credential Evaluations, Inc.) or NACES (The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services) agencies or evaluators. For additional information on foreign transcript evaluations click here.
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