Part-Time Umoja-ASTEP Program Learning Community Coordinator (Pool)

Part-Time Umoja-ASTEP Program Learning Community Coordinator (Pool)

Skyline College seeks a part-time faculty member as coordinator for the Umoja- ASTEP (African-American Success through Excellence and Persistence) learning community. The Umoja- ASTEP learning community offers students an opportunity to take a full assortment of university transfer-level courses which satisfy many general educational requirements. This community supports students by offering extra guidance and access to resources. Umoja- ASTEP also creates cohorts where students spend four semesters together taking linked classes such as English, Math, Communication, and Biology with Umoja- ASTEP professors whose curricula have a common focus on themes from the African-American and African diasporic experience. The ideal candidate will share the College’s commitment to educating a racially and socioeconomically diverse student population.

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This position is a “pool” position meaning that openings may or may not be currently available. The District maintains a “pool” of applications for positions which are needed on an ongoing basis at Cañada College, College of San Mateo, and Skyline College. The advantage of “pool” positions is when a position becomes available, the Dean may immediately begin screening applications from the available pool of applicants without having to post a position and wait while the position is being advertised. Your application for this position will be kept current for a period of three years.

Duties and Responsibilities

The duties below are representative of the duties of the classification and are not intended to cover all of the duties performed by the incumbent(s) of any particular position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the scope of work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to this classification.

Essential functions include the following :

1. Coordinate the Umoja- ASTEP program; develop student retention activities, track services offered / student participation data, and provide general oversight

2. Provide Data and Information / reports to regional office, Student Affairs, Instruction Office, as well as other local or state interested parties upon request

3. Facilitate and track course / curriculum revision (e.g. History, English, Counseling)

4. Communicate and collaborate with statewide office, as well as Umoja Community network (regional activities, arranging site visits, interacting with faculty and staff in other affiliated programs)

5. Lead the marketing / advertising efforts to college community as well as area high schools; help recruit students, create program flyers, posters, etc.

6. Work with instructional faculty in creating culturally relevant curriculum, events, experiences and community involvement strategies designed to support and enhance the Umoja- ASTEP program

7. Work with statewide representatives and arrange visits to other local programs, attend meetings and events, and other program related tasks

8. Provide monthly reports to the Dean, including time and effort reports

9. Recruit and enroll new program participants

10. Track the course progress of new program participants, and progression toward goal completion for continuing students

11. Track and record utilization of program counseling services each semester

12. Recruit and provide orientation for faculty participants

13. Perform program planning and scheduling of events, field trip, workshops, etc.

14. Serve as chaperone for off-campus activities

15. Send weekly emails to program participants announcing important events or program news

16. Chair and attend program meetings

17. Submit budget plans and requests for funds

18. Conduct program review, data collection, and reporting

19. Attend program professional development events (e.g., Umoja Conference, Umoja Coordinator’s Winter Retreat, Umoja Regional Symposia, Summer Learning Institute)

20. Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Possession of any Master’s degree or above from an accredited institution OR the equivalent (see below)
• A minimum of at least two years of instructional experience and may be either a full-time or adjunct faculty member at a 2-year or 4-year institution of higher learning
• Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice both within and outside of the classroom

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