Dean of Counseling Programs and Services

Dean of Counseling Programs and Services

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Position Details

Position Information

Position Title Dean of Counseling Programs and Services

Recruitment Start Date 06022026

Recruitment End Date Open Until Filled Yes

First Consideration Date 07022026

Salary Range M-77

Pay Rate 181613-238991 annual plus 2.5 for a verified doctorate from an accredited institution. Initial placement on the management salary schedule for newly hired managers will be at step 1 however the President may recommend a higher rate placement.

FLSA Status Exempt

Benefits

Health & Wellness · Fully-paid Medical Dental and Vision Insurance for eligible employees and dependents · Choice of HMO or PPO with very low co-pays and out-of-pocket costs · Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care · Free 247 Employee Assistance Program. Basic Life and AD&D insurance for employees only

Work-Life Balance · 19 Paid Holidays and 22 Vacation Days annually · 12 Sick Days annually · Opportunity for remote work up to two days per week with manager approval · Possibility of Modified Summer Schedule · Professional Learning Opportunities · No-cost Annual Staff Parking. Close proximity to the Metro rail system

Financial & Retirement Benefits · CalPERSCalSTRS Defined-Benefit Pension Plans . District paid post-retirement medical dental and vision for those employees who qualify and their eligible dependents · 457b 403b & Roth 403b Deferred Compensation Plans

General Description

Summary

About Citrus College Celebrating more than 100 years of service Citrus College is located in Glendora in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains approximately 25 miles northeast of metropolitan Los Angeles. The college has the distinction of being the oldest community college in Los Angeles County and the fifth oldest in the state.

Citrus College was founded in 1915 with an enrollment of 27 students under the leadership of Dr. Floyd S. Hayden who helped bring the community college movement to California. From 1915 to 1961 the college was operated by the Citrus Union High School District.

In July 1961 the Citrus Community College District was created to include the Azusa and Glendora Unified School Districts. In 1967 the district expanded to include the Claremont Duarte and Monrovia school districts.

Today Citrus College occupies a 104-acre campus and offers classes on a 16-week calendar fall and spring semesters as well as a variety of non-traditional scheduling options - winter session evenings summer sessions and optional class formats such as hybrid and online education courses.

Mission Statement Citrus College provides quality educational experiences that support our students in achieving their academic professional and personal goals empowering them to make positive impacts on their communities and beyond. Citrus College faculty and staff take pride in being student-centered and in cultivating a safe caring compassionate and inclusive lifelong learning environment. Our college community welcomes students from all backgrounds and ensures that they have the opportunity to achieve upward social and economic mobility.

Accreditation Citrus College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges 10 Commercial Blvd. Suite 204 Novato CA 94949 415 506-0234 an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education. Additional information about accreditation including filing of complaints against member institutions can be found at www.accjc.org.

POSITION SUMMARY Under the direction and supervision of the Vice President of Student Services the Dean of Counseling Programs and Services leads and manages the development coordination and supervision of counseling programs and services for the District including disabled student programs and services articulation career and transfer center student equity and achievement program and matriculation. In addition the Dean supervises the Director of EOP&SCARE and CalWORKs the Director of Disabled Student Programs and Services DSPS the Director of Student Equity and Success Programs and the Director of Student Support Services.

This is a 12-month academic management position.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Possession of a masters degree in counseling rehabilitation counseling clinical psychology counseling psychology guidance counseling educational counseling social work or career development or the equivalent.
• One year of formal training internship or leadership experience reasonably related to this management assignment.
• Evidence of ability to communicate effectively in English with a diverse population both orally and in writing.
• Evidence of interest in working in the community college setting.
• Evidence of ability to work effectively as a member of the administrative team.
• Evidence of experience and training in the utilization of technology in administrative practice.
• Evidence of experience supervising a complex educational department responsible for implementation of state and federal regulations.
• Evidence of qualification for a current Citrus College Faculty Service Area FSA.
• Sensitivity to understanding of and respect for the diverse academic socioeconomic ethnic religious cultural background disability and sexual orientation of community college students faculty and staff.
• Demonstrates sensitivity to understanding of and ability to work with the diverse academic socioeconomic ethnic religious disability gender gender identity sexual orientation immigration status and cultural background of community college students faculty and staff and successfully fosters and supports an inclusive educational and work environment.

Preferred Qualifications

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Possession of a doctorate.
• Two years of leadership and management experience in a shared governance environment preferably in a community college counseling office or student service program that offers counseling services.
• Experience with budget development personnel selection and program planning and review processes.
• Experience collaborating with campus and community stakeholders on initiatives that support student success integrate holistic support and advance equitable outcomes.
• Knowledge and familiarity with California Community Colleges programs and legislative priorities related to counseling programs and services including the Student Equity and Achievement Program AB 928 dual enrollment and emerging trends and best practices related to universal design noncredit education credit for prior learning transfer and career development.

Licenses and Certificates

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides leadership administers and directs the Districts comprehensive counseling services and programs.
• Provides leadership in the administration organization and development of District counseling services and related programs including academic and career counseling services matriculation transfer disabled student services international student counseling EOP&SCARE and CalWORKs and the Student Equity and Achievement program.
• Provides overall leadership and direction in the development implementation and evaluation of counseling programs and services to provide efficient and effective matriculation and culturally inclusive counseling and student support services.
• Provides leadership and directs all faculty and staff assigned to the area of counseling programs and services.
• Provides leadership for the area of counseling programs and services pertaining to strategic planning budget curriculum and other related matters.
• Provides leadership in the implementation of new technologies related to counseling programs and services.
• Coordinates counseling liaison activities within the college and with feeder schools in the community.
• Manages the orientation and counseling components of the Districts matriculation plan.
• Manages prepares and monitors all budgets in the area of responsibility.
• Facilitates the planning development and implementation of new programs as needed to improve counseling and retain a culturally and socioeconomically diverse student population.
• Facilitates the development and implementation of program review.
• Facilitates the development of publications relating to counseling and associated programs and prepares required information for the college catalog and schedule of classes.
• Facilitates appropriate staff development activities for assigned faculty and staff.
• Facilitates the development and implementation of orientation services.
• Facilitates the review and documentation of degreescertificatesskill awards.
• Develops counselor teaching and work schedules to provide sufficient coverage for registration and to staff required counseling courses.
• Assists and promotes the growth and success of a diverse population of students and employees through the development of interculturally competent and equity minded management and leadership abilities.
• Assists the Dean of Enrollment Services and the Director of Financial Aid with coordinating registration procedures and other common activities.
• Maintains current knowledge of and compliance with District policies and procedures state and federal laws rules regulations and requirements as related to counseling programs and services.
• Assists the District in enrollment management planning.
• Communicates District policy and administrative decisions to division personnel and students.
• Administers the collective bargaining agreements among the District and the faculty and classified unions.
• Fosters an atmosphere of collegiality and supports the goals of participatory governance.
• Ensures equitable practices are implemented by reviewing and making recommendations for changes to policies and procedures related to the areas of counseling programs and services.
• Participates in the selection and evaluation of division personnel.
• Resolves conflict.
• Supervises and evaluates personnel in assigned areas.
• Serves as an active member of the student services administrative team.
• Serves on and provides leadership to campus committees as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned that support the overall objective of the position and the Districts mission statement.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Physical Abilities

Working Condition

Department Counseling Programs and Services

Job Category Management

Assignment Full-Time

Percentage of Time 100

Months per Year 12 months

Work Days per Week M-F

Work Schedule per Day Monday through Friday 800 a.m. to 500 p.m. however this is an exempt managementsupervisory-level position requiring some weekend holiday and non-conventional working hours in addition to the regular working hours of a collegiate environment.

Work Shift

Bargaining Unit Unrepresented

Citrus College Diversity Statement

CITRUS COLLEGE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of Citrus College to not discriminate against and to encourage a diversity of applicants based on national origin religion age sex or gender race color medical condition ancestry sexual orientation marital status physical or mental disability use of family and medical care leave genetic information military or veteran status gender identity gender expression or because they are perceived to have one or more of the preceding characteristics or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS

Applications are considered legal documents and as such all areas of the application must be completed or your application packet will be considered incomplete and will not be moved forward. While it may be appropriate in some areas of your application to use NA" not applicable do not use terms such as see resume" or see attached". When listing your work experience please specify the beginning and end dates for each job you held and describe your experience. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that all required documents and those additional documents you choose to include are attached BEFORE clicking the Finished Attaching Documents" button and confirming. It is advisable to attach Optional" documents first and then Required" documents once you are ready to click on the Finished Attaching Documents" button and confirming. Application and Supplemental Questionnaire must be complete. A resume will not substitute for a fully completed employment application and supplemental questionnaire. Incomplete applications will be rejected. When listing your work experience please specify the beginning and end dates for each job you held and describe your experience. Additional documents CANNOT be added to your electronic application packet once you click on Finished Attaching Documents" and receive your confirmation number so please be sure you have all documents you will upload handy and in an electronic format. THE APPLICANT TRACKING SYSTEM WILL NOT ACCEPT DOCUMENTS LARGER THAN 2MB. IF YOUR DOCUMENTS DO NOT UPLOAD PLEASE RESIZECOMPRESS THE FILE. If you do not have all your documents handy at the time you are applying for the position we advise you to click on Finish Attaching Documents Later". Be sure however to finish attaching your documents BEFORE the close or first consideration date for the position. Please remember you will NOT be able to attach additional documents after you have selected Finished Attaching Documents" and have received a confirmation number and you will not be able to apply for a position after the position has closed.

About Transcripts

ABOUT TRANSCRIPTS - Candidates must upload copies of all transcripts need not be official at the time of application which prove sufficient for verifying minimum qualifications for this position. - Official transcripts will be required at the time of the job offer. - Transcripts must be from the awarding institution and must show that the degree has been awarded or conferred and the year. - Degrees must be earned or conferred from accredited institutions or an equivalent foreign institution by the first consideration date for this position. - All degrees must be verifiable on a legible transcript by the indicated first consideration date for this position. - Foreign transcripts must be transcribed in English AND evaluated for U.S. equivalency by a bona fide U.S. evaluation service.

Selection Process

SELECTION PROCESS - A selection committee will review application packages of those candidates who have met the minimum qualifications for this position and will select a limited number of qualified candidates for an interview. - Each candidate may be asked to deliver a presentation on a topic of the selection committees choice. The candidate will be informed of the topic when an interview appointment is scheduled. - Each candidate may be asked to complete a writing prompt just prior to the interview. - Travel costs must be borne by the applicant. - Final candidates for faculty management and supervisorconfidential positions may be interviewed by the SuperintendentPresident. - If selected as a finalist the candidate permits the District to contact current and former employers to investigate employment history.

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