Dean & Director, South County

St. Louis Community College; Bridgeton (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Louis Community College in Bridgeton, MO seeks a senior administrator to develop and articulate the vision for the South County collaboration, translating it into strategic goals and advancing the college mission at the center.

The role leads center operations, coordinates assessment, and guides district-wide initiatives with key stakeholders. The position involves collaboration with faculty and administrators to promote student success, manage center resources, and strengthen partnerships

Qualifications

• Five years of full-time experience in higher education, including significant teaching experience.
• Master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution required, terminal degree preferred.
• Progressively responsible administrative experience preferred.
• Community college experience preferred.
• Facilitates the resolution of disagreement or conflict among stakeholders.
• Ensures the academic quality of special programs assigned to the college.
• Manages all fiscal matters at site level within given budget limitations.
• Enrolment management initiatives to recruit students and promote the college and the center.
• Conducts evaluation of faculty and staff.
• Works with department chairs, faculty liaisons, and CCAOs to create dual credit/dual enrollment opportunities.
• Collects, analyzes, and utilizes data for continuous program improvement.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge in higher education leadership.
• Develops and recommends operational staff policies to ensure innovation, quality, and growth.

Responsibilities

• Develops, articulates, and presents the vision for the South County collaboration with site and district leadership.
• Oversees operations at the center that provides a one-stop service for students.
• Assists academic leadership in curricular improvements aligned with strategic goals and supervises class schedule construction.
• Leads and coordinates assessment activities to document and advance division and college initiatives.
• Leads and coordinates assigned district-wide initiatives.
• Represents the site and the College to students, parents, organizations, and industry with Marketing and Communications.
• Meets with area employers to assess training and education needs.
• Collaborates with Center staff and district admissions in scheduling visits to local high schools and in career day activities.
• Expands student support programs that are community and needs-based; hosts student recognition events.
• Serves as a student affairs officer handling student conduct and related issues as directed.
• Communicates information effectively to supervisors and supervisees.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Higher education experience

Teaching experience

Leadership

Education

Master’s degree

Terminal degree preferred

Job description

• Develops, articulates, and presents thevisionfortheSouthCountyincollaboration withsiteanddistrictleadership.Translatesvisionintostrategicgoalsandadvances the college mission in accordance with the strategic planning objectives.
• Overseesoperationsatthecenterthatprovidesaone-stopserviceforstudents.
• Assists academic leadership in providing curricular improvements in relation to college-wide goals by initiating, sustaining, delivering, or eliminating academic programs and core curricula in accordance with strategic planning goals. Supervises construction of class schedules based on student and program needs.
• Leadsandcoordinatesassessmentactivitiestodocumentandadvancedivisionand college activities, initiatives, and development.
• Leadsandcoordinatesassigneddistrict-wide initiatives.

• Five (5) years of full-time experience in higher education including significant teaching experience.
• Master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution required, terminal degree preferred.
• Progressively responsible administrative experience preferred.
• Community college experience preferred.
• Facilitatestheresolutionofdisagreementorconflictamongstakeholders.
• Ensurestheacademicqualityofspecialprogramsassignedtothecollege.
• Managesallfiscalmattersatsitelevelwithingivenbudgetlimitations.
• Consistent with district enrollment management, implements initiatives to promote special events designed to recruit students and promote the college and the center.
• Conducts evaluation of faculty and staff.
• Workswithdepartmentchairs,facultyliaisons,andtheCCAOstocreateand facilitate dual credit/dual enrollment opportunities, including identifying opportunities for new partnerships and ensuring compliance at all levels.
• Collects,analyzes,andutilizesdataforcontinuousprogramimprovement.
• Maintainsprofessionalandtechnicalknowledgeinhighereducationleadership.
• Developsandrecommendsoperationalstaffpoliciestoassureinnovation,quality, continuousimprovement,andgrowthofthecenterinsupportoftheCollege’sand division’s strategic plans and mission.
• In collaboration with the CCAOs, VCAA, and the Chancellor, establishes communitypartnershipsthatalignwiththemissionandstrategicinitiativesofthe College. Represents the site and the College to students, parents, professional organizations, articulation partners, business, and industry in cooperation with Marketing and Communication.
• Meetswithareaemployerstoassess trainingandeducationneeds.
• CollaborateswithCenterstaffanddistrictadmissionsstaffinschedulingvisitsto localhighschools and in participating in career day activities.
• Expandsstudentsupportprogramsthatarecommunityandneedsbased.Hosts student recognition events to celebrate academic achievements.
• Serves in the capacity of a student affairs officer at South County, handling student conduct and other student-related issues as directed by the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs.
• Communicatesinformationeffectivelytobothsupervisorsandsupervisees.
• Otherdutiesas assigned.

• Generally, works in an office and campus environment.
• Most travel is of a local nature with occasional travel outside of the state of Missouri.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to stand, walk, and sit for extended periods of time.
• Visual acuity to read words and numbers.
• Sufficient hand, arm, and finger dexterity to operate a computer keyboard and other office equipment.
• Speaking and hearing ability sufficient to communicate in person or over the telephone.
• Ability to exert up to 10 pounds of force and occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.