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Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) invites applications for the role of Dean of Student Support Services. This senior leader will oversee a comprehensive portfolio, directing student conduct, behavioral intervention, safety, and comprehensive student support programs across MCCCD's colleges.
The role requires strategic leadership, policy development, budget management, and collaboration with Public Safety, Disability Services, Career Services, and other departments to promote
$111,666.61 - $145,166.29/annually, DOE
125
Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm
Summer Hours: Monday - Thursday, 7am-6pm
12 Months
The Maricopa County Community College District is one of the largest community college systems in the nation. Home to 10 individually accredited community colleges and 31 satellite locations, we proudly serve students in every corner of the Valley. Each day, our dedicated faculty, staff, and administrators, live out our vision- creating excellence in education for a better world.
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We are the largest provider of workforce development training in the state. The activities of our colleges and their students support one out of every 28 jobs in Maricopa County. Learn about our economic impact.
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Our 10 colleges and District Office support nearly 10,000 jobs and careers throughout Greater Phoenix.
Join us in making a real difference in the lives of over 140,000 college students each year.
Mesa Community College (MCC) is nationally recognized for its excellence in university transfer, career and technical programs, civic engagement, and innovative education. Serving more than 25,500 students annually, MCC offers a range of degree and certificate programs across its two campuses and additional locations. MCC students contribute more than 8,500 hours of community service annually. MCC serves as a key resource for education, workforce development, and lifelong learning. The college enhances student success through Guided Pathways with Integrated Support Services. A Hispanic Serving Institution, nearly 50% of MCC students are first‑generation college attendees, and it boasts the largest Indigenous student population among Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) colleges, supporting students from 22 Arizona tribes and additional out‑of‑state tribes. Our award‑winning faculty are committed to helping students achieve their goals through high‑quality education, training, and undergraduate research opportunities. Located in the East Valley of Phoenix, Arizona, MCC is one of 10 colleges in MCCCD. Learn more at https://www.mesacc.edu/.
Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is committed to providing a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that supports our employees' and their families' health and well‑being. Therefore, the MCCCD benefits support every stage of life and are designed to meet the diverse needs of our community. Explore the wide range of benefits and perks available to eligible employees at MCCCD:
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The Dean, Student Support Services serves as a senior leader in the Student Affairs Division and provides strategic, operational, and administrative leadership for a comprehensive portfolio of student support programs and services, with a strong focus on student success, safety, engagement, accountability, and inclusion. The position will supervise leaders, establish strategy, manage complex and high‑risk student matters, integrate multiple student‑support functions, develop organizational capacity, and build partnerships across the college and community.
Reporting to the Vice President of Student Affairs, the Dean provides leadership and oversight for a broad, multi‑department Student Affairs portfolio to include Disability Services, Student Conduct, Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT), Career Services, Student Life and Leadership, Testing Services, and the CARE Team. The Dean ensures these areas operate collaboratively, effectively, and in alignment with institutional priorities and the evolving needs of students.
The Dean is the key institutional leader for student conduct, behavioral intervention/threat assessment, crisis response, non‑instructional student complaints, and support for students experiencing complex or significant challenges. The position regularly reviews and resolves student conduct matters, coordinates interventions involving students of concern, leads behavioral intervention and threat assessment processes, facilitates crisis intervention efforts, coordinates support for students with complex needs, and works across the college and with community partners to promote a safe, supportive, equitable, and student‑centered learning environment.
The Dean also provides leadership and coordination for assigned responsibilities related to campus safety and compliance under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act) - including coordination of required student‑facing communications, reporting processes, documentation, and collaboration with Public Safety, senior administrators, and other institutional partners. The Dean supports accurate, timely, and consistent institutional reporting and helps ensure that student support, conduct, crisis response, and safety‑related processes appropriately intersect with Clery reporting requirements.
As a member of the Student Affairs Leadership Team, the Dean plays a key role in ensuring compliance, promoting a supportive campus culture, and creating opportunities for students to thrive. The Dean will serve as a strategic architect and change leader to guide efforts and ensure students are supported through credential completion and transfer. This role supports the college's long‑term enrollment stability and Higher Learning Commission (HLC) expectations for evidence‑based decision‑making, cross‑functional collaboration, and continuous improvement.
The Dean is expected to balance two complementary responsibilities: supporting students in overcoming barriers to success while maintaining appropriate standards of conduct, accountability, safety, and institutional responsibility.
Reporting to the Vice President for Student Affairs, the Dean of Student Support Services is a senior leader who will provide college‑wide strategic leadership and manage all functions for the college's Student Code of Conduct and Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT), and simultaneously lead student support, basic needs, access, engagement and accountability, career development, student life & leadership, and disability and testing services as interconnected elements of the student experience.
Deep understanding of case‑management models and data‑informed decision‑making.
Lead cross‑functional collaboration and partner with academic deans, faculty, student services, institutional research, enrollment management, and executive leadership to embed student support‑focused practices into programs and practices.
Develop, mentor, and supervise high‑performing leadership positions.
Lead through change, align diverse stakeholders, and establish a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
Represent the college in system‑wide, state, and national student support and success initiatives.
Engage in other duties as assigned by the Vice President of Student Affairs, supporting initiatives that advance the mission of the office and the division.
Students' ability to succeed in college is influenced by much more than what occurs in the classroom. Students may encounter disability‑related barriers, personal crises, behavioral concerns, career uncertainty, interpersonal conflicts, financial or social challenges, or circumstances requiring coordinated institutional intervention.
The Dean of Student Support Services provides the leadership infrastructure that helps the college respond to these needs consistently, compassionately, appropriately, and effectively.
This position matters because it:
At its core, this position ensures that students have both the support necessary to succeed and clear, equitable structures for accountability, safety, access, and engagement.
All Student Affairs positions require consistent, full on‑site attendance and engagement as an essential job function in order to provide in‑person student affairs services, including but not limited to: student advising, support services, case management, programming, student walk‑in services, daily operational support and collaboration, etc.-which precludes remote or hybrid work options for any Student Affairs role regardless of position classification.
Supervise leaders, establish strategy, integrate multiple departments, set expectations, develop employees, and ensure the portfolio advances institutional priorities.
Provide senior‑level leadership and strategic direction for the Student Support Services portfolio and ensure assigned departments and programs operate collaboratively, effectively, and in alignment with college and Student Affairs priorities.
Provide leadership, supervision, and operational oversight for Career Services, Disability Services, Testing Services, Student Life and Leadership, and Basic Needs Programming.
Establish a cohesive vision and strategic direction for the Student Support Services portfolio that advances student access, engagement, success, safety, inclusion, persistence, and completion.
Supervise, develop, coach, and evaluate department leaders and assigned personnel as high‑performing teams while establishing clear expectations for performance, collaboration, accountability, and student‑centered service.
Promote collaboration and integration among departments within the portfolio to create a more coordinated student experience.
Lead organizational and operational improvements for student support services, including staffing models, workflows, policies, and governance structures that strengthen service delivery, remove unnecessary barriers, and improve the student experience.
Identify, pilot, scale, and institutionalize initiatives and evidence-based practices to improve student sense of belonging, safety, engagement, safety, accountability, and inclusion.
Provide responsible stewardship of financial, human, technological, and community resources supporting the Student Support Services portfolio.
Promote accessible, equitable, inclusive, and student‑centered services across assigned departments and programs.
Ensure appropriate training, professional development, succession planning, and leadership development for employees within the assigned portfolio.
Demonstrate self‑awareness, self‑control, motivation, empathy, social skills and group work skills.
Identify/address problem areas before they escape into crises. Solve problems courageously and creatively, plan effectively and carry out those plans. Manage ambiguity and align the unit and college values with performance.
Demonstrate a strong work ethic and sense of ambition. Make good use of resources.
Administer and provide senior‑level oversight of student conduct processes, including complex, sensitive, and high‑level student cases.
Ensure student conduct processes support appropriate due process, consistency, documentation, education, accountability, and timely resolution.
Review, investigate, adjudicate, and/or provide consultation regarding student conduct matters as appropriate.
Lead and/or provide senior leadership for behavioral intervention, students-of-concern, and threat assessment activities.
Coordinate multidisciplinary responses involving students demonstrating concerning, disruptive, threatening, or high‑risk behaviors.
Exercise sound judgment regarding intervention, escalation, referral, emergency response, and institutional action.
Participate in and provide leadership during student crises and other significant incidents affecting individual students or the broader college community.
Collaborate with Public Safety, counseling professionals, Disability Services, faculty, administrators, district resources, legal counsel, and external agencies when appropriate.
Develop, review, and improve protocols related to student conduct, behavioral intervention, threat assessment, crisis response, and student safety.
Provide strategic leadership for coordinated systems of support for students experiencing complex circumstances or non‑academic barriers that may affect their ability to enroll, persist, engage, and complete their educational goals.
Oversee processes for non‑instructional student complaints and facilitate appropriate, equitable, consistent, and timely resolution.
Develop, interpret, review, and implement policies, procedures, protocols, and administrative practices related to assigned areas.
Ensure appropriate documentation, confidentiality, records management, and adherence to applicable college and district requirements.
Analyze quantitative and qualitative data‑in‑cluding service utilization, student conduct, complaints, basic‑needs referrals, student engagement, accessibility, and other relevant indicators‑to identify trends and evaluate effectiveness.
Coordinate administrative notifications and college processes involving deceased students with sensitivity, professionalism, confidentiality, and appropriate collaboration with college and district offices.
Coordinate with Public Safety, designated Campus Security Authorities (CSAs), senior administrators, and other institutional partners regarding incidents or information that may have Clery reporting or disclosure implications.
Support timely identification, documentation, review, referral, and reporting of information that may be subject to Clery requirements within the scope of assigned responsibilities.
Develop, review, and improve protocols related to student conduct, behavioral intervention, threat assessment, crisis response, student safety, and Clery‑related responsibilities.
Use data and assessment findings to identify service gaps, recommend improvements, inform decisions, and demonstrate the impact of Student Support Services.
Ensure compliance, and follow, understand, and adhere to federal, state, District Office, and institutional regulations/laws/policies.
Ensure departmental practices remain responsive to changing regulatory requirements, professional standards, institutional expectations, and student needs.
Utilize relevant, appropriate, and approved systems to communicate and monitor student interaction and progress.
Monitor the compliance and reporting standards and remain abreast of district, state, and federal regulations.
Maintain confidentiality, including accurate and confidential records and as required by accreditation agencies, school policies, and administrative regulations.
Prepare accurate reports and documentation as required and requested.
Track and monitor federal grants; prepare and monitor department budgets and other related budgets and operations.
Ensure students equal access to MCC's curricular and co‑curricular activities. Support students and counsel them to better understand their MCC experience.
Monitor changing regulatory requirements and ensure departmental practices remain responsive to applicable legal, accreditation, professional, and institutional expectations.
Maintain accurate and complete records and documentation required by applicable laws, accreditation agencies, college policies, and administrative regulations.
Prepare accurate reports and documentation as required and requested.
Perform other duties and senior leadership responsibilities as assigned by the Vice President of Student Affairs.
Support the Vice President of Student Affairs and Student Affairs leadership team in advancing divisional and college priorities.
Ability to act in the absence of the Vice President, Student Affairs.
Provide leadership or representation for emerging institutional priorities, special projects, committees, or initiatives consistent with the scope and level of the position.
Responsible for other reasonable related duties as assigned commensurate to the grade level of the position.
Remain current regarding emerging practices, research, trends, and regulatory requirements affecting the Dean's assigned areas.
Master's degree from a regionally accredited institution in education, student personnel, higher education administration, counseling, social work, student affairs, organizational behavior, or field related to area of assignment and five (5) years of progressively responsible management and/or leadership experience in student retention, academic advising, or student support services that includes three (3) years of supervisory experience.
Examples of student affairs academic support or non‑academic pathway management/leadership experience includes: program management, project management, budget development and management related to programs or projects, staff supervision, policy development, administration, evaluation and compliance.
No degree equivalency.
Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Qualified applicants or candidates with disabilities can submit a reasonable accommodation request at any point in the hiring process, and MCCCD's policy is to provide reasonable accommodation unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. If a reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the ADA Coordinator from the hiring campus location for assistance via email at adasupport@domail.maricopa.edu
MCCCD is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Open until filled
First Review: September 21, 2026
Applications received after the review date may not be screened
Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) will not discriminate, nor tolerate discrimination in employment or education, against any applicant, employee, or student because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status (including document abuse), age, disability, veteran status or genetic information.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, states: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."
The policy of the MCCCD is to provide an educational, employment, and business environment free of gender discrimination. Incidents of misconduct should be reported to the college Title IX Coordinator, as outlined in policy, contact information is available at this link Title IX Coordinators.
The Clery Act is a Federal law requiring United States Colleges and Universities to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses. Crime reporting data for each of the Maricopa Community Colleges, as required under the Clery Act, is available at this link Clery Act.
Salary/Compensation: $111,667 - $145,166 per year