Director, EOPS/CARE, NexUP, CalWORKS, and Guardian Scholars
El Camino College
Director, EOPS/CARE, NexUP, CalWORKS, and Guardian Scholars
Req: A2526-026
Division: Student Support Services
Close Date: Thursday, January 29, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.
Complete job description and application available online at: https://elcamino.igreentree.com/css_academic
Under the general direction of the Dean of Student Support Services, exercise direct leadership of the areas assigned providing functional supervision over assigned positions. Implement the Division's, department's or unit's vision and develop, organize, and implement goals and objectives; plan, develop, organize schedule, direct, improve and evaluate assigned programs, services, and activities; and provide oversight, development, and coordination of all elements of the areas assigned, including the Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS/CARE, NextUP CalWORKs, and Guardian Scholars).
Foster a culture of collaboration, mutual respect, innovation, and continuous improvement throughout the assigned unit, department, and Division; lead by example; actively participate in and support College-wide shared governance components and activities and other collaborative processes; encourage professional excellence among assigned staff; and promote, foster, and facilitate an organizational culture of customer service, teamwork, and innovation.
FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
The following duties and responsibilities are typical for this position. Incumbents may not perform all the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.
For a full listing of duties and work expectations, please refer to the job description located at
Director_EOPS_CARE_CalWorks_NextUp_Guardian_Scholars.pdf
Provide vision, direction, and supervise the outreach, recruitment, retention, and overall student support services for the EOPS/CARE, NextUP, CalWORKs, and Guardian Scholars programs. Coordinate program planning activities with other departments, the state, Los Angeles County, and other agencies. Serve as the EOPS/CARE, NextUP, CalWORKs, and Guardian Scholars liaison with local businesses, community groups, and agencies.
Ensure that the use of EOPS/CARE, NextUP, CalWORKs, and Guardian Scholars funds comply with state guidelines. Supervise the awarding process of EOPS grants, CARE grants, book vouchers, childcare allowances, and other direct aid to students.
Develop, implement, and monitor policies and procedures for the EOPS/CARE, NextUP, CalWORKs, and Guardian Scholars programs and ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Resolve compliance issues when necessary. Supervise and monitor the data collection, data entry and integrity of MIS reports used to allocate state funds to EOPS/CARE and CalWORKS programs.
ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the regulations, policies, requirements, and eligibility criteria for assigned programs and ensure compliance with the College's policies, procedures, and practices.
Strengthen processes, programs, and services through the effective and efficient use of assessment, program review, planning, and resource allocation. Implement priorities inconjunction with the College's comprehensive planning and budgeting guidelines. Implement an organizational structure that maximizes utilization of resources and ensures effective and efficient delivery of services.
Train, supervise, motivate, and evaluate the performance of assigned managerial, professional, operational, technical, and support personnel; recommend transfers, reassignment, termination, and disciplinary actions as needed; delegate and review assignments; evaluate work products and results, implement appropriate procedures to accommodate the need for information and assistance; establish and monitor timelines and prioritize work. Monitor employee performance on a regular basis and provide coaching for performance improvement and/or development as needed. Anticipate and resolve conflicts under areas of supervision.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Master's degree. Must have at least six units of college level course work relating to ethnic minorities or persons challenged by educational, language, or social disadvantages.
Experience: One (1) year of formal training, internship, or leadership experience reasonably related to the administrator's administrative assignment.
LICENSES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Must meet requirements with EOPS Title 5 (56262).
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Desirable Education: Master's Degree in education, student personnel administration, counseling, or a related field.
Desirable Experience: Three (3) years of progressively responsible work experience in management or administration of educational programs, community organizations, government assistance programs, or private industry dealing primarily with ethnic minorities or persons challenged by language, social or economic disadvantages, or as a community college EOPS counselor or EOPS instructor. Direct experience in grant-funded project/program management at the federal and/or state level in a similar community college setting.
Knowledge/Areas of Expertise:
Proficient knowledge of federal, state, and institutional regulations governing the services offered by the Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS), CARE, CalWORKS, NextUP, and Guardian Scholars programs.
Effective student counseling techniques.
Extensive knowledge and experience with categorical budget development, monitoring, and reporting
Abilities/Skills:
Plan, work, and communicate effectively with peers, faculty, administrators, staff, students, and community members from multi-cultural, diverse backgrounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those required by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.
CLOSING DATE: Thursday, January 29, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.
SALARY Starting salary is $138,600 (Annually). Generally, new employees start at the first step on the salary schedule. Advanced salary placement may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Salary increases are granted on the first day of the month following each year of service, until Step F is reached ($160,668 annually).
Summer Work Hours
During the summer, employees work eight 32-hour work weeks with full pay.
TO APPLY
An applicant must submit the following by the closing date: Thursday, January 29, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.
Online application: Employment Opportunities | El Camino College | Torrance, CA
Cover letter describing how applicant meets the qualifications.
Resume including educational background, professional experience, and related personal development and accomplishments.
Pertinent transcripts (PDF format only) as stated in the required qualifications. (Unofficial computer-generated academic records/transcripts must include the name of the institution and degrees awarded to be acceptable.) Multiple page transcripts must be loaded as ONE PDF document.
Foreign Transcripts: Transcripts issued outside the United States of America require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from a certified transcript evaluation service verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. For information on transcript evaluation services, please visit: http://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/leaflets/cl635.pdf.
