Assistant Vice President – Student Success Services
Job Description
Posting Number
67-2024Position Title
Assistant Vice President – Student Success ServicesDepartment
Student Success - DeptEmployee Group
ExemptStatus
Full-timeStarting Salary Range
$117k-$127kCompensation Details
Excellent benefits package. Click here to view our benefits summary.
Position Summary
Who We Are:
Mott Community College is student-centered and mission-driven to ensure that all our students thrive and reach their fullest potential. As an institution, we are action-oriented and intentional in dismantling every systemic barrier that prevents the excellence of students from underrepresented communities.
As Mott Community College deepens its commitment to equity, it is of the highest priority that we focus our hiring process to seek individuals with the expertise to lead our institution in serving students from underrepresented communities. This is an opportunity for the college community to continue to act upon our values but more importantly for the empowering of our students’ self-efficacy, for cultivating a sense of belonging, and for the diversity of our entire student body being reflected in a position of power in the classroom.
Purpose & Scope:
The Assistant Vice President for Student Success Services (ASVPSSS) serves as a deputy to the Vice President, Student, Academic, and Workforce Success (VPSAWS). Under the direction of the VPSAWS, the ASVP is responsible for providing leadership and vision for student enrollment, retention, and completion measures. S/he will support students as they progress toward their educational goals by ensuring that best practices are implemented, barriers are reduced, support systems are developed, and initiatives to attract and retain diverse populations are planned and developed. The chief responsibilities of the ASVP include leading student enrollment, retention, and completion efforts, as well as serving as the College’s Title IX coordinator.
Working with partners throughout the College and the community, the ASVP will identify and analyze student retention and completion risks and will collaboratively develop innovative ways to increase student success. He/she will lead strategies that serve as a comprehensive approach to enhancing and improving recruitment, retention, and graduation rates of Mott Community College students by serving as a member of the College Leadership Team and directing offices that promote student success.
Supervisory Responsibility:
The position has direct and indirect reporting administrators working within the Division.
Minimum Requirements
- Master’s Degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education.
- Three years of progressive more responsible leadership and supervisory experience in a higher education student services environment that encompasses two or more departments.
- Demonstrated evidence of implementing successful student success initiatives, programming or services.
- Demonstrated evidence of implementing student success initiatives, programming or services for diverse groups of students.
- Demonstrated evidence of working with college students.
- Demonstrated evidence of actions in keeping with the MCC Commitments for Employee and Student Success.
- Experience in building a team environment to reach goals and objectives.
- Ability to perform and motivate others to perform in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated ability to build an environment of customer care and service.
- Experience building effective/positive working relations with other offices, divisions and organizations.
- Demonstrated evidence of communicating effectively with various college stakeholder groups.
- An analytical understanding of the factors affecting student retention, satisfaction and graduation rates and the ability to use that analysis to create practical programming and process improvements.
- A broad understanding of academic, workforce and student support, programming and administrative functions as well as an understanding of the best practices regarding campus-wide student success initiatives.
- An understanding and a proven track record of using data to drive decisions and technology to enhance student success.
- Must be able to evaluate and interpret student records, analyze data and keep accurate records.
- Must have a comprehensive knowledge of federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to higher education.
- Experience handling difficult and sensitive issues and problems; resolves conflict.
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
Additional Desirable Qualifications
Additional Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated evidence of working with community college students.
- Working knowledge of TRiO and Workforce Development Programs.
- Working knowledge of Title IX, Clery Act, ADA, and other legislation relating to community college operations.
- Experience adjudicating students or overseeing the adjudication process for college violations.
- Understand, analyze, and explain in layman’s terms complex federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, and policies.
- Experience with categorical funding and budget management.
- Demonstrated effectiveness in leading and motivating a college community successfully.
- Working knowledge of continuous quality improvement.
Physical Requirements/Working Conditions
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position most of the time, primarily while meeting face to face with students.
- Constantly communicates with students in person and on the phone.
- Occasionally moves boxes and files up to 15 pounds.
- The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office equipment, etc.
- Frequently operates a computer.
Work Schedule
Hours/Schedule:
Full-time position. As a manager, this person must work the hours necessary to fulfill the functions and roles of this position. Schedule will occasionally include evenings and weekends, particularly during peak registration periods in fall and winter.
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Job DescriptionAdditional Information
First consideration given to internal candidates.
Degree must be conferred by offer date.
Visa sponsorship is not available.
Selected candidates must submit to a drug test and criminal background check.
Degree must be conferred by offer date.
Visa sponsorship is not available.
Selected candidates must submit to a drug test and criminal background check.
The College reserves the right to cancel the search at any time.
Application Deadline
External Deadline will be Friday, October 17th.Additional Application Deadline Information
The College reserves the right to close the recruitment process once a sufficient applicant pool has been identified.
Equal Opportunity Statement
As an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution, the College encourages diversity and provides equal opportunity in education, employment, all of its programs, and the use of its facilities. The College does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, gender, national origin, veteran’s status, age, disability unrelated to an individual’s ability to perform adequately, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. Title IX Coordinator Contact Information: 1401 E. Court St., Prahl College Center (PCC- 2030G), Flint, MI 48503, (810) 762-0024. Title II, ADA, Coordinator Contact Information: 1401 E. Court St., Curtice-Mott Complex (CM-1024), Flint, MI 48503, (810) 762-0373. Section 504 Coordinator Contact Information: 1401 E. Court St., Prahl College Center (PCC- 1130), Flint, MI 48503, (810) 762-0191.
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