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DATE: 

May 5, 2008

POSITION:                           

Associate Dean, Academic Advising, Transfer Counseling and Career Services

RESPONSIBILITIES:         

The Associate Dean for Academic Advising, Transfer Counseling and Career Services will be responsible for designing and leading an integrated academic advising, transfer counseling and career services center that meets the needs of our students, faculty and staff.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:                       

COMPLETE JOB DESCRIPTION IS BELOW

POSITION REPORTS TO:           

Dean for Enrollment Management

QUALIFICATIONS:            

COMPLETE JOB DESCRIPTION IS BELOW

SALARY:                             

Grade 8 ($61,600 - $92,400 annually).  Starting salary within this range is dependent on upon experience in a closely related position.     

START DATE:                    

Late May, 2008.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:         

Position will remain open until filled.

TO APPLY - SEND COVER LETTER AND RESUME TO:

Ms. Julie Kelley - Staff Assistant

Human Resources Department

Middlesex Community College

Bedford, MA 01730-1197

EMAIL ADDRESS:                           

KELLEYJ@MIDDLESEX.MASS.EDU

Middlesex Community College is an an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, qualified disability or veteran status in accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1967, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 151B.

Position:    Associate Dean for Academic Advising, Transfer Counseling and Career Services

General Statement of Duties:                   

The Associate Dean for Academic Advising, Transfer Counseling and Career Services will report directly to the Dean for Enrollment Management and be responsible for designing and leading an integrated academic advising, transfer counseling and career services center that meets the needs of our students, faculty and staff.

Examples of Duties: 

Actively collaborate with the Dean for Enrollment Management and Dean for Admissions to design, implement and assess divisional student retention initiatives.

Design and implement an integrated academic advising, transfer counseling and career services center on the Bedford and Lowell Campuses that meets the needs of day, evening and weekend students with diverse socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, including those with different levels of academic preparation and varying physical and learning abilities.

Design and implement effective academic advisor and faculty training programs as necessary to insure outstanding academic advising services to students

Design, implement, and disseminate effective advising, transfer and career web-based and printed resources for students, faculty and staff to insure the easy accessibility of accurate advising, transfer and career information

Identify, implement and maintain technology mediated advising tools, such as DegreeWorks and the SARS Early Alert System, necessary to support effective academic advising, transfer counseling and career services.

Actively collaborate with academic deans, program coordinators, faculty student affairs and enrollment management staff in the design, development and assessment of effective advising processes, resources, and training programs.

Actively collaborate with the College Registrar on the design, implementation, and assessment of effective academic advising/registration processes for new and returning day and evening students enrolling in credit courses

Actively coordinate with Student Affairs staff to design and provide effective student orientation programs to MCC students

Actively collaborate with the Dean for Admission to provide appropriate academic advising, career counseling and transfer planning support to prospective students

Actively collaborate with the Director of Financial Aid to provide effective academic and financial planning to MCC prospective and current students.

Hire, supervise, train and evaluate a staff of full and part time professional academic advisors as well as a cadre of seasonal faculty advisors

Responsible for developing and implementing efficient, accurate processes to award transfer credit to MCC students

Responsible for developing and implementing efficient, accurate processes for reviewing students for graduation and for certifying the completion of their degree requirements

Actively collaborate with Academic and Student Affairs to provide an integrated academic advising experience for at risk students on probation

Actively collaborate with the Dean for Admissions to review candidates for admission to selective programs

Actively collaborate with the Director of Financial Aid to design and implement an effective Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress review process.

Responsible for supervising the administration of the Joint Admission, Dual Enrollment, Two Plus Two and Veterans programs

Serve as a member of the Banner Student Users Group, the Curriculum Committee, the Enrollment Council and other internal and external committees as appropriate.

Responsible for developing an annual departmental assessment plan; collecting and analyzing the required assessment data, reporting the departmental outcomes and developing and disseminating an annual improvement plan based on the outcomes.

Other related duties as assigned by the Dean for Enrollment Management

Minimum Qualifications:      

Masters Degree, or equivalent administrative experience in higher education

A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in an educational setting

A minimum of three years experience supervising professional staff

Demonstrated understanding of academic advising, transfer counseling and career services theory and practice

Demonstrated understanding of, and commitment to, the community college mission and student population

Experience in, and/or knowledge of,  working with students, staff and faculty of diverse socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, including those with different levels of academic preparation and varying physical and learning abilities

Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with college deans, faculty    and staff to design and implement effective academic advising, transfer counseling and/or career services operations

Demonstrated ability to identify, implement and maintain technology to support college-wide advising, transfer and career services activities

Outstanding written and oral communications skills

Outstanding interpersonal and presentation skills