Dean of Student Affairs
Title: Dean of Student Affairs
Salary Range: $65,000 - $80,000
Contract Term Length: 12 Months
Standard Hours: 37.5
Work Location: On-Site
FLSA Status: Exempt
College: Owensboro Community & Technical College
Campus Location: Owensboro Community College
Department: Student Affairs
Total Rewards
Owensboro Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:
- Exceptional health care, vision, dental coverage for you and your family
- Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
- 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
- Vacation/Sick Time
- Work-Life Balance
- 9.5 Paid Holidays
- 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
- Employee Assistance Program
Job Summary
Owensboro Community and Technical College is seeking applicants for the position of Dean of Student Affairs. This position provides leadership, management, and oversight of recruitment, centralized advising services, career planning and placement, and diversity affairs. The Dean of Student Affairs also serves as a liaison with admissions, records, and counseling.
Job Duties:
• Pathfinder Den Student Success Center – Lead and manage centralized advising, career planning, and placement center; supervise center employees; support student success coaches in recruitment and retention efforts; structure advising processes to meet student needs and best utilize faculty/staff talents; expand advising center personnel with faculty and staff members who are trained to advise special populations of students; assess advisement within the center and use results to facilitate process.
• Experiential Learning – Serve as liaison between OCTC President, Executive Team, and OCTC Board of Directors for the Title III Experiential Learning grant; manage project activities to maintain alliance with strategic planning efforts; coordinate project evaluation efforts to ensure maximum attainment of project goals, objectives, and outcomes; supervise Title III personnel and provide overall project leadership.
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – Supervise Director of Cultural Diversity; support initiatives to align OCTC's diversity plan with our strategic plan; serve as Designated School Official for OCTC in SEVIS.
• Recruitment – Serve in a leadership role (as part of a team including Marketing, Academic Affairs, and other Student Affairs areas) for college recruitment efforts; develop and adopt processes needed to centralize and align enrollment efforts.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Master's Degree in Community College or Student Affairs Leadership, or related field.
• Three (3) years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Doctorate Degree plus 5 years related experience is preferred.
Additional Skills Requested:
• Demonstrate exceptional organization skills.
• Be able to comfortably communicate with faculty and students.