College: SLCC

Department: Academic & Student Affairs

Sub department: Academic Initiatives

Type of Appointment: Unclassified - Administrative/Staff

Salary: $46,108.00 - $50,385.00

Duties and Responsibilities: 

Leadership
• Supports the recruitment of students for the dual enrollment program within the eight parishes of SLCC’s service area (Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Mary, St. Martin, and Vermilion Parishes).
• Supports initiatives aimed at retaining dual enrollment students to complete a programor degree after graduating high school.
• Supervise student employees.
• Collaborate with Director to provide direction and strategy for the expansion and innovation of DE pathways.
• Work jointly with the Director to maintain the department budget including purchasing of college swag, office supplies, and other materials to support DE.
• Serve as SLCC’s representative for all things Dual Enrollment.
• Aid in day-to-day operational efficiency.
• Communicate effectively to DE adjunct instructors, parents, students, counselors, and team members.

Compliance
• Works closely with the Office of Enrollment Management to detect and monitor enrollment trends in dual enrollment.
• Coordinates the monitoring of dually enrolled students and investigates and resolves issues for students.
• Stay up to date of Perkins updates, 2.0 pathways, DE funding sources including but not limited to SCA portal, tops tech, and workforce commission.
• Coordinate the updating of the SCA and BOR portals.
• Stays current with dual enrollment related policies and regulations and communicates these standards to SLCC offices and personnel.

External Relations
• Assist Director with cultivating new partnerships and maintaining existing partnerships between high schools across all eight parishes from the student/parent level to the CTE coordinators and Academic Directors.
• Maintains regular contact with area high school guidance counselors and other appropriate school district and LA DOE personnel via electronic communication and site visits.
• Establish relationships with appropriate community, business, and industry partners.
• Connect with relevant BESE and LA DOE personnel regarding academic transfer, technical, TOPS Tech Early Start, and Jump Start programming.
• In conjunction with the AVC of Academic Affairs and other designees, maintain relationships with the school boards and superintendents.
• Support with the management of the MOU processes with schools and districts.
• Aid the Director in working with state level partners to ensure SLCC compliance on all aspects of dual enrollment.
• Responsible for visiting once a year with each parish point of contact.
• Ensure DE faculty are properly credentialed, observed, and provided resources to teach DE classes to the rigor of a college class.
• Verification of department chair oversight for DE faculty.
• Provide ongoing customer service for students, parents and partnering schools in all eight parishes.
• Support the articulation and representation of the educational needs and intervention strategies related to equity-based access practices designed to increase the successful enrollment of a diverse student population.
• Tasked with conducting and assessing DE surveys.
• Assist the Office of Admissions with visits/questions from families regarding dual enrollment.

Event Planning
• Assist in planning, coordinating, and executing outreach activities in schools to prepare middle and high school students to successfully pursue and complete post-secondary education, such as campus orientation days, parent-focused information sessions, presentations about the College's services and programs, classroom visits, and regularly scheduled career and parent night activities.
• Aid in the collaboration with the Office of Admissions to plan and execute the yearly counselor’s workshop.
• Transform ideas into physical spaces.
• Be strong at conveying messages and orders in a manner that appeals to everyone.
• Develop and market programs to high school administrators, and partnerships with home- schooling networks.
• Adapt to any new progressions, problems, or changes quickly, and always have a “Plan B” ready.

Collaboration
• Team up with the marketing department to create visual aids for distribution.
• Collaborate with Director to facilitate success-navigator visits in conjunction with Admissions and Campus Directors.
• Communicate with Deans to develop curriculum in support of dual enrollment focusing on short-term pathways, expansion of CTA academies, IBC pathways, and development of new initiatives in support of DE.
• Collaborate with the Office of Adult Education to ensure all secondary pathways are articulated to school districts.
• Pool resources with financial aid, orientation, admissions, testing and other campus services to facilitate the smooth functioning of the dual enrollment program.
• Partner with Academic Affairs, Student Services, and Institutional Effectiveness constituents in the evaluation, monitoring, and reporting of DE program data.

Processes/Procedures
• Create DE Hire Orientation Packet.
• Organize and facilitate an exceptional orientation experience.
• Ensure college policies and procedures regarding admissions, registration, billing, and completion are followed.
• Assist with standardizing processes for DE including but not limited to admissions, enrollment, registration, billing, graduation, and all aspects supporting those areas.
• Work jointly with the Director to establish and maintain a manual of standardized processes for dual enrollment registration, billing, and admissions.
• Manage the input and upkeep of DE attributes in coordination with Student Accounts and Admissions.
• Supervise the DE software (Canusia) and coordinate with Admissions and Registrar to ensure DE students are enrolled by the semester deadline.
• Responsible for the branding and upkeep of dual enrollment materials as well as timely submission of website updates to promote awareness of Dual Enrollment opportunities at SLCC to students, parents, school districts and community.
• Stays current in the dual enrollment recruiting and admissions field by reading publications, attending conferences, and participating in professional organizations and networks associated with dual enrollment.

Required Education: 

Bachelor's Degree

Required Experience: 

Two to Five years of community college student experience or experience at the secondary education level with curriculum development, teaching, or dual enrollment.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents. Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints. Ability to write speeches and articles using original or innovative techniques or style. Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors. Must be able to demonstrate the proven abilities of intellectual reasoning, power of persuasion, and consistent dedication to the position.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical interference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Computer Skills: Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Teams),and LMS. Proficiency with online information storage applications, Microsoft OneDrive preferred. Skilled in Canva which is an online graphic design tool.

Required Licenses or Certifications: 

Criminal Background Clearance. Valid Driver’s License.

Preferred Education: 

Master's Degree

Benefits: As a member of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, SLCC has an attractive benefits package with a wide variety of benefit options. Benefits offered include retirement, multiple medical insurance options, supplemental insurances (dental, term life, disability, accident, vision, etc.), Tax Saver Flexible Benefits Plan (saves tax dollars on some child care and medical expenses), holidays (14 per year, typically includes longer break at Christmas), generous annual (vacation) and sick leave benefits and Employee Assistance Program. Specific benefits depend on job category, percent effort and length of employment.

Passing pre-employment criminal background screen is required as a condition of employment. SLCC is committed to diversity and is an equal opportunity/equal access employer. SLCC is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.