Title: Assistant Director of High School Programs

Employee Classification: Administrative/Professional

Institution: Northeast State Community College

Department: High School Programs

Salary: $52,631 - $62,812, dependent on education and experience

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Job Summary

Reporting to the Director of High School Programs, the Assistant Director provides administrative and operational leadership for High School Programs, including dual enrollment, Middle College, Career and Technical Education, and high school partnership initiatives. The position oversees Perkins V and Rural Health Care Pathways Expansion Grant activities, including budgets, compliance, reporting, events, and coordination with the Tennessee Board of Regents, while supervising assigned staff. The Assistant Director serves as a key liaison between the College and participating high schools by coordinating dual credit agreements, curriculum alignment, articulation testing, student enrollment and advising, and outreach and recruitment activities. The position also supports student records and registration processes, business office functions, marketing and communications, and other operational needs to ensure the effective delivery and continued growth of High School Programs.

Job Duties

• Assists with scheduling all High School Programs planning, marketing, registration visits with participating high schools.

• Assists the Director in Middle College planning and coordination as assigned.

• Oversees all Perkins V grant-related activities and budgets, including annual and monthly reporting and Perkins-required event planning.

• Works with Perkins V TBR administrative staff and attend TBR-scheduled meetings via Microsoft Teams or in Nashville.

• Supervises the Career and Technical Education Specialist position.

• Coordinates the Rural Health Care Pathways Expansion Grant to include grant benchmarks, budget, and events.

• Coordinates with appropriate deans to ensure equipment/supply needs are provided via Perkins funds.

• Develops formal dual credit agreements with service area high schools on behalf of the College.

• Manages curriculum alignment meetings between the College and high school Career and Technical Education faculty to improve student success and support articulation.

• Oversees articulation testing and maintains resulting records

• Assists with ensuring all required student documents are received by the Office of Admissions and Records for application completion.

• Corresponds with parents and students regarding all aspects of application and dual enrollment grant processes.

• Assists with the coordination of marketing initiatives, parent nights, student interest meetings, and counselor/principal meetings with participating high schools.

• Advises on-campus dual enrollment students, including home-school students.

• Assists with the provision of business office services by creating and disseminating individualized invoice documents for dual enrollment students at high schools listed above and ensures payment is received.

• Assists with verification and certification of all dual enrollment students in Tennessee Higher Education Commission’s FAST portal in conjunction with the Director of HSP.

• Provides support to the Director of HSP.

• Assists in developing HSP marketing and promotional materials.

• Registers dual enrollment students in Banner, utilizing mass registration as required.

• Assists with the creation and maintenance of a database containing student data required for mass mailings and grant verification.

• Assists with building dual enrollment classes in Banner, ensuring classes are built according to procedure and reflecting appropriate parts of term.

• Assists with ensuring adequate class coverage is provided in the event that a dual enrollment instructor is absent by being a dual enrollment substitute.

• Completes updates to the Dual Enrollment Handbook as directed.

• Completes other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor or Dean of Multi-Campus Programs, including temporary assignment to any Northeast State campus.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education – Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
• Experience – Two years of administrative or supervisory experience in an educational setting
• Demonstrated experience specific to grant writing, management, support, or coordinating grant-related activities in an educational and/or nonprofit environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree
• Two years of academic advising experience
• Two years of test proctoring experience, coordinating grant-related activities in an educational and/or nonprofit environment
• Event planning and/or assistance

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Responsive to primary stakeholders’ requests
• Professional demeanor, communication, and attire
• Proficient functioning in a team-oriented environment
• Conversational ability or fluency in a language other than English
• Technology Skills: MS Office suite; videoconferencing software; digital records management systems; general operating systems and data information systems

Position(s) Supervised
• Career and Technical Education Specialist

Additional Notes
• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
• NeSCC will not offer H1B visa sponsorships for this position; applicants requiring sponsorship will not be considered.

For assistance regarding the job ad, application process, or application status, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 423-323-0204 or HRstaffing@northeaststate.edu.

Special Instructions to Applicants: To be considered for a position at Northeast State, you must create an online application. A resume is required; a cover letter is optional. You will also be required to provide the contact information for a minimum of three (3) professional references. If you are selected for an interview, your references WILL be automatically contacted. Your skills, abilities, qualifications, and years of experience will be evaluated solely on the information recorded in your application. Please note that attaching a resume does not substitute for completion of the application form. Part-time work experience is calculated at 50% of full-time experience.