Director, HS Programs Enrollment and Partnerships

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester.  We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement.  We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching

• Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities

• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.

• Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes

• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others

• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting Title:

Director, HS Programs Enrollment and Partnerships

Job Description Summary:

Responsible for the strategic planning and operational management of the administration of the district-wide high school programs, including oversight of enrollment, recruitment, and registration of high school students. The position includes collaboration with members of the Office of College and High School Relations team, the college community, and our service area high schools to accomplish comprehensive student recruitment, engagement, and registration into high school programs.

Job Description:

Description of Duties and Tasks

1) Supervises, trains, coaches, directs, coordinates, and disciplines personnel while adhering to organizational human resource policies and procedures as well as related employment laws. Recommends hire and termination of personnel actions for positions supervised.
2) Develops, directs, implements, and administers the districtwide enrollment and partnerships for all high school programs.
3) Recommends and monitors departmental budget for High School Program Enrollment and Partnerhips. Serves as a budget authority and manages the preparation and monitoring of unit budget and purchase requisitions.
4) Establishes administrative guidelines and operational processes consistent with state requirements; maintains, updates, and communicates changes as needed.
5) Collaborates with other departments to coordinate activities and personnel for enhancing effectiveness and responsiveness for the enrollment and partnerships of all high school programs.
6) Organizes and facilitates regular meetings with Austin Community College (ACC) faculty, staff, and school district personnel to ensure successful program integration.
7) Advises the Associate Vice Chancellor of College and High School Relations on matters regarding assigned programs/services; and provides information, advice, and documents to the staff, administrators, and others as necessary.
8) Facilitates in the hiring process for qualified secondary faculty for all high school programs; monitors and verifies ACC pay status for school district (ISDe)/ACC adjunct faculty members teaching ACC courses at high school locations; provides initial vetting of credentials; ensures ACC complies with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) compliance at high school teaching locations.
9) Develops, organizes, implements, and tracks professional development and training opportunities for high school program staff activities to improve high school program enrollment and dual credit matriculation rates; may act as subject matter expert; provides training to high school relations staff and college staff as needed.
10) Provides, analyzes, and reports high school program data (e.g., enrollment, recruitment, partner events, etc.) for all high school programs.
11) Analyze and evaluate other high school programs to identify best practices.
12) Works closely with both the school district and ACC administration to coordinate efforts to improve enrollment rates among all high school programs.
13) Coordinates and leads professional development opportunities for enrollment and partn