Chabot-Las Positas Community College District Hiring for Educational Partnerships Project Manager at Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Dr., Livermore, CA 94551 Full Time

Job Title:

Educational Partnerships Project Manager

Position Type:

Management

Position Code:

3AIN12

FTE:

1

Pay Rate (or Annual Salary):

$107,652 – $130,872/annual

Job Location:

Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Dr., Livermore, CA 94551

Department:

Academic Services

Job Summary:

Las Positas College
Las Positas College provides an inclusive, learning-centered, equity-focused environment that offers educational opportunities and support for completion of students’ transfer, degree, and career-technical goals while promoting lifelong learning. At Las Positas College we know that equity will be achieved by changing the impacts of structural racism, ableism, homophobia, and systematic poverty on student success and access to higher education, achieved through continuous evaluation and improvement of all services. We believe in a high-quality education focused on learning and an inclusive, culturally-relevant environment that meets the diverse needs of all our students and staff.

Equity is parity in student educational outcomes; it places belonging for students of color and disproportionately impacted students at center focus. Our prized and emerging equity efforts include Puente, Umoja, ConnectUp, Brother 2 Brother, Sister 2 Sister, Black Student Union, Presidential Task Force on Systemic and Institutionalized Racism, the Presidential Speaker Series, Black Education Association, UndocuAlly Taskforce, curriculum reviews and a linguistic justice curriculum.

Located in Livermore, Las Positas College is becoming an institution that reflects the diversity in California. We are a learning-centered institution focused on excellence and student success, and are fully committed to supporting all Tri-Valley residents in their quest for education and advancement.

Joining Our College Community
We seek equity-minded applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits diversity brings to an educational community. We look for applicants who:

1. Value and intentionally promote diversity and consciousness of difference2. Demonstrate cultural humility and an ongoing desire to improve cultural competence3. Are dedicated to addressing issues of social justice4. Accept their shared role and responsibility in addressing opportunity and achievement gaps experienced by students5. Have experience and success in closing student equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices, or are knowledgeable and enthusiastic about implementing practices that achieve these goals6. Actively seek to identify, disrupt, and remove institutional and/or systemic barriers that adversely impact historically marginalized communities7. Empower the underrepresented and underserved8. Foster students’ potential to become global citizens and socially responsible leaders9. Believe that all people have the right to an education and work environment free from fear, harassment, or discrimination

The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District is seeking an Educational Partnerships Program Manager for Las Positas College in Livermore, California.
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION
Under administrative direction, assume management responsibility to lead, coordinate and facilitate the implementation of educational partnerships, including programming with area high schools, community and industry, correctional facilities, the Adult Education Program, and the Community Education program; responsibility for budget management, coordination with other campus divisions and services, school districts, as well as coordination with the Mid-Alameda County Consortium; ensure that program goals, objectives, outcomes and deliverables are completed within the established timeline; implement policies and guidelines; provide for reporting and accountability; exercise leadership in carrying out the College’s Adult Education Plan and other strategic student success plans in close collaboration with area K-12 leaders, academic departments, federal and state agencies, student services and community organizations; and perform related duties as assigned.

This position is categorically funded. Continuation of this position is contingent upon available funding on a year-to-year basis.

APPOINTMENT
The Manager shall be selected by the Governing Board upon the nomination of the College President and the District Chancellor.

Representative Duties:

The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.

1. Participate in Adult Education Program Consortia planning in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of program objectives and priorities.

2. In collaboration with assigned partners, develop milestones and timelines; track and report goals, outcomes, and deliverables to all program stakeholders.

3. Work with faculty and staff to develop, implement, and manage programs, including high school concurrent enrollment, dual enrollment, and Career and College Access Pathways (CCAP) opportunities, services and support innovative curricula that assist students to succeed in transitioning from high school to the College’s Career Education (CE) and transfer pathways.

4. Maintain an understanding and working knowledge of current ideas, research and practices related to AEP, in particular ESL, Basic Skills and Career Education.

5. Work with educational program officers in area jails and prisons to provide high value instruction to incarcerated individuals.

6. Maintain an understanding of the regulations and challenges of providing inmate education and provide support to faculty and staff as they enroll and instruct students in correctional facilities.

7. Demonstrate a high value for student learning in setting priorities and implementing institutional goals.

8. Plan, develop, coordinate, and evaluate student support services to meet student, program, community, and enrollment needs; liaison with the College service area adult education site personnel.

9. Establish appropriate linkages to special populations or community groups served; promote project/program through participation in advocacy groups, associations or other local, regional or national organizations.

10. Provide regular reports to management and State agencies as requested; assure that programs are in compliance with State guidelines.

11. Promote an inclusive learning environment that guarantees equal access to educational opportunities for students with physical, learning and psychological disabilities.

12. Prepare written and oral reports in evaluation of student outcomes, support services, and strategic objectives.

13. Perform related duties as required.

NOTE: This administrative class specification is not necessarily all-inclusive in terms of duties and responsibilities.

Minimum Education and Experience:

Education/Training:
A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university

Experience:
Three (3) years of increasingly responsible employment in instructional, administrative and/or programmatic experience in an educational, or related, setting.

Minimum Qualifications:

The following generally describes the knowledge and ability required to enter the job and/or be learned within a short period of time in order to successfully perform the assigned duties.

Knowledge of:
1. Principles and practices of program planning and implementation.
2. Pertinent Federal, State, local, District and College laws, rules and regulations, and applicable collective bargaining contract provisions.
3. Principles and techniques used in developing grant proposals and draft agreements for sponsorships, partnerships and collaborative initiatives.
4. Compliance issues related to grant or other specially funded programs including reporting requirements.
5. Principles of report preparation and guidelines used in preparing College, District, State, and Federal reports.
6. Advanced business level English usage, vocabulary, spelling, grammar and punctuation.
7. Office procedures, methods and equipment including computers, peripheral equipment, and applicable software applications.
8. Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy.
9. Basic principles of budget development and administration.

Ability to:
1. Manage and administer a specially funded program.
2. Use organizational skills that enable performance of duties in a timely fashion with attention to detail.
3. Manage financial resources effectively including determining how best to utilize resources and managing budgets and expenditures.
4. Prepare a variety of clear and concise administrative and financial reports and records.
5. Operate modem office equipment including computers, peripherals, and supporting software applications; enter data at a speed necessary for successful job performance.
6. Adapt to changing technologies and learn functionality of new equipment and systems.
7. Conduct research using various sources.
8. Work effectively with managers, faculty and staff in a participatory governance environment to accomplish the goals and objectives of the assigned program or project.
9. Work effectively with various community entities to ensure educational partnerships meet integrated pathway goals for the region while meeting integrated planning goals for the college.
10. Work with and exhibit sensitivity to and understanding of the varied racial, ethnic, cultural, sexual orientation, academic, socio-economic, and disabled populations of community college students.
11. Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
12. Travel to committee meetings and conferences off campus.

Physical Demands and Working Environment:

The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Environment: Work is performed primarily in a standard office setting. Some evening, weekend, and travel maybe required.

Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.

EEO Statement:

It is the policy of this District to provide equal opportunity in all areas of
employment practices and to assure that there shall be no discrimination against
any person on the basis of sex, ancestry, age, marital status, race, religious
creed, mental disability, medical condition (including HIV and AIDS), color,
national origin, physical disability, family or sexual preference status and other
similar factors in compliance with Title IX, Sections 503 and 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act, other federal and state non-discrimination regulations, and its
own statements of philosophy of objectives. The District encourages the filing of
applications by both sexes, ethnic minorities, and the disabled.

Posting Number:

AS670P

Open Date:

09/12/2023

Close Date:

10/11/2023

Open Until Filled:

No

Special Instructions to Applicants:

The Board of Trustees has updated Board Policy 7330 to incorporate information on COVID vaccination requirements, which are currently suspended. Accordingly, employee(s) must comply with the Board Policy found at:
http://districtazure.clpccd.org/policies/files/docs/BP7330.pdf.

Any subsequent updates can be found here: http://districtazure.clpccd.org/urgentalerts/index.php.

Notification to Applicants:

The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District reserves the right to close or not fill any advertised position

Instructions for Personal Qualifications Statement:

The purpose of the personal qualifications statement is for you to provide information on how your education and experience relate to the requirements and duties of the position. There is no form to complete. Applicants are requested to provide their personal qualifications statement by uploading a document, the same way as you do for your cover letter.