Associate Executive Director for the Schenectady College and Career Outreach Center

About SUNY Schenectady County Community College:
                   

SUNY Schenectady County Community College (SUNY Schenectady) is one of the State University of New York's finest two-year colleges located in upstate New York's vibrant and growing Capital Region, with easy access to Boston, NYC, the Adirondack and Catskill Mountains, Montreal and scenic Hudson Valley, all of which are just a few hours away. SUNY Schenectady is a premier college that provides quality, comprehensive education for transfer, career, training and workforce development to a diverse population in a student centered environment. The College offers more than 50 transfer and career programs in science, aviation, culinary, music, and liberal arts, and serves more than 5,000 students. We take pride in being an urban campus with a small town feel.

SUNY Schenectady is dedicated to cultivating an environment that celebrates diversity, prioritizes inclusion, and insists on equitable access. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to our vision and mission; we know that to foster a sense of belonging and preserve connectedness, we must create and maintain working and learning spaces that welcome, respect, and appreciate difference. SUNY Schenectady provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic disposition, neurodiversity, disability, veteran status or any other protected category under federal, state and local law. We encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented groups, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities.                                             

Job Description:
                   

SUNY Schenectady County Community College is seeking a full-time Associate Executive Director for the Schenectady College and Career Outreach Center (SCCOC). Reporting to the Executive Director, the Associate Executive Director will assist the Executive Director in the development, coordination, and implementation of a quality program of educational, career, and training readiness services and support for SCCOC participants. Duties include outreach, recruitment, and the development of college and career enrichment programs, as well as administrative tasks. The Associate Executive Director of SCCOC is an administrative staff (unrepresented), full-time, (12-month) position subject to annual appropriation of longstanding funds by New York State. The Associate Executive Director supervises the Participant Service Specialists.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Associate Executive Director of SCCOC assumes responsibility for the following:

• Assisting the Executive Director in evaluating all SCCOC operations and services;
• Assisting with strategic planning for the center;
• Creating reports and analyzing data;
• Assisting the Executive Director with writing SCCOC's operational plan, final report and other seminal documents that contain long-range plans, programming details, performance goals, and projected outcomes for the center;
• Serving as acting Executive Director for SCCOC in the absence of the Executive Director, and representing SCCOC at community meetings, events, and activities as appropriate;
• Recruit, train, supervise and evaluate SCCOC's Participant Service Specialists;
• Leading the planning, development, and execution of an annual calendar of SCCOC events and programs (i.e., career and community agency fairs, enrichment programs, etc.);
• Contributing to the Center's marketing efforts;
• Performing case management tasks for participants, including the participant admission process, needs assessment, skill development, referral to supportive services, and follow up on participants' progress and make all related BANNER entries;
• Developing and maintaining formal and informal partnerships with community agencies and employers for the purposes of community awareness, participant recruitment and service delivery;
• Serve on various SUNY UCAWD statewide committees, as well as SUNY Schenectady committees;
• Provide support to the SCCOC Testing Center.              
  Requirements:
                     

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and
• At least three to five years of administrative, higher education, or human service experience
• At least one year in a supervisor role
• Strong and engaging communication, public speaking, and interpersonal skills;
• Strong writing skills;
• Ability to meet converging deadlines and employ strong time management skills;
• Exhibit servant leadership;
• Must be a motivated self-starter who takes initiative, and is able to think critically and strategically;
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team with all colleagues; and
• Enthusiasm and a willingness to learn new things, while remaining abreast of current trends pertaining to college and career readiness, and development for underrepresented populations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience providing case management
• Experience working with individuals that are economically and educationally disadvantaged is strongly preferred.    

Special Information:

• VISA sponsorship is not available for this position
• Offers of employment will be conditional based on the successful completion of a background check and verification of official college transcripts.                                     

Additional Information:
                   

Salary: $65,000

At SUNY Schenectady, salary is only one aspect of your compensation package.

Benefits and perks: 

As a full-time team member here, you'll enjoy: 

• Comprehensive health care coverage
• Dental and vision coverage
• A choice of retirement systems 
• A deferred compensation program 
• Professional development opportunities 
• Two on-site childcare providers (dependent on availability)
• Discounted YMCA health club membership
• Plus additional savings programs and perks!                

                Application Instructions:
                   

Applications Due By: Applications accepted until position is filled.

If you need a disability-related accommodation to apply to this position, please contact the Human Resources Office at (518) 381-1218 or humanresources@sunysccc.edu.

Applicants must submit the following documents to be considered for this position:

• Cover letter
• Resume
• Completed SUNY Schenectady Employment Application
• Diversity Statement: Please include a diversity statement that addresses your commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and highlights how your prior experience will support your contributions to the goals outlined by pillar one of the current SUNY Schenectady Strategic Plan.
• References: Please provide three professional references which include name, title, and contact information

CAMPUS SAFETY REPORT
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or Clery Act, mandates that all Title IV institutions, without exception, prepare, publish and distribute an Annual Security Report. This report consists of two basic parts: disclosure of the College's crime statistics for the past three years; and the availability regarding the College's current campus security policies. SUNY Schenectady County Community College's Annual Security Report is available here.

SUNY Schenectady is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United Stated and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.