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Citrus Community College
  • Position Number: 1258202
  • Location: Glendora, CA
  • Position Type: Student Affairs and Services


Director of Veterans Success Center
Citrus Community College



Posting Number: 0600740
Position Title: Director of Veterans Success Center (July 2018)
Posting Date: 07-12-2018
Closing Date: 08-07-2018
Department/Division: Student Affairs (Operation VETS)
Funding: No Response
Job Category: Professional Expert
Assignment: Temporary
Percentage Employee: 100%
Months per Year: 12
Work Days per Week: See "Work Schedule per Day" below.
Work Schedule per Day: Generally Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; however, this is an exempt professional expert assignment requiring some weekend, holiday, and non-conventional working hours in addition to the regular working hours of a collegial environment.
Work Shift for this Position (select all that apply): Days, Nights, Weekends
FLSA: Exempt
Pay Rate: $8,202/month
Benefits: The District provides a fully-paid, comprehensive program of fringe benefits including major medical, dental, and vision insurance for full-time employees and eligible dependents. Life insurance provided for employee only. Also, currently included each year are 17 paid holidays, 22 vacation days and 12 illness days.
A Complete Application Packet Includes: Resume, Cover Letter, Transcripts, Licenses and Certificates

Position Summary:
About Citrus College:
Celebrating over 100 years of service, Citrus College is located in Glendora in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, approximately twenty-five miles northeast of metropolitan Los Angeles. The college has the distinction of being the oldest community college in Los Angeles County and the fifth oldest in the state.

Citrus College was founded in 1915 under the leadership of Dr. Floyd S. Hayden, who helped bring the community college movement to California. From 1915 to 1961, the college was operated by the Citrus Union High School District. In July 1961, the Citrus Community College District was created to include the Azusa and Glendora unified school districts. In 1967, the district expanded to include the Claremont, Duarte and Monrovia school districts.

Today, Citrus College occupies a 104-acre campus. The college is currently experiencing a major facilities expansion project that will change the look of the campus. The college enrolled 27 students in 1915 and currently the college serves more than 19,000 students annually. Classes are offered on a 16-week calendar (fall and spring semesters), as well as in a variety of non-traditional scheduling options -- winter intersession, evenings, summer sessions, and optional class formats, such as online education courses.

Mission Statement
Citrus College provides innovative educational opportunities and student support services that lead to the successful completion of degrees, transfer, career/technical education and basic skills proficiency. The college fosters personal and professional success through the development of critical thinking, effective communication, creativity, and cultural awareness in a safe, accessible and affordable learning community. In meeting the needs of our demographically diverse student population, we embrace equity and accountability through measurable learning outcomes, ethical data-driven decisions and student achievement.

Accreditation
Citrus College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, 10 Commercial Blvd., Suite 204, Novato, CA 94949, (415) 506-0234), an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education. Additional information about accreditation, include filing of complaints against member institutions can be found at www.accjc.org.

Position Summary
Under the supervision of the dean of students, the director plans and directs all aspects of the Veterans Success Center (VSC), including providing mental health counseling to veterans who utilize the VSC. The VSC director will implement, administer, and evaluate programs and services for veterans and military affiliated students while adhering to state and federal regulations and prepare for annual audits. The successful candidate will develop and maintain a welcoming and professional environment in the VSC while also fostering cooperative working relationships with college employees, community members, local legislative leaders, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and other veteran serving institutions and maintain professional and appropriate boundaries with students.

This is a temporary classified professional expert position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Directly oversees the operations of the VSC.
  • Coordinates and oversees the administration of grants or project budgets, including monitoring expenditures and ordering supplies and/or equipment.
  • Plans, coordinates, and implements various events, workshops, and outreach and recruitment activities.
  • Provides input and documentation for program and/or project evaluations and assessments including the college's program review process.
  • Plans, develops, facilitates, and collaborates with college departments to deliver a wide range of workshops on topics such as orientations, college applications, registration, student success, financial aid, scholarship application sessions, and provides referrals to on and off-campus resources.
  • Maintains a case management and intake system for incoming student veterans including initial application, course enrollment, management of VA certification process, graduation, and support of transitional activities.
  • Collaborates with college officials to implement initiatives that support veterans in areas including, but not limited to, housing, childcare, military articulation, health and welfare, and marketing for a comprehensive VSC.
  • Maintains communication with local community resources, legislative leaders and organizations.
  • Conducts data collection to assess the progress of the college's student veterans assesses, monitors, and tracks the needs of the current student veteran population Recommends new initiatives according to identified needs contributes to short-term and long-term department goals oversees the maintenance of required records and statistical data prepares and submits reports, and compiles and evaluates data.
  • Supervises the staff of the VSC.
  • Provides mental health services and mental health treatment to students in support of wellness, academic success and retention. Such services may include personal, group and/or family counseling for student veterans.
  • Serves as a resource for faculty and staff dealing with individual student veteran concerns.
  • Responds to crisis events impacting the learning environment and provides crisis intervention to students as needed.
  • Researches and provides referrals services to students in need of mental health resources beyond those offered on campus.
  • Serves as the Veterans Club advisor
  • Performs other duties as assigned that support the overall objective of the position and the District's mission and philosophy.

    Minimum Qualifications:
  • Possession of a master's degree, or higher, from an accredited college or university.
  • Current California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
  • One year of leadership experience reasonably related to this assignment.
  • Evidence of sensitivity to, understanding of, and respect for the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, religious, cultural background, disability, and sexual orientation of community college students, faculty, and staff.

    Preferred Qualifications:
  • One year or more of experience providing mental health counseling at an institution of higher learning.
  • Two years or more of experience working at an institution of higher learning veterans center.

    Education and Experience:
    Refer to "Minimum Qualifications"

    Licenses and Certificates:Licenses and Certificates:
  • Current California Marriage and Family Therapist License or Current Clinical Social Worker License.

    A copy of current license must be scanned and uploaded under "Licenses and Certificates".

    Special Instructions to Applicants:
    "CITRUS COLLEGE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER."
    It is the policy of the District not to discriminate against and to encourage a diversity of applicants based on national origin, religion, age, sex or gender, race, color, medical condition, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, use of family and medical care leave, genetic information, military or veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, or because he or she is perceived to have one or more of the foregoing characteristics, or based on association with a person or group with one of more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

    Special Instructions to Applicants:
    Applications are considered legal documents, and as such, all areas of the application must be completed or your application packet will be considered incomplete, and will not be moved forward. While it may be appropriate in some areas of your application to use "NA" (not applicable), do not use terms such as "see resume" or "see attached". When listing your work experience, please specify the beginning and end dates for each job you held and describe your experience.

    Applicants are responsible for ensuring that all required documents, and those additional documents you choose to include, are attached BEFORE clicking the "Finished Attaching Documents" button and confirming. It is advisable to attach "Optional" documents first, and then "Required" documents once you are ready to click on the "Finished Attaching Documents" button and confirming.

    Application and Supplemental Questionnaire must be complete. A resume will not substitute for a fully completed employment application and supplemental questionnaire. Incomplete applications will be rejected. When listing your work experience, please specify the beginning and end dates for each job you held and describe your experience.

    Additional documents CANNOT be added to your electronic application packet once you click on "Finished Attaching Documents" and receive your confirmation number; so, please be sure you have all documents you will upload handy and in an electronic format. THE APPLICANT TRACKING SYSTEM WILL NOT ACCEPT DOCUMENTS LARGER THAN 2MB. IF YOUR DOCUMENTS DO NOT UPLOAD, PLEASE RESIZE. If you do not have all your documents handy at the time you are applying for the position, we advise you to click on "Finish Attaching Documents Later". Be sure, however, to finish attaching your documents BEFORE the close or first consideration date for the position. Please remember, you will NOT be able to attach additional documents after you have selected "Finished Attaching Documents" and have received a confirmation number, and you will not be able to apply for a position after the position has closed.

    Please note: should an applicant apply for a position more than once, only the most recently received application packet will be the one screened for completeness. All others will be deemed inactive, and will not be considered, regardless of completeness.

    We regret we are unable to accept faxed, emailed, mailed, or hand delivered application materials outside the online Applicant Tracking System (ATS). Only application materials submitted through this electronic format will be accepted. Exception: The Citrus College Form 101 must be mailed or hand delivered to the Director of Human Resources in a sealed, confidential envelope.

    Reasonable accommodations will be provided to candidates with verified disabilities. Accommodation requests should be made at the time the interview appointment is scheduled.

    About Transcripts:
  • Candidates must upload copies of all transcripts (need not be official at the time of application) which prove sufficient for verifying minimum qualifications for this position.
  • Official transcripts will be required at the time of the job offer.
  • Transcripts must be from the awarding institution, and must show that the degree has been awarded (or conferred) and the year.
  • Degree(s) must be earned (or conferred) from accredited institution(s) or an equivalent foreign institution by the first consideration date for this position.
  • All degrees must be verifiable on a legible transcript by the indicated first consideration date for this position.
  • Foreign transcripts must be transcribed in English AND evaluated for U.S. equivalency by a bona fide U.S. evaluation service.

    Selection Procedure:
  • A selection committee will review application packages of those candidates who have met the minimum qualifications for this position, and will select a limited number of qualified candidates for an interview.
  • Each candidate may be asked to make a presentation on a topic of the selection committee's choice. The candidate will be informed of the topic when an interview appointment is scheduled.
  • Each candidate may be asked to provide a sample of his or her writing ability just prior to the interview.
  • Travel costs must be borne by the applicant.
  • Final candidates for faculty, management, and supervisor/confidential positions may be interviewed by the Superintendent/President.
  • If selected as a finalist, the candidate permits the District to contact the current and former employer(s) to investigate past employment history.

    Quicklink for Posting
    https://employment.citruscollege.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1531775835665



    About Citrus College:
    Celebrating over 100 years of service, Citrus College is located in Glendora in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, approximately twenty-five miles northeast of metropolitan Los Angeles. The college has the distinction of being the oldest community college in Los Angeles County and the fifth oldest in the state.

    Citrus College was founded in 1915 under the leadership of Dr. Floyd S. Hayden, who helped bring the community college movement to California. From 1915 to 1961, the college was operated by the Citrus Union High School District. In July 1961, the Citrus Community College District was created to include the Azusa and Glendora unified school districts. In 1967, the district expanded to include the Claremont, Duarte and Monrovia school districts.

    Today, Citrus College occupies a 104-acre campus. The college is currently experiencing a major facilities expansion project that will change the look of the campus. The college enrolled 27 students in 1915 and currently the college serves more than 19,000 students annually. Classes are offered on a 16-week calendar (fall and spring semesters), as well as in a variety of non-traditional scheduling options -- winter intersession, evenings, summer sessions, and optional class formats, such as online education courses.

    Mission Statement
    Citrus College provides innovative educational opportunities and student support services that lead to the successful completion of degrees, transfer, career/technical education and basic skills proficiency. The college fosters personal and professional success through the development of critical thinking, effective communication, creativity, and cultural awareness in a safe, accessible and affordable learning community. In meeting the needs of our demographically diverse student population, we embrace equity and accountability through measurable learning outcomes, ethical data-driven decisions and student achievement.

    Accreditation
    Citrus College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, 10 Commercial Blvd., Suite 204, Novato, CA 94949, (415) 506-0234), an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education. Additional information about accreditation, include filing of complaints against member institutions can be found at https://accjc.org.

    "CITRUS COLLEGE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER."
    It is the policy of the District not to discriminate against and to encourage a diversity of applicants based on national origin, religion, age, sex or gender, race, color, medical condition, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, use of family and medical care leave, genetic information, military or veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, or because he or she is perceived to have one or more of the foregoing characteristics, or based on association with a person or group with one of more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

    Special Instructions to Applicants:
    Applications are considered legal documents, and as such, all areas of the application must be completed or your application packet will be considered incomplete, and will not be moved forward. While it may be appropriate in some areas of your application to use "NA" (not applicable), do not use terms such as "see resume" or "see attached". When listing your work experience, please specify the beginning and end dates for each job you held and describe your experience.

    Applicants are responsible for ensuring that all required documents, and those additional documents you choose to include, are attached BEFORE clicking the "Finished Attaching Documents" button and confirming. It is advisable to attach "Optional" documents first, and then "Required" documents once you are ready to click on the "Finished Attaching Documents" button and confirming.

    Application and Supplemental Questionnaire must be complete. A resume will not substitute for a fully completed employment application and supplemental questionnaire. Incomplete applications will be rejected. When listing your work experience, please specify the beginning and end dates for each job you held and describe your experience.

    Additional documents CANNOT be added to your electronic application packet once you click on "Finished Attaching Documents" and receive your confirmation number; so, please be sure you have all documents you will upload handy and in an electronic format. THE APPLICANT TRACKING SYSTEM WILL NOT ACCEPT DOCUMENTS LARGER THAN 2MB. IF YOUR DOCUMENTS DO NOT UPLOAD, PLEASE RESIZE. If you do not have all your documents handy at the time you are applying for the position, we advise you to click on "Finish Attaching Documents Later". Be sure, however, to finish attaching your documents BEFORE the close or first consideration date for the position. Please remember, you will NOT be able to attach additional documents after you have selected "Finished Attaching Documents" and have received a confirmation number, and you will not be able to apply for a position after the position has closed.

    Please note: should an applicant apply for a position more than once, only the most recently received application packet will be the one screened for completeness. All others will be deemed inactive, and will not be considered, regardless of completeness.

    We regret we are unable to accept faxed, emailed, mailed, or hand delivered application materials outside the online Applicant Tracking System (ATS). Only application materials submitted through this electronic format will be accepted. Exception: The Citrus College Form 101 must be mailed or hand delivered to the Director of Human Resources in a sealed, confidential envelope.

    Reasonable accommodations will be provided to candidates with verified disabilities. Accommodation requests should be made at the time the interview appointment is scheduled.

    All employees within the bargaining unit are required to pay dues as a member of the exclusive representative or pay an agency fee.

    About Transcripts:
    --Candidates must upload copies of all transcripts (need not be official at the time of application) which prove sufficient for verifying minimum qualifications for this position.
    --Official transcripts will be required at the time of the job offer.
    --Transcripts must be from the awarding institution, and must show that the degree has been awarded (or conferred) and the year.
    --Degree(s) must be earned (or conferred) from accredited institution(s) or an equivalent foreign institution by the first consideration date for this position.
    --All degrees must be verifiable on a legible transcript by the indicated first consideration date for this position.
    --Foreign transcripts must be transcribed in English AND evaluated for U.S. equivalency by a bona fide U.S. evaluation service.

    Selection Procedure:
    --A selection committee will review application packages of those candidates who have met the minimum qualifications for this position, and will select a limited number of qualified candidates for an interview.
    --Each candidate may be asked to make a presentation on a topic of the selection committee's choice. The candidate will be informed of the topic when an interview appointment is scheduled.
    --Each candidate may be asked to provide a sample of his or her writing ability just prior to the interview.
    --Travel costs must be borne by the applicant.
    --Final candidates for faculty, management, and supervisor/confidential positions may be interviewed by the Superintendent/President.
    --If selected as a finalist, the candidate permits the District to contact the current and former employer(s) to investigate past employment history.







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