Provides visionary and strategic leadership for a comprehensive academic, personal, and career counseling program for a diverse population of academically and financially challenged students.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

• Designs, coordinates, and implements quality EOF support programs, activities, and events.
• Ensures college compliance with all EOF regulations, budgets, and policies with the State of New Jersey.
• Facilitates workshops on college success and develops initiatives to enhance the retention of EOF students with a focus on first- and second-year students.
• Recruits incoming students for the EOF program.
• Serves on College committees and performs other related duties.
• Directly supervises and evaluates 3 counselors/recruiters and a secretary for an EOF program comprising more than 300 students during the academic year.
• Directly oversees the development and implementation of a five-week summer EOF program that prepares 50-70 incoming freshmen students for admission to Bergen Community College.
• Administers the annual operational budget.
• Conducts on-going personal, academic, career and financial counseling sessions for EOF students by maintaining a student caseload and related records as required.
• Assists in monitoring tutorial services for EOF students in conjunction with the Office of Tutoring Services.
• Monitors the academic performance and progress of EOF students.
• Recruits, interviews, evaluates and finalizes admissions decisions for incoming EOF students in consultation with the Office of Admissions.
• Works closely with other College offices that include Financial Aid, Bursar, Center for Academic Advising and Career Education, Center for Student Leadership and Engagement, Health Services, Student Affairs, and Academic Affairs.
• Develops and implements strategies for EOF student recruitment, persistence, retention, and graduation.
• Surveys, collects, and analyzes quantitative and qualitative data to measure EOF student learning outcomes.
• Implements departmental, divisional, and college-wide goals and objectives for the EOF Program.
• Collaborates with other New Jersey EOF programs on group programs and activities.
• Completes required College and New Jersey State documents and reports as required.
• Provides occasional evening and weekend services.
• Develops a set of core outcomes for unit and measures and tracks annual performance against objectives; prepares and submits annual assessment report to the designated office; and fully engages with the College's Outcomes Assessment Program.
• Prepares, tracks, monitors, and adheres to an annual budget.
• Acts as performance manager for all direct reports including managing day to day performance, producing and communicating written performance evaluations, approving requested time off, and other points of compliance with HR rules, regulations and unit collective bargaining agreements.
• Subject to senior management review and final board approval, has the responsibility, power and authority to hire, fire, discipline and promote full and part-time employees.
• Performs additional tasks or duties as assigned by the Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs or other designated management as assigned.

SPECIAL SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate demonstrates an understanding of the community college mission and practices an open-door policy. They must possess a basic proficiency in the use of the Microsoft Office suite.

Education: Master's degree required in Counseling, Student Personnel, Higher Education, or related degree.

Experience: Minimum of three to five years' experience required in a college/university EOF program or related area/field. 3 years of supervisory experience required.

• Must possess excellent interpersonal, leadership, and organizational skills to address the needs of underprepared students.
• Demonstrated analytical skills and the ability to use data to drive decision-making.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential and a proven ability to interact with a variety of academic disciplines, individuals, and organizations.
• Ability to handle multiple assignments, work under pressure, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to motivate staff and students to create an effective team environment.

Exhibits strong skills in:

• Leadership
• Managing People
• Communication
• Customer and Student Focus
• Building Relationships
• Organizing and planning

SALARY AND BENEFITS

• Annual Salary ranges from $85,000-$90,000.
• NJ Educators Health Plan with free Vision and Dental. NJ State Pension plan.
• 23 vacation days, 16 sick days, 5 personal days, 2 floating holidays, all designated holidays and 5 non-designated holidays a year. 3 Partial Sick Days.
• Tuition reimbursement opportunities for staff and their family 6 months after hire.