Assistant Superintendent/Vice President, Academic Affairs



Assistant Superintendent/Vice President, Academic Affairs

Salary

See Position Description

Location

Napa, CA

Job Type

Vice Presidents

Job Number

2022-00016

Department

Academic Affairs

Opening Date

09/23/2022

Closing Date

11/25/2022 5:00 PM Pacific

DESCRIPTION

Deadline Extended


Napa Valley College invites you to apply for this leadership position.  Under the administrative direction of the Superintendent/President, the Assistant Superintendent/Vice President, Academic Affairs is responsible for leadership, planning, organizing, directing, supervising, and evaluating all areas of instruction. 

 

About Napa Valley College 

Established in 1942, Napa Valley College (NVC) is one of 116 public community colleges in the California Community College system. NVC prepares students for evolving roles in a diverse, dynamic, and interdependent world. The college is an accredited open-access, degree- and certificate-granting institution that is committed to student achievement through high-quality programs and services that are continuously evaluated and improved. The college serves students and the community in the following areas:  transfer courses, career-technical education and training, basic skills, and self-supporting contract education and community education classes. 

 

Napa Valley College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for community and Junior colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education. Napa Valley College is also designated by the U.S. Department of Education as Hispanic-Serving Institution as it has an enrollment of undergraduate full-time equivalent students that is more than 25 percent (NVC’s Latinx population is over 40 percent). 

 

Napa Valley Community College District covers Napa County and a very small part of Sonoma County and serves students from the surrounding counties. This semi-rural area is located approximately 50 miles northeast of San Francisco.  NVC operates on the main campus, located on 161 acres, including a 5-acre working vineyard, just south of downtown Napa, as well as the Upper Valley Campus, 20 miles north of Napa in the town of St. Helena, which opened in fall 1994, bringing educational opportunities closer to home for residents in Calistoga, St. Helena, and surrounding areas, and adding new dimensions to the College curriculum. Napa Valley College recently signed a five-year lease agreement with the City of St. Helena to utilize a portion of the campus for its offices. Additionally, NVC operates a small campus inside American Canyon High School, which serves high school students as well as the community. 

 

NVC has recently broke ground on an on-campus student campus housing project. The River Trail Village at Napa Valley College will provide housing for our diverse students, including veterans, single parents, international students, athletes, families and more. The housing will provide a quality affordable residential community for students and will support college enrollment, as well as college recruitment and retention goals. The River Trail Village is projected to open in fall 2024. 

 

Compensation 

This is a full-time educational-administrative position. The salary has an appropriate placement on Range 3 of the current Associate Vice President/Vice President/Assistant Superintendent salary schedule.  Initial salary placement is $11,761 to $12,967/month. Placement on the salary schedule is commensurate with experience. The college offers a fringe benefit package including medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, employee assistance program, and retirement system membership.  Assignment includes 20 paid holidays, 22 vacation days, and 12 days sick leave annually.   

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential Functions 

 

  • Serve as chief advisor to the Superintendent/President on strategic matters related to the development, management, and improvement of instructional and economic workforce development programs. 

  • Oversee instructional administrators and authorize leadership, direction, supervision, and evaluation of strategic enrollment management, instructional, learning resources, and workforce and economic workforce development programs and activities; ensure compliance with accreditation and other regulatory requirements of all instructional programs; provide leadership for improvement of instruction, including program evaluation and planning, and program development/discontinuance. 

  • Provide administrative oversight of academic support service programs; authorize administrative leadership and direction, development, supervision, and evaluation of program activities. 

  • Provide leadership for and direct the planning, development, and implementation of policies, procedures, programs, and initiatives to ensure quality programs and instructional services. 

  • Ensure continuous improvement of instructional services to increase productivity and effectiveness through re-engineering, District organizational change management, new technology solutions, assessment of best practices, and feedback from internal users and external customers. 

  • Actively participate in the accreditation process, including the institutional self-study, mid-term reports, and substantive change requirements. Analyze changes to the accreditation standards and requirements and potential impact to District programs and services. 

  • Assist in the development of long-range institutional goals and the educational master plan; develop strategic objectives in conjunction with the Superintendent/President; in coordination with instructional leaders and faculty, develop, implement, and evaluate action plans related to objectives; compile an annual report of accomplishments. 

  • Plan, organize, and implement a systematic program of supervision and evaluation of instruction; supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned administrators and their staff in accordance with District procedures; establish performance requirements and personal development targets; monitor performance and provide coaching for performance improvement and development; encourage professional excellence and promote a culture of customer service, innovation, and quality services; recommend new faculty and staff; project future staffing needs. 

  • Co-chair Curriculum Committee; evaluate, verify and make recommendations on matters related to the credit and non-credit curriculum; collaborate with faculty to fully implement Student Learning Outcomes and assessment; represent the district in the mutual agreement process relative to academic and professional matters, including changes in academic courses and curricula. 

  • Develop and administer the annual budget for instructional programs; represent the needs of faculty in the budget process to ensure that faculty are provided with the necessary equipment, supplies, and support staff. 

  • Collaborate with Student Affairs in the development and implementation of programs and activities that enhance student learning and success. 

  • Provide administrative oversight for career and technical education. 

  • Develop and maintain partnerships with business, industry, government, schools, colleges, and other agencies in the planning and implementation of educational and student support programs. 

  • Make presentations to the Board of Trustees in matters concerning instructional and economic workforce development programs; manage the preparation of Board agenda items for the instructional area. 

  • Review and analyze pending legislation, legal mandates, and regulations for potential impact to the district's instructional programs. 

  • Attend and chair District-wide committees, task forces, and other meetings; represent the District in the community and at local, regional or state meetings, workshops, and conferences; maintain liaison with appropriate government agencies and professional organizations, as assigned. 

  • Perform a variety of additional tasks as assigned. 


 

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Qualifications 

 

Education: 

 

  • Earned Master's Degree from an accredited institution. 

 

Experience: 

  • One year of formal training, internship, or leadership experience reasonably related to the administrator’s administrative assignment. 

  • Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff. 

 

Certificates and Licenses 
Valid CA Driver’s License & Evidence of Insurability 
 
Clearances 
Criminal Background Clearance 
Tuberculosis Clearance 
COVID-19 Vaccination Clearance 

 

Title 8, USC, Section 1324-A requires verification of eligibility for employment in the United States. 

 

Desirable Qualifications: 

  • Earned Terminal Degree or Doctorate degree from an accredited institution. 

  • Three (3) years of successful full-time administrative experience (Dean or higher) in accredited institutions or higher education in California. 

  • At least four (4) years of full-time teaching experience at an accredited college or university. 

 

Desirable Experience with: 

  • Interpretation, application and explanation of California education code, regulations, and accreditation standards in the development and administration of instructional programs, administrative procedures, and college processes; 

  • Development, administration, and sustainable application of strategic planning in a complex organization, program review, and budgeting processes; 

  • Interpretation and administration of curriculum regulations, development standards, and approval processes; 

  • Development and application of Student Learning Outcomes Assessment and other metrics of student success; 

  • Application and support of emergent instructional technologies; 

  • Analysis of data for decision-making in an academic environment; 

  • Supervision of academic employees; 

  • Successful recruitment, retention, and support of faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds; 

  • Promotion and support of professional development for faculty and academic administrators; 

  • Strategic leadership in the development and implementation of collaborative academic support programs and initiatives that enhance student success; 

  • Labor relations and the role of faculty in an organization that practices participatory governance and interest-based problem solving; 

  • Establishment of effective partnerships with business, industry, and other educational institutions in support of Career Technical Education programs and Economic Workforce Development initiatives. 

 

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

A) Applicants must complete the online application through SchoolJobs.com. All elements of the application must be submitted in order for the application to be considered complete. 

 
Internal applicants are still required to submit a complete application packet for this position. This includes submission of transcripts and all other required application materials. 
 

B) Applicants must attach the following to complete the application process:

 
1) A letter of interest, not to exceed three pages, that addresses: 

  1. How your skills and experience have prepared you for the duties and responsibilities of the position as outlined in the job description; and 

  1. How you meet the minimum and desirable qualifications for the position. 

2) Current comprehensive resume. 
3) Legible copies of transcripts verifying college work, degrees, and conferral dates. 

 
It is important that your application reflect all of your relevant education and experience. Please note that your resume does not take the place of completing the "Work Experience" section of the application. 


Applications will not be forwarded for interview consideration if no work experience is listed, or if other required application fields are missing or incomplete. 
 
It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that all required application materials are completed and properly uploaded into the system. Only complete applications will be forwarded to the selection committee for further review. An application is only considered complete if all items above are uploaded. 
 
All required application materials must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on the filing deadline. Please do not submit material not requested. Application materials submitted become the property of Napa Valley College and the Office of Human Resources, Training & Development cannot copy, return, or transfer material to other positions. Any expenses incurred in connection with the initial interview will be the responsibility of the candidate. The college will reimburse certain travel expenses associated with second interviews (if applicable), depending on distance of travel. 

 
The District will not accept materials by e-mail, fax, or mail for this position. 
 
It is the District's policy to ensure that all qualified applicants for employment and employees have full and equal access to employment opportunity, and are not subjected to discrimination in any program or activity of the District on the basis of ethnic group identity, race, color, ancestry, religion, marital status, sex, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, parental status, citizenship or because an individual is perceived to have one or more of these characteristics or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. 
 
SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS: 
If you are in need of special services or facilities due to a disability in order to apply or interview for this opening, please contact the Office of Human Resources, Training & Development. 
 
CONTACT US: 
PPL, Inc., is pleased to have been selected to assist the College in this important search and selection process. Any questions or confidential inquiries you or others might have about the Napa Valley Community College District, or the Napa Valley College Assistant Superintendent/Vice President of Academic Affairs position may be directed to the following: 

 

 

For questions about the status of the process, please contact: 

 

 

For technical support, please contact: 

 

  • NEOGOV, (855) 524-5627 

 
RESOURCES: 

About NVC - Vice-Presidential Search Page

NVC Strategic Plan 
NVC Facilities Plan 
NVC Accreditation 
Technology Plan 
City of Napa 
Napa Valley Unified School District 
 
RECRUITMENT TIMELINE: 

 
DATEACTION
September 23, 2022Position profile posted - application submissions process begins 
November 25, 2022Extended close date for applications 
January 9-13, 2022 First-round Interviews 
January 23-27, 2022 Forums and final interviews 
February 9, 2022 Board appointment of Assistant Superintendent/Vice President, Academic Affairs 

Napa Valley College, an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, maintains a drug-free workplace and requires that employees abide by that policy. 

The college offers a fringe benefit package including medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, employee assistance program, and PERS retirement system membership.

More Information can be found on the Vice President Salary Schedule.

Visit our Benefits page for more information regarding district-sponsored health benefits and to obtain information about our health benefit providers.  For additional questions related to benefits, contact the Office of Human Resources, Training & Development at (707) 256-7100.

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Discuss your experience working on Guided Pathways initiatives. (Limit you response to 300 words.)
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Please detail your experience in leading or developing strategic enrollment management initiatives at a college level. (Limit your response to 300 words.)
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Please describe your experience managing employees, with attention to performance evaluation, team-building and professional development. (Limit your response to 300 words.)
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Describe your experience with collective bargaining and operating within a community college governance environment. (Limit your response to 300 words.)
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Describe your knowledge and experience with strategic planning in higher education. (Limit your response to 300 words.)
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Describe your experience working with or serving individuals from diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds. What leadership have you displayed in promoting diversity in your current or previous positions? Please give specific examples. (Limit your response to 300 words.)

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Agency
Napa Valley College
Address
2277 Napa-Vallejo Hwy.

Napa, California, 94558
Phone
(707) 256-7100