Job Title

Job Title: Director of First Year Experience
Work Schedule: FT Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Must be flexible to work some evenings and/or travel to sites.
Salary Range: $46,635 to $64,247
FLSA Status: Exempt
Summary
The Director of First Year Experience (FYE) is responsible for the overall design and coordination of strategies to guide and support first year college students. Facilitates focused efforts to support first year student enrollment, enhance persistence and retention, strengthen student engagement, and promote pathways toward completion.The Director engages others throughout the college to develop coordinated strategies to support students’ entry and transition to college; promote academic preparedness, success and recovery; promote engagement in student life, academic/career development activities; and actively assist students as they work through a pathway of academic and career readiness achievement toward goal completion. The Director is responsible for the assessment of first year student outcomes and recommendations for strengthening practices.
Reports to the Dean of Academic Support and Success.
Some evening hours, weekend hours and/or travel to sites required.
Salary is restricted to above range and will not exceed the maximum of the range. Salary offers are non negotiable and offers are determined and are based upon related work experience.
LCCC is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from diverse candidates.
LCCC Internal candidates must apply within 15 days of posting.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for the overall design of programs and services to support first year student enrollment, enhance their persistence and retention, strengthen their engagement, and promote pathways to goal completion.
• Collaboratively engage others throughout the college including academic advising, career development, academic deans and faculty, learning support services, student life, and members of the enrollment management team to develop and coordinate focused strategies to support students’ entry and transition to college; promote academic preparedness, success and recovery; promote engagement in student life, academic/career development activities; and actively assist students as they as they work through a pathway of academic and career readiness achievement toward goal completion.
• Plan and implement first year programming for students at main campus and all college sites. Some examples include common first year reading program, new student orientation, advising, and registration (NSOAR), new student convocation, parent orientation, Summer Bridge, first year seminar, etc.
• Maintain active working partnerships with all college offices, departments and schools to share information about campus resources to support students’ successful transition to LCCC.
• Serve on college committees such as Enrollment Management Team and Student Success and Retention Committee.
• Select, train and supervise Peer Mentors to assist with new student entry and FYE initiatives, as assigned.
• Collaborate with Academic Deans and faculty for each School on the further development, implementation and outcomes assessment of first year student success courses.
• Coordinate the academic early alert communication plan, managing and assigning timelines when and what information is sent to students.
• Collect data and assess first-year student outcomes. Develop and provide data reports to college constituencies for further analysis and recommendations for improvements. Coordinate planning and implementation of improvements to achieve desired persistence, retention and completion goals.
• Manage budget for the FYE Program.
• Assist in providing professional development opportunities for college faculty and staff about the unique issues facing first year and first generation students.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Required:
Education:

• Master’s degree in Higher Education Administration, Counseling, Psychology, Education, or related field from a regionally accredited institution.
• Foreign degrees – must provide a US equivalency report of your degree credentials with your transcript, if not, your resume will not be accepted.

• Act 153 Clearances (Act 34 PA Criminal Background, Act 151 PA Child Abuse History, Act 114 FBI Clearance Fingerprinting)

• Three (3) years of demonstrated work experience in higher education related to implementation and assessment of student success initiatives.

• Knowledge and skills in establishing rapport with a diverse student population, problem solving, making connections to resources, and empowering students to achieve their educational goals.
• Must have excellent communication and organizational skills, understanding of academic processes, ability to learn and use administrative software, and ability to interact positively with students, parents, faculty, and staff.
• Commitment to an equal opportunity admission policy required
• Must possess a high level of the following work skills and behaviors: teamwork/cooperation, initiative, customer service, and commitment to continuous professional growth in skills and knowledge.

• Spanish bi-lingual
• Work experience at a community college preferred.

Lehigh Carbon Community College provides the following benefits to full-time staff:
1. Health Insurance -Medical benefit/Prescription Drug/ and Dental benefit plans covering full-time staff, spouse, and dependents.
2. Vision
3. Flexible Spending Account
4. Life and Accidental Death Dismemberment - A term life and A.D. &D. insurance policy equal to two times the employee's salary will be provided.
5. Long-Term Disability Insurance
6. Vacation/Sick/Personal Choice Days
7. Employee Assistance Program
8. Education Assistance Program
9. Tuition Waiver for Lehigh Carbon Community College
10. Retirement
11. Bereavement Leave
12. 13 Paid Holidays