Dean of Student Success

Title: Dean of Student Success

Agency: Northern VA Community College

Location: Manassas - 683

FLSA: Exempt

Hiring Range: Hiring range is $120,000 to $135,000. Starting salary is commensurate based on experience, education and other appropriately qualifying credentials within the specified hiring range.

Full Time or Part Time: Full Time

Additional Detail

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• A range of computer user skills such as use of MS Office or similar products, email tools, basic spreadsheets use and development, web-based research tools, understanding of social media use in higher education.
• Knowledge of current principles and processes for providing services to internal and external customers.
• Understanding of current practices in student tutoring, mental health support and advising
• Awareness of laws, regulations, restrictions and requirements related to Student and Academic Services, and solid knowledge of those regulations directly related to assigned responsibilities, such as, but not limited to Student Codes of Conduct, and policies on use of technology for college purposes.
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Ability to do and act on cost/benefit analysis in collaboration with the Provost.
• Knowledge of Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Copyright laws relative to higher education use of materials, and basic employee rights under the law.

• Master’s degree awarded by a regionally accredited institution.
• Experience experience in higher education.
• Experience in supervisory roles with responsibility for both personnel and budgets.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Good office computer skills.

• Master's degree or higher in a field related to higher education, adult education, counseling, student services, or a related field. Qualifying degree must be awarded by a regionally accredited institution.
• Three (3) years of experience in a community college setting.
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in supervisory roles with responsibility for both personnel and budgets, including experience supervising professional or teaching faculty, classified staff, and student staff.
• Demonstrated record of leadership in delivering student services to diverse and multi-cultural populations of students.
• Experience using student information systems, office software, budgeting software, and office machinery to perform duties.