Director EOPS CARE and CalWORKs

Primary Purpose
PRIMARY PURPOSE Under the direction of a college vice president or designee this position is responsible for performing a variety of administrative and supervisory duties related to the development and provision of appropriate educational and support services to students participating in the EOPS (Extended Opportunity Program and Services EOPS Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education CARE and CalWORKs (California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids) programs.

Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION Provides leadership in the administration organization and development of the college EOPS CARE and CalWORKs programs; develops program objectives policies and procedures; assures consistency of objectives policies and procedures with those of the college and the District; assures compliance with applicable federal state and local laws and regulations; assures compliance with applicable contract provisions and funding requirements. Implements and supervises the services provided to EOPS eligible CARE eligible and CalWORKseligible students. Provides leadership and direction for intake processing of students which include program orientation completion of required county and college documents student educational plans and the assessment student need while supervising the delivery of ancillary support services such as child care books supplies and transportation as defined under Title 5 governing procedures for EOPS CARE and CalWORKs. Serves as the college EOPS CARE and CalWORKs liaison with the California Community Colleges Chancellors Office Region 8 and county social workers; refers participating students to services on and off campus as appropriate; collaborates with other Student Services areas (e.g. Financial Aid Office DSPS Assessment Career Center Transfer Center) to facilitate student success and transfer; collaborates with the college Financial Aid Office to assign CalWORKs work study to eligible students and place students in jobs on campus. Develops and prepares the annual preliminary budgets for assigned program plans for EOPS and CalWORKs electronically using the Student Services Automated Reporting for Community Colleges tool SSARCC ; monitors and controls budget expenditures; directs the preparation and maintenance of detailed and comprehensive reports records and files regarding programs operations and activities. Maintains communication with District and college staff and various agencies to coordinate program services exchange information and refer participating students as appropriate; oversee MIS reporting and communication with District personnel concerning assigned programs; maintains current knowledge of legislation laws regulations and technology related to EOPS CARE and CalWORKs. Organizes the EOPS CARE and CalWORKs advisory committees to establish an effective support system with local business industry elementary school secondary school and fouryear university and parent representatives; serve as a liaison with local officials from elementary and secondary school districts to establish an effective network system to accurately identify targeted students and coordinate appropriate delivery systems for identified needs. Maintain current knowledge of instructional methods and new technologies pertinent to assigned programs; learn and apply emerging technologies and advances (e.g. computer software applications) as necessary to perform duties in an efficient organized and timely manner. Trains supervises evaluates and directs the work of personnel as assigned; participates in selection and hiring processes of classified staff counseling faculty and student hourly. Plans organizes and arranges appropriate training and staff development activities; provides orientation for new employees. Organizes attends or chairs a variety of meetings as required; serves on committees and special projects as assigned; coordinates program operations and activities with other campus programs and services as appropriate. Learns and applies emerging technologies and advances (e.g. computer software applications) as necessary to perform duties in an efficient organized and timely manner. Demonstrates sensitivity to and understanding of the disabilities and diverse academic socioeconomic cultural and ethnic backgrounds of students. Provide leadership in District/College efforts to increase the diversity of faculty and staff to address student achievement gaps and in the creation of a welcoming and inclusive work and educational environment. Assist and promote the growth and success of a diverse population of students and employees through the development of interculturally competent and equity minded management and leadership abilities. The ideal candidate should have experience in this area with African Americans Latinx Native Americans Pacific Islanders and other disproportionately impacted students and employees. Performs related duties as assigned.

Essential Functions
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Examples of essential functions are interpreted as being descriptive and not restrictive in nature.

Desirable Qualifications
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS Masters degree in education counseling rehabilitation counseling clinical psychology counseling psychology guidance counseling educational counseling social work or career development. Three 3 years or more of experience in coordination and supervision of EOPS CARE CalWORKs FYSI / NEXTUP or categorical programs serving special populations including program outreach counseling financial aid and tutoring. Experience advocating for programs that support the diverse educational needs of students. Working knowledge of Title 5 and Educational Code regulations relating to EOPS CARE CalWORKs and FYSI / NEXTUP . Demonstrates knowledge of faculty and classified professional contracts the student code of conduct and the implications of those guiding documents for resolving personnel matters. Experience in managing categorical budgets and grants. Bilingual in English and Spanish. Experience collaborating with faculty staff and/or community leaders in programs and initiatives that are specifically designed to assist historically underrepresented students achieve their educational goals. Prior experience in approaching work and interactions with colleagues and/or students in an equity minded manner. Ability to provide an inclusive and welcoming work/educational environment.

Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Masters degree from a regionally accredited institution. One year of formal training internship or leadership experience reasonably related to the assignment. Two years of experience within the last four years in the management or administration of educational private industry programs dealing predominantly with ethnic minorities or persons handicapped by language social or economic disadvantages OR two years of experience within the last four years as a community college EOPS counselor or EOPS instructor or comparable experience in working with disadvantaged clientele. Completion of at least six semester units of collegelevel course work predominantly relating to ethnic minorities or persons handicapped by educational language or social disadvantages. Commitment to diversity. All applicants must have demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic socioeconomic cultural disability gender gender identity sexual orientation and ethnic backgrounds of community college students faculty and staff. The applicant must be able to demonstrate how their experience with these factors relates to successfully achieving the goals of the position.

Work Schedule
Monday Friday 8:00 am 5:00 pm (However some flexibility such as evenings and weekends will be required to meet the needs of the department.