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(Full-time) Project Coordinator (BOLD, Grant Funded)
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Position Number: 3334685
Location: Redding, CA
Position Type: Business - Accounting

Description of Basic Functions and Responsibilities

Overview:

The Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College District (Shasta College) sits at the northern end of the Sacramento Valley, surrounded by mountains to the north, east, and west. The area provides a wide array of outdoor amenities and activities with miles of hiking and biking trails, national parks, two lakes, and the Sacramento River.

Shasta College is committed to providing its diverse student population with equitable education outcomes, contributing to the social, cultural, intellectual, and economic development of our communities. The college has been recognized as a leader in developing and implementing innovative education programs to increase student success, including accelerated pathways for high school students to achieve a bachelor's degree and for returning students to complete their Associate and Bachelor's degrees. Shasta College enrolls more than 11,000 students annually and provides educational services to students with a wide range of skills and abilities.

Our ideal candidate is motivated to join a campus community prioritizing the success of our racially and socio-economically diverse staff and student population. Providing equitable outcomes so all members of our community may enjoy safe, healthy, and vibrant educational and employment environments is critical to our success.

Administrator positions in the California Community College system offer a unique opportunity to contribute to the empowerment of our students seeking to improve their lives and communities. Our administrators manage a wide range of programs and lead faculty and staff in engaging our diverse employee and student populations, facilitating equitable outcomes for all through the management of our various employment and academic programs. As an administrator at Shasta College, you will join a vibrant community of professionals working collaboratively to provide a positive, healthy educational environment where our students experience diverse academic and cultural perspectives. A career at Shasta College offers a highly rewarding and enriching employment experience.

DESCRIPTION OF BASIC FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Performs a variety of complex and highly responsible administrative and program support activities for select programs. Plans, organizes, and coordinates the day-to-day activities and operations of assigned program and promotes assigned program. This position requires organizational, problem solving, and decision-making skills and travel throughout a ten-county northern California region. Employees in this position receive minimal supervision within a framework of standard policies and procedures. This is an administrative, overtime exempt position.

The Project Coordinator will grow and sustain the District's BOLD (Bachelor's through Online and Local Degrees) program by developing intersegmental pathways from high school to graduate school that will allow students to achieve educational goals without leaving the region.

CLASSIFICATION: Range 15 on the Administrative Confidential Salary Schedule, 40 hours per week, 12 months per year. Work assignment hours are 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

SUPERVISOR: Dean of Innovation or designee.

BENEFITS: Holiday, vacation and sick time will be provided. Our competitive benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance provided at a share of cost on a pretax basis and an employee assistance program (EAP). This is a Classified Administrator position with a default CalPERS retirement.

Employees have the option to contribute to:

Health Savings Account (HSA)
403(b) and 457 Retirement Plans
Section 125 Plan including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Dependent Day Care Accounts

In addition, employees have the option to purchase:

Disability Income Insurance
Cancer Insurance
Life Insurance
Accident Only Insurance
Critical Illness Insurance

For more information regarding Employment and Benefit Policies, please view the Administrative Agreement - Appendix A.

Typical Duties, Knowledge and Ability
Essential Functions:

Administers the day-to-day activities and operations of select programs.
Serve as primary point of contact for select programs.
Develop, cultivate, and maintain relationships with K-12 education and community stakeholders, business, nonprofit, philanthropic and civic sectors.
Examine data and use data to drive direction and results.
Monitors and tests fixes to ensure problems are adequately resolved to assigned program software.
Obtains necessary data sharing agreements for assigned project.
Incorporate a continuous improvement process to drive continued strategic results and increase efficiency.
Provides information and updates for select programs and to key stakeholders.
Maintains accurate and detailed calendar of events, due dates, and schedules as they relate to assigned program(s) and services to ensure proper tasks and activities occur as scheduled.
Be an effective and contributing member of team assisting and supporting in its day-to-day activities.
Represents department in a variety of meetings in support of assigned projects.
Promotes appropriate program(s) as assigned; identifies and recruits potential participants; develops brochures, flyers, social media posts, and other promotional materials; makes presentations to appropriate groups.
Coordinates with various community partners and stakeholders.
Serves as a resource to others for data, research, projects, schedules, and other information.
Resolves issues and ensures program objectives and policies are properly implemented.
Monitors expenditures in line with project budget and assists with the development of the assigned project or program budget.
Compiles, analyzes, prepares, and submits project reports.
Compiles, maintains, and reviews computerized files and records.
Performs related duties similar to the above in scope and function as required.

Knowledge of:

The K-12 California public educational system as well as community college and four-year postsecondary systems
Principles, procedures, objectives, and practices related to collect impact structures
Computer and applicable software programs including database and word processing software
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and data sharing best practices.

Ability to:

Effectively relate to a diverse community population that includes a wide range of ages, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds
Work with a significant degree of independence and judgment
Analyze problems, determine effective solutions, and take independent action for successful results
Analyze data and prepare comprehensive written and oral reports
Work effectively under pressure, prioritize, and meet multiple deadlines
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the performance of required duties
Present and facilitate training sessions
Effectively learn new concepts and technology
Operate standard office equipment and computers and learn and use software applications such as Microsoft Office programs, Access, Colleague, WordPress, and other programs.

Experience/Education
Experience Required:

Hold a valid driver's license maintained throughout the duration of employment with the District. Travel is required.

Experience Preferred:

Bachelor's degree in public administration, computer information systems, business administration, or organizational leadership or the equivalent.
Experience developing and maintaining effective working relationships with school personnel.
Demonstrated success in working collaboratively and cooperatively with stakeholders.
Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students and staff.
Demonstrated successful interpersonal communication and leadership skills.

Additional Information

To be considered a candidate for an Administrative position, the applicant must submit ALL of the following materials:

Online Application with the following materials attached:
Cover letter addressing criteria listed in the position announcement
Current resume and/or placement file
College transcripts (unofficial will be accepted at the time of application)

Attention Applicants:

After application has been submitted, all application materials will be screened.
Internal candidates must also submit all required materials to be considered.
Candidate evaluations will not be considered.
Reference letters from any member of the Hiring Committee or Board Members will not be considered.
Interviews will be by invitation only.
Interviews will be by Zoom.
The District does not reimburse for new hire moving expenses.

New Administrative Appointments will be placed at the step 1 on the Administrative Salary Schedule and will graduate to the next step on July 1st of the following year if they have rendered 6 months of satisfactory service, with subsequent steps annually thereafter to a maximum fifth step.

Salary placement would only be negotiable if the candidate held the same position with another community college and step 2 or 3 would be the maximum considered depending on the number of years of service.
The Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College District ("Shasta College") does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religious preference, age, disability (physical and mental), pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), gender identity, sexual orientation, genetics, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law in admission and access to, or treatment in employment, educational programs or activities at any of its campuses. Shasta College also prohibits harassment on any of these bases, including sexual harassment, as well as sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.