Executive Director - Livingston Campus at Lamar Institute of Technology in Beaumont, Texas

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Job Summary:

The Executive Director of the TSUS State College Polk County Center is responsible for providing leadership and support to the Center. The Executive Director will oversee enrollment efforts of the Center through recruitment, admissions, records, advising, testing, registration, and financial aid services. Retention efforts, student activities, and student discipline will be overseen by the Executive Director. The Executive Director will be the Center's designated liaison and representative for civic and community events.The Executive Director will provide all constituents with a student-centered, customer service-friendly experience that supports the site's mission and goals.The Executive Director will work with the TSUS State College administrators and external stakeholders to help define, develop, communicate, and implement the respective Colleges' mission, long-term goals, and strategic plans.

Essential Job Functions:

• Provide leadership and support for enrollment strategies, retention efforts, and student activities that lead to increased enrollments and greater student satisfaction and success


• Participate in outreach opportunities and network with the community to build relationships


• Identify, develop, and operationalize community and regional partnerships to support the State Colleges' missions


• Represent each TSUS campus to the Polk County Center


• Monitor the condition of the physical plant and initiate repairs when needed


• Inventory facility and deliver information to each TSUS respective owner


• Promote and represent the site at regional public events, promotional opportunities, marketing campaigns, business and committee meetings, publicity functions, and high school events, (i.e., awards ceremonies and other related occasions)


• Work with TSUS State College administrations to develop a Strategic Plan that supports and propels the site forward, appropriately serving the needs of the county and community


• Work with TSUS State College administrations to identify and offer appropriate academic and technical degree/certificate programs that are relevant to the geographic region


• Serve as the chief disciplinary officer to assist faculty and staff in matters concerning student behavior


• Provide academic support services to promote student success


• Monitor and supervise day-to-day operations of the center


• Oversee the Testing Center, including academic and standardized testing


• Oversee the administrative assistant, recruiting, advising, and enrollment support personnel


• Prepare regular enrollment, retention, and completion reports to share with TSUS State College administrations


• Prepare and maintain budget records for the site operations


• Prepare reports and proposals, and respond to inquiries from TSUS State College stakeholders, upon request


• Maintain knowledge of the general policies and procedures of the TSUS State Colleges


• Perform all other duties, as required and/or assigned

• Normal ambulatory required


• Extreme cognitive skills required


• Advanced speech communication required


• Advanced written communication required


• Acute vision, normal or corrected, required


• Normal or corrected hearing required


• Normal travel required


• Requires frequent standing, lifting, pushing, pulling, and carrying objects up to 25 pounds


• Requires operating a calculator, personal computer, and various office equipment


• Requires infrequent stooping, bending, sorting, and filing

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree from an accredited college or university required.


• Minimum of three years of progressive administrative experience, with at least two years in a college higher administrative level.


• Excellent customer service skills


• Excellent oral and written communication skills


• Advanced knowledge and skills using Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and Word.


• Knowledge of office administrative procedures, desktop and laptop computers, copiers, scanners, and normal office equipment


• Possess excellent time management skills


• Valid Texas Driver's License

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctorate from an accredited university or college


• Administrative experience in a higher education setting


• Community college, lower division, or two-year college experience is strongly preferred


• Knowledge and skills using Banner or other Student Information System and Blackboard


• It is highly preferred that this individual has community relations experience, including strong ties and connections within the Livingston/Polk County, Texas area.

$80,000-90,000

Lamar Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including and as it pertains to pregnancy and wages), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, protected veteran status, and/or retaliation.

LIT's
Annual Security Report is provided in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (20 USC § 1092(f), 34 CFR 668.46). This report contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the Institute will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in non-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the Institute or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. If you would like to receive a paper copy of the Annual Security Report, you can stop by Lamar Institute of Technology, Eagles Nest, Room 128, at 855 East Lavaca, Beaumont, TX, 77705, or you can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling 409-839-2032 or emailing titleix@lit.edu.

This position is security-sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes the employer to obtain criminal history record information.

https://jobs.lit.edu/postings/1953

03/06/2024

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