Director Of Dual Credit

Title: Director of Dual Credit

Salary Range: $4,646 - $6,509

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Exempt

College: Bluegrass Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Bluegrass C&TC - Leestown Campus

Department: Provost

Total Rewards

Bluegrass Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family

• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents

• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match

• Vacation/Sick Time

• Work-Life Balance

• 9.5 Paid Holidays

• 2 Weeks of Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions

• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

Coordinates the overall operation of the Opportunity College program to include articulated credit, dual credit, and dual enrollment. This entails aiding prospective students, students, parents, high school partners (principals, counselors, teachers, facilitators) and BCTC faculty. Working collaboratively with the Associate Vice President, Academic Deans, Assistant Deans, Coordinators, college faculty, staff and secondary partners, the Director of Dual Credit provides leadership and support in planning, developing, and implementing the Opportunity College (OC) program for the college. The Director of Dual Credit will report to the Associate Vice President.

Job Duties:

• Oversee OC program operations to include articulated credit, dual credit, dual enrollment, and Bluegrass College Academies.

• Manage and supervise staff comprised of Dual Credit Advisors, Dual Credit Administrative Coordinator, and other dual credit staff. Hire and provide training to new staff members.

• Serve as primary liaison to secondary schools for Opportunity College (OC) Programming, development, and implementation. Assist with assigning secondary schools to dual credit advisors based on staffing.

• Serve as BCTC liaison for Bluegrass College Academies.

• Develop and analyze annual plan in AIM.

• Oversee OC budget.

• Collect and analyze data on overall utilization and effectiveness of OC courses, programs, and collaborations to inform OC planning and operations.

• Confirm approved dual credit course list and instructors for each assigned high school prior to the semester start. Ensure Dual Credit Advisors have this list each semester.

• Facilitate establishment of KCTCS User Accounts for Dual Credit instructors. Train Dual Credit Advisors on this process to assist with their assigned schools.

• Work collaboratively with BCTC Scheduling Coordinator to ensure all dual credit courses are created in PeopleSoft.

• Work collaboratively with Admissions, Registrar, and the Business Office to ensure accurate and timely application entry and processing, registration, and billing for OC students.

• Work in collaboration with Financial Aid and the Bursar to manage the Momentum Scholarship. This includes communicating broadly about the scholarship, determining which applicants meet eligibility requirements and ensuring the scholarship is applied appropriately each semester.

• Serve as lead with KHEAA for Dual Credit Scholarship and Work Ready Scholarship submission to ensure students can utilize scholarship opportunities when applicable.

• Ensure SEEK funding information is provided to Bursar each semester.

• Work collaboratively with BCTC faculty and coordinators to obtain and maintain National Alliance for Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP) accreditation.

• Work collaboratively with BCTC faculty and coordinators to ensure dual credit instructors are onboarded, trained, evaluated, and supported as other adjunct faculty.

• Develop and maintain annual dual credit Memorandum of Understanding each semester for each high school and CTC program.

• Collaborate with Admissions to recruit OC students as BCTC first-year students and assist with transition activities.

• Ensure dual credit students receive necessary information related to placement testing, dual credit scholarships, college resources and services, policies, and procedures.

• Provide academic advising to new, returning, assigned, and prospective dual credit students and include appropriate documentation and concise notes of student interactions, referrals, resources, and interventions.

• Provide an inclusive and supportive environment for all students.

• Conduct regular communication with dual credit students, high school guidance counselors, and dual credit instructors through various means such as e-mail, phone, classroom visits, video appointments (Teams, etc.), text, and face-to-face conversation.

• Participate in targeted outreach plans for dual credit students including email, texting campaigns, social media, etc.

• Refer and/or assist students with navigating both college services and community services and resources when appropriate. These referrals include interventions to address mental health issues, disability support services, food or housing insecurities, financial aid assistance, and more. Assist in scheduling appointments with these resources when necessary.

• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Master's degree (Counseling, Student Services, Higher Education, or related field), and three years related experience, or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications:

Five years experience in postsecondary setting.

Additional Skills Requested:

• Commitment to mission of comprehensive community college.

• Record of successful experience as college advisor or instructor.

• Experience demonstrating knowledge and ability to provide visionary leadership.

• Proven ability to work with a diverse student population.

• Ability to speak second language.

• Personal and professional integrity.

• Demonstrated ability to lead and work effectively and collaboratively with others.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.