Assessment Director - Instructional Services Director Apply
Salary Range
$82,790 -$107,627 /annually, DOE
Grade
121
Work Schedule
Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm
Summer Hours: Monday - Thursday, 7am-6pm
Work Calendar
12 Months
Maricopa Summary
Are you looking for a place to work where you can make a real difference in the lives of over 200,000 college students every year?
Would you like to be part of an organization that adds $7.2 billion dollars to the economy and supports nearly 100,000 jobs in the fastest growing county in the United States?
Whether youre teaching, working, or learning Make It Happen At Maricopa County Community Colleges!
About Us
What's Currently Happening at Maricopa
- Many of our campuses have received grant awards through the National Science Foundation to improve undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving institutions program (HSI Program).
- Commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity and employee groups to create an environment of shared governance
- One of the largest community college systems in the country
- 2020 Healthy Arizona Worksites Program recipient
- Named 19th Best Employer for Women by Forbes
- 2019 No. 42 in Arizonas Best Employers
Campus Statement
At Mesa Community College, diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. We honor the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, socioeconomic background, immigrant status, language, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, nationality, and intellectual perspective, enrich the college community. We continuously adapt and respond to differences with a single focus - to create a welcoming, safe, equitable, and inclusive environment that ensures all students and employees have the support and knowledge to succeed and thrive. MCC is committed to building and sustaining a workplace that reflects our community and student population. Our goal is that our students and employees have the knowledge and skills necessary to excel, lead, navigate, and thrive in a diverse world.
Benefits
The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is committed to providing you with a competitive, comprehensive benefits program that provides the care you and your family need to lead healthy and productive lives. Our benefits are designed to provide support for every life stage and lifestyle in our community.
Benefits & Perks Options:
- 20 paid observed holidays
- Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) & 12% Employee Contribution Match (Pension, Long Term Disability, and Health Insurance)
- Paid vacation, sick, and personal time
- Maricopa Employee Store: Perks & Gears (exclusive discounts and offers for Maricopa Community Colleges faculty and staff)
- Annual professional development growth funding
- Tuition reimbursement for employees and dependents
- Flexible work schedules
- Maricopa Employee Health & Wellness Program:
- Sight-On-Site Eye Care Services
- Diabetes Empowerment Education Program
- Mobile On-site Mammography Screenings
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Wondr online program that teaches clinically-proven, healthy habits that lead to less stress, better sleep, weight loss, and more
- Pre-Retirement Events
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (may forgive the remaining balance on a federal student loan made directly by the U.S. Department of Education after qualifying).
- 10+ Maricopa Affinity Resource Employee Groups (Celebrates diversity, embraces inclusion, and supports employees, students, and community!)
Job Summary
The Assessment Director will lead the collaborative development and implementation of a comprehensive plan for the assessment of student learning outcomes at the course, program, educational pathway, and institutional levels. With a primary focus on supporting faculty-led assessment efforts, the Director will work closely with faculty, the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, and administrators to develop academic assessment plans, support high-quality assessment, and promote a culture of continuous improvement across the institution. The Director will co-chair the college assessment committee, lead assessment work teams and support Department Assessment Coordinators to sustain high-quality assessment efforts. The Director will demonstrate a commitment to service excellence, innovation, student success, integrity, and diversity in the performance of job duties.
Essential Functions
60% - Leadership, Planning, and Implementation 60% - Leadership, Planning, and Implementation
- Collaborate with faculty to develop, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive plan for the assessment of student learning outcomes at the course, program, educational pathway, co-curricular and institutional levels.
- Provide strategic short and long-term planning and direction for assessment programs and activities to ensure accreditor criteria and recommendations are met.
- Provide leadership and support to faculty, staff and administrators to develop student learning outcomes and use assessment results to drive improvement in teaching and learning
- Collaborate with the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) to facilitate faculty and staff professional development for student outcomes assessment.
- Collaborate with the Student Outcomes Committee (SOC), the Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE), Student Affairs, Guided Pathways for Success (GPS) team leads, and college and district-wide colleagues to ensure alignment of assessment program with organizational missions and goals.
- Co-chair the college assessment committee, lead assessment work teams and the Department Assessment Coordinators to sustain high-quality assessment efforts.
- Cultivate and maintain a culture of assessment in the MCC community inclusive of faculty, administration, staff, and students.
40% - Communication, Reporting and Continuous Improvement
- Represent the college to the public, other agencies and partners at meetings and conferences related to assessment and accreditation; create and maintain effective partnerships to further program development and success
- Develop internal events to share and promote assessment results and activities
- Conduct surveys and focus groups to elicit feedback from faculty, staff, and students on assessment processes and needs
- Maintain the colleges student outcomes assessment repository, including current and archival content of assessment results, activities, and resources
- Develop and maintain training materials to prepare faculty and staff to implement assessment
- Facilitate the development and writing of assessment plans and reports to ensure evidence-based continuous improvement; Create and publish an annual college assessment report
- Collaborate with the Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE) to collect, analyze and disseminate assessment data for informed decision-making and continued improvement
- Maintain currency in the field of assessment best practices through research, networking, and conference attendance
Minimum Qualifications
Masters Degree from a regionally accredited institution in education, organizational development or directly related field and four years of experience in areas such as planning, developing, implementing, administering, and evaluating instructional services programs which experience includes two years of management and supervisory experience.
OR
Bachelors Degree from a regionally accredited institution in education, organizational development or directly related field and six years of experience in areas such as planning, developing, implementing, administering, and evaluating instructional services programs which experience includes two years of management and supervisory experience.
OR
Associates Degree from a regionally accredited institution and eight years of experience in areas such as planning, developing, implementing, administering, and evaluating instructional services programs which experience includes two years of management and supervisory experience.
OR
High School Diploma/GED and ten years of experience in areas such as planning, developing, implementing, administering, and evaluating instructional services programs which experience includes two years of management and supervisory experience.
Desired Qualifications
A. Full-time college-level teaching experience
B. Leadership experience with the development and assessment of student learning outcomes
C. Experience planning and implementing student learning outcomes assessment programs
D. Experience collaborating with faculty using shared governance
E. Experience conducting research and statistical analysis
F. Experience communicating assessment practices and results
G. Experience ensuring assessment work meets accreditor criteria and standards
Special Working Conditions
May work at multiple locations
MCC does not sponsor individuals for any type of work visas
May be required to work evenings and weekends; summer hours vary
May sit for a prolonged period, viewing computer monitor
How to Apply
Applicants are required to submit a cover letter and resume showing how the applicant meets the minimum and desired qualifications. All minimum requirements must be met at the time of the application.
Additional materials will not be accepted after the job posting has closed.
Missing materials or incomplete employment history will not be considered.
Please ensure your materials clearly provide the following information.
- Clearly illustrate how prior experience, knowledge and education meet the minimum and desired qualifications for this position.
- Indicate whether former or current employment is Full-Time or;
- Part-Time employment, to include Adjunct or Associate Professor (must include number of hours worked, contact hours or load)
- Provide employment history in a month/year format (e.g., 09/07 to 10/11) including job title, job duties, for each position held and name of employer for each position.
- Three professional references, preferably current and/or former supervisors. If references are not provided in the resume upon application, they will be requested at time of interview.
Applicants who currently work for any of the MCCCD campuses/locations should utilize their HCM Employee Self Service page to apply for jobs by logging in to HCM and clicking on NavBar > Navigator > Self Service > Recruiting > Careers. Click on link for instructions on how to apply.
Applicants who are not currently working for any of the MCCCD locations should apply at https://www.maricopa.edu/about/careers.
If you encounter a technical issue in the upload of documents or the submission of your application, please contact MCC Human Resources at strategicstaffing@mesacc.edu prior to the application deadline. We are accessible on business days from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Arizona time.
Posting Close Date
Apply on or before July 24, 2024 to be considered.
EEO, Title IX, & Clery Act
Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) will not discriminate, nor tolerate discrimination in employment or education, against any applicant, employee, or student because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status (including document abuse), age, disability, veteran status or genetic information.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, states: \\\"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.\\\"
The policy of the MCCCD is to provide an educational, employment, and business environment free of gender discrimination. Incidents of misconduct should be reported to the college Title IX Coordinator, as outlined in policy, contact information is available at this link Title IX Coordinators.
The Clery Act is a Federal law requiring United States Colleges and Universities to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses. Crime reporting data for each of the Maricopa Community Colleges, as required under the Clery Act, is available at this link Clery Act.
