Director, Promise Plus (Restricted Funding)

Shift Differential: Shift differential eligibility based on the current collective bargaining agreement.

Health & Welfare:

• Mt. San Antonio College offers a competitive and excellent benefits package providing medical, dental, and vision benefits to eligible employees and their dependents. Lifetime supplemental medical benefits are also available for eligible retirees.
• The College contributes an annual premium up to the family coverage amount equivalent to Kaiser Permanente $15 office visit medical, DeltaCare HMO dental, VSP vision and life insurance plans for eligible employees.

The District participates in the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS), State Teachers’ Retirement System (STRS) retirement programs, and National Benefit Services.

*Note: The District does not cover Medicare expenses. Please visit the Mt. San Antonio College Benefits Website for further information. Salary and Health & Welfare Benefits are subject to change based on the Collective Bargaining Agreement or Meet-and-Confer agreements depending on job classification.

Annual Salary Step Range: $149,196.00 - $172,944.00

Open Date: 07/13/2026

Initial Screening Date: 08/17/2026

Open Until Filled: Yes

District Rights:

We reserve the right to re-open, re-advertise, delay, or cancel filling this position. This recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies.

Application Requirements:

First Review of Applications: Complete application packets will be accepted until the position is filled; however, applications submitted by 11:59 p.m. (PT) on the above listed Initial Screening Date are assured consideration.

Applicants must submit all of the following materials online, unless otherwise noted, at Mt. SAC Employment Website to be considered for this position:

1. A Mt. San Antonio College online application.
2. A cover letter describing how the applicant meets the required education and experience.
3. A detailed résumé that summarizes educational preparation and professional experience for the position.
4. If applicable, all candidates, including current or former employees of the college, are required to show evidence of the awarded/conferred degree from the issuing college/university, and this evidence must be submitted with the online application to demonstrate that the required educational qualifications are met. Unofficial transcripts or a copy of the diploma are acceptable at the time of application. Official transcripts will be requested if an offer of employment is made.
5. Optional – Three letters of recommendation that reflect relevant experience (do not use social media or professional networks as a means to provide letters of recommendation). Confidential letters of recommendation are not allowed for this position.

Special Note to Applicants:

To be guaranteed consideration, it is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that all required materials are received before the initial screening date and time indicated on the job posting. Incomplete application packets will not be considered. All application materials will become College Property, will not be returned, and will not be copied. Please visit the Mt. SAC Employment Website to complete and submit your application for this position.

A confirmation number will be assigned when your application packet indicates the supplemental questions have been answered and a document has been attached to each required link. Assistance with the online application process is available through Human Resources at 1100 N. Grand Avenue, Walnut, CA 91789-1399. Human Resources telephone #: (909)274-4225. Human Resources e-mail: employment@mtsac.edu.

Do Not include photographs or personal information (e.g. DOB, place of birth, etc.) on your application or supporting documents.

Long Distance Travel for Interviews: If you are selected to participate in an interview and attendance will require you to travel in excess of 150 miles from your residence, please contact the Human Resources Technician listed on the interview invitation to discuss accommodation and/or travel reimbursement.

Foreign Transcripts: Transcripts issued outside the United States require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from a certified transcript evaluation service verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. This report must be attached with the application and submitted by the filing deadline.

Selection Procedure:

A committee will evaluate applications, considering the breadth and depth of relevant education, training, experience, skills, knowledge, and abilities. The screening committee reserves the right to limit the number of interviews granted. Meeting the minimum qualifications for a position does not assure the applicant of an interview.

Interviews may include a writing sample, committee presentation, and/or performance test. The start date will follow Board approval and live scan clearance receipt.

Definition:

Under administrative direction, plans, organizes, manages, and provides administrative direction and oversight for all functions and activities of the Promise Plus Program, (the College’s implementation of the California College Promise, established by Education code §§76396 – 76396.3), primarily focused on organizing and providing comprehensive onboarding, matriculation, retention, and financial support services to first time college students, including adjunct counseling, peer advising, program application, and student support and financial services. This position coordinates and directs communications, services, resources, and information to meet student needs and ensure smooth and efficient department activities; fosters cooperative working relationships with other College divisions and departments and outside officials to ensure effective service delivery and outcomes tracking; provides highly responsible and complex professional assistance and expertise to the management.

Supervision Received and Exercised:

Receives administrative direction from the assigned managerial personnel. Exercises general direction and supervision over professional, technical, and administrative support staff through subordinate levels of management and supervision.

Class Characteristics:

This position is within the educational administrator classification and oversees, directs, and participates in all activities of the Promise Plus Program, including planning, development, and administration of departmental policies, procedures, and services. The incumbent ensures alignment with California College Promise statutory and regulatory requirements and reporting. Organizes and oversees day-to-day programs, services, and activities and is responsible for providing professional-level support in a variety of areas in a variety of administrative, coordinative, analytical, and liaison capacities. The incumbent is accountable for accomplishing operational goals and objectives and for furthering Statewide California (CA) Promise Program goals and College goals and objectives within general policy guidelines.

Examples of Essential Functions (Illustrative Only):

1. Assumes full management responsibility for Promise Plus program outcomes, benefits, and services, including recruitment and outreach, enrollment, onboarding, matriculation services, early registration, case management, program eligibility verifications, counseling and peer advising, financial aid, scholarships, and basic needs support, specialized workshops, and milestones and recognition events.
2. Develops, directs, and coordinates the implementation of goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and work standards for the department; establishes, within state and College policies, appropriate budget, service, and staffing levels.
3. Manages and administers complex, multi-fund budgets, including California College Promise categorical, grants, foundation, and donor funds; ensures compliance with fiscal and reporting requirements; forecasts and approves expenditures; adjusts allocations as needed and strategically allocates limited resources to maximize student impact.
4. Develops and implements inclusive marketing, recruitment, and communication strategies to promote assigned programs, projects, and services; coordinates and facilitates assigned program/department workshops, presentations, information sessions, and events.
5. Selects, trains, motivates, and directs the assigned department personnel; evaluates and reviews work for acceptability and conformance with department standards, including program and project priorities and performance evaluations; works with employees on performance issues; implements discipline procedures; responds to staff questions and concerns.
6. Develops, implements, and evaluates systems, policies, and procedures to meet CA Promise Program and College needs; evaluates the effectiveness of service delivery methods, reporting structures, and procedures; assesses and monitors the distribution of work; identifies opportunities for improvement and directs the implementation of change.
7. Collaborates with divisions across campus to deliver a networked system of support and services for effectiveness and operational efficiency; ensures timely intake, eligibility determination, benefits disbursement, and case management for students, including directing the intake, eligibility, and student application functions.
8. Oversees development of data systems and dashboards to track recruitment, application/eligibility, financial assistance, term-to-term retention, course success rates, and program completion, graduation, progress toward completion/transfer, and two-year outcomes; prepares required local and state reports; uses data for program improvement.
9. Directs and participates in the preparation and maintenance of a variety of narrative and statistical reports, records, and files related to student success and completion, departmental services, students, projects, programs, personnel, financial activities, and assigned duties; ensures mandated reports are submitted to appropriate governmental agencies according to established timelines.
10. Attends the College’s annual commencement ceremony as part of their official duties.
11. Establishes, implements, and fosters an environment of belonging as it relates to diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice, anti-racism, and accessibility (DEISAA).
12. Oversees, leads, and provides quality customer service when interacting with the public, vendors, students, and College staff, including individuals from minoritized groups.
13. Utilizes critical thinking, sound decision-making, and problem-solving skills with tact, confidence, and diplomacy.
14. Implements, enforces, supports, and abides by federal, state, and local policies and Board Policies and Administrative Procedures.
15. Participates in and supports employee participation on committees, task forces, and special assignments, including, but not limited to, Screening and Selection Committees, mandated trainings, and DEISAA related trainings as required.
16. Prepares and delivers DEISAA-minded presentations related to assigned areas as required.
17. Recommends, develops, and implements changes to federal, state, local, and College policy; analyzes and evaluates program compliance updating program as necessary.
18. Prepares and delivers staff and budget and compliance reports, program updates to College governance bodies and external stakeholders, various management and information updates, and reports on special projects.
19. Performs other related duties as assigned consistent with the scope of the position.

Knowledge of:

1. Principles and practices of supporting a diverse, equitable, inclusive, socially just, anti-racist, and accessible academic and work environment.
2. The needs of diverse, specialized, and non-traditional student populations, their economic and social conditions and challenges, and strategies and methods to increase their successful enrollment and college retention and completion.
3. Equity-focused principles, practices, and strategies related to access efforts focused on the recruitment and enrollment of new students, especially marginalized student populations.
4. California Promise Program eligibility requirements, benefit structures, and student success milestones; K-12 to college transition practices; first-year experience models, and Guided Pathways.
5. Principles and practices of employee supervision, including work planning, assignment, review, and evaluation, and the training of staff in work procedures.
6. Applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulatory codes, ordinances, and procedures relevant to assigned area of responsibility.
7. Budget development, administrative principles and practices, and organizational and management practices as applied to the analysis and evaluation of projects, programs, policies, procedures, and operational needs.
8. Principles, practices, theories, and methods of planning, organizing, and directing CA Promise programs, first-year college experience, services, operations, and activities.
9. Principles, research, and procedures of record keeping, technical report writing, and preparation of correspondence, presentations, and reports.
10. Modern office practices, methods, and computer equipment and applications related to the scope of responsibility.
11. Techniques for effectively representing the College in contacts with governmental agencies, community groups, and various business, professional, educational, regulatory, and legislative organizations.
12. Techniques for providing a high level of customer service by effectively interacting with the public, vendors, students, and College staff, including individuals of various ages, disabilities, various socio-economic levels and ethnic groups.

Skills and Abilities:

1. Implement, advocate for, and communicate the College’s vision and commitment to creating a diverse, equitable, inclusive, socially just, anti-racist, and accessible academic and work environment.
2. Oversee and address gaps in diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice, anti-racism, and accessibility in the recruitment and retention of faculty, management, and staff.
3. Exercise critical thinking and decision-making through observing, analyzing, inferring, communicating, and problem-solving in challenging situations with ethics, tact, confidence, and diplomacy.
4. Develop and implement resources and strategies towards the goal of being diverse, equitable, inclusive, socially just, anti-racist, and accessible in academic and work environments.
5. Oversee the implementation of applicable collective bargaining agreements as they relate to employees supervised.
6. Establish and maintain a variety of filing, record-keeping, and tracking systems.
7. Organize and prioritize a variety of projects and multiple tasks in an effective and timely manner; organize own work, set priorities, and meet critical time deadlines.
8. Interpret, apply, explain, and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local policies, procedures, laws, and regulations.
9. Research, analyze, and evaluate new service delivery methods, procedures, and techniques.
10. Conduct complex research projects, evaluate alternatives, identify problems, make sound recommendations, develop justification for solutions, and prepare technical staff reports.
11. Learn and apply emerging technologies and, as necessary, to perform duties in an efficient, organized, and timely manner.
12. Communicate effectively through various modalities.
13. Review situations accurately and determine appropriate course of action using judgment according to established policies and procedures; understand scope of authority in making independent decisions.
14. Establish, maintain, and foster positive and effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Education and Experience:

1. Master’s degree from a regionally or nationally accredited college or university; and
2. Two (2) full-time equivalent years of increasingly responsible experience leading or coordinating college access, outreach, onboarding, financial aid/scholarships, categorical programs, first year experience programs.

Pay Grade Eligibility:

N/A

Desirable Qualifications:

1. Experience implementing CA College Promise (AB 19/AB 2) requirements and reporting.
2. Ability to speak and understand Mandarin and/or Spanish.
3. Proven track record of implementing or overseeing programs or policies relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, and accessibility, preferably in institutions serving minoritized populations such as Hispanic (HSI) and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI); OR
4. Proven track record of participating in programs relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, and accessibility, preferably in institutions serving minoritized populations such as Hispanic (HSI) and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI).

Licenses and Certificates:

None.

Equivalencies:

Any combination of training and experience which would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications is listed in the Minimum Qualifications section.

Environmental Elements:

Incumbents work in an office environment with moderate noise levels, controlled temperature conditions, and no direct exposure to hazardous physical substances. Incumbents may interact with staff, students, and/or the public in interpreting and enforcing departmental policies and procedures.

Physical Demands:

Must be able to work in a standard office setting and use standard office equipment, including technological devices; to communicate with individuals at various College and meeting sites; the ability to understand and comprehend written and electronic materials; and the ability to receive, review, and respond to communications in person before groups, and over and through various media. This is primarily a sedentary office classification although movement between work areas may be required. Positions in this classification occasionally may need to physically reach, push, and pull drawers open and closed to retrieve and file information. Incumbents must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects weighing up to 20 pounds.

Conditions of Employment:

The person holding this position is required to be present on Mt. San Antonio College’s campus to perform all essential duties and responsibilities.

Official offers of employment are made by Mt. San Antonio College Human Resources and are made contingent upon Board approval. It is also required that a final offer of employment will only be made after the candidate has successfully been live-scanned and clearance for employment is authorized by Human Resources. Costs for live-scan services shall be borne by the candidate.

Notice to all prospective employees: The person holding this position is considered a ‘mandated reporter’ under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in Administrative Procedure 3518, titled Child Abuse Reporting, as a condition of employment.

As required by the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, the Mt. San Antonio Community College Annual Security Report is available here: Mt. SAC Annual Security Report.

The person holding this position is considered a ‘Responsible Employee’ under Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act of 1972 and is required to report to the College’s Title IX Coordinator all relevant details reported to him or her about an incident of alleged sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating and domestic violence and stalking.

Mission, Vision, and Equity Statement:

Our Mission: The mission of Mt. San Antonio College is to support all students in achieving their educational goals in an environment of academic excellence. Specifically, the College is committed to providing quality education, services, and workforce training so that students become productive members of a diverse, sustainable, global society. The College pledges to prepare students for lifelong learning through the mastery of basic skills, the achievement of associate degrees and certificates, and the completion of career and transfer pathways. The College will carry out this commitment by providing an engaging and supportive teaching and learning environment for students of diverse origins, experiences, needs, abilities, and goals. The College is dedicated to serving our community through improving economic achievement, advancing civic engagement, enhancing personal well-being, promoting critical thinking, and enriching aesthetic and cultural experiences.

Our Vision: Mt. San Antonio College strives to be regarded as one of the premier community colleges in the nation. We will be viewed as a leader in community college teaching, programs, and services. As a premier community college, we will provide access to quality educational programs and services, focusing on student success within a climate of integrity and respect. We will earn this reputation by consistently exceeding the expectations of our students, our staff, and our community.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy:

The College is an equal opportunity employer. The policy of the College is to encourage applications from ethnic and racial minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and Vietnam-era veterans. No person shall be denied employment because of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex (gender), age, sexual orientation, or the perception that a person has one or more of these characteristics.

Demographics:

We recruit and retain quality employees who are reflective of our students and the community we serve, in addition to providing all personnel with equity and diversity training.

The District is a proud Chicanx/Latinx, and Hispanic-Serving Institution, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution, and Minority Serving Institution, serving over 74,655 students based on the 2023-2024 academic year.

The student population is as follows:

• by Ethnicity – 58.53% Latinx, 9.30% White, 20.85% Asian, 2.83% Filipino, 0.23% Pacific Islander, 3.64% Black/African American, 0.27% American Indian, 2.30% two or more races and 2.05% unknown;
• by Gender – 54.96% Female, 43.11% Male, 0.66% Non-Binary, 1.27% unspecified;
• and by Age – 47.71% ages 19 or younger, 19.37% ages 20-24, 8.53% ages 25-29, 5.51% ages 30-34, 3.90% ages 35-39, 5.16% ages 40-49, 9.79% ages 50 and older.

The current employee population is as follows:

• by Ethnicity – 38% Latinx, 19% White, 15% Asian, 4% Black/African American, 2% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, 1% Two or More Races, 19% unknown;
• by Gender – 54.59% Female, 43.64% Male, 1.77% unspecified;
• and by Age – 3.57% under 20 years, 27.38% ages 20-29, 21.81% ages 30-39, 20.87% ages 40-49, 26.35% ages 50 and older.

Conflict of Interest:

Mt. San Antonio College employees and the Board of Trustees members shall not engage in any employment or activity that is inconsistent with, incompatible with, or in conflict with Mt. San Antonio College’s Administrative Procedures (AP 2710 Conflict of Interest, AP 2712 Conflict of Interest Codes).

Inquiries/Contact:

Human Resources
1100 N. Grand Avenue, Walnut, CA 91789-1399
Phone: (909) 274-4225
E-mail: employment@mtsac.edu