Director, Winnemucca Center

Company: Great Basin College

Job Description

The individual selected for this position will supervise the educational services and facilities of Great Basin College (GBC) in Humboldt County, Nevada, including the daily operations of a center in Winnemucca and other rural satellite centers. This will include the supervision of non-academic faculty employees at the GBC centers in this region and oversight of Prison Education in Lovelock.

The position, which is based in Winnemucca, Nevada, requires occasional travel to the Elko campus and other areas for meetings. Travel is usually by driving a car for long distances (hundreds of miles), with or without accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This position reports to the Vice President for Student and Academic Affairs.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree is required.
• Evidence of previous organizational and administrative experience, preferably in an educational setting, is required. Previous experience in a community college setting will be an asset to the applicant.
• Communication skills are essential to the position.
• Microsoft Office and general computer skills are required to perform the duties of this position successfully.
• Strong human relation skills are required due to the public scope of this position. The Campus director must be able to understand and interpret instructions, bridging work accomplished in one department to another.
• Familiarity with distance education delivery technologies is required.
• Willingness to travel frequently throughout the service area is required.
• Familiarity with advising college level students is preferred.
• Familiarity with an integrated student information system is preferred.

Responsibilities

The general responsibilities of the Director of the Winnemucca Center are to assist in developing course schedules for fall, spring, and summer terms, assist in the recruitment of full and part-time faculty, advise students, market course offerings, participate in faculty and staff development, manage the center budget, supervise staff, develop contract trainings in conjunction with program deans, promote economic development, and take the College's programs and services out to the communities of Winnemucca and surrounding areas. The Director ensures all GBC and Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) policies are followed and maintains communication with the faculty, department chairs and administrators at the main GBC campus and other centers.

The Winnemucca Director must have the ability to interpret instructions and policies and develop solutions while performing diverse tasks. Programs and activities are pre-planned for the semester and/or year, thus, ability to set priorities is necessary. General independent supervision is received with occasional referrals to supervisor. Frequent direct supervision of other employees (part-time faculty, facilitators, and campus staff) is given. The Director administers the Winnemucca budget and supervises and evaluates staff in addition to supervision of 10-30 part-time faculty and staff.

Specific Duties

• Oversee and supervise daily operations of the Winnemucca Center and satellite centers in the surrounding areas. This will require a daily presence at the Pahrump Center from at least 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each workday or longer if necessary to complete all responsibilities for the day. Some weekend and evening work will be required.
• In cooperation with the academic departments, develop course schedules for fall, spring, and summer terms including distance education and community service offerings.
• In cooperation with Department Chairs, recruit part-time faculty.
• In cooperation with other GBC administrators, select, train, and supervise the staff for the centers in Winnemucca and surrounding areas. This includes travel to the satellite centers on a regular basis, sometimes with overnight stay required.
• In cooperation with other GBC staff, participate in faculty and staff development activities for the Winnemucca and satellite centers in the area.
• Plan and manage the Winnemucca budget in conjunction with the Vice President of Finance and Operations.
• Supervise Winnemucca support staff.
• Oversee janitorial services and buildings and grounds maintenance and repair.
• In cooperation with Student Services staff, plan and direct student support services, registration, including coordination of financial aid, academic advisement, and SGA activities for Winnemucca and the satellite centers in the area.
• Promote course offerings, college programs and services within the communities of the counties.
• Promote and coordinate joint initiatives with the local school districts.
• Work with the Director of Continuing Education to explore for and develop opportunities in the area for community service offerings and other means of community outreach and continuing education.
• Promote business partnerships and contract training. Participation on economic development committees within the area is expected.
• Participate in college meetings to facilitate inter-campus and inter-departmental communications.
• Collaborate with the GBC Foundation to develop Winnemucca and surrounding area resources as requested.
• Participate in faculty senate and other college committees as appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned.

Compensation Grade

Administrative Faculty - D. This is a 12 month 'A' contract, 12 month contracts are used for year round programs. The budgeted salary range for this position is $86,445 - $95,000. Salary is based on relatable education and experience, internal equity and budgets.

Perks of Working at Great Basin College include health insurance options including medical, dental and vision, 12 paid holidays, life insurance, long-term disability, generous annual and sick leave, ComPsych support, no state income tax, and free parking. Grants-in-aid for Faculty Employees provide reduced-rate tuition benefits.