"Program Coordinator"

About Westchester Community College

Westchester Community College was founded in 1946 as the New York State Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences in White Plains. In 1957, the County of Westchester bought the 360-acre John Hartford estate in Valhalla and designated 218 acres for the community college. Westchester Community College is more than just the county's largest educational institution. It is a living, breathing part of Westchester that goes beyond the influence of a typical college and affects the lives of all who enter its doors.

Job Description

Under general supervision, an incumbent of this position, located at Westchester Community College within the Division of Workforce Development and Community Education (WDCE), is responsible for administering a broad range of non-credit community services courses. Work involves evaluating, education, and personal enrichment trends to enhance existing educational programming and in developing new courses; developing course curricula and selecting syllabi, and in the direction of adjunct faculty. Responsibility also includes directing the registration, admissions and bursar processes for these non-credit courses; keeping abreast of personal enrichment trends to develop financially viable courses to support the personal enrichment needs of community residents, and managing the departmental budget to ensure programming revenues cover the cost of departmental expenses. Extensive community liaison is established and maintained with community partners, stakeholders and residents to fund programming as well as to ensure the professional and personal enrichment needs of the population are addressed. This class differs from the Program Administrator (WCC) classification by the scope and complexity of assignment, and in the direction of staff support processes in the administration of larger programs. Supervision is exercised over a number of staff and clerical support staff. Does related work as required.

The Program Coordinator:

• Directs, plans, implements and evaluates non-credit personal enrichment and educational programming for the Department of Community Services, a division of Workforce Development and Community Education;
• Develops non-credit courses in the Community Services department to include the development of curricula and text selection; hiring and evaluating adjunct faculty, and coordinating course scheduling through subordinate staff;
• Establishes and maintains substantive liaison with community partners and stakeholders to coordinate existing and new course programming as well as to ensure the needs of the population served are being met;
• Directs subordinate support and clerical staff in the registration, admissions and bursar functions for the Community Services Department;
• Manages the department's budget by managing the costs associated with running community services course programming, departmental salaries, and expenses;
• Develops marketing plans to advertise community service programs.

Requirements

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: The successful candidate must possess a Bachelor's Degree and five years experience in the field of education or educational administration, two years of which must have been in a supervisory capacity. The satisfactory completion of 30 credits toward a Master's degree may be substituted for each year of the general experience. There is no substitution for the supervisory experience.

Additional Information

POSITION EFFECTIVE: The position will remain open until filled.

SALARY & BENEFITS: The starting salary is $97,435. Additional compensation with seniority steps maximize at a salary of $128,198. Benefits include comprehensive health coverage, a choice of defined benefit and/or defined contribution pension plan, generous leave benefits, and access to tax sheltered annuities and a deferred compensation plan.

Application Instructions

Applicants must apply online by submitting a letter expressing interest in this position, a resume/CV, and contact information for three professional references. You must be legally eligible to work in the United States at the time of hire. Please login to: https://sunywcc.interviewexchange.com/login.jsp in order to check/edit your profile or to upload additional documents. The review of candidates will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Westchester Community College provides accessible, high quality and affordable education to meet the needs of our diverse community. We are committed to student success, academic excellence, workforce development, economic development and lifelong learning.

The College will provide equal opportunity in all of its employment practices to all persons without unlawful discrimination on the basis of political affiliation, age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, arrest or conviction record, membership in any reserve component of the armed forces, or use or non-use of lawful products off College premises during nonworking hours, or any other status protected by applicable state or federal law.

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