Dean, The Learning Center

Lincoln Land Community College • Springfield, MO

16h • Onsite

About The Position

Are you eager to lead a newly developed department as it brings to life the student-focused vision for a learning commons model that combines traditional library services and a multitude of academic support services? Are you ready to champion a bold, holistic approach to student-centered learning support that helps every student to thrive? Do you have the vision to oversee a destination where every student can access the right support at the right moment? If so, we invite you to apply to become our next Dean of The Learning Center and lead a dedicated team eager to encourage students and community members to grow as confident, independent learners by providing welcoming support, fostering curiosity, and facilitating meaningful engagement with ideas, information, and methods of communication. The Dean of The Learning Center provides strategic leadership for an integrated department that brings together Library Services, tutoring, writing and math support, learning skills, and related instructional support programs. In this role, the Dean sets the vision, builds strong partnerships, and drives innovation so services are cohesive, proactive, and measurably impactful for student success. The department includes library staff, tenured faculty librarians, learning specialists, writing specialists, an administrative assistant to the Dean, and student tutors supervised by a tutoring coordinator. In close collaboration with faculty, staff, and college leadership, the Dean aligns people, programs, and resources to strengthen outcomes, expand access to support, and advance the institution’s mission, vision, and strategic priorities.

Requirements

• Master of Library Science degree from ALA accredited institution.
• A minimum of 5 years experience in academic libraries, with at least 3 years experience in an administrative and supervisory role.
• Administrative/leadership experience in a library, academic support center, learning commons or similar environment.
• Demonstrated experience with staff supervision, budgeting, resource management, and grants.
• Proven ability to collaborate with faculty and staff, student-success services, and use of data for decision making.
• Commitment to a student-centered service.
• Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading initiatives that support diverse student populations.
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic leadership for an integrated department that brings together Library Services, tutoring, writing and math support, learning skills, and related instructional support programs.
• Sets the vision, builds strong partnerships, and drives innovation so services are cohesive, proactive, and measurably impactful for student success.
• Aligns people, programs, and resources to strengthen outcomes, expand access to support, and advance the institution’s mission, vision, and strategic priorities.

Benefits

• 23 paid holidays a year, including 2 weeks at the end of the calendar year and one week in March for mid-semester break
• 12 Fridays off in the summer
• 2 personal days
• 15 sick days
• 20 vacation days per year
• Tuition waiver on credited courses for staff, their spouse and qualified dependent children
• Free access to our on-campus fitness center
• Supportive of staff development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager