Director of First-Year Experience

Chesapeake College • Wye Mills, MD

12h

About The Position

The Director of First-Year Experience promotes academic success, increases retention, and supports student development for first-time freshmen. The director designs and implements programs and activities to improve first-year student success and persistence, and provides assessment and additional support as needed. The position also assists with New Student Orientation, teaches freshman orientation courses, and provides advising and student case management.

The director oversees first-year retention programming, including SAIL (Success and Interactive Learning), HINTS (Helpful Information for Non-Traditional Students), and new programs that complement existing efforts. The role includes budget oversight and scholarship distribution for students participating in FYE programming, as well as recruitment of students for retention programs. As Course Lead and instructor for Freshman Seminar Course (FSC 101), the director develops and updates curriculum, trains instructors, and maintains assessment data and reporting. The director contributes to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive campus environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Two or more years of experience and/or equivalent experience in an educational setting; preferably in a community college environment.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Effective organizational and analytical skills.
• Strong interest in working with students of diverse backgrounds and ability to relate to diverse groups of students, faculty, staff, and external constituencies.
• Appreciation of community college education.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred.
• Teaching, conflict-resolution, and team-building experience is highly desirable.
• Experience in a community college environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, manage, and assist in assessing retention programs, including SAIL, HINTS, and new programming to increase first-year student success.
• Oversee the budget and distribute scholarships to students participating in FYE programming.
• Oversee recruitment of first-year students for assigned retention programs.
• Provide advising, academic planning, and case management for first-year students.
• Partner with divisional and departmental stakeholders to provide programming and academic support for first-time freshmen.
• Assist in developing and delivering New Student Orientation programming.
• Serve on the Student Enrollment Management Planning Committee and other college-wide committees as needed.
• As Course Lead and instructor for FSC 101, develop and update course curriculum, train instructors, and maintain course assessment data and reporting.
• Contribute to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive campus environment.

What This Job Offers

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