Vice President, Instruction

San Bernardino Community College District•Yucaipa, CA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Vice President of Instruction, under the administrative direction of the Presidents of the college, is responsible for the planning, organization and administration of the college’s regular day, evening and summer session curriculum, insuring that the quality of the program meets with the needs of a diverse student population and that the program complies with the budget goals of the college and SBCCD.

Requirements

A Master’s Degree or equivalent.
Two (2) years of leadership experience reasonably related to the administrator’s assignment.
Three (3) years of post-secondary teaching experience.
A sensitivity to, and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students and personnel, including those with physical or learning disabilities.
Current and valid California driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated commitment to fostering an inclusive, anti-racist institutional culture within academic affairs, including experience supporting equity-focused faculty professional development, tenure-track hiring practices, and evaluation processes.
Demonstrated expertise in disaggregating and analyzing instructional success, retention, persistence, and throughput data across racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and gender lines to drive strategic planning, resource allocation, and targeted instructional interventions.
Proven capability to navigate complex shared governance structures, build trust with instructional faculty, and lead courageous institutional conversations regarding race, equity, and systemic reform.
Three years of increasingly responsible experience in management, coordinating or leadership in community college instructional programs.
Extensive experience in the California Community College System including teaching experience.
Familiarity with desktop computer technology and comfort with word processing, spreadsheets, and database applications.
Working knowledge of budget development and management of a multi-million dollar annual budget.
Supervising experience in the area of enrollment management.
Ability to supervise diverse employees, including subordinate supervisors, and sensitivity to the diversity of the faculty, subordinate supervisors and other co-workers.
Ability to deal with conflict situations and to direct effective solutions.
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Responsibilities

Assists the president as the college’s principal resource for instructional innovation by providing leadership for institutional changes and experimentation and instruction.
Responsible for the supervision of the Instructional Administrative Deans and Division Deans.
Provides leadership in encouraging Division Deans to develop new and appropriate programs to serve the changing needs of a diverse student population.
Actively participates in the evaluation of new and revised course proposals submitted to the Curriculum Committee.
Works with Division Deans and appropriate committees in evaluating program review and planning data; provides institutional leadership through the preparation of a comprehensive annual planning and program review document for the instructional branch of the college.
Exercises a leadership role in the preparation of the college’s annual budget, insuring that the instructional program meets the goals of projected income and costs.
Provides institutional leadership in the promotion of shared governance through active participation in college and district-wide committees, including the President’s Cabinet, the District Educational Council, the Planning/Program Review Committee, the Curriculum Committee, the Accreditation Committee, the Computer Center’s Instructional Priorities Committee and other such committees as the need arises.
Supervises the development and timely publication of the college catalog, insuring that all pertinent information dealing with state and college regulations, district policies and revisions approved by the Curriculum committee and the Educational Policy Committee are current and accurately presented.
Supervises the development and the timely publication of the schedule of classes, insuring that the contents are accurate and organized in a visually attractive and legible form.
Promotes the efficient use of instructional facilities and classroom space by centralizing room utilization management.
Maintains a fie of course outlines for all classes taught, both on and off campus, for which college credit is awarded; insures the currency and accuracy of these files.
Ensures that the college is in compliance with all of the state mandated regulations on instruction, including Title 5, Title 7, and Title 9; remains current in state-level policy changes.
Ensures compliance with District negotiated agreements, monitoring the status of faculty loads, enrollment minimums, evaluation procedures and grievances.
Supports the Board of Trustees’ approved Affirmative Action Program through participating in the screening and selection of all new instructional managers and faculty.
Supervises an effective orientation and in-service education program for new faculty.
Supervises all personnel in the Office of the Vice President of Instruction.
Participates in and/or attends institutional functions related to the instructional program, such as convocations, student performances and other student related activities.
Supports the President in his/her duty to represent the college to its governing Board by attending regular Board of Trustee meetings; represents the college to the Board of Trustees in the absence of the President.
Represents the college in the capacity of Vice President of Instruction at other schools, professional meetings and public functions.
Carries out other duties as assigned by the President.