VICE PRESIDENT, INSTRUCTION

Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District•CC Cuyamaca College, CA

13d•$13,458 - $14,556•Onsite

About The Position

The Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District is seeking a talented, dedicated, and diverse candidate to apply for the Vice President of Instruction position at Cuyamaca College. This role is for an equity-minded, dynamic, and collaborative leader deeply committed to advancing access, equity, and success for a diverse student body. The successful candidate will foster a work environment characterized by care, collegiality, trust, and inclusion, valuing and supporting faculty and staff expertise. They will engage constituents meaningfully in decision-making and cultivate a welcoming, respectful, and empowering culture for students, faculty, and staff. Established in 1978, Cuyamaca College is a Hispanic-Serving Institution committed to advancing access, equity, and success for its students, including Black and African American students and the Middle Eastern and North African community. The College is recognized for its equity-minded and innovative educational approaches and its commitment to creating clear, accessible pathways for students' educational and career goals. The Vice President of Instruction (VPI) serves as the College’s chief instructional officer, reporting to the President. The VPI champions equity, excellence, teaching, and learning across a comprehensive instructional portfolio serving over 9,000 students each semester. This role provides leadership for instructional programs, curriculum, course offerings, scheduling, enrollment management, and initiatives responding to student, community, and workforce needs. As a trusted partner to faculty, the VPI works within a culture of shared governance to translate institutional priorities into effective actions. They support faculty-led initiatives and collaborate across the College on career education, dual enrollment, strategic enrollment management, guided pathways, facilities planning, and equity-minded teaching and learning. The VPI ensures instructional planning and decision-making focus on student access, success, and completion, supporting curriculum and scheduling practices that maximize student achievement. The VPI advises the President on instructional programs and services, advances the institutional strategic plan with an equity focus, and steers enrollment management efforts. This role requires a strong partnership with Student Services, Administrative Services, and Institutional Effectiveness, Success & Equity to align programs, pathways, and resources for an improved student experience. The successful candidate will build trust across the college community and be a reliable listener and decision-maker for faculty.

Requirements

A Master's degree in education or closely related field from an accredited institution and three years of increasingly responsible management experience in an educational institution of which two years management experience have been with emphasis in the area or closely related area of the administrator's assignment.
Specialized mastery in a field of education or management, combining conceptual understanding with broad applied experience.
Ability to prevent and resolve conflicts and problems; plan, measure and evaluate programs, services and activities; supervise staff; analyze and apply laws, rules and regulations and build consensus.
Work effectively with the President/District, other administrators, faculty, staff, other educational institutions; community groups and individual citizens.
Demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students and staff.
In-depth knowledge of the Education Code, Title 5 and other administrative regulations and the ability to apply these regulations.
Ability to provide innovative leadership in the development, and achievement of the college vision, and articulate that vision to faculty and staff.
Ability to work cooperatively and responsively with all segments of the College, District and community at large.
Ability to successfully delegate, ensure adherence to College and District policies, practices and procedures, hold others responsible yet instill confidence among the faculty and staff.
Sensitivity to all facets of the community including the needs of various groups which comprise it.
Ability to exercise strong, dynamic, academic leadership to advance the College's mission.
Facilitate communication and understanding of perspectives among faculty, staff, students, the community, Chancellor, and Governing board within the framework of a multi-college district.
Commitment to the community college concept, including the open-door philosophy and a diverse curriculum for a heterogeneous student population.
Dedication to keeping students informed while seeking their opinions and providing a range of student services.
Commitment to a comprehensive, student-oriented environment that facilitates learning and student development.
Dedication to keeping students informed while seeking their opinions and providing a range of student services.
Dedication to the improvement of the educational process.
Read, interpret, apply and explain complex laws, regulations, requirements, policies and procedures.
Interpersonal skills using tact, patience, and courtesy.

Nice To Haves

Leadership qualities and relevant experience with particular attention to their ability to build collaborative partnerships, work effectively within shared governance, and demonstrate thoughtful decision-making and follow-through.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and supervise the planning, organization, and coordination of the instructional programs or student services of the college while achieving the institutional goals and objectives and ensuring academic support services are provided to students to achieve educational success.
Provide leadership in the development of curriculum and program review processes in accordance with district goals and standards; assist in the development, evaluation and improvement of course outlines and objectives resulting in an educational program that is responsive to the changing needs of a changing society.
Direct the recruitment, selection, assignment, supervision and evaluate the work of department directors/managers/supervisors and staff.
Advise and confer with the President on management issues involving programs and services of the college, including issuance and/or revision of policies and procedures; participate in strategic and long-range planning for college activities and programs.
Prepare, recommend and implement budgets for assigned areas; upon expenditure variations, take necessary action to assure compliance with budget limitations and established fiscal policies.
Direct the preparation of reports as required by federal, state, local and district regulations; inform the President and other district staff as to the status of assigned functions or groups of services.
Maintain current knowledge of legislation and educational trends pertinent to student services and instructional philosophy and practice.
Represent the district at local, state or national meetings pertinent to specific assignment; Represent the district on related committees or commissions.
Attend Governing Board meetings and make appropriate presentations as necessary.
Maintain effective communication and liaison with District administration.
Serve as acting President when required in the absence of the College President.
Perform other duties as assigned by the President.
Direct the student admission, registration and records maintenance; oversee the development of probation, disqualification and evaluation policies and procedures for graduation, transfer and veterans’ benefits.
Responsible for the development and publication of the college catalog and class schedules.