Definition
About Orange Coast College (OCC)
Orange Coast College's 164-acre campus is located in Costa Mesa just minutes from Southern California's beautiful beaches. Founded in 1947, with classes beginning in 1948, OCC has grown into one of the nation's largest -- and finest -- community colleges, enrolling more than 25,000 students each semester. OCC's has an unwavering commitment to equitable outcomes; inclusive practices; and rich racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic diversity. Ideal candidates for this position share OCC's devotion to educating and improving the lives of our representative student, employee, and community populations. Ideal candidates for this position share OCC's devotion to educating and improving the lives of our representative student, employee, and community populations. We currently enroll 21,498 students, the majority of whom are from racially minoritized populations: 35% of OCC's students are Latinx, 2% are African-American, 23% are Asian, less than 1% Native American, 31% are White, and 6% are multiracial. OCC engages in a variety of professional development opportunities and partnerships so that we can serve disproportionately impacted groups. Student-centered activities that support OCC's mission include campus-wide student success projects funded by the Office of Student Equity; partnerships with local Hispanic Serving four year institutions; active programs that work to improve the academic achievement of racially minoritized students, such as PUENTE and UMOJA; Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) and Disabled Student Program and Services (DSPS).

Summar y
Performs a variety of student-centered services supporting acclamation to college life, retention, and success. Assists in coordinating and carrying out various student-centered events and activities contributing to student success and retention. Monitors students' acceptable academic progress and other indicators to offer positive interventions and prepare reports for student success program compliance.

Distinguishing Career Features
The Student Success & Equity Specialist works collaboratively within the Student Success Division and other categorical units providing support to new and under-served student populations, and to facilitate the delivery of student success and support services such as assessment, orientation, educational planning, and connections to activities contributing to retention. The Student Success & Equity Specialist also gathers data for use in writing reports to higher education oversight agencies and assists with outreach and collaborative efforts to secondary education for promoting pathways to college and careers.

Essential Duties and Res p onsibilities:

• Specific duties may vary among departments and jobs. Incumbents typically perform a substantial portion or all of the following kinds of duties:
• Participates in the day-to-day activities and operations of the Student Equity Program, and other offices that collaborate to provide targeted services for students.
• Assists with developing and implementing program objectives, student service outcomes, assessment measures, policies, and procedures.
• Provides information and assistance to students, staff, faculty, administrators, and others concerning student success and support objectives. Participates in advocating and resolving student issues relating to onboarding and retention.
• Assists with setting up academic reporting systems for an early alert to students' performance and academic progress risk, thus identifying those whose behaviors indicate a lack of academic success strategies.
• Refers students for academic skills assistance, including tutoring, counseling, and/or career guidance. Assists students to connect with peers and work with support services such as counseling, financial aid, and targeted student resources.
• Assists students with applications to related student services such as and not limited to EOPS/Care, Veterans, first-time college, concurrent employment, and student co- curricular activities.
• Assists in coordinating program services, events, and special activities with other student functions and instructional support such as, and not limited to, educational planning workshops, 'early bird' efforts, events, and specialized advising.
• Assists with the implementation of student services and support initiatives and tools such as those for early alert, intervention, online orientation, and other decision support resources.
• Assists in maintaining office and student records. Gathers data and prepares monthly reports containing relevant student information, working with technology and institutional research services to access, store, and retrieve data.
• May assist with studies of retention and attrition data to identify trends and potential solutions.
• May update the Student Equity webpage content to keep students and staff informed about activities. Coordinates specially targeted activities that contribute to the college's student success and retention goals. Outreaches to local schools to promote student services.
• Assists in the planning of student orientation events and activities throughout the calendar year.
• Assists with research of successful college/university student support programs to identify and apply best-practices and events used to support student onboarding. Performs other related duties as assigned that support the objective of the position.

Qualifications and Physical Demands
Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge and Skills:
The position requires working knowledge of the concepts and legislation applying to student success programs including orientation, assessment, enrollment, advising, and retention strategies. Requires basic knowledge of data-driven methods to identify students who may be at risk of not continuing. Requires working knowledge of the transfer and occupational programs offered through higher education. Requires working knowledge of enrollment policies and procedures, graduation, and certificate requirements. Requires knowledge of and skill at using personal computer-aided applications for office productivity, data management, and preparation of communications materials. Requires sufficient math skills to read and understand basic statistical concepts and data relationships. Requires sufficient knowledge of and skill at using English grammar for written communications. Requires well-developed human relations skills to make presentations to student audiences, convey college life advantages, exercise patience, and facilitate discussions with students and faculty.


Abilities:
Requires the ability to perform the duties of the position with general supervision. Requires the ability to provide academic, campus social and career-related information and assistance to students. Requires the ability to learn and apply special computer applications used with student services, policies and procedures of the College, and goals set for student success and support programs. Requires the ability to assist with research, identify and organize data that contribute to understanding student success. Requires the ability to interview and develop working relationships with students. Requires the ability to apply motivational interviewing techniques with students to encourage their engagement with higher education. Requires the ability to apply principles of positive reinforcement and goal setting. Requires the ability to access and document student files and ensure privacy of information. Requires the ability to communicate in a professional manner, in both formal and informal settings with students, faculty, and staff. Requires the ability to respond to a diverse set of cultures, ethnicities, socio-economic groups, and their interests.

Education and Experience:
The position typically requires a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in guidance or counseling and 2 years of program-based experience, working with student-centered programs, community, and college resources, preferably in a college setting. Additional post- baccalaureate education may substitute for some experience. Or, any combination of education and experience which would provide the required equivalent qualifications for this position.

Licenses and Certificates :
Requires a valid driver license.

Physical Abilities:
The incumbent functions indoors in an office environment engaged in work of primarily a sedentary nature. Requires ambulatory ability to sit for extended periods of time, to use computers and related media, accomplish other desktop work, and to move to various school campus locations. Requires the ability to use near vision to read printed materials. Requires auditory ability to carry on conversations in person and over the phone. Requires the ability to retrieve work materials from overhead, waist, and ground
level files. Requires manual and finger dexterity to write, use a computer, pointing device and keyboard at an acceptable rate, and to operate other standardized office equipment, requiring repetitive motions.

Working Conditions:
Work is performed indoors where minimal safety considerations exist.
Conditions of Employment

This is a temporary, full-time, categorically-funded, 12-months per year classified position. The District reserves the right to extend, modify, or eliminate this position based upon available funds. The normal hours of work will be 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, with the flexibility to work weekends, evenings and early mornings when necessary to meet the demands of the department.

Regular attendance is considered an essential job function; the inability to meet attendance requirements may preclude the employee from retaining employment. The person holding this position is considered a mandated reporter under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in Coast Community College District policies, procedures, and Title IX. (Reference: BP/AP 5910 ) The Coast Community College District celebrates all forms of diversity and is deeply committed to fostering an inclusive environment within which students, staff, administrators, and faculty thrive.
Individuals interested in advancing the District's strategic diversity goals are strongly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified applicants with disabilities who self-disclose.

The deadline to apply is 11:59 p.m., January 28, 2018. Application materials must be electronically submitted online at http://www.cccd.edu/employment . Incomplete applications and application materials submitted by mail will not be considered.

Additional Information
Applications must be received no later than the posted closing date. There are NO EXCEPTIONS. Electronic applications may be completed by visiting http://www.cccd.edu/employment. ; Once you have completed an electronic application, you may apply to open positions within the Coast Community College District by submitting the application and all other required materials. Required materials differ for each open position and must be complete when submitted for a specific posting. Instructions for completing applications and applying to posted positions are available online or by calling Applicant Processing at (714) 438-4714.

All application materials become the property of the Coast Community College District and will NOT be copied or returned. Information for TDD users is available by calling (714) 438-4755.

Application Requirements:
To be considered for employment you must submit a complete application packet. A complete application packet includes:

1. A complete online Classified/Management Employment Application.
2. A current resume. (Attached as a separate document.)
3. A cover letter highlighting your qualifications for the desired position. (Attached as a separate document.)
4. Answers to Supplemental Questions. ( clear and detailed responses required as they will be carefully evaluated to determine the most qualified candidate(s) to be invited for an interview; please do not paste your resume, or put "see resume" or "N/A", or leave blank).

To ensure consistency and fairness to all applicants, please do not submit materials in addition to those requested. Additional materials will not be considered or returned. Be sure to complete all questions and sections of the application. For questions which may not apply, indicate "n/a" (not applicable). If you do not know an answer, please indicate so, but do not leave any space blank.

All applications will be screened under a process of utmost confidentiality by a committee of representatives from the college community. Please note: Possession of the minimum qualifications does not ensure an interview.

Any documents that you are unable to attach can be faxed to (714) 782-6065. Faxes must clearly indicate the job you are applying to and your name.

Disability Accommodations:
If you require accommodations in the Application or Examination Process, please notify Human Resources by calling (714) 438-4714 OR (714) 438-4713.

The Coast Community College District is a multi-college district that includes Coastline Communit y College , Golden West College , and Orange Coast College . The three colleges offer programs in a transfer, general education, occupational/technical education, community services, and student support services. Coastline, Golden West and Orange Coast Colleges enroll more than 60,000 students each year in more than 300 degree and certificate programs.
Since its founding in 1947, the Coast Community College District has enjoyed a reputation as one of the leading community college districts in the United States. Governed by a locally elected Board of Trustees, the Coast Community College District plays an important role in the community by responding to needs of a changing and increasingly diverse population.

Coast Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer

The Coast Community College District is committed to employing qualified administrators/managers, faculty, and staff members who are dedicated to student learning and success. The Board recognizes that diversity in the academic environment fosters awareness, promotes mutual understanding and respect, and provides suitable role models for all students. The Board is committed to hiring and staff development processes that support the goals of equal opportunity and diversity, and provide equal consideration for all qualified candidates. The District does not discriminate unlawfully in providing educational or employment opportunities to any person on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or genetic information.


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