POSITION DESCRIPTION
TITLE:
FLSA STATUS:
Vice President Student Services
Exempt
CATEGORY:
GRADE:
Administrative
G
JOB SUMMARY: Serve as a member of the President’s Cabinet with executive responsibility for the
planning, management and evaluation of student services that support the accomplishment of the District’s
Mission, Vision, Core Values and the continuation of the District’s accreditation status.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
YEARLY
PERCENT OF
TIME
30%
1.
Promote administrative excellence and accountability, creativity, leadership and
cooperation/teamwork through comprehensive District-wide student support
programs and enrollment management services including: Recruitment and
School Relations, Admissions & Registrar, Testing Services, Student Financial
Aid (Financial Aid and Veterans Affairs), Police Department, Athletics, Center for
Student with Disabilities, Career Services, Student Leadership and Campus Life,
and Dual Credit/Early College High School Programs Student Services.
2.
Administer and manage student discipline program as it relates to student
disorderly conduct or disruptive behavior. This includes conducting hearings,
investigations, assess findings of fact and render decisions.
10%
3.
Track trends, best practices, and current legal issues to ensure student programs
and services are current, relevant, and legal. Direct the implementation of
programs and strategies to improve these services within assigned areas of
responsibility.
10%
4.
Participation in executive level committees, liaison to community entities and
workgroups, and conduct special studies as assigned by the President of the
College.
10%
5.
Assess and recommend facility needs for student services and activities.
10%
6.
Provide creative and energetic leadership in strategic planning by developing new
initiatives and goals that promote achievement of the College’s mission.
10%
7.
Plan, develop and administer annual budget requests and assume responsibility for
department heads operating within the approved budget of the Student Services
division.
10%
8.
Represent the division of Student Services at the Board of Trustee meetings and at
other local, state, and national meetings and activities.
5%
9.
Other duties as assigned.
5%
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REPORTING RELATIONSHIP: President of the College
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Direct supervision of assigned Administrators and staff.
BUDGET RESPONSIBILITIES: Departmental Budgets.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION: Master’s degree in a directly related field required. Doctorate strongly
preferred.
EXPERIENCE: Twelve (12) years increasingly responsible administrative experience, including
managerial and supervisory experience in an academic setting.
SPECIAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Skills/Abilities:
 Comprehensive knowledge of community college administration.

Broad knowledge of student services functions.

Knowledge of Admissions and Records procedures/policies/mandates.

Knowledge of Texas and Federal laws and regulations related to education in general
and community colleges specifically.

Ability to use logic, experience and knowledge to evaluate information and problem
situations.

Remain current with educational trends, issues and challenges for community
colleges.

Excellent communication, written and verbal, and interpersonal skills.

Providing leadership at all levels of the College.

Working effectively with a diverse and multi-cultural student body and staff.

Experience making public presentations.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to feel. The
employee is frequently required to walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; reach
with hands and arms; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move
up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision,
peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.
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INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:
Alternative or combined skills in understanding, negotiating, selecting, developing, and motivating
people are important to the highest degree due to constant interaction with other people, at any level
within the organization or the community, position’s accountability for the development, motivation,
assessment, and reward of employees, and to deal with irrational situations where the outcome is
unpredictable.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee
encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work
environment is usually moderate.
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POSITION TITLE:
VICE PRESIDENT STUDENT SERVICES
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORKING CONDITIONS: The physical demands and work
environment factors described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES:
None
Stand
Walk
Sit
Use hands to finger, handle or feel
Reach with hands and arms
Climb or balance
Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
Talk
Hear
Taste
Smell
WEIGHT and FORCE
DEMANDS:
Wet or humid conditions(non-weather)
Work near moving mechanical parts
Work in high, precarious places
Fumes or airborne particles
Toxic or caustic chemicals
Outdoor weather conditions
Extreme cold(non-weather)
Extreme hot (non-weather)
Risk of electrical shock
Work with explosives
Risk of radiation
Vibration
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
None
Amount of Time
Under 1/3
1/3 to 2/3
X
Over 2/3
X
X
X
X
None
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
VISION DEMANDS:
No special vision requirements
Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)
Distance vision (Clear vision at 20 feet or more)
Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)
Peripheral vision
Depth perception
Ability to adjust focus
Amended: 6/01/09 & 06/21/11
Over 2/3
X
Up to 10 pounds
Up to 25 pounds
Up to 50 pounds
Up to 100 pounds
More than 100 pounds
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Amount of Time
Under 1/3
1/3 to 2/3
X
X
X
Amount of Time
Under 1/3
1/3 to 2/3
Over 2/3
Required
X
X
X
X
X
X
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NOISE LEVEL:
Very quiet
Quiet
Moderate
Loud
Very Loud
Exposure Level
X
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and
responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration
of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employee may be directed
to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically present in this description.
I certify that I have received a copy of this job description. I have read and understand the duties and
responsibilities of this position.
X
Employee Signature
Amended: 6/01/09 & 06/21/11
Date
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