Job Number 1706026


Coordinator, Instructional Initiatives



This position is past the Close Date, no more applications will be accepted.
Position Information
Location Highland Campus
Hours 40 hours/week as assigned; Typically Monday through Friday. Occasional work on evenings or weekends.
Salary Coordinator 4/121 ($42,070.00 - $60,101.00)
FLSA Status Exempt
Reports To Associate Vice President, Academic Transfer Programs
Criminal Background Check
College Profile

Austin Community College (ACC) is a public two-year institution that serves a diverse population of approximately 41,000 credit students each fall and spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriately applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.
 
As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:
  • Reflects the diversity of our community.
  • Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching.
  • Is attracted by the college mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities.
  • Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for underrepresented populations.
  • Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others.
  • Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC.

Our Mission

The Austin Community College District promotes student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training in its service area.
 
For more information, see http://www.austincc.edu/about-acc/mission-statement.

Commitment to Equity and Inclusion

ACC is committed to the ongoing systemic changes needed to ensure the increased recruitment, inclusion, retention, and completion of historically underserved and underrepresented populations. Through continual strategic community engagement and professional development of administrators, faculty, staff, and students, the college demonstrates its dedication to fostering a culture and climate for equitable outcomes.
 
As an open-access and low-cost institution, ACC is proud to serve a diverse student body. Dedicated faculty members are excellent professors who help students achieve their educational goals and are sensitive to the diverse cultures and socio-economic backgrounds of our students. The College values and is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion throughout the College community.

General Statement of Job

To develop, coordinate, implement, evaluate and/or sustain instructional initiatives including the Open Educational Resources Degree Initiatives and the Weekend College and Blocked Schedule pathways for students seeking an Associate degree.

Description of Duties and Tasks
Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  1. Supports current and future Weekend College, eight-week session, and Blocked Schedule initiatives.
  2. Supports current and future Open Educational Resources (OER) and inclusive access initiatives.
  3. Evaluates and makes recommendations related to ongoing improvement and/or expansion of Weekend College, eight-week session, OER, and Blocked Schedule program pathways.
  4. Works with instructional department chairs and deans, and other areas of the college as needed, to schedule and track OER sections, expand the number of OER sections, courses and degrees, and maintain and analyze data related to OER initiatives.
  5. Coordinates with instructional department chairs and deans to map out classes and schedules so that designated  Weekend College programs, eight-week programs, and Blocked Schedule programs can be completed in two years.
  6. Coordinates with instructional department chairs and deans and the Office of Faculty Development to support the development of effective hybrid pedagogy and curriculum or other alternative instructional delivery methods where appropriate to support Weekend College, eight-week programs, and/or Blocked Schedule programs.
  7. Works with instructional department chairs and deans to recruit and support faculty who will be effective and committed to teaching in the Weekend College program, accelerated eight week, and Blocked Schedule programs.
  8. In conjunction with Communications & Marketing and other areas of the college as needed, creates and distributes recruiting and marketing materials in support of Weekend College, Blocked Schedule, eight-weeks, and OER degree and certificate pathways.
  9. Works with the Recruitment and Advising areas of the college to publicize Weekend College, eight-week, and Blocked Schedule classes.
  10. Supports the cohort model by providing information to advisors and recruiters about blocked schedules, eight-week programs, and Weekend College.  Works across disciplines to support potential learning communities in these programs each semester.
  11. Supports collaboration and communication about Weekend College, eight-week programs, and Blocked Schedule programs and goals.
  12. Supports, as needed, the work of instructional department chairs and deans to establish cohesive blocked schedules and/or eight-week schedules for designated transfer and workforce programs at a variety of campuses and times.
  13. Coordinates with stakeholders to ensure that Weekend College options, eight-week schedules, and Blocked Schedules are effectively communicated to students, advisers, and other stakeholders; Ensures that students can easily search for and register for Blocked Schedule, Weekend College, and eight-week classes in the Student Planning System.

Knowledge
Must possess required knowledge and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

Skills
Must possess required skills and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

Technology Skills

Required Work Experience

Required Education

Physical Requirements

HR Use Only

ACC Benefits Overview

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC as its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Austin Community College provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under the Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.