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(Full-time) Director of Forest Health (Grant Funded)
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Position Number: 2602018
Location: Redding, CA
Position Type: Health - Healthcare Administration

Description of Basic Functions and Responsibilities

Overview:

The Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College District (Shasta College) sits at the northern end of the Sacramento Valley, surrounded by mountains to the north, east, and west. The area provides a wide array of outdoor amenities and activities with miles of hiking and biking trails, national parks, two lakes, and the Sacramento River.

Shasta College is committed to providing its diverse student population with equitable education outcomes, contributing to the social, cultural, intellectual, and economic development of our communities. The college has been recognized as a leader in developing and implementing innovative education programs to increase student success, including accelerated pathways for high school students to achieve a bachelor's degree and for returning students to complete their Associate and Bachelor's degrees. Shasta College enrolls more than 11,000 students annually and provides educational services to students with a wide range of skills and abilities.

Our ideal candidate is motivated to join a campus community prioritizing the success of our racially and socio-economically diverse staff and student population. Providing equitable outcomes so all members of our community may enjoy safe, healthy, and vibrant educational and employment environments is critical to our success.

Administrator positions in the California Community College system offer a unique opportunity to contribute to the empowerment of our students seeking to improve their lives and communities. Our administrators manage a wide range of programs and lead faculty and staff in engaging our diverse employee and student populations, facilitating equitable outcomes for all through the management of our various employment and academic programs. As an administrator at Shasta College, you will join a vibrant community of professionals working collaboratively to provide a positive, healthy educational environment where our students experience diverse academic and cultural perspectives. A career at Shasta College offers a highly rewarding and enriching employment experience.

DESCRIPTION OF BASIC FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Director of Forest Health will serve the Tri-County district. The Director will work with the campus community, which includes faculty, administrators, students, and community partners serving the Forest Health sector. The Director will have oversight of ensuring grant outcomes are achieved and provide overall direction of the Forest Health program. Director will work alongside faculty, staff, and administrators affiliated with Forest Health to ensure the success of the program and the students. Director will nurture strong relationships with industry experts to ensure curriculum is aligned with real world application. Director will work with other campus staff in building a strong apprenticeship, work-site learning experience, and overall job placement for students. Director will continue to seek other grant opportunities in the effort of growth and ongoing opportunities for the District in Forest Health Management. This position will have limited supervision. Director is expected to be self-motivated and will supervise other staff.

CLASSIFICATION: Range 40 on the Administrative Confidential Salary Schedule, 40 hours per week, 12 months per year. Work assignment hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

SUPERVISOR: Vice President of Economic Workforce Development or designee

BENEFITS: Holiday, vacation and sick time will be provided. Our competitive benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance provided at a share of cost on a pretax basis and an employee assistance program (EAP). This is a classified administrator position with a default CALPERS retirement.

Employees have the option to contribute to:

Health Savings Account (HSA)
403(b) and 457 Retirement Plans
Section 125 Plan including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Dependent Day Care Accounts

In addition, employees have the option to purchase:

Disability Income Insurance
Cancer Insurance
Life Insurance
Accident Only Insurance
Critical Illness Insurance

For more information regarding Employment and Benefit Policies, please view the Administrative Agreement - Appendix A.

Typical Duties, Knowledge and Ability
Essential Functions:

Assists the Dean in managing Heavy Equipment, Logging, Truck Driving, Natural Resources and Agriculture programs. Other related programs may be assigned.
Establishes goals and objectives to align with institutional and Forest Health program goals.
Prepares and submits related reports for grant requirements and other related needs.
Designs and develops Forest Health programs throughout the year to meet annual objectives.
Designs and/or provides input on professional development workshops to increase knowledge and understanding of Forest Health.
Provides professional support for staff to build capacity through mentoring, leadership opportunities, and professional development with an emphasis on Forest Health, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Supports faculty and staff.
Establishes goals and objectives to align with system-wide goals on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
In consultation with the Forest Health advisory committee, coordinates and facilitates employee training programs through the Business Training Center.
Advises faculty on curriculum updates which are aligned with industry standards.
Develops and monitors an assigned budget; prepares year-end expenditure and activities report for assigned finds.
Works with industry partners to ensure students are exposed to job employment opportunities. These include but are not limited to internships, work-site learning, work based learning, and paid employment opportunities.
Works with four year institutions focused on Forest Health in providing transfer ready students.
Develops pathway opportunities for students by working with local high schools.
Works with North Far North region in regionalizing best practices and/or building pathways from neighboring colleges into Forest Health programs.
Performs other related duties as requested or assigned.

Knowledge of:

Forest Health sector innovative activities and stakeholders.
Current challenges and opportunities within the Forest Health Sector.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Strong analytical, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
Computer applications including Microsoft Office and other college or industry related software.
Diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

Ability to:

Learn, interpret, and successfully apply district policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
Organize, prioritize, and accomplish assigned work within established time frames.
Analyze problems, determine effective solutions, and take independent action for successful results.
Exercise tact, diplomacy, and good judgement in all stakeholder interactions.
Learn from errors, determine appropriate corrective action, and prevent repeated occurrences.
Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others, including those from diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, and ability backgrounds.
Work independently with little or no supervision.
Provide innovative leadership.
Adapt to changing requirements.
Effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
Maintain accurate documentation and records.
Analyze problems, determine effective solutions, and take independent action for successful results.
Analyze data and prepare comprehensive written and oral reports.
Supervise others effectively.

Experience/Education
Education Required:

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Forestry, Natural Resources preferred or any other related field.

Experience Required:

At least two years of increasingly responsible experience related to Forest Health sector.
Demonstrated progressively responsible and successful experience in Forest Health promotion activities.
Demonstrated recent successful experience manager preferably in a college setting.
Demonstrated sensitivity to, and understanding of, the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of staff and students, as well as staff members and students with physical and/or learning disabilities.

Additional Information

To be considered a candidate for an Administrative position, the applicant must submit ALL of the following materials:

Online Application with the following materials attached:
Cover letter addressing criteria listed in the position announcement
Current resume and/or placement file
College transcripts (unofficial will be accepted at the time of application)

Attention Applicants:

After application has been submitted, all application materials will be screened.
Internal candidates must also submit all required materials to be considered.
Candidate evaluations will not be considered.
Reference letters from any member of the Hiring Committee or Board Members will not be considered.
Interviews will be by invitation only.
Interviews will be by Zoom.
The District does not provide expense reimbursement for those invited to initial interviews.
The District does not reimburse for new hire moving expenses.

New Administrative Appointments will be placed at the step 1 on the Administrative Salary Schedule and will graduate to the next step on July 1st of the following year if they have rendered 6 months of satisfactory service, with subsequent steps annually thereafter to a maximum fifth step.

Salary placement would only be negotiable if the candidate held the same position with another community college and step 2 or 3 would be the maximum considered depending on the number of years of service.
The Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College District ("Shasta College") does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religious preference, age, disability (physical and mental), pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), gender identity, sexual orientation, genetics, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law in admission and access to, or treatment in employment, educational programs or activities at any of its campuses. Shasta College also prohibits harassment on any of these bases, including sexual harassment, as well as sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.