Job Details

Curriculum Specialist

Salary: $5,088.00 - $6,437.00 Monthly
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 20240815
Closing: 9/17/2024 11:59 PM Pacific
Location: Merced College, CA
Department:


Range 24
40 hours/week
12 months/year

This is a categorically funded assignment contingent upon year-to-year funding

Interview dates to be determined
Ready to join the transformation? Merced College is not just your ordinary community college - we're pioneers of change, ready to redefine the educational landscape and set new standards for excellence! Situated in the heart of California's vibrant Central Valley, Merced College isn't just a workplace; it's a gateway to endless possibilities!

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As a member of the Innovation Team, the Curriculum Specialist plays a vital role in planning, scheduling, and reviewing Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) across the College. The Curriculum Specialist will join the Project Team for the High Road Construction Careers Partnership grant, offering vital support for the CPL process in Multi-Craft Core Curriculum (MC3) pre-apprenticeship training. Key responsibilities include researching similar statewide programs, assisting with CPL documentation and curriculum development, delivering presentations to internal and external stakeholders, tracking data, preparing reports, and providing administrative support. The Curriculum Specialist will work with multiple state-wide institutions on the implementation and on-going maintenance of CPL. Additionally, the Curriculum Specialist will Coordinate and ensure the requests are handled effectively and efficiently as dictated by our Administrative Procedure. If you have an interest in innovative educational programs that benefit students, we encourage you to apply and become part of our team!

Merced College Mission
At Merced College, students are our focus, and we are known by their success. We transform lives through education and workforce development.

Merced College Vision
Enriching our community through educational experiences and support services:

• Degree/Certificate Programs
• Transfer
• Career Technical Education
• Workforce Training
• Lifelong Learning
• Basic Skills
• Community Engagement

Merced College promotes student success through equitable access, continuous quality improvement, and institutional effectiveness, all with a focus on student achievement.

General Description
Under general direction of assigned administrator, provides specialized and technical support to the development, approval, and implementation of the campus and cross-campus curriculum. Coordinates and provides support to administrative processes for establishing, changing, coding, maintaining, and reporting curriculum related activities. Coordinates activities connected with the section scheduling process.

Examples of Duties

Representative Duties:

• Reviews, examines, and makes corrections to curriculum documents submitted by instructional and administrative staff for inclusion in the Board agenda. Screens and determines appropriate action required for materials submitted for information or action.
• Reviews curriculum descriptions for accuracy and compliance with established rules, codes, policies and procedures.
• Presents curriculum to the Technical Review Committee, making revisions and modifications as appropriate and directed by the committee. Obtains proper signatures, completes and submits Board agenda transmittals to the Chancellor for inclusion on the Board agenda, and notifies appropriate parties of agenda dates.
• Enters approved curriculum information into internal and/or external databases. Develops, maintains, and updates a variety of reports, lists, and databases related to curriculum and programs. Creates and maintains a database of course and program proposals processed by academic year.
• Works with academic professionals and administrators to resolve problems such as, but not limited to section conflicts arising from curriculum-related decisions.
• Participates in updating curriculum-related information for the college catalog. Confers with support staff regarding the maintenance of curriculum files on the server.
• Provides administrative assistance to administrators that oversee curriculum processes. Serves as an informational resource, responding to requests, inquiries, and questions from administrators, faculty, staff and students. Responds verbally or through correspondence, referring difficult or sensitive matters to an administrator
• Composes correspondence on curriculum and related matters. Prepares various reports, contracts, Board agenda items, statistical data, and other materials as to support the curriculum development and maintenance function.
• Prepares and maintains a variety of special materials such as but not limited to directories and class schedules. Prepares and/or oversees preparation of internal and externally mandated administrative reports.
• Researches, compiles, analyzes and summarizes data for special projects, programs and reports. Coordinates and performs special projects and programs.
• Coordinates and attends a variety of meetings, making arrangements and compiling meeting documents as required. Maintains a calendar of curriculum Technical Review Committee, administrative, and related activities, coordinating with other departments and outsiders for attendance. Records and transcribes proceedings, ensuring that minutes and reports are distributed to administrative staff, the Board, and others as appropriate.
• Maintains up-to-date records, logs, and filing systems pertaining to curriculum and curriculum development.
• Provides instruction to faculty and staff on documentation needed for curriculum development, modification, and maintenance.
• May participate in research and/or data gathering to support the budget development process. May process financial transactions and monitor budget expenditures.
• Develops and recommends office procedures that assure timely information and work flow.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Promotes and incorporate culturally affirming DEIA and anti-racist principles to nurture and create a respectful, inclusive, and equitable learning and work environment. In conducting their duties, staff members shall respect and acknowledge the diversity of students and colleagues.
  
  

Knowledge of:

• Degrees, certificates, and academic majors offered by the College and District
• Curriculum development, maintenance, and review process and procedures
• The guidelines and procedures used in the curriculum articulation process for two and four year colleges as well as state community college regulations and requirements
• Matriculation rules, laws, policies, procedures, and requirements for maintaining an accredited curriculum record
• Reading and adoption procedures used by governing boards
• Computer-based software programs that support this level of work, including but not limited to word processing, spreadsheet, presentation graphics, and data entry onto custom databases
• Basic skill at facilitating small group decision-making processes
• Sufficient math skill to interpret statistics and perform a full range of arithmetic calculations
• Proper English usage, grammar, spelling, and punctuation
• Human relation skills to convey technical concepts to others and conduct informational presentations to small groups
  
  

Ability to:

• Independently perform all of the duties of the position efficiently and effectively
• Read, analyze, and interpret information on a course and program descriptions, technical procedures and government regulations
• Write reports, correspondence and informational materials
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Describe, interpret, and prepare outlines for course content and maintain large amounts of information in electronic and manual files
• Plan, organize, and prioritize work in order to meet schedules and deadlines, including those of governing board

Typical Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree
  OR
• Associate's degree from an accredited institution, AND (3) years of applicable experience
  OR
• The equivalent education or experience.
• Sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students

PHYSICAL DEMAND AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT

The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Environment:

Work is performed primarily in an office environment with some travel to different sites; incumbents may be required to work extended hours including evenings and weekends.

Physical Ability to:

• Hear and understand speech at normal levels
• Communicate so others will be able to clearly understand normal conversation
• Read printed matter and computer screens
• Stand or sit for prolonged periods of time
• Bend and twist, stoop, kneel, crawl, push, pull
• Reach in all directions
• Work at a desk, conference table or in meetings of various configurations
• Operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard

Vision:

See in the normal visual range with or without correction

Hearing:

Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction

Supplemental Information


How to Apply:

1. Submit a complete application by the closing date/time on the Merced College career pages at: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mccd/transferjobs

Required Documentation:

1. Letter of interest addressing your qualifications for the position (cover letter)
2. Resume
3. List of three professional references (no reference letters permitted)
4. Legible unofficial college transcripts; transcripts must include the degree major and date the institution granted the degree; official copies are not required unless applicant is hired
5. If applicable, foreign transcripts must include a U.S. evaluation and translation completed by an approved organization per the State of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.https://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/transcripts

Only the required documentation as listed above will be accepted for this recruitment. Any additional documentation will be removed from your application profile.

Interview Information:

Those applicants deemed highly qualified for the position will be invited to appear for oral interviews before a screening committee. A limited number of candidates will be invited to interviews. Interviews will be scheduled onsite.

Employee Benefits:

Employee Benefits: Health benefits for the employee and all their eligible dependents cost employee's only $12 per month and provide access to PPO medical coverage, PPO dental coverage, VSP Vision coverage, and more! Please visit our Merced College Benefits website for more details about our incredible employee benefits. In addition, sick leave and retirement benefits are also provided.

Condition of Employment:

The selected candidate must be fingerprinted and tested for tuberculosis at his/her own expense prior to the start of employment. In compliance with the Immigration Reform Act of 1986, all new employees are required to verify their identity and the right to work in the United States. All offers of employment are subject to approval by the Board of Trustees. The applicant must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.

Individuals with disabilities may request any needed accommodation to participate in the application process. Please submit your request with your application to the Human Resources Office.

Merced Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer



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