Director, Placement and Testing

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Position Title: Director, Placement and Testing Job Description: POSITION TITLE: Director, Placement and Testing STATUS: Full time DEPARTMENT: Placement and Testing DIVISION: Student Development CLASSIFICATION: Exempt UNION: Non-union REPORTS TO: Dean of Academic Intervention, Support, and Student Development Grants PLACEMENT: Professional, Grade S13 HIRING RANGE: $83,986 - $94,484 annually Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The student population at the college is diverse in ethnicity, gender, language, age, and background. Joliet Junior College is an AA/ EO employer and strongly encourages applications from candidates who would enhance the diversity of its staff. POSITION SUMMARY Provide leadership, supervision, and strategic direction to Testing Services, Placement Office, and credit for prior learning (CPL) initiatives in an effort to serve the immediate, ongoing, and long-term needs of current and prospective JJC students, as well as community members, at all campus locations, at District 525 locations, and remotely. Provide administrative leadership and support to the Dean of Academic Intervention, Support, and Student Development Grants (Dean) and the Academic Intervention and Support Leadership Team (AISLT). Methodically plan and implement testing, placement, and CPL strategies for a diverse student population in collaboration with faculty, staff, and designated departments to address the needs of JJC students, which include on-campus, hybrid, and remote learners. Develop, document, strategically implement, and continuously evaluate placement, testing, and CPL procedures, practices, services, and programs that recognize the complex and growing needs of students. Program initiatives and practices support the effective enrollment, active persistence, and overall retention of students. Leadership and direction of the assigned departments are consistent with the mission of the college, and work toward achieving the strategic outcomes identified by the division of student development. This includes gathering, assessing, and reporting on data that indicates student engagement, learning, and success outcomes with a strong emphasis of continuous program quality/ improvement. ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Professionally represent Joliet Junior College and uphold the College's core values. 2. Provide leadership, supervision, and strategic direction to the Placement Office and Testing Services departments. This will include hiring, supervising, training, and evaluating direct reports who may include professional, support, student, grant, and/ or contractual staff. Provide professional development opportunities for all direct reports within a succession planning design. Support any quality standards, accreditations, and certifications supported through Placement and Testing areas. Support related Disability Services initiatives. 3. Oversee and execute administrative duties including but not limited to budget oversight and management (institutional, revenue, and/ or grant), annual contractual obligations and funding sources, technology acquisition and implementation, operational efficiencies, and professional development for all Placement and Testing areas. Respond to immediate fiscal needs; develop long-term goals; identify/ recommend staffing and departmental resource needs based on usage data, hiring trends, and industry standards; and identify/ recommend cost-saving measures. 4. Oversee all testing, placement, and CPL software integrations and maintenance as related to the college's Student Information System (SIS). Work with both internal and external groups to implement SIS enhancements/ optimizations, including those related to test scores, placement measures, placement prerequisites, data and reporting, and CPL data. Serve as technology administrator by monitoring usage, payments, contracts, ordering testing units, and monthly revenue reconciliation; acquiring accompanying software/ hardware; and training staff for the following: placement platforms (currently Accuplacer and ALEKS), testing platforms (currently Canvas, CLEP, CNA, Pearson VUE, Prometric, and TEAS), testing preparation, and scheduling platforms (currently Register Blast). 5. Oversee and support the testing, placement, and CPL needs of JJC students and high school programs, as well as community members. Provide data-informed recommendations and guidance to ensure all programs align with the college's strategic plan, strategic enrollment management plan, and equity plan; College policies and procedures; national/ local associations (i.e., National College Testing Association, etc.), standards (i.e., Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education, etc.), and certifications; local, state, and federal compliance-related laws (i.e., Americans with Disabilities Act and Illinois Community C

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