Dean of Student Services (Counseling)

Priority Screening Date: Monday, August 24, 2026

About the Role

Monterey Peninsula Community College District is committed to educational equity for all students. We provide students with a rich and dynamic learning experience that embraces differences, emphasizing collaboration, engaging students in and out of the classroom, and encouraging them to realize their goals and become global citizens and socially responsible leaders.

When you join our team at Monterey Peninsula College, you can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative, and equity-focused community that approaches higher education as a matter of social justice requiring broad collaboration among faculty, classified staff, administration, students, and community partners.

Monterey Peninsula College is designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and is an affiliate of the statewide Umoja Community of California Community Colleges. We value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, orientations, and intersections of these identities. We prioritize applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits diversity brings to a professional educational community.

The successful candidate will be an equity-minded individual dedicated to collaborating with faculty, classified staff, administration, students, and community partners who are also committed to closing equity gaps. An equity-minded individual is a person who:

• Holds themselves accountable as educators for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices;
• Reframes inequities as a problem of practice and views the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility;
• Implements positive race-consciousness and embraces human difference;
• Reflects on institutional and teaching practices and makes them more culturally responsive; and
• Collaborates with colleagues on equity-related initiatives.

Monterey Peninsula College seeks employees who value mentorship and working in a collegial, collaborative environment, guided by a commitment to helping all students achieve their educational and career goals. All departments value collaboration across disciplines to create inclusive, integrated, and interdisciplinary learning experiences.

Responsibilities

• Provides vision and leadership for a diverse, dynamic, and innovative community of faculty, staff, and students; plans, implements, and evaluates assigned Student Services division strategies, goals, and objectives in support of the college mission and the student learning and achievement initiatives of the Educational Master Plan.
• With division directors and managers, develops, integrates, and evaluates Student Service work plans to support student attainment of their academic goals and ensure educational success through division programs and services.
• With other Deans and administrators, leads and develops a culture of understanding of, sensitivity to, and appreciation for the diverse academic, socio-economic, cultural, disability, gender identity, religious, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of students and staff.
• Develops, cultivates, and implements a comprehensive set of student-centered programs, services, and activities; analyzes data on student satisfaction and student success outcomes, including access, persistence, graduation, transfer, and program completion rates to identify barriers and enhancements to student success.
• Ensures District, categorical, and grant-funded student support programs provide equitable access to education for all students and support divisional strategic plans and initiatives.
• Through subordinate directors and managers, plans and directs the implementation of supportive programs and services including learning communities, educational and financial support services; ensures student application process and eligibility criteria are timely and accurate; ensures program tracking and reporting supports funder/reimbursement requirements.
• Ensures student access to academic and personal counseling from pre-enrollment through completion or transfer; responds to students in crisis and provides consultation to faculty and staff on a variety of sensitive student-related issues; may participate on the Behavioral Assessment Resource Team (BART) and serve as the lead conduct officer for student discipline.
• Directs and manages the selection and performance of assigned Student Services administrators, faculty, and staff; establishes performance requirements and professional development targets for direct reports; regularly monitors performance and evaluates assigned managers and classified staff according to established procedures and timelines; participates in the evaluation of assigned faculty, counselors, and coaches; makes appropriate recommendations to the Vice President of Student Services regarding performance intervention and retention of faculty and staff members in areas of supervision.
• Provides leadership for divisional program reviews and assists departments with assessing and evaluating programs, services, and activities to ensure service area outcomes (SAO) are student-centered and aligned with the college's objectives; oversees the development of program enhancements and action plans; supports departments on updating standards and operations for programs and co-curricular engagement by ensuring activities support the college's academic mission, academic principles, and student matriculation; participates in the accreditation process.
• Develops and monitors performance against the annual divisional budget; forecasts and recommends allocation of funds needed for each department/assigned student support program and integrates enrollment data and divisional plans with budgeting for staffing and other departmental expenditures.
• Researches, recommends, applies for, and evaluates categorical programming and state and grant funding initiatives and opportunities; ensures compliance with external funding guidelines, legal mandates, and reporting requirements.
• Researches, develops, and fosters partnerships with other educational institutions, community organizations, government agencies, corporations, and local businesses, in conjunction with administrators, faculty, and other staff.
• Maintains an understanding of current ideas, trends, laws, regulations, guidelines, and practices pertaining to areas of responsibility through continued study and participation in professional organizations; seeks and participates in professional development activities.
• Makes presentations to the Board of Trustees, Executive Leadership, and other groups; represents the District and presents at community meetings and events and at local, regional, state, and national conferences, meetings, workshops, and training seminars.
• Chairs and participates in participatory governance committees, processes, and initiatives.
• Demonstrates an understanding of, sensitivity to, and appreciation for the diverse academic, socio-economic, cultural, disability, gender identity, religious, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of students and staff.

Other Duties

• Serves as a lead for the implementation of the Measure V capital bond measure including planning, developing, and implementing the expansion of facilities and the implementation of new technology to support the delivery of student services and the student information system.
• As assigned to Dean of Counseling Services:
  • Through subordinate directors and coordinators, directs and oversees management and operations of General Counseling, Articulation, and student support programs and centers including but not limited to Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS), CARE/CalWORKs, TRIO Programs, UMOJA and UndocuResource Center, Access Resource Center/Disability Services, Basic Needs Services, Career Services and Transfer Center, and the Veterans Resource Center.
  • Through a subordinate Division Chair, plans, manages, and implements a variety of Counseling programs and services to support student academic, career, and transfer planning, course selection, and access to support services; ensures course equivalencies and articulation information are accurate and meet transfer requirements of colleges and universities.
  • Through a subordinate Director, plans, manages, and implements supportive services and programs to support the academic success of low-income, first-generation, underserved student communities and student parents; ensures educational planning is accurate, and organizes and submits quarterly and annual reports to relevant agencies.
  • Through a subordinate Coordinator, ensures student access to accessibility services and adapted PE program including alternate media access and adapted instructional classes; ensures the District adheres to federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to student support at a higher education institution and Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance.
• As assigned to Dean of Enrollment Services:
  • Coordinates centralized student outreach, school relations, admissions, financial aid, matriculation, and onboarding efforts, practices, and processes; oversees the management of SOAR (Student Outreach and Retention Services), including but not limited to First Year Experience (FYE), the MPC Promise, International Student Program, UMOJA and UndocuResource Center, Guided Pathways, and operations of the Welcome Center; connects current and prospective students with appropriate services and information to ensure a smooth matriculation process; serves as liaison with community partners.

Pay

$14,143.00 - $16,111.00 Monthly