Job Details

Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences


Campus: Cañada College

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary Schedule: 20

Category: Academic Administrator

Bargaining Unit: Non-Represented

Months Per Year: 12

Hours Per Week: 37.5

Mandated Reporter: Yes

Campus Security Authority: No

Reporting directly to the Vice President of Instruction, the Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences provides vision, administrative leadership, management, and oversight for the Humanities and Social Sciences Division. The Humanities and Social Sciences Division includes Fine and Performing Arts, Language Arts, Foreign Languages, Social Sciences, and other specialized services.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Duties and Responsibilities are representative and not intended to cover all duties the incumbent performs. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the scope of work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to this class.

1. Provide vision and leadership for a diverse, dynamic, and innovative community of faculty and students
2. Provide year-round leadership, management, and development of the Division's day, evening, and weekend programs
3. Hire faculty and classified staff for the Division; recommend personnel actions to the Vice President of Instruction. Administer the supervision and evaluation of Division faculty and classified staff
4. Organize and supervise the operation of the Division office, and coordinate and administer the Division budget
5. Collaborate with faculty to develop curricula; support a variety of methods of instruction, including web-assisted instruction and distance learning; and ensure course and program articulations are kept current
6. With Division faculty, staff, and other instructional administrators, coordinate the preparation of course schedules, catalogs, brochures, and other printed materials for the Division
7. Facilitate grant applications for the Division, manage grants, and prepare required reports
8. Serve as liaison with other college divisions and advisory committees, individual students and student groups, as well as universities, K-12, and other off-campus and community groups
9. Serve as an active member of the College administration team to address college-wide issues, concerns, and planning, and serve on College and District committees as assigned
10. Organize and lead the annual Division planning and budgeting process in concert with college goals
11. Provide leadership for departmental program reviews
12. Provide leadership in staff and faculty development, including division meetings and retreats, for the Division faculty and staff
13. Perform other duties as assigned by the Vice President of Instruction

Employment Standards (acquired through education, training, and/or experience)

Knowledge of:

1. The California community college system
2. Strategies to assist native and non-native speakers of English in achieving excellence

Skills and Abilities:

1. Elicit and bring focus to recommendations from Division faculty and staff, and the ability to represent the Division and its goals at College and District levels effectively
2. Strong commitment to creating an environment that fosters academic excellence and student learning
3. Promote the arts both on campus and in the greater community
4. Experience in community outreach
5. Experience in and willingness to develop and implement programs that promote the success of underprepared students as well as transfer students
6. Develop, organize, and coordinate diverse instructional programs to achieve College and Division goals
7. Evidence of a collaborative management style
8. Manage the Division office and other support services to assist faculty, staff, and students
9. Facilitate the development and administration of curricula
10. Facilitate the development and administration of budget
11. Coordinate faculty hiring, scheduling, and evaluation
12. Perform duties on time with attention to detail
13. Expertise in computer-based technology for division management and for instructional purposes
14. Awareness of and commitment to shared governance
15. Articulate curricula and programs with both university and high school faculty
16. Work with others to develop and find support for innovative programs
17. Experience working effectively under pressure
18. Inspire and coach co-workers and colleagues toward achieving important goals

Job Requirements:

• Master's degree or higher from an accredited institution OR the equivalent
• One year of formal training, internship, or leadership experience reasonably related to the administrative assignment
• Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to, and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff

Preferred

• Successful teaching experience in a discipline that is taught in the Humanities and Social Sciences Division

Additional Information:
Safety: to promote a safe working and learning environment employees must report any unsafe working conditions or practices, as well as any near-miss incident to their supervisor.

• Position is designated as a Mandated Reporter under the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• Position is a Responsible Employee under the Equity in Education Act and Title IX

Work Demands

The environmental, physical, and mental demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

Environmental: typical on-site office environment; in-person work expected with potential to participate in the District's telework program, as available.

• Frequent hearing and speaking to exchange information in person and online
• Comprehend speech at normal levels
• Upper limb dexterity to operate computers and peripheral equipment
• Vision sufficient for daily and frequent use of computers, databases, and written materials
• Sitting for extended periods of time
• Frequent bending at the waist
• Frequent travel on and off-sites of the District and San Mateo County
• Physical presence at on-site locations
• Driving to, in, and around San Mateo County
• Lifting and carrying objects up to 20 pounds
• Communicate and interact with others; compose oral and written communications and reports
• Observe and interpret people and situations
• Learn and apply new information or skills
• Perform highly detailed work on multiple concurrent tasks
• Use math/mathematical reasoning
• Perform highly detailed work under changing priorities and deadlines on multiple concurrent tasks
• Work with frequent interruptions
• Self-regulate emotion and behavior

Benefits: Benefits include paid holidays, vacation and sick leave. The District pays all or a portion of monthly medical plan premiums (depending on the coverage) and pays all of the monthly dental and vision plan premiums for employees and eligible dependents. Additional paid benefits include life insurance, salary continuance insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program. Academic employees participate in the State Teachers' Retirement System, a defined-benefit retirement plan through the State of California (no contributions to Social Security). Optional tax-deferred 403(b) and 457 retirement plans are also available.

EEO Statement: San Mateo County Community College District is an Equal Opportunity, Title IX, and Section 504 employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law. We seek to employ individuals who reflect our community's diversity of cultures, languages, and abilities.

Our EEO Plan, grounded in Title 5 regulations, is developed and monitored by an EEO Advisory Committee, reviewed at least every three years, and supported by regular training for all members of selection and screening committees. We collect and analyze recruitment and retention data to measure progress and identify barriers.

Annual Security Report

San Mateo County Community College District's (SMCCCD) 2025 Annual Security Report (ASR), required by the Clery Act, includes statistics for the previous three years (2022-2024) concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in certain off-campus buildings owned or controlled by SMCCCD; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from SMCCCD. The 2025 Annual Security Report also outlines various campus safety and security policies concerning crime reporting, prevention and response to sexual and gender violence, alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, emergency response and evacuation procedures, and other matters. The Annual Security Report also includes important tips to help every community member remain safe and avoid becoming a victim of crime. The 2025 Annual Security Report is now available on the Public Safety website. You can also obtain a copy of this report by contacting the Department of Public Safety at the District Office or any of the three Campuses (650) 738-7000. The report includes information about criminal activity on our campuses, emergency procedures, and resources.


Closes: 1/23/2026

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