POSITION IDENTIFICATION
TITLE Associate Director, Dual Credit Program
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER 2592
GRADE 44
CLASSIFICATION Exempt
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR Director, Dual Credit Program
GENERAL FUNCTION
The Associate Director, Dual Credit Program makes presentations to area high school
students about the dual credit program at Missouri State University and coordinates
with dual credit teachers in area high schools and University academic departments
to facilitate the administration of the program. The Associate Director, Dual Credit
Program works with high schools, students, and parents to facilitate a positive experience
with Missouri State University’s dual credit program. The Associate Director, Dual
Credit Program works with various University departments to assure dual credit teachers
and students have access to appropriate resources. The Associate Director, Dual
Credit Program helps to ensure that the Dual Credit Program is administered in accord
with guidelines established by the University and the Missouri Coordinating Board
for Higher Education.
MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE QUALIFICATIONS
Education: A Master’s degree is required; a Master’s degree with an emphasis in education
or a related field is preferred.
Experience: At least three years of experience in program development, project management,
and/or marketing is required.
Skills: Effective verbal and written communication skills are required. Excellent
interpersonal and presentation skills are required. Project management and organizational
skills are required. Proficiency in the use of Excel, Word, and presentation software
such as PowerPoint is required.
Effort: Occasionally required to lift and carry materials weighing up to 40 pounds.
Other: Out-of-town travel throughout the state of Missouri is required; a valid driver’s
license and transportation is required. The scope of the position may occasionally
require some evening or weekend work to oversee off-campus dual credit programs and
related duties. The ability to develop knowledge of, respect for, and skills to engage
with those of other cultures or backgrounds is required.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Provides day-to-day coordination of Dual Credit operations involving dual credit
instructor credentialing, recruitment, orientation, and mentoring and meets with University
departments to pursue dual credit academic goals.
2. Contributes to the achievement of the University’s recruitment and retention goals
by making presentations and providing information about the University’s dual credit
program to high school students and their parents, working cooperatively with the
University’s admissions and recruitment staff, representing the University at programs
for the high school market, and encouraging dual credit students to consider attending
the University upon graduation.
3. Assists in developing marketing materials and recruitment strategies that provide
information for parents and students relative to dual credit, college, and career
pathways.
4. Develops approaches and oversees communications with University liaisons, instructors,
and academic departments to strengthen curricular outcomes, faculty credentialing,
and dual credit processes, including maintaining the dual credit instructor blackboard
shell announcements, instructors, and University liaison support.
5. Accurately manages information and data to facilitate a better understanding of
dual credit, uses data to inform decisions, and communicates outcomes to the education
community.
6. Develops rapport with Dual Credit stakeholders and assists Dual Credit instructors
with program and administrative tasks, and fosters understanding among school personnel,
students, and parents regarding University processes
7. Assists with scheduling and approves student worker timesheets.
8. Contributes to a work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for, and
development of skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds.
9. Remains competent and current through self-directed professional reading, developing
professional contacts with colleagues, attending professional development courses,
and attending training and/or courses as directed by the Director, Dual Credit Program.
10. Contributes to the overall success of Access and Outreach by performing all other
duties as assigned.
SUPERVISION
The Associate Director, Dual Credit Program is supervised by the Director, Dual Credit
Program and supervises an administrative support employee.
OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES
REVISED FEBRUARY 2021
JOB FAMILY 4
Factor 1: Professional Knowledge, Skill, and Technical Mastery
Level 4.0 - 2300 Points: Knowledge of the principles, concepts, practices, methods and techniques of an administrative, managerial, or professional field such as accounting or auditing, financial management, business administration, human resources, engineering, social sciences, communications, education, law, or medicine. Knowledge permits the employee to complete assignments by applying established methods to recurring types of projects/problems susceptible to well-documented precedents or to schedule, plan, and carry out precedented projects. Alternatively, knowledge at this level might also permit the employee to carry out precedented projects requiring considerable experience in specific areas within higher education. Knowledge at this level is typically acquired through a combination of formal education and/or training and experience that includes a requirement for a college degree in a specific technical or professional specialty along with significant related work experience. Alternatively, equivalent knowledge requirements at this level include a non-technical or general Bachelor's degree requirement with substantial work experience or a non-specific Master's degree requirement with substantial work experience. Knowledge requirements generally also include a significant amount of related work experience and may include administrative or supervisory experience.
Factor 2: Supervisory Responsibility
Level 3.0 - 270 Points: Supervision of a limited number of (a) operative, administrative support, or paraprofessional employees who do not exercise a full range of supervisory responsibilities over other full-time employees, (b) a very small number of professional employees, or an equivalent combination of (a) and (b). The incumbent performs a full range of supervisory responsibilities including performance reviews of subordinates. The incumbent is generally responsible for training, planning, and directing the work of permanent employees, and provides major input into hiring decisions. Supervisory responsibilities consume moderate amounts of work time and may include general work planning tasks.
Factor 3: Interactions with Others
Level 4.0 - 500 Points: Interactions with others are somewhat unstructured. The purpose may be to influence or motivate others, to obtain information, or to control situations and resolve problems. Interactions may be with individuals or groups of co-workers, students, or the general public, may be moderately unstructured, and may involve persons who hold differing goals and objectives. Individuals at this level often act as a liaison between groups with a focus on solving particular unstructured problems. Interactions at this level require considerable interpersonal skill and the ability to resolve conflict.
Factor 4: Job Controls and Guidelines
Level 3.0 - 500 Points: The employee operates under general supervision expressed in terms of program goals and objectives, priorities, and deadlines. Administrative supervision is given through statements of overall program or project objectives and available resources. Administrative guidelines are relatively comprehensive and the employee need only to fill in gaps in interpretation and adapt established methods to perform recurring activities. In unforeseen situations, the employee must interpret inadequate or incomplete guidelines, develop plans, and initiate new methods to complete assignments based on those interpretations. Assignments are normally related in function, but the work requires many different processes and methods applied to an established administrative or professional field. Problems are typically the result of unusual circumstances, variations in approach, or incomplete or conflicting data. The employee must interpret and refine methods to complete assignments. Characteristic jobs at this level may involve directing single-purpose programs or performing complex, but precedented, technical or professional work.
Factor 5: Managerial Responsibility
Level 3.0 - 850 Points: Work involves providing significant support services to others both within and outside of the department that substantially influences decision-making processes. Work activities are complex and others rely on the accuracy and reliability of the information, analysis, or advice to make decisions. Work activities have a direct, but shared, impact on further processes or services, affect the overall efficiency and image of the department, and may have material impact on costs or service quality within the cost center. Incumbents may be responsible for identifying areas of need and for developing proposals that request funding to fulfill those needs.
