Assistant Director, V-CLASS (Virtual Center for Learning and Academic Support Services)

Assistant Director, V-CLASS (Virtual Center for Learning and Academic Support Services)

Job ID:
302118

Location: Summerville Campus

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Regular/Temporary:

About Us

Augusta University is Georgia’s innovation center for education and health care, training the next
generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the
state. More than 12,000 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia’s cybersecurity hub and experiential
learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences. Augusta is home to Georgia’s only public academic health
center, where groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world-class clinicians are bringing the medicine
of tomorrow to patient care today. Our mission and values https://www.augusta.edu
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Location

Augusta University-

Our Summerville Campus: 2500 Walton Way,
Augusta, GA 30904

Job Summary

Reporting to the Director of CLASS (Center for Learning and Academic Support Services),
the Assistant Director of V-CLASS (Virtual Center for Learning and Academic Support Services) serves as a strategic leader responsible for
the development, implementation, assessment, and expansion of Augusta University’s virtual academic support services. This position provides
comprehensive leadership for online tutoring, academic coaching, embedded virtual support, academic recovery initiatives, digital learning
resources, and student success interventions tailored for undergraduate, graduate, professional, online, hybrid, clinical, and
non-traditional learners.

The Assistant Director manages day-to-day V-CLASS operations and directly supervises professional staff,
graduate assistants, peer educators, and virtual academic support personnel. Key responsibilities include leading strategic planning,
program development, technology integration, assessment, and data-informed decision-making.

The role collaborates extensively across
campus with faculty, academic departments, Online Learning, IT, Institutional Effectiveness, and Student Success units to integrate support
services seamlessly into virtual learning environments, advancing AU’s goals for enrollment growth, retention, persistence, and degree
completion.

Responsibilities

The duties include, but are not limited to:

VIRTUAL
ACADEMIC SUPPORT LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGIC PLANNING:

• Provide strategic leadership for V-CLASS, Augusta University’s
  comprehensive virtual academic

support initiative.

• Develop and implement short-term and long-term strategic plans supporting
  online, hybrid, graduate,

professional, and non-traditional student success.

• Establish vision, goals, policies, operational
  frameworks, and performance benchmarks for virtual

academic support services.

• Lead institutional initiatives supporting
  enrollment growth, retention, persistence, credit momentum,

and degree completion.

• Manage budgets, staffing plans, resource
  allocation, and long-range program sustainability.
• Collaborate with Academic Affairs, Enrollment & Student Affairs, Online Learning,
  and academic

colleges to advance virtual student success initiatives.

FACULTY PARTNERSHIPS AND INSTITUTIONAL
COLLABORATION:

• Collaborate with faculty to embed virtual tutors, academic coaches, and support resources into online and
  high-risk courses.
• Partner with academic colleges and student success units to develop targeted interventions.
• Serve on
  university committees, task forces, and strategic initiatives supporting student success, online learning, and academic
  achievement.

DATA ANALYTICS, ASSESSMENT, AND INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS:

• Collect, analyze, and
  interpret data related to utilization, retention, persistence, DFW reduction, registration behaviors, and student
  engagement.
• Utilize Jag360, Banner, Slate, Tableau, Crystal Reports, D2L, and other systems to assess program
  effectiveness.
• Prepare executive reports, dashboards, annual assessments, and strategic recommendations.
• Lead assessment
  efforts supporting accreditation, strategic planning, and institutional effectiveness initiatives.
• Utilize predictive analytics and
  intervention data to inform decision-making and resource allocation.

STAFF SUPERVISION, TRAINING, AND PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT:

• Recruit, train, supervise, mentor, and evaluate professional staff, graduate assistants, virtual tutors,
  peer educators, and academic coaches.
• Develop onboarding programs, certification pathways, and continuing education opportunities
  for virtual support personnel.
• Monitor performance metrics and service quality standards.
• Create leadership development
  opportunities for peer educators and graduate assistants.
• Ensure compliance with university policies and best
  practices.

TEACHING, ACADEMIC RECOVERY, AND STUDENT SUCCESS PROGRAMMING:

• Teach CLAS 1301, ASII 1101,
  ASII 1201, and INQR 1000 courses as assigned.
• Serve as the primary administrator and coordinator for the S.T.R.I.D.E. Summer Student
  Success

Bootcamp programs.

• Develop curriculum, learning outcomes, assessments, and instructional materials
  supporting

academic recovery, transition, persistence, and student success.

• Facilitate workshops, webinars, and academic
  success programming focused on metacognition, study strategies, time management, test preparation, and academic
  resilience.
• Collaborate with faculty and campus partners to implement proactive student success interventions and academic recovery
  pathways.

VIRTUAL LEARNING SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT:

• Direct daily operations of
  V-CLASS including virtual tutoring, academic coaching, embedded support,

and online student engagement initiatives.

• Oversee
  virtual service delivery platforms including D2L, Jag360, Microsoft Teams, WC Online, and

other emerging
technologies.

• Develop and maintain scheduling systems, service workflows, operational procedures, and quality

assurance
standards.

• Coordinate expansion of virtual services to meet the needs of online, hybrid, graduate, and

professional
students.

• Ensure operational effectiveness, service accessibility, and continuous improvement of virtual

support
programs.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES: perform all other duties as assigned.

Required
Qualifications

Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Higher Education, Education, Counseling, or a related
field. Minimum of two (2) years experience in higher education, academic support services, student success, academic advising, teaching,
online learning, instructional design, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree with three (3)
years of experience in academic support services, student success, online learning, academic coaching, tutoring, academic advising,
instructional design, or a related higher education field. Supervisory experience; experience teaching college-level courses such as
first-year experience, academic recovery, or student success courses; experience developing and managing virtual learning initiatives;
experience utilizing learning management systems, student success technologies, and data analytics platforms; and demonstrated success in
program development, assessment, faculty collaboration, and retention-focused initiatives within a college or university setting.

• 5 years of progressively responsible experience in higher education, academic support services, student success, academic
  advising,

teaching, online learning, instructional design, or a related field.

• 2 years of supervisory experience, including
  responsibility for staff development, performance management, and program oversight.
• Demonstrated experience utilizing student
  success technologies, learning management systems, data analytics, and assessment practices to

support student retention,
persistence, and academic achievement.

• Experience teaching college-level courses and developing student success
  programming.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

KNOWLEDGE

• Deep understanding of
  higher education landscapes, student development theory, retention and persistence strategies, and academic support
  services.
• Comprehensive grasp of online learning best practices, instructional design frameworks, and virtual engagement
  methodologies.
• Familiarity with Learning Management Systems (LMS), student success technologies, and various data reporting
  platforms.

SKILLS

• Analyzing complex data, generating reports, and assessing program/initiative
  effectiveness.
• Strategic planning, formal project management, and overseeing large-scale program operations.
• Designing,
  implementing, and rolling out innovative student success programs from the ground up.
• Actively managing, mentoring, and leading a
  team or staff.
• Working knowledge of computer software systems like MS Office, Banner, Slate, Tableau, Othot, WC Online, Crystal
  Reports, other student information systems

ABILITIES

• The capacity to build strong partnerships
  across separate academic and student affairs units, communicate clearly, and foster collaboration.
• Exercising independent judgment,
  solving complex problems, and making sound decisions under pressure.
• Managing multiple competing priorities simultaneously and
  successfully leading change initiatives.
• Working effectively and empathetically with diverse student and staff
  populations.
• Maintaining high personal and structural organization in a dynamic
  environment.

Shift/Salary/Benefits

Shift: Days; M-F (Work outside of normal business hours may be required)

Salary to be commensurate with qualifications of the selected candidate within the established range (generally minimum-midpoint) of the
position

Recruitment Period: Until Filled

Augusta University offers a variety of benefits to full-time benefits-eligible
employees and some of our half-time (or more) employees.

Benefits that may be elected could include health insurance, dental
insurance, life insurance, Teachers Retirement System (or Optional Retirement Plan), as well as earned vacation time, sick leave, and 13
paid holidays.

Also, our full-time employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than 6 months can be considered for
the Tuition Assistance Program. Consider applying with us today!

Conditions of Employment

All selected candidates are
required to successfully pass a Background Check review prior to starting with Augusta University.

If applicable for the specific
position based on the duties: the candidate will also need to have a credit check completed for Positions of Trust and or approved
departmental Purchase Card usage.

Motor vehicle reports are required for positions that are required to drive an Augusta University
vehicle.

For Faculty Hires: Final candidates will be required to provide proof of completed academic degree(s) as well as
post-secondary coursework in the form of original transcript(s). Those candidates trained by a foreign institution will also be required to
provide an educational/credential evaluation.

All employees are responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, availability, and
integrity of sensitive [patient, student, employee, financial, business, etc.] information by exercising sound judgment and adhering to
cybersecurity and privacy policies during their employment and beyond.

Other Information

This position is also
responsible for promoting a customer-friendly environment and providing superior service to our patients, students, faculty, and employees.
“Augusta University is a patient-and family-centered care institution, where employees partner every day with patients and families for
success.”

Augusta University is a tobacco-free environment, and the use of any tobacco products on any part of the campus, both
inside and outside, is strictly prohibited.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Augusta University is proud to be an equal
opportunity employer welcoming applicants from underrepresented groups, including individuals with disabilities and veterans.

How
To Apply

Consider applying with us today!

Applicants are encouraged to tailor their resumes to the position of interest
by clearly highlighting relevant work experience and skills gained from previous employment. Resumes should reflect how your background
aligns with the qualifications and responsibilities of the role.

“>https://www.augusta.edu/hr/jobs/

Select University Faculty & Staff > External
Applicants if you are a candidate from outside the university

Select University Faculty & Staff > Internal Applicants if you are a
current university employee

If you need further assistance, please contact us at 706-721-9365

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