The Selection Process

Application Process

The Moorpark College President search is a confidential process. The selection committee, representing the College, District, and community at large, will begin reviewing applications in early spring 2020.  The Board of Trustees will take final action on approving the hiring of the new president in a public meeting later in the spring with the objective of filling the position no later than July 2020.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. To ensure consideration in the initial review by the committee, all application materials must be submitted electronically, through the District’s online application system, by midnight February 2, 2020, located at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/vcccd or by clicking on the Apply Now button located at the top of the this page.  Application materials must contain all of the following components:

A.) A completed District Application for Management Employment.

B.) A letter of application, no more than 5 pages, that includes the date, applicant’s name, and the position for which the applicant wishes to be considered. In the letter, the applicant must demonstrate how s/he meets the minimum qualifications and the ideal characteristics as provided on the Position webpage.  The letter should describe the applicant’s understanding of and sensitivity to the diverse academic, social, economic, cultural, ethnic, and disability backgrounds of community college students.  The letter should also give the Committee a clear understanding of how s/he will contribute, as a fully participating member of the Ventura County Community College District, to addressing Moorpark College’s strengths and opportunities.

C.) A current resume summarizing educational and administrative background and experience.

D.) A list of eight references, including names, titles, email addresses, and telephone numbers from the following constituent groups: two supervisors, two direct reports (including one support staff member), two community members, and two faculty members. The applicant should identify the constituent group of which each reference is a member. These references will not be contacted without the candidate’s permission.

E.) Official or unofficial copies of college/university transcripts demonstrating attainment of minimum qualifications. (An official copy of transcripts will be required upon being hired.) NOTE: Foreign transcript evaluation is required for foreign coursework used to meet minimum qualifications and must be included with application materials. For a list of recognized organizations providing transcript evaluation services, visit http://www.naces.org/members.

The above documents will be the only information considered by the Screening Committee during the application selection process.

For confidential inquiries about this career opportunity, please contact

Stan A. Carrizosa
Search Consultant, Community College Search Services
559-740-8540
scarrizosa@gmail.com

For questions regarding submitting an online application, please contact:
Anthony Chavez
805-652-5523
achavez@vcccd.edu

Screening Process

The selection committee will review and screen all applications.  The committee will invite the most qualified applicants to an initial interview. Following the initial interview, the Chancellor will interview the candidates recommended by the selection committee for final consideration.

Applicants with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodation during the selection process must inform the Human Resources Department, in writing, of the need for a reasonable accommodation no later than the application deadline. The request should include a description of the type and extent of the accommodation requested.  Requests for accommodation must be sent to:

Michael Arnoldus, Director of Employment Services/Personnel Commission

email: marnoldus@vcccd.edu

The Ventura County Community College District is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity. It is the District’s policy to ensure that all qualified applicants for employment have full and equal access to employment opportunity and are not subjected to discrimination in any program or activity of the District on the basis of ethnic group identification, race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, physical disability, mental disability, ancestry, sexual orientation, language, accent, citizenship status, transgender status, parental status, marital status, economic status, veteran status, medical condition, or on the basis of these perceived characteristics, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.Moorp