Dean, School of Industrial Technology

College: SOWELA

Department: Academic Affairs

Sub department: School of Industrial Technology

Type of Appointment: Unclassified - Administrative/Staff

Salary: Start of $75,000 with actual offer based on experience and education

Duties and Responsibilities: These are the basic job duties that an employee must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation(s). Other reasonable duties may be assigned.
Leadership
• Cooperate with other agencies to promote technical and community college education.
• Adhere to policies and procedures contained in the SOWELA Technical and Community College faculty handbook.
• Responsible for attending all commencement ceremonies.
• Responsible for participating in local business and industry activities.
• Develop clearly stated course objectives and learning outcomes.
• Responsible for student completion, placement, and retention rates, ensuring they meet standards of the applicable accrediting agencies.
• Maintain a healthful, safe, and secure classroom and lab environment.
• Request adequate equipment and supplies to support the programs.
• Evaluate follow-up data from completers and employers to obtain information concerning program effectiveness and relevance to improve the quality of the programs where needed.
• Promote an atmosphere of collegiality within and between the various schools, programs, and student support services.
• Promote a culture of service to students, faculty, staff, prospective students, and community members.
• Promote a culture of evidence that continuously strives to identify, collect and interpret data for more informed decision making.
• Empower direct reports and create an atmosphere that is open to creative ideas for action and improvement.
• Oversee the effective and efficient functioning of advisory committees for all academic programs.
• Plan and implement a variety of systems and resources to assist faculty in their role as academic advisors.
• Monitor the College’s strategic plan and ensures alignment with the school’s and the program’s Institutional Effectiveness plans.
• Provide leadership in developing, implementing, and maintaining curriculum and programs that respond to community needs, prepare students for success, and meet the external requirements of the Southern Association of Colleges and School Commission on Colleges and other accrediting agencies.
• Provide leadership for enhancing the visibility, enrollment, and resources of the College programs and the school assigned.
• Represent the Academic Affairs division at college-wide, instructional, and community meetings.
• If a program coordinator has a term of employment less than 12 months, the dean is responsible for oversight of the program(s).
• Initiate personnel actions such as hiring, coaching, developing, evaluating, and disciplining. Prepare work schedules; assign or delegate responsibilities. Monitor payroll and timesheets. Set deadlines to ensure completion of the school’s functions.
• Responsible for planning, controlling, communicating and implementing procedures and processes for the overall efficient operations of the school.
• Perform other work as required.

Personnel
• Direct the recruitment, selection, and recommendation of candidates who meet appropriate credentialing standards for program coordinator, as well as full-time and adjunct faculty positions.
• Determine the eligibility and verify the credentials of faculty to teach in the various content areas supervised.
• Coordinate the orientation and mentoring of new faculty.
• Supervise and facilitate the needs of instructional staff in accordance with institutional policies, regulations, and procedures.
• Facilitate participation in professional development activities for faculty in the school assigned.

Curriculum
• Coordinate and supervise the curriculum development process in each of the programs which constitute the school assigned.
• Promote the development of innovative instructional methodologies that enhance student success.
• Collaborate with appropriate colleagues at regional colleges/universities to promote transfer and articulation.

Evaluation
• Make recommendations for retention, promotion, and termination of faculty.
• Conduct annual evaluation of direct reports in accordance with college policies and procedures.
• Oversee the annual evaluations of all employees in the school assigned.
• Provide conflict resolution for appropriate personnel.
• Engage program coordinators and faculty in the development and evaluation of program-level Institutional Effectiveness plans.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of all academic offerings in the school assigned.
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