Department Chair, Dental Hygiene

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Weekly Work Hours

40

Compensation Range

Administrator Range E03

Salary Minimum

$75,000.00 Annually

FLSA

United States of America (Exempt)

Position Type

Administrator

Job Summary
Dallas College seeks a dynamic, visionary leader who will serve as Department Chair for a specific Dallas College academic school. Dallas College is establishing the Schools with a new, ambitious academic framework to ensure the Schools align with the North Texas region’s workforce and industry needs to ensure graduates’ success in their careers.
The Department Chair reports to the Dean, Academic Affairs or the Vice Provost, School of and is the only position in the redesigned Dallas College that supervises faculty members. The Department Chair will:

• Oversee the delivery of high-quality instruction and facilitating faculty development. To do so, they interface closely with the Scheduling Team to finalize the schedule and assign faculty to courses.
• Supervise adjuncts, evaluate faculty, support curriculum maintenance and improvement, and prioritize faculty coaching and development.
• In partnership with the Dallas College scheduling team, take on the primary functions of program coordination within their given department.
• Oversee the general day-to-day operations of the department; develop and drive the department’s goals; support faculty development; and work in a professional and collegial manner with faculty, staff, and students.
• Work closely with the other Schools’ leaders to ensure all academic programs maintain a high level of academic rigor.
• Possess a strong commitment to institutional effectiveness, program performance management, and being well versed in using data to make program and school related decisions.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• The complex role of Department Chair requires a skilled individual who can both serve and coordinate multiple constituencies. They are the primary spokespersons and advocates for the academic department. In this role, chairs are the guarantors of department quality.
• Ability to champion the resource needs of the department and ensure the effective use of those resources.
• Ability to promote the quality of the department’s programs while remaining alert to the need for curricular revision.
• Broad knowledge and experience executing operating strategies and plans, managing staff, sustaining the operational financial plan and overseeing the administrative management of the organization(s).
• Effectively leads change and organizational growth through strategic planning.
• Ability to analyze strategies to move the organization forward, set goals, evaluate processes, and implement improvements.
• Possesses a record of success in an administrative leadership position overseeing the operations of an organization(s) or program(s).
• Proven ability to maintain a good working relationship with executive leadership, administrators, staff and students to achieve the goals of the organization and cultivate a positive work environment.
• Advanced experiences in creating, implementing, analyzing, and updating higher education-based policies and procedures and do so by striving for high ethical standards in line with those held by Dallas College, generally.
• Knowledgeable, skillful and innovative leader who collaboratively manages a complex set of institutional challenges and issues, making difficult decisions focused on moving the College forward in a productive and sustainable way that continues to promote success.
• Understands local, regional, and national accrediting body requirements that are department and/or program specific.
• Experience in an administrative leadership position overseeing academic-related projects or programs at an institution of higher education.
• Advanced knowledge of policies and procedures and adheres to high ethical standards when implementing process and improvements to comply with Dallas College guidelines.
• Experience in an outcome-based, assessment-rich, educational, corporate, or non-profit institution.
• Patience and tolerance for ambiguity and change.
• Demonstrated evidence of leadership in the development of new programs that promote success and in building teamwork and a shared vision.
• Demonstrated successful program management experience with the ability to pay attention to detail.
• Excellent presentation, oral and written skills and the ability to deliver clear and effective messages to influence and engage key stakeholders and a diverse Dallas Col