Associate Dean of Continuing Education jobs in Chillicothe, OH

Department: Health Professions

Location: Eastern Campus

Reports To: Associate Provost

Recruitment Type: External/Internal

Requisition ID: req4746

Employment Type: Administration and Professionals

Union Position: Non-Union

Work Schedule: Standard College Hours: M-F, 8:30am-5pm

Number of Openings: 1

Job Description:

SUMMARY

Provides leadership and administrative management to Healthcare disciplines at the assigned campus(es). Supports collegewide and campus strategic initiatives related to Healthcare disciplines. Manages the academic schedule in collaboration with the School Dean and Dean of Academic Success. Responsible for campus and School of Nursing and Health Professions communication related to faculty expectations, plans, and activities within Healthcare.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provides leadership and management for Healthcare disciplines at the assigned campus to fully implement the academic and student success vision of the School Dean and Dean of Academic Success
  
• Coordinates with the School Dean, collegewide counterparts and the Dean of Academic Success to ensure students’ access to a variety of courses as well as to provide campus support for faculty
  
• Develops, reviews, and evaluates the academic strategic plans, curriculum, programs, course schedules and budgets within Healthcare
  
• Recruits, selects, supervises and evaluates full-time faculty and departmental staff in Healthcare. Manages adjunct faculty hiring and evaluation in collaboration with faculty coordinators.
  
• Recruits, selects, supervises and evaluates Program Directors and staff
  
• Strengthens the pipeline from secondary to post-secondary education and experiential opportunities that increase students’ workforce readiness, degree and certificate completion
  
• Coordinates with Enrollment Management and other departments to manage student recruitment, retention and completion, and monitor leading and lagging progress indicators for students
  
• Monitors faculty evaluations, course completions, student feedback, withdrawal surveys and other relevant data to promote continuous improvement
  
• Collaborates with Student Affairs team to address student concerns
  
• Works with Dean of Academic Success to coordinate academic services and co-curricular activities
  
• Collaborates with the Curriculum Office to ensure that the appropriate standards, principles, and rules of the Higher Learning Commission including curricular/program development, revisions, updates and all levels of student learning outcomes are addressed
  
• Identifies grant opportunities geared toward increasing students’ experiential, research and co-op experiences in a variety of fields
  
• Collaborates with other academic area team members as part of the campus-based academic leadership team in order to keep programs relevant and current
  
• Ensures the communication of plans, activities and expectations for faculty and staff at various levels department/division/center and within the division
  
• Collaborates with counterparts and the School Dean to ensure all program reviews, curricula and assessment plans and any appropriate accreditation processes and requirements are met in a timely and accurate manner.
  
• Participates in Deans Council and other campus and collegewide committees.
  
• Serves on the campus leadership team and assists with campus-based projects and initiatives
  
• Performs other duties as assigned

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE/TRAINING

• Master’s degree in a related field
  
• Significant related experience may substitute for education
  
• Minimum of six years of successful and progressive experience related to the field within a college or industry setting
  
• Demonstrated teaching experience at the college level
  
• Demonstrated related general experience including:
  
• Demonstrated experience planning, assigning, scheduling, supervising and ensuring the quality of the work of others
  
• Demonstrated experience forecasting, planning, maintaining, preparing, and monitoring a business area’s budget
  
• Demonstrated experience effectively making decisions that have significant, broad implications on the management and operations of a division (or equivalent business area)
  
• Demonstrated effectiveness in a role requiring dynamic and abstract problem solving methods in adaptive situations

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES

• Possess comprehensive knowledge of Higher Education theories, concepts and practices with the ability to use in complex, difficult and/or unprecedented situations as it pertains to the departmental focus
  
• Possess broad based knowledge of existing and emerging pedagogies and academic delivery systems
  
• Possess broad based knowledge of supporting student success
  
• Ability to manage and supervise a diverse staff
  
• Possess strong management skills
  
• Possess a commitment to working with cross-functional teams
  
• Possess a commitment to professional development and continuous learning and improvement
  
• Possess excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
  
• Possess strong organizational and time-management skills
  
• Demonstrated creative thinker and a problem solver
  
• Ability to work accurately with great attention to detail
  
• Possess advanced-level project management skills
  
• Possess basic-level Blackboard skills (or equivalent program)
  
• Possess intermediate-level Banner skills (or equivalent program)
  
• Possess intermediate-level skills with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  
• Ability to independently set goals and determine best course of action to achieve desired results
  
• Ability to confidentially and discreetly handle subject matters requiring privacy and sensitivity
  
• Ability to facilitate top-level collaboration while managing sensitive issues
  
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with key contacts to enhance work flow and quality
• Possess sensitivity to respond appropriately to the needs of a diverse population

COMPETENCIES

CRITICAL COMPETENCIES

• Collaboration
• Adaptability
• Quality of Work

VERY IMPORTANT COMPETENCIES

• Service Focus
• Communications

IMPORTANT COMPETENCIES

• Time Utilization
• Continuous Improvement

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE/TRAINING

• Doctorate degree in Health Careers related field
  
• Current Health Careers professional certification license
  
• Experience working with a health-related accreditation process

Special Note:

Special Instructions to Applicants: During the application process, you may be required to attach a cover letter and/or resume. It is recommended that you have these documents ready to be attached electronically to the online application. This system accepts only MS Word or PDF attachments. Any employment with the College is contingent upon satisfactory completion of a background check and drug screen.

Affirmative Action Statement: Cuyahoga Community College is committed to attaining excellence through the recruitment and retention of a qualified and diverse workforce. Cuyahoga Community College is an equal employment/educational opportunity institution.