Campus Academic Dean

Company: San Joaquin Valley College
Location: Santa Maria
Posted on: September 13, 2020

Job Description:

Summary: In relation to contributing to SJVC’s mission and goals, under the direct supervision of the Campus President and technical supervision of the Director of Instruction, the Academic Dean is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the educational programs and the faculty on the campus.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Supervises instruction to ensure the integrity of educational programs on the campus through weekly classroom observations

Coordinates faculty teaching schedules, classroom and lab facilities, and campus activities

Coordinates faculty recruitment, hiring, and evaluation according to established policies

Builds capacity of faculty and administration through ongoing professional development

Coordinates assigned portions of new faculty orientation and training

Assesses and analyzes student mastery of course and program learning

Reviews assessment data and adjusts curriculum and instructional methodologies to improve student learning

Contributes to outcome discussions at the campus, program and institution levels

Fulfills all duties enumerated within the Statement of Faculty Responsibilities

Maintains records, statistical reports, examinations, data, and other program-specific items as required by the college, accreditation, or governmental agencies and participates in program reviews, institutional committees, etc. as required

Performs other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities: Manages academic administrative staff, student center coordinators, and is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of these units. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Competency: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Core Competencies:

Adaptability – Responds to change with a willingness and ability to learn new ways of working. Adapts approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations.

Communication – Develops and delivers communication that conveys a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. Listens to others and allows them to make their point.

Integrity & Ethics – Demonstrates personal integrity; serves as a positive example of why others should trust the motives of the organization; views self as a reflection of the organization by following through on commitments and accepting ownership of mistakes; treats people with respect; keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others and upholds organizational values.

Organization Support – Supports organizations goals and values. Is keenly aware of the time frame in which tasks or projects needs to be done; accepts and mirrors the level of urgency conveyed by the manager or customer being served; puts first priority on the needs of the organization or the needs of its customers. Fosters collaboration and teamwork across the Institution.

Professionalism – Approaches other in a tactful manner; reacts well under pressure; treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; accepts responsibility for own actions; follow through on commitments.

Deliver Results - Consistently achieves results within established timelines and shows resilience when faced with obstacles.

Leadership - Inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectively influences actions and opinions of others; accepts and provides feedback from others; gives appropriate recognition to others; able to build morale and group commitment to goals and objectives.

Training & Development - Ensures staff members get receive orientation, training and development opportunities to maximize success in their assignments; views training and development as an investment in employees and uses mentoring, cross-functional assignments, job rotation or other on-the-job learning opportunities to enhance the depth and breadth of skills and experience; encourages self-development opportunities.

Management Excellence - Includes staff in planning, decision-making, facilitating and process improvement; takes responsibility for employee’s activities; is accessible to staff; provides regular performance feedback; develops employee’s skills and encourages growth; solicits and applies employee and student feedback; fosters quality focus in others; improves processes; continually works to improve supervisory skills. Aligns work with strategic goals.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience – Must possess a minimum of a Baccalaureate degree with a Master’s degree preferred in education or related field. Required degree(s) must be from institutions accredited by recognized U.S. accrediting agencies. Degrees from non-U.S. institutions are recognized only if equivalence has been established and provided. Must possess a minimum of 5 years of administrative experience.

Language Skills – Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, and policy and procedure handbooks; ability to write routine reports and correspondence; ability to speak effectively before groups of employees or students of the campus.

Mathematical Skills – Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability – Ability to use common sense in all situations; ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

Computer Skills – To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Office; Word, Excel, Access and Outlook.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk; and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The mission of San Joaquin Valley College is to provide learning opportunities to individuals in the communities it serves through postsecondary programs of study, which include general studies and professional preparation in career-focused majors.We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.All information submitted to San Joaquin Valley College is subject to its Employee Privacy Policy, available at https://www.sjvc.edu/employee-privacy-policy

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