Position Description

Pay Grade: Manager 6

This position coordinates all instructional and academic activities within the department and supervises curriculum/course development. The Administrative Department Head also serves as the first-line manager of personnel, supplies, equipment, and facilities of the department.

Responsibilities and Duties (*Essential Functions)

• Coordinates all of the instructional and academic activities within the assigned department(s) and subject area(s)

• Responsible for keeping the Division Dean informed of the operation of the supervisory unit

• Provides leadership and supervision of a managerial team that may consist of associate department heads and program directors with a combined full time faculty count of twenty or more in the respective curriculum area, and/or provides oversight over substantive, multiple disciplines

• Represents the department regarding strategic planning issues and assists in the achievement of division goals

• Develops, maintains, and supervises long-range Institutional Effectiveness assessment plans that may include planning, developing, and reporting the program mission, goals, and program/student learning outcomes

• Ensures programs and courses are effectively measuring program and student learning outcomes
• Manages curriculum enrollment growth and ensures ongoing development of department program(s)
• Supervises curriculum/course development and ensures currency of the curriculum
• Supervises, evaluates, and coordinates departmental course offerings
• Leads the development of full-time and adjunct faculty teaching schedules
• Participates in articulation initiatives
• Coordinates and participates in open houses and other student recruitment events
• Coordinates high school enrollment opportunities
• Maintains catalog, website, and brochure accuracy
• Plans and conducts faculty and student orientation and monthly department meetings
• Participates in or develops faculty training and/or development
• Supervises program reviews
• Reviews and recommends changes in curricula and prepares proposals for new curricula, based on the recommendations of the Associate Department Head, Program Directors, and faculty Manages advising processes
• Processes degree audits, course substitutions, transcript evaluations, and other like duties
• Participates in resolution of faculty and student issues
• Develops and implements strategies to promote student persistence and completion of programs
• Maintains challenge exams
• Ensures currency of course syllabi
• Supervises textbook selection, revision, and periodic reviews. Ensures book orders are placed in a timely manner
• Completes annual applied benchmark project on an individual or group basis

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:I

nnovative, creative, motivated and work well with others

Exhibit strong leadership skills

Exhibit good interpersonal skills

Able to maintain records accurately and be able to meet deadlines consistently

Able to maintain good organizational skills

Able to perform normal duties with minimum supervision

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Requirements:

Master's degree in English or a Master's degree in a related field with 18 graduate hours in English

Preferences:

Five years supervisory experience

Experience in a community college

Essential Personnel:

TBD