College: SOWELA

Department: Academic Affairs

Sub department: School of Transportation & Applied Technology

Type of Appointment: Unclassified - Administrative/Staff

Salary: {sSalary}

Duties and Responsibilities: Leadership:
 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.
 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 advisor.
 Promote a culture of evidence that continuously strives to identify, collect, and interpret data for more informed decision-making.
 Monitor the College’s Strategic Plan and ensure alignment with the school’s and the programs’ IE plans.
 Provide leadership in developing, implementing, and maintaining curriculum and programs that respond to community needs, prepare students for success, and which meet the external requirements of the Southern Association of Colleges and School Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) and other accrediting agencies.
 Provides 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.

Personnel:
 Direct the recruitment, selection, and recommendation of candidates who meet appropriate credentialing standards for program coordinator, and 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 programs assigned withing the School of Transportation and Applied Technology.
 Initiates personnel actions such as hiring, coaching, developing, evaluating, and disciplining. Prepares work schedules; assigns or delegates responsibilities. Monitors payroll and timesheets.

Curriculum:
 Coordinate and supervise the curriculum development process in each of the assigned programs.
 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 programs assigned.
 Provide conflict resolution for appropriate personnel.
 Engage program coordinators and faculty in the development and evaluation of program-level IE plans.
 Evaluate the effectiveness of all academic offerings in the programs assigned.

Budget:
 Work with program coordinators and faculty to establish needs and priorities for program expenditures and growth.
 Provide oversight of programmatic budgets and control expenditures within the parameters of approved budget practices.
 Identify resources for the development of new programs and initiatives.
 Ensure the maintenance, security, and annual inventory of equipment in the programs assigned.
 Direct the development and administration of budget as appropriate; direct the forecast of additional funds needed for staffing, equipment and supplies; monitor, recommend, and/or approve expenditures.
 Coordinate with the program coordinators and faculty to ensure that equipment inventory in the Transportation and Applied Technology classrooms and laboratories are effectively procured and maintained.
 Maintain records for fund acquisitions related to equipment and facility needs throughout the School of Transportation and Applied Technology.
 Develop and execute a comprehensive plan for managing maintenance and development of existing learning space and equipment throughout the School of Transportation and Applied Technology.

Student Issues:
 Participate in the resolution of student grievances.
 In coordination with program coordinators, oversee final degree audits prior to submission to the Office of Enrollment Management.
 Approve course substitution waivers upon recommendation of appropriate program coordinators.

Organization:
 Monitor the maintenance of a current record of School/Program syllabi, annual reports, faculty evaluations, faculty credentials, and student success data relevant for accreditation and state reporting purposes.
 Participate in assigned committee activities.
 Seek and manage alternative funding resources including donations, grants, and entrepreneurial initiatives.
 Collaborate with other divisions, program coordinators, faculty, and student support staff in the development of grants.
 Monitor course scheduling, faculty assignments, and calendars for academic affairs.
 Coordinate assigned activities with program coordinators, deans, the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, and with outside agencies and organizations.
 Develop and present recommendations and reports as requested.
 Carry out the overall day-to-day operational supervision of the assigned programs within the School of Transportation and Applied Technology.
 Perform other work as assigned.

Required Education: The Associate Dean will have academic qualifications that support the work of the school assigned. Generally, the minimum qualification will be an associate degree from a regionally accredited institution.

Required Experience: Three years of increasingly responsible administrative experience in an educational setting.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Required Licenses or Certifications: 

Preferred Education: Bachelor’s degree.

Preferred Experience: Programmatic Accreditation.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Accreditation.
Teaching in a higher education setting.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: {sTAOther9}

Benefits: As a member of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, SOWELA has an attractive benefits package with a wide variety of benefit options. Benefits offered include retirement, multiple medical insurance options, supplemental insurances (dental, term life, disability, accident, vision, etc.), Tax Saver Flexible Benefits Plan (saves tax dollars on some child care and medical expenses), holidays (14 per year, typically includes longer break at Christmas), generous annual (vacation) and sick leave benefits and Employee Assistance Program. Specific benefits depend on job category, percent effort and length of employment.

Passing pre-employment criminal background screen is required as a condition of employment. SOWELA is an equal opportunity/equal access employer. SOWELA is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.