What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dean, School of Industrial Technology position at Louisiana Community and Technical College System?
Dean, School of Industrial Technology
Job no : 494009
Work type : Staff Full-Time
Location : Lake Charles, LA
Categories : Career and Technical Education, Technical
College : SOWELA
Department : Academic Affairs
Sub department : School of Industrial Technology
Type of Appointment : Unclassified - Administrative / Staff
Salary : Start of $75,000 with actual offer based on experience and education
Duties and Responsibilities : These are the basic job duties that an employee must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation(s). Other reasonable duties may be assigned.
Leadership
- Cooperate with other agencies to promote technical and community college education.
- Adhere to policies and procedures contained in the SOWELA Technical and Community College faculty handbook.
- Responsible for attending all commencement ceremonies.
- Responsible for participating in local business and industry activities.
- Develop clearly stated course objectives and learning outcomes.
- Responsible for student completion, placement, and retention rates, ensuring they meet standards of the applicable accrediting agencies.
- Maintain a healthful, safe, and secure classroom and lab environment.
- Request adequate equipment and supplies to support the programs.
- Evaluate follow-up data from completers and employers to obtain information concerning program effectiveness and relevance to improve the quality of the programs where needed.
- 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.
- Promote a culture of evidence that continuously strives to identify, collect and interpret data for more informed decision making.
- 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 advisors.
- Monitor the College's strategic plan and ensures alignment with the school's and the program's Institutional Effectiveness plans.
- Provide leadership in developing, implementing, and maintaining curriculum and programs that respond to community needs, prepare students for success, and meet the external requirements of the Southern Association of Colleges and School Commission on Colleges and other accrediting agencies.
- Provide 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.
- If a program coordinator has a term of employment less than 12 months, the dean is responsible for oversight of the program(s).
- Initiate personnel actions such as hiring, coaching, developing, evaluating, and disciplining. Prepare work schedules; assign or delegate responsibilities. Monitor payroll and timesheets. Set deadlines to ensure completion of the school's functions.
- Responsible for planning, controlling, communicating and implementing procedures and processes for the overall efficient operations of the school.
- Perform other work as required.
Personnel
Curriculum
Evaluation
Budget
Student Issues
Organization
Required Education :
Required Experience : Three years of relevant industry-based experience in one or more of the following areas :
Required Licenses or Certifications :
Preferred Education :
Preferred Experience :
Passing pre-employment criminal background screen is required as a condition of employment.
Advertised : 19 Jul 2023 Central Daylight Time
Applications close :
Salary : $75,000
