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University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences · 4 months ago

Academic Program Director, Full-time - Occupational Therapy

San Marcos, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$107K/yr - $204K/yr

8+ years exp

The University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences is dedicated to developing professional health care practitioners through innovative education. The Academic Program Director for Occupational Therapy will lead the program's accreditation, ensure curriculum delivery, and oversee faculty development while promoting a collaborative environment for students and staff.

Higher Education

Responsibilities

Provides leadership, strategy, vision, organization, processes and infrastructure for a respective program, and in concert with the University’s strategic and quality improvement plan

Assesses and reports on program metrics, such as faculty workload and scholarly productivity, student satisfaction, graduation rates, enrollments, etc. to assure program goals are being met

Responsible for the development and maintenance of effective department operations including efficient workflow, achieving student learning outcomes; ensuring appropriate faculty numbers; assuring quality curriculum

Works effectively with other departments across the University to coordinate activities and promote change

Promotes a campus culture in alignment with the University’s core values that focuses on the academic achievement and personal development of all students

Reports to the Management Committee to support educational effectiveness

Communicates effectively and fosters collaborative relationships among all campus constituencies including students, faculty, and staff; advises students, assisting with problem solving and complaint resolution

Collaborate with Clinical Education department to assure quality clinical experiences for students

Conducts student recruiting information sessions

Ensures faculty support the attainment of department and institutional outcomes as laid out in the Institutional Effectiveness plan

Hires, develops, and evaluates faculty (core and adjunct). Assists them in planning staffing patterns for their area(s) of responsibility. Utilizing standards for effective job performance evaluates faculty effectiveness

Mentors and develops employees to maximize individual performance, build future organizational leadership, enhance teamwork and strengthen support of the organization’s core values

Stays abreast of educational best practices, policy changes and developments that may impact the program through attendance, and developing professional relationships at professional conferences, seminars and local, state and national organizations

Meets scholarly goals, as identified in annual performance evaluation

Maintains visibility in respective professional organizations

Uses research and practice, and theory and experience to foster professional development and student learning

Promotes University’s core values

Develops and implements Department’s strategic plan

Identifies new opportunities

Maintains superior customer service to internal and external customers

Fosters a success-oriented, accountable environment within the University

Develops annual budget and expenses for area(s) of responsibility and guides subordinate managerial personnel in the development of their budgets as necessary. Administers or delegates the administration of budgets, approving expenditures, reviewing reports

Develops, communicates, and upholds University policies and procedures

Leads local participation in the programmatic accreditation process; assures full compliance with federal, state and accrediting body standards and regulations

Attends and participate in Management Committee, Program Directors Council and Student-Director Meetings where appropriate

Teaches at a significantly reduced teaching load, i.e. no more than a 0.5 FTE faculty member (no more than 148 hours/term)

Approves pre-requisite course substitutions and transfer credits

Qualification

Occupational Therapy experienceProgrammatic accreditation knowledgeTeaching experienceLeadership skillsFiscal management knowledgeMicrosoft Office proficiencyCustomer service orientationCommunication skillsTeam collaborationMentoring skills

Required

Demonstrated effectiveness in teaching, scholarship and administration, in an institution of higher education

Knowledge of financial aid, and fiscal management

Exceptional leadership, communication and management skills

Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team, and to interact effectively with colleagues, administrators and faculty members and students, as well as external constituencies

Valid driver's license for State of residence and at least minimum liability insurance required by State

Possess knowledge of accreditation

Five or more years' progressive levels of leadership, responsibility and expertise in teaching, preferably in higher education

Must have a minimum of 8 years of documented experience in the field of occupational therapy; this experience must include clinical practice as an occupational therapist, administrative experience, scholarship, and at least 3 years of experience in a full-time academic appointment with teaching responsibilities at the post-baccalaureate level

Must be initially certified as an occupational therapist who is licensed according to state regulation in the state in which the program is located

Terminal degree required, Associate Professor rank for certain programs, one degree must be in related field (e.g. OT, PT, M.D., etc.), awarded by an institution that is accredited by a regional accrediting body

Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

State practice license