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Western Technical College El Paso, Texas · 1 day ago

Business Programs Director

EL PASO,TX,US

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

4+ years exp

Western Technical College is located in El Paso, Texas, and they are seeking a Business Programs Director. The role involves ensuring the fulfillment of educational goals, managing faculty, and maintaining program compliance with standards while also focusing on student retention and curriculum development.

Higher Education

Responsibilities

Keep the curriculum up to date with industry needs, and see that performance standard, competencies, lesson plans, tests, and textbooks are kept current

Recommends necessary revisions to existing training courses and possible changes to the curriculum

Effectively motivates and provides tools to each faculty member to ensure effectiveness in teaching skills

Conduct classroom/lab observations to monitor theory classes and help instructors to improve their presentations and methods of teaching

Develop operational procedures, establish workloads, assign tasks, and review results with all department personnel

Ensure that faculty are being cross-trained

Interview, train, supervise, evaluate, and monitor department personnel

Listen to staff in an effort to resolve conflicts in a timely manner

Identifies all "at-risk" students (attendance, academics, and conduct related), and takes a proactive role in assisting "at-risk" students with tutoring, encouragement, and working with the Instructor, Academic Dean, Student Services Coordinator, Registrar, and Student Retention Specialist in order to keep them in school

Provide for the safety of students and co-workers

Ensure sufficient quantity and types of equipment, material, and training aids for the department, and the quality and good care of equipment/materials

Ensure that each faculty member implements technology into the classroom on a regular basis

Ensure timely issuance of uniforms, books/e-books, personal protective equipment (PPE), laptops/tablets where needed

Surveys were conducted after each course, and any outstanding issues were followed up and timely resolved

Results were distributed to faculty and appropriate administration parties

Enforces, ensures, and holds instructor accountable for the documentation on student information, such as attendance, grades, and notes, in an accurate, consistent, and timely

Ensure that all instructors have and use the competencies as appropriate for their courses, recording the results in folders designated for that purpose and passing the folders on to subsequent instructors

Conduct random audits of competency folders to assure that the instructors comply

Keep technically up to date in the subject field by attending training seminars and by personal study

Based upon knowledge gained through these seminars, train instructors in these items

Keep them up to date with in-house training and enroll them in training seminars

Ensure that respective Faculty staff meets the required Continuous Education Units (CEU’s) by the end of October of each year

Organize industry tours for students

Assist in conducting community surveys to gather occupational information, such as standards of training for the industry

Ensure that all students are timely placed at a site for the completion of their internship and assist career services in ensuring that a minimum of 75% of graduates acquire employment in their field of study

Work closely with the Admissions department at identifying and selecting appropriate recruiting events to promote the program and support promoting the College’s visibility and general recruitment efforts

Conduct observations of technical faculty in the classrooms; provide immediate feedback to faculty and make recommendations

Assists, supports and provides input and responds in a timely manner to SP and CT requests, and works in conjunction with SP/CT Coordinator in identifying, approving, and/or carrying out CT training or other training opportunities

Ensure quality of education students receive online meets rigor and technical standards of program objectives

Communicates weekly with Distance Education Coordinator to ensure online delivery platform and faculty are fully utilizing hybrid training functions efficiently and effectively

Ensures that the syllabus includes hybrid delivery policies and that the work assigned online is sufficient to meet the requirements of online delivery for each course

As needed, perform all essential functions and other responsibilities of an instructor

Develop and submit timely the Annual Plan and Budget for the Department

Understand, follow, and enforce school rules, policies and procedures

Performing other work-related duties as assigned

Qualification

Curriculum DevelopmentDistance Education InstructionLeadershipManagement ExperienceTeaching ExperienceCustomer Service OrientationPresentation SkillsCommunication SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsTeamwork

Required

Demonstrates accountable and ethical leadership

Leads through effective communication and team development

Master's degree (Doctorate preferred) from an accredited institution with a concentration in administration, leadership, education, or a related field

Four years of experience in the subject field within the last ten years

Prior teaching experience in distance education instruction

Management/supervisory experience

Must be able to work flexible hours, to cover all three schedules, and attend WT and program events on weekends, as needed

Must be willing to work at both locations

Must have a personal cell phone to be used with the MFA

Must possess good presentation skills and the ability to speak in public

Strong verbal and written communication skills, plus analytical, organizational, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills

Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English fluently

Must be customer service-oriented

Ability to evaluate objectively, fairly, and consistently

Creativity and initiative