Academic Division Chair/Dean

Job Purpose:

The Division Dean is responsible to the Vice President for Academic/Student Affairs for the development and management of an assigned division, in this case Business and Industrial Technologies and the industrial non-credit offerings. Responsibilities include supervision of all division faculty and staff, the promotion and operation of all full and part-time programs related to the division, divisional marketing and evaluation activities, and providing instruction to students within the areas of instructional development, teaching performance, student advisement, professional development, college/community service and instructional management. Specific job tasks as follows:

Instructional Development:

1. Participate in the strategic planning process for the College for development, refinement, and enhancement of curriculum with attention to facility, technology, and instructional resources and needs.
2. Assist in the development of instructor effectiveness within the division to improve instructional methodology and the learning process through the Faculty Performance Management System and faculty/staff development activities.
3. Assist in the evaluation of existing educational programs/courses.
4. Promote the development of new curricula for the assigned division.

Teaching Performance:

1. Teach courses as assigned and in accordance with the established criteria.
2. Assess the accomplishments of students on a regular basis.

Student Advisement:

1. Work with the Student Services Division in the selection, recruitment, admission, and retention of students and cooperate with this division to utilize appropriate services.
2. Advise and maintain student records in accordance with institutional policies and procedures.
3. Monitor academic advisement policies, procedures, and practices for all divisional programs.
4. Ensure that students in divisional programs receive appropriate academic advisement from their respective advisors.
5. Cooperate with the Student Services Division in the placement and follow-up of students.
6. Maintain office hours as required and needed by students, faculty, and advisers

Professional Development:

1. Represent the Division and College by participating in community and professional meetings.
2. Attend relevant professional meetings.
3. Maintain a current awareness of educational innovations and trends appropriate to divisional concerns.

Instructional Management:

2.Plan divisional staff assignments in cooperation with counterparts and other divisions.

3.Prepare responsible budgets to address the allocation funds for all divisional and programmatic function with no ratifications and particular attention to facility, technology, and human and material resource needs.

4.Be responsible for procurement, inventory, and distribution of all divisional instructional materials.

5.Make recommendations concerning appointment, evaluation and utilization of both full-time and adjunct instructors in the assigned division.

6.Maintain effective use of all physical facilities and supplies in the assigned division.

7.Prepare all divisional reports and budgets in cooperation with staff as input into the assessment/ planning/evaluating/reporting system.

8.Administer faculty, staff, and student regulations within the division.

9.Insure communication of and adherence to policies, procedures, and campus information with all divisional faculty, staff and students.

10.Recommend Advisory Committee members and agenda items and serve as a committee catalyst for all community advisory committees for the Division.

11.Perform additional duties, as assigned by the Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs.

Master’s Degree required, Doctorate Degree preferred, in area appropriate to the instructional division with demonstrated skills in teaching, curriculum development, and/or educational management in higher education.

The Technical College of the Lowcountry seeks to be the first choice for higher education in South Carolina’s Low Country Region. The college is a public, open door, two-year comprehensive College of higher education. The College is dedicated to serving the diverse educational, workforce development, and personal enrichment needs of the rural counties of Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, and Jasper. In an atmosphere of shared values, the College encourages creativity, innovation, and resourcefulness among its students, faculty, staff, and administrators. South Carolina is making our Veterans a priority for employment in state agencies and institutions.

The Technical College of the Lowcountry is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all qualified applicants for admissions or employment without regard to sex, race/color, religion, national origin, age, disability, service in the uniformed services (as defined by state and federal law), veteran status, political affiliation or belief, marital or family status, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation, genetic information, genetic identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.