Review of applications begins immediately.
Salary is $57,500 or higher depending on education and experience. Faculty are offered a 12-month contract for 166 workdays between August-May. The Chair also receives a $1,000 annual stipend and is paid for an additional 20 days of work during the summer months.
This is a grant-funded position that has no expectation of employment beyond the duration of the grant.
PERA retirees are not eligible to fill faculty positions.
Position Summary
The Faculty/Chair of the Behavioral Health Department is responsible for organizing the delivery of the behavioral health program. In addition, the Chair assists in the administration and coordination of activities assigned by the Division Dean and provides department leadership to faculty and staff. The Chair holds an appointment as a full-time faculty member in the behavioral health program.
Essential Functions
- Serves as a member of the faculty and engages in teaching, service, and scholarship.
- Teaches courses as assigned and within faculty workload guidelines.
- Maintains regularly scheduled office hours.
- Oversees the day-to-day operations of the faculty/instructors in the department.
- Represents the department within the college and community.
- Advocates and justifies department needs to continue development of the program.
- Plans course sequence for each semester and coordinates faculty/instructor teaching assignments, including processing faculty, load and compensation documentation.
- Facilitates program review and accreditation, as appropriate.
- Oversees faculty/instructional staff in maintaining vocational credentials.
- Participates in the CCCS Discipline team.
- Coordinates CTE Advisory Committee.
- Acts as facilitator between faculty and administration
- Disseminates information to faculty with the department on all campuses.
- Conducts performance evaluation of faculty, instructors, and teaching staff.
- Monitors teaching effectiveness and student learning for faculty/instructors, including but not limited to annual observations.
- Addresses student, faculty, or staff concerns or complaints as appropriate.
- Facilitates curriculum development, review, and revision based on assessment of student learning outcomes.
- Proposes new curriculum via curriculum committee, discipline teams and advisory committee.
- Works with faculty/instructional staff to review course syllabi, textbooks, and other materials to maintain the quality of course content and instruction.
- Represents and promotes program student recruitment activities.
- Maintains student records in accordance with policy and procedures.
- Develops and manages prior learning assessments (PLA).
- Maintains transfer agreements to Universities, as appropriate to the program.
- Coordinates recruitment and hiring of faculty/instructional staff in accordance with CCCS/PCC Policy and Procedures.
- Mentors and orients new faculty/instructional staff to the instructional mission and expectations of the department.
- Develops and manages department budget.
- Coordinates the purchasing and maintenance of department equipment, supplies, and facilities
- Manages all grants, and grant funding as appropriate.
- Manages auxiliary services and budgets as appropriate.
- Participates in the annual graduation ceremony.
Additional Functions
In addition to faculty responsibilities, faculty are also expected to support and assist with student orientations, advising, and registration. Absences will be minimal and only for appropriate cause; notification of supervisor is required. Faculty must provide coverage or obtain approval for class cancellation according to PCC policy. Two personal days per year are available with approval. Refer to PCC Operational Procedures and Protocols for further information.
Engages in ongoing professional development in the areas of active learning and cultural competency.
Faculty are expected to model professionalism in dress, action, and communication. Accordingly, faculty are obliged to respond professionally to constructive feedback and to follow the chain of command in resolving conflicts.
Faculty must adhere to the laws, policies, procedures, rules, and applications which govern and affect the college, including the fiscal rules of the State of Colorado.
This list of functions is not exhaustive, and other functions may be added at the discretion of Pueblo Community College or the employee’s supervisor.
PCC offers job function modifications consistent with providing reasonable accommodation when requested from Human Resources.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in the fields of health, mental health, social work or related field.
Experience
- At least two years of teaching or training experience.
- At least two years of related professional experience in mental/behavioral health.
License/Certification
- Possession of or ability to obtain Colorado CTE credential.
- Possession of or ability to hold unencumbered professional license or credential(s) in discipline within one year of hiring date.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Knowledge of best practices in teaching in post-secondary settings.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office; Learning Management System
- Able to lift 15 pounds.
- Able to read and communicate in English.
- Mobility around campus.
Travel
- To branch campuses in Fremont and Mancos, CO.
- To conference inside or outside of Colorado.
Pueblo Community College embraces continuous improvement and has adopted it as its culture and as a necessary part of every job. Our job descriptions incorporate and utilize the principles and tools of continuous improvement found in the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Open Pathways model. The Open Pathways is unique in that its improvement component, the Quality Initiative, affords institutions the opportunity to pursue improvement projects that meet their current needs and aspirations.
