Department Chair, Industrial Tech

Department Chair, Industrial Tech - North Campus

Decision-Making and Leadership:

• Creates and approves goals for department by interpreting and supporting the goals of the institution as they relate to the department.
• Implements and/or reinforces changes based on policy decision; interprets department policies to faculty, staff, students, and/or public.
• Initiates and maintains communication with administrative staff, faculty, students, industry, external community, state, and national agencies.
• Informs the dean of decisions involving changes in the department and issues related to other campuses.
• Conducts meetings with faculty to evaluate and approve departmental plans and delivery of instruction.
• Provides for the necessary research and department support to obtain/maintain external grant funds or donations if appropriate.
• Resolves issues between faculty and student.
• Keeps current on trends, issues and initiatives in science education that may impact teaching and learning within the departmental programs.
• Assigns teaching loads and other departmental duties.
• Identifies 'best practices' for department or processes in collaboration with industry and community needs.
• Monitors compliance with policies and procedures of the College.
• Attends meetings (e.g. department meetings, task forces, committees, councils).

Department Operations - Non-Faculty Activities:

• Prepares the annual department budget.
• Reviews/approves the purchases of goods and services.
• Develops Unit Plans/Program Assessment Plans.
• Develops and/or reviews class schedules.

Department Operations - Faculty Activities:

• Recommends renewal of faculty contracts. Reviews and approves personnel changes within the department and forwards forms to the respective dean.
• Determines personnel needs in the department and makes appropriate requests in writing and participates in hiring interviews in conjunction with the appropriate search committee.
• Performs tracking and analyzing of program data, specifically student performance and enrollment data.
• Develops and implements strategies that support program completion, job placement, and/or transfer opportunities for students when appropriate.
• Ensures department participation in student recruitment efforts including new student orientations, job fairs, open house, and college night events.
• Supervises campus grants that provides for education programs or services to the division. Works with colleagues in college district to develop new grant applications.

Professional Development and Performance Management:

• Evaluates individual teaching effectiveness at least annually using consistent evaluation procedures and informs the dean of any concerns about the performance of department members.
• Recognizes faculty who demonstrate a high level of teaching effectiveness, giving recognition for positive actions of faculty as well as offering constructive suggestions for professional growth.
• Supervises and evaluates new faculty and staff.
• Provides and/or promotes professional development opportunities to members of the department as appropriate.
• Meets with faculty and/or staff members to create the KPIs that reflect the particular needs of the department, as well as consideration for the annual priorities of the College that impact teaching and learning.
• Provides evaluation and ongoing feedback about faculty and/or staff performance.
• Participates in validation meetings to review and discuss performance ratings of department members with campus leadership.

Curriculum and Assessment:

• Facilitates assessment of student learning outcomes.
• Facilitates the development of curriculum programs, projects, and initiatives in support of the college's mission and strategic plan and the college's facilities master plan.
• Works with the Office of Institutional Research in gathering data (surveys).
• Participates in activities associated with SACS accreditation, program accreditation and/or program review.
• Monitors program compliance with national, state, and/or regional agencies.

Additional Job Functions:

• Administrative duties as needed to oversee departmental budgets.
• Reviews departmental budgets.
• Follows and reviews procurement activities.
• Reviews compliance to Blackboard standards for faculty.
• Approves departmental payroll.
• EPAF form processing.
• Collaborates with program directors and faculty to develop and implement innovative partnerships with business and industry/ governmental agencies, high schools, and universities.
• Participate in reviews of division programs selected for the annual program review process.
• Teach a minimum and maximum of one (1) class per year during the summer only.

Required Education:

• Bachelor's degree from regionally accredited institution.

Required Experience:

• Five (5) years of applicable industry experience in one or more of the following industrial technology areas: air conditioning, construction management, diesel technology, electrical technology, plumbing, pipefitting, and/or welding. We value community college teaching or industry training experience.

Preferred Education:

• Master's degree from regionally accredited institution.

Preferred Experience:

• Five (5) years teaching/training and three (3) years progressive leadership.

Salary Grade: CHAIR

Salary is based on the Board-approved salary schedule for the current fiscal year. See Salary Schedule

Requisition Number: req5589

Posting Close Date: 1/11/2025