Associate Dean of Education jobs in Clearwater, FL

Compensation: $100,009.21 - $121,261.16

This position will be housed in the College of Education. Ph.D. or doctorate preferred, Master's degree required with an emphasis on curriculum and instruction.

Five years of college teaching experience and three years of leadership experience in a College of Education. A distinguished record of teaching and service; experience with accreditation and program approval; a commitment to diversity; prior P-12 teaching experience; demonstrated success in the acquisition of external funding; collaborative work with the community and P-12 partners; experience in curriculum design, team building, problem-solving, accreditation, and project management. A current and active license in the discipline.

Typical Responsibilities:

• Provide oversight for clinical rotations, partnerships, and affiliation agreements
• Assessment and the Office of School Partnerships
• Oversee curriculum development, changes, and initiatives
• Oversee faculty credentialing
• Guide the process to develop/revise/implement department policies and procedures
• Represent the department on committees and task forces
• Develop/maintain internal and external relationships
• Observe and provide feedback on faculty teaching
• Oversight of academic, student issues, and appeals
• Prepare and administer assigned budget
• Provide leadership for program accreditation
• Provide leadership for faculty and staff
• Assist the dean with the development of course schedule and faculty teaching assignments for each program
• Direct and oversee faculty and staff
• Make hiring and disciplinary recommendations
• Conduct performance evaluations
• Oversee academic programs
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local program standards
• Serve as Acting Dean in the Dean's absence
• All other duties as assigned

Position Summary:

The classification is responsible for directing the activities of an assigned academic related department or program. Incumbents will develop strategies to accomplish goals, implement policies and procedures, and develop and monitor an assigned budget. Incumbents may need to perform professional level work within assignment and will supervise employees or student workers. This classification is different from previous class in the scope of responsibility.

Requirements:

Education:

Master's degree in a related field to assigned area, doctorate preferred.

Experience:

Five years of college teaching experience including three years of leadership/managerial experience in a College of Education

* An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job may be acceptable in lieu of those requirements listed above.

Knowledge:

• Managerial principles and practices;
• Academic program requirements;
• Customer service principles;
• Program coordination principles, practices, and techniques;
• Program planning principles;
• Troubleshooting and solving complex program issues;
• Budgeting principles;
• Research methods;
• Applicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, regulations, codes, and/or statutes;
• Presentation principles and practices;
• Diverse populations and cultures;
• Computers and related software applications.

Skills:

• Managing and evaluating the work of lower level staff;
• Prioritizing and assigning work;
• Providing customer service;
• Managing and administering program budgets;
• Interpreting academic program requirements;
• Maintaining confidentiality;
• Planning, coordinating, and implementing program components and activities;
• Researching, analyzing, and applying relevant information to the development of departmental processes and programs;
• Ensuring compliance with applicable internal and/or external program requirements;
• Using a computer and related software applications;
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with subordinates, coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to give and receive work direction.

Physical:

• Positions in this class typically require: reaching, standing, walking, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.
• Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

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