Position Number: ACA19-326

This position is a high priority for our District for

the 2019-2020 year and is contingent upon continue

available district, grant and state funding.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

1. Leads the overall operations of the Health Professions and Public Safety Division. Provides leadership and supervision to the faculty and staff of the division including but not limited to the following departments/programs within the division: Nursing, Medical Laboratory Technician, Certified Nursing Assistant, EMT, Phlebotomy, Fire Technology, Health Sciences, Administration of Justice and a variety of teaching laboratories, and other departments as assigned. Promotes a dynamic environment that encourages innovation and excellence in the division.
2. Facilitates the development of the strategic plan for the Division with input from department chairs and program supervisors. Initiates proposals for the division that enhance and further the College’s core objectives. Facilitates and encourages the development and exchange of innovative ideas within the division. Plans both short-term and long-term goals for the division as well as the impact of new program offerings.
3. Plans, monitors, and administers program budgets and expenditures. Strategically allocates resources to support division needs. Identifies and secures outside funding opportunities for the division. Coordinates the submission and execution of grants and contract funds by preparing applications, budgets and reports for local, state and federal agenciesPrepares and submits all related financial reports for related funds in a timely manner.
4. Collaborates with faculty to promote curriculum development in response to student and community needs, including establishment and use of student learning outcomes. Designs new opportunities to enhance student success within the division  and conducts outreach to respond to evolving community needs. Ensures assessment of the outcomes. Reviews, evaluates, and approves Health Professions and Public Safety credit and noncredit class schedules.
5. Formulates the final schedule of classes to the Academic Affairs office and ensures it meets the needs of students using a Guided Pathways framework. Takes into consideration the recommendations from department chairs and works with staff to produce accurate schedules, program and catalog information, and multi-year instructional plans in support of student completion and the Guided Pathways (Canyons Completes) framework. Reviews with faculty the selection and approval of textbooks, supplies, materials, equipment maintenance and inventory.
6. Initiates the innovation and continual improvement of the College’s academic programs through effective communication, overseeing instructional program planning and systematic program reviews. Develops proposals to increase the capacity of the division to serve the needs of students, the community at large and local industry. Recommends changes to maintain relevance of division programs with respect to the district’s Educational & Facilities Master Plan, Strategic Plan, and annual program and budget reviews.
7. Negotiates and maintains currency of contractual agreements with various service agencies including but not limited to those used for student clinical placements.
8. Ensures that policies and procedures are followed as required and stipulated in college policies, administrative procedures, program certification and accreditation, articulation activities with colleges and universities, and local, state and federal guidelines.
9. Directs accreditation processes for individual programs and assists with the institutional accreditation process. Monitors and communicates changes to the Instruction and Academic Affairs offices related to accreditation standards. Conducts and participates in college research. Prepares reports for state licensing boards, grants and contracts, program and college accreditation, including self-evaluations and other external program authorizations and accreditation agencies.
10. Promotes equity, inclusion, and diversity in processes including hiring, orienting, scheduling, and evaluating faculty and staff. Ensures compliance with AB 1725, Education Code, Title V, labor agreements, college policies, and accreditation rules and regulations. Promotes, encourages, and provides consistent and ongoing opportunities for staff development and participation in community outreach activities.
11. Conducts needs analyses, market surveys and other research in concert with faculty and Institutional Research to identify viable and sustainable courses, programs and majors not currently offered. Takes the initiative to identify gaps between existing offerings and the needs of students, industry and the community at large. Works collaboratively with deans, department chairs, faculty and other relevant staff or external agencies to continually improve and implement quality programs into the curriculum and schedule of classes.
12. Promotes and markets the instructional programs to extended stakeholders. Creatively strategizes to increase the capacity of the division to serve the needs of industry and the community at large. Works collaboratively with relevant programs and faculty to establish partnerships and linkages with business, industry, and community organizations and other educational institutions in the procurement of internship opportunities to support emerging skills and trends.
13. Constructs and implements engaging activities to promote the division’s curricular offerings and services. Serves as an advocate for students while working collaboratively to engage community stakeholders, clinical sites, and other external agencies.
14. Fosters and maintains relationships with regional educational institutions, and appropriate community-based organizations related to Health Professions and Public Safety. Assists faculty in the development of advisory committees and provides guidance in working with advisory committees.
15. Provides first-line administrative response in resolving complaints pertaining to division faculty, curricular, and co-curricular issues. Organizes and chairs division meetings; facilitates group discussions and involves faculty and staff in idea generation, goal setting and decision-making.

• Engages closely with College services such as financial aid, tutoring, counseling and other programs and services for students. Interprets Health Professions and Public Safety program requirements and objectives to other college departments.

17. Participates actively on relevant campus-wide committees including enrollment management, strategic planning, student learning outcomes, budget development and management, program review, and program advisory groups such as the College Planning Team, Deans Council meetings, Management Advisory Council and numerous others as required. Participates in professional organizations in health care, public safety, and education.
18. Performs duties as Night Administrator when required.
19. Performs other related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

(Requirements 1 and 2 must be met in order to qualify for the position):

Education (Requirement #1):

Possession of a master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a discipline reasonably related to the assignment, doctorate in educational leadership preferred; (See our website for evaluation requirements for units and degrees earned at foreign institutions)

Experience (Requirement #2):

1. Option #1

Two years of academic administrative experience in an institution of higher education reasonably related to the assignment OR

 II. Option #2

1. A minimum of two years of successful leadership experience reasonably related to the administrator's administrative assignment; AND 

2. A minimum of one year of successful experience providing leadership for a major district-level initiative/program; AND 

3. Completion of a leadership-training program of at least one semester in duration.

 Desirable Qualifications:

• Three (3) years recent academic or professional experience in one of the professional areas in the discipline (Nursing, MLT, Medical Assisting, EMT, Phlebotomy, Fire Technology, Health Science, Administration of Justice).
• One or more years of responsible experience in developing, implementing and managing Health Professions and Public Safety programs in a college, university, or district post-secondary educational setting.  Includes program and curriculum development processes as well as implementation and approval procedures at local and state levels;
• Demonstrated successful experience linking educational programs and services to the economic and workforce development needs of business and industry;
• Demonstrated successful experience using data, surveys and student/community input to develop new and revise existing curriculum;
• Prior teaching experience in one or more of the areas to which the Dean position is assigned;
• Demonstrated successful experience acquiring program or institutional resources and facilitating partnerships between local and regional business and industry groups and the campus community;
• Demonstrated successful experience leading programs related to the administrative assignment, including: strategic planning and decision making; staffing, evaluation, and supervision; and developing and managing budgets;
• Demonstrated ability to effectively plan, meet deadlines and establish structures, systems and processes to reach goals and objectives with initiative and to completion.

Demonstrated Knowledge and Abilities:

• Knowledge of the mission of California Community Colleges;
• Understanding of the curriculum process and ability to develop and implement credit and not-for-credit programs;
• Knowledge of teaching and learning strategies and experience in evaluation of those strategies;
• A track record of being innovative in planning, developing, and producing quality instruction and student services delivered via technology;
• Ability to relate well and work effectively with students, faculty, staff, and business and industry representatives of diverse backgrounds to achieve the college’s strategic goal of being an entrepreneurial college;
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a participatory manner with all segment of the college community and community at large;
• Proficiency in applying technological applications to daily work;
• Ability to lead, implement and manage change;
• Ability to interpret and uniformly implement district policies and procedures and the college bargaining agreements;
• A commitment and sensitively to, and respect for the diverse academic, socio-economic, ethnic, gender, cultural, disability, religious background and sexual orientation of community college students, faculty and staff as well as commitment to integrating diversity in the College’s instructional program;
• Commitment to universal access for all populations;
• A heightened sense of integrity, high energy, devotion to collegiality and civility as the accepted mode of discourse, and an exceptional level of creativity and initiative;
• Ability to communicate effectively and persuasively orally, in writing, and using technology;
• A tolerance for ambiguity and a good sense of humor.

Personal and Professional Competencies:

Every administrator with the College is expected to be:

• A creative, innovative, energetic instructional leader; a technologically sophisticated professional who is skilled in various technology applications;
• A leader who possesses interpersonal skills and qualities, including a can-do optimistic attitude, creativity, ambition, sensitivity, honesty, integrity, fairness, flexibility, a sense of humor, and an entrepreneurial nature;
• An experienced academic committed to continued improvement; a visible, accessible and collaborative educator who encourages and acknowledges the contributions of others, who is willing to be a risk taker and create an environment that is open to new ideas;
• A supporter of consistent and on-going professional development initiatives, in pursuit of the college’s strategic goals;
• A fair-minded, ethical, and honest leader with excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the courage and integrity to lead and accept responsibility;
• A leader knowledgeable of management theories and practices, learning theories and practices, and community college finance;
• A capable planner who can systematically allocate resources to further institutional goals, evaluate the results of the allocations, and develop strategies for continued development; and
• A skilled leader adept in planning for the emerging needs of the District and successful in resource generation and partnership development.