Dean of Instruction

Job Summary

Incumbent directs campus instructional activities and provides leadership in the development and management of faculty and staff, budget, academic and support programs and services. Incumbents plan, initiate, facilitate, lead and evaluate wide range of academic programming, student development, enrollment and retention, and support services and programs that contribute to student academic success.

Essential Functions

• Supervise division chairs, faculty and staff, to include prioritizing and assigning work, conducting performance evaluations, ensuring training and development, ensuring that employees follow policies and procedures, maintaining a healthy and safe working environment and making hiring, termination, and disciplinary recommendations
• Provide oversight and directs the implementation of instructional activities and academic support services and programs and operations; work may involve planning, coordinating, administering, and evaluating programs, projects, processes, strategies, procedures, systems, and/or standards related to student development, enrollment, and support services and programs
• Ensure compliance with Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, codes, and/or standards; coordinate activities between multiple service areas; work to integrate and coordinate service areas.
• Identify, promote and support campus and college grants
• Prepare and administer budgets; prepare cost estimates for budget recommendations, submit justifications for budget items and monitor and controls expenditures.
• Prepare, review, interpret, and analyze a variety of complex and multi-faceted information, data, contracts, forms, schedules, calendars, surveys and reports; make recommendations based on findings
• Direct, lead, and develop community outreach initiatives; facilitate, lead, and support collaborative partnerships between the college and external service area entities to increase student enrollment and provide educational training and education opportunities
• Serve as a liaison to employees, students, and external organizations; represent the college and/or District at a variety of meetings, public events, training sessions, on committees, on policy- making bodies, and/or other related events
• Collaborate with District and college personnel to ensure efficient operation of division programs
• Participate in course and/or program development to ensure compliance with applicable licensing and oversight entities
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: Master's degree in an academic field or teaching discipline offered at the college. Three (3) years progressive leadership experience.

Preferred Qualifications: Doctorate degree. Higher education experience. Teaching experience. Experience working in a collective bargaining environment.