Site Coordinator, Occupational Therapy Program

POSITION SUMMARY:

The full-time Hybrid OTA Site Coordinator faculty member facilitates meaningful learning of the course competencies in the curriculum and proactively supports all facets of the learning environment. Faculty provide education through a hybrid delivery model that combines on-ground and online learning, enabling graduates to fulfill the evolving needs of the Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) marketplace. The Hybrid OTA Site Coordinator faculty member encourages a culture of learning that values mutual responsibility and respect, life-long learning and ethics, as well as personal and professional development.

In addition to instructional duties, the faculty member serves as the Hybrid Site Coordinator for the Orlando instructional site. The Hybrid Site Coordinator is a full-time occupational therapy practitioner responsible for ensuring uniform implementation of the OTA Program and for maintaining ongoing communication with the Program Director regarding academic quality, student success, and program integrity at the Orlando instructional site. The Hybrid Site Coordinator will receive a 25% reduction in classroom instruction duties to ensure adequate time allocation for the completion of site coordination responsibilities.

KEY JOB ELEMENTS:

Instructional Duties:

1. Performs instructional duties as assigned and/or as outlined in the Academic Faculty job description and in accordance with the provisions of the Faculty Supplement to the South University Employee Handbook.
2. Provides competency-based education which aligns with the South University model of curricula and supports hybrid delivery methods.
3. Designs and delivers class instruction that incorporates student learning outcomes and accreditation standards, creating activities that promote critical thinking across online and on-ground environments.
4. Promotes student success by demonstrating flexibility, passion for teaching, and effective facilitation of student engagement.
5. Evaluates student performance against course syllabi and rubrics; provides advising to students in the Pre-Professional and Professional Hybrid Curricula.
6. Maintains accurate records and reports, enforces policies, and contributes to campus and hybrid program culture through meetings, events, and committees.

Site Coordination-Orlando Instructional Site

1. Serves as the designated full-time faculty Hybrid Site Coordinator at the Orlando instructional site, as required by accreditation standards.
2. Ensures uniform implementation of the Hybrid OTA curriculum, policies, and procedures between the Tampa primary campus and Orlando instructional site.
3. Maintains ongoing communication with the Program Director regarding hybrid instructional quality, student outcomes, and resource needs at Orlando.
4. Provides faculty leadership, serving as the primary faculty contact at the Orlando site.
5. Collaborates with Tampa-based faculty and staff to ensure consistency in hybrid teaching, lab instruction, and student assessment.
6. Supports program assessment, accreditation activities, and data collection at the Orlando site.

Lab and Faculty Oversight:

1. Oversees a teaching/lab assistant, as appropriate to course(s), at the Orlando instructional location; orients assistants to roles, responsibilities, safety procedures, and course/lab concepts.

Other Responsibilities

1. Maintains standards of the profession, including rules and regulations of licensing and certification.
2. Pursues professional development, scholarly activity, and service consistent with faculty expectations.
3. Performs other duties as determined by the Program Director and/or the Campus Dean of Academic Affairs and Operations.

REQUIREMENTS:

• For OTRs: Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy and a Master's degree or doctoral degree in another field awarded by an institution that is accredited by a USDE recognized institutional accrediting agency, required; Master's degree in Occupational Therapy with teaching experience or a Doctoral degree in Occupational Therapy awarded by an institution that is accredited by a USDE recognized institutional accrediting agency, preferred.
• For COTAs: Minimum of Associate's degree in Occupational Therapy Assistant and a Bachelor's degree awarded by an institution that is accredited by a USDE recognized institutional accrediting agency, required.
• Zero to two years of experience in instruction or formalized education process, preferably in a post-secondary or college institution. Experience with hybrid course instruction and delivery is preferred.
• Minimum of two years of experience as an occupational therapist or certified occupational therapy assistant, required.
• Membership in a professional association, preferably linked to area of instruction, preferred.
• Must be eligible for licensure, currently licensed or otherwise credentialed according to regulations in the state or jurisdiction in which the program is located.
• Current knowledge in area of practice, ethical standards and standards of practice, required.
• Eligible for a driver's license or currently holds a valid driver's license in the state in which the program is located, required.
• Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to build successful relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Demonstrates outstanding conflict resolution skills.
• Demonstrates time management and detail-oriented skills.
• Demonstrates excellence in organization and attention to detail.
• Demonstrates effective computer skills (e.g., software, analytical, report writing).
• Demonstrates clinical competency and compliance with professional standards of practice.
• Able to work effectively under pressure and to meet frequently occurring deadlines.
• Able to develop a professional rapport with diverse stakeholders.
• Able to develop and complete projects without continuous direct supervision.
• Able to learn from students' participation, demonstrates fair and consistent behavior in all matters, and shows compassion without being ineffectual.
• Able to perform responsibilities within legal and ethical boundaries.
• Able to lift 20 pounds when performing job responsibilities.
• Able to stand for extended periods of time (e.g., one hour or more) when teaching, facilitating labs or on fieldtrips.
• Able to demonstrate techniques specific to the practice of occupational therapy.
• Able to travel between the Tampa primary campus and the Orlando instructional site to fulfill instructional responsibilities.

ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The term "qualified individual with a disability" means an individual with a disability who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the position.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate professionally in person, over the telephone, through email and other electronic means, move about the office or school, handle various types of media and equipment, and visually or otherwise identify, observe and assess.

South University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity as a critical step in ensuring employee, student and graduate success. We are committed to building and developing a diverse environment where a variety of ideas, cultures and perspectives can thrive.