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Staff - Associate Dean of Professional and Organizational Development

Employer
South Texas College
Location
McAllen, TX

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Employment Type
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Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

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General Statement of Job

General Statement of Job

The Associate Dean of Professional and Organizational Development provides leadership and direction to the Office of Professional and Organizational Development as it serves the college by providing innovative professional and organizational development for faculty and staff at South Texas College and in the South Texas region. Responsible for ensuring that all professional and organizational activities support student learning and meet the changing needs of the institution.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Specific Duties and Responsibilities
  1. Provides leadership and direction to the Office of Professional and Organizational Development in providing innovative professional, organizational and personal development opportunities for faculty and staff.
  2. Collaborates with the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs to ensure professional development offerings support pedagogically sound approaches to student success for all faculty.
  3. Collaborates with administration to provide professional and organizational development focused on student success, engagement and completion in all areas of the College.
  4. Oversees the creation of professional and organizational development opportunities to directly support the implementation of the College’s Strategic Plan.
  5. Provides leadership for faculty and staff engagement and recognition efforts throughout the College.
  6. Responsible for providing a series of leadership academies and workshops to support the development of leadership pipelines and effective succession planning.
  7. Administers the design and implementation of Professional and Organizational Development activities, including but not limited to: College-Wide and Divisional Professional and Organizational Development, New Faculty and Staff On-boarding and Academies, Leadership Academies, South Texas Leadership Academies for Staff, Chairs and Faculty, customer service training and all other professional development activities.
  8. Reviews, develops, and administers the departmental policies and procedures.
  9. Represents the College and the Office of Professional and Organizational Development in a variety of campus, regional, statewide and national organizations and committees.
  10. Leads the development of several major special events each year for the College, community and for the Academic Affairs division respectively.
  11. Collaborates with the Grant Development, Management and Compliance department to seek grant opportunities to support innovative initiatives in the professional development area.
  12. Administers the professional development system.
  13. Oversees the comprehensive Institutional Effectiveness Plan for the Office of Professional and Organizational Development.
  14. Responsible for maintaining accountability and sound fiscal management.
  15. Recommends for hire, supervises, trains, and evaluates the Administrative Assistant, Professional Development Manager, and instructional coaches; oversees the Professional and Organizational Development department staff.
  16. Performs other duties as assigned.
Position Information

Posting Number SP1116 Position Title Staff - Associate Dean of Professional and Organizational Development Department AA-Professional & Organizational Development Temporary End Date (if applicable) Location Pecan E-Class Administrative FLSA Exempt Min Salary $63,000.00 Salary Range* Required Education and Experience
  1. Master’s Degree required; Doctorate Degree preferred.
  2. At least three (3) years of progressive administrative/supervisory experience required.
  3. At least two (2) years of teaching experience in a higher education institution required; preferably at a two-year, post-secondary institution.
  4. At least one (1) year of work experience related to professional and organizational development required.
  5. Work experience in organizing events required.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  1. Excellent oral, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
  2. Strong computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and internet research skills.
  3. Demonstrated ability to lead and engage faculty to achieve successful outcomes.
  4. Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects that requires demonstrated leadership ability.
  5. Ability to analyze situations quickly and objectively and to determine proper course of action.
  6. Team player with the ability to collaborate with all college departments, functions, and other support services.
  7. Ability to adapt to constant change and periods of fast-paced, high-intensity work situations.
  8. Ability to work evenings and/or weekends as needed; wiling to travel throughout the college district using own means of reliable transportation.
  9. Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with a diverse, multi-cultural college population.
  10. Demonstrated commitment to achieving the vision and mission of South Texas College.
  11. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
  12. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
  13. Ability to effectively present information and respond to inquiries from executive management, faculty, staff, public groups, regulatory agencies, and/or Boards of Trustees.
  14. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
  15. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
  16. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Checks, Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations
  1. All applicants are subject to a national criminal background check under South Texas College policy.
  2. Security Sensitive position: In addition, subject to federal background check.
  3. Must have valid Texas driver’s license and proof of liability insurance.
Physical Requirements
  1. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects.
  2. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
  3. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound.
  4. Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
  5. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
  6. Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
  7. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
  8. Standing particularly for sustained periods of time.
  9. Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading.
  10. Mobility to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
Working Environment

The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Security Sensitive? Yes Posting Detail Information

Desired Start Date Close Date 01/05/2019 Open Until Filled (overrides Close Date) No Special Instructions to Applicants

This is an On-line ONLY Application

Thoroughly redact or block security sensitive information including social security number, date of birth, age, citizenship status, sex/gender, ethnicity, marital status and applicant photos from all documents. FAILURE TO BLOCK ANY SUCH INFORMATION WILL RENDER THE APPLICATION INCOMPLETE. For further information, click here. All uploaded documents become part of the applicant’s application and are viewable to personnel involved in the hiring process.


Foreign Transcripts

Applicants submitting employment applications with foreign transcripts must provide transcript equivalency documentation from an approved evaluation service. The evaluation service must be a member of The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).The evaluation service links on the following site are provided by South Texas College for your convenience but are not affiliated with South Texas College. NACES Members

Candidate Review Start Date EEO Statement

Equal Employment Opportunity
South Texas College is an equal education and equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer. As an equal education institution and equal opportunity employer, the College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, disability, genetic information, or veteran status. Discrimination is prohibited and the College will comply with all applicable College policies, and state and federal legislation. This policy extends to individuals seeking employment with and admission to the College.

Title IX Statement
Title IX of the Education Amendments 1972 (20 U.S.C. s1681 et seq.) and its implementing regulations, 34 C.F.R. Part 106 (Title IX), “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”

Posting Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  1. * What is the highest academic degree earned?
    • Doctorate
    • Master
    • Bachelor
    • Associate
    • Certificate
    • Other
  2. * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
    • The Monitor
    • South Texas College Human Resources Website
    • The Chronicle of Higher Education
    • InsideHigherEd.Com
    • HigherEdJobs.com
    • Starr County Town Crier
    • Other
  3. * How many years of experience do you have in this type of position?
    • 0-1
    • 1-3
    • 3-5
    • 5-7
    • 7+
Applicant Documents Required Documents
  1. Resume
  2. Cover Letter
  3. Transcripts/Foreign Transcript Evaluations
Optional Documents
  1. Veteran's Employment Preference Documentation

Organization

Founded in 1993, South Texas College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and offers more than 120 degree & certificate options, including associate degrees in a variety of liberal art, social science, business, math, science, technology, advanced manufacturing and allied health fields of study. Additionally, South Texas College is the only community college in the State of Texas to offer four baccalaureate degrees. South Texas College has a faculty and staff of more than 2,700 to serve the college’s five campuses, two higher education centers, and one virtual campus. 

Since 2000, the Dual Credit Programs has served over 100,000 high school students at 70 high school sites, saving families over 200 million dollars in tuition.

South Texas College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the Baccalaureate and Associate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of South Texas College.

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