Dean of Communications, Humanities and Social Sciences

Hiring Range: Minimum starting salary $67,932 – commensurate with qualifications and experience

Job Type: Full-Time (Salaried)

 

Job purpose

The Dean provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for the college’s Division, with responsibility for degree credit programs, as well as a Career Studies Certificate programs. As part of an academic management team pursuing excellence through collaboration and creation of a learner-centered environment, the position reports to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. The Dean implements divisions goals and objectives related to the college’s strategic plan; oversees program and course development and evaluations; promotes and maintains relationships with community agencies, organizations and businesses that support the division; recommends the hiring of full-time and adjunct faculty and division staff; evaluates full-time and adjunct faculty and divisions staff; implements college policies and procedures appropriate to division operations; manages operations of relevant grants and contracts; manages the divisions budget and expenditures; and ensures compliance with state mandated performance measures, regional accreditation requirements, and standards for professional program accreditation.

The Division for Communications, Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) contains a wide variety of academic programs including Associate of Arts degrees, Certificates, and Career Studies Certificates that support direct transfer to 4-year colleges and universities, as well as direct pathways to careers. The academic disciplines include Fine Arts, Visual Arts, Liberal Arts, Photography, Graphic and Media Design.

Duties and responsibilities

• Provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for the Division.

1. Responsible for degree credit programs and Career Studies Certificate programs.
2. Gives focused attention to budgetary planning and operational processes that effectively support the needs of College.
3. Proposes, creates, and implements projects and initiatives that serve the College’s strategic goals for student success, excellence, and innovative partnerships.
4. Advises the Vice President for Academic Affairs on matters related to development, implementation and review of programs to include admission policies and procedures for the division.
5. Serves as liaisons with internal and external auditors while ensuring compliance with statutes, policies, regulations and procedures of the VCCS and the Commonwealth of Virginia.
6. Participates in creating and administering the division budget to ensure effective and efficient use of the division’s resources.
7. Leads, manages, and coordinates assessment of college and division goals and of outcomes.
8. Resolves student, faculty and staff complaints based on applicable policies and procedures.

• Provide oversight for curriculum development and innovations, program and course review, and assessment of student learning outcomes for the division.

1. Builds and maintains strong relationships with community and four-year institutions to ensure graduates are prepared for success in meeting employer expectations and/or baccalaureate degree program admissions requirement.
2. Ensures compliance with requirements and standards for SACSCOC and specialized or programmatic accreditation with special attention to student learning outcomes.
3. Conducts systematic curriculum development and review, ensuring continued excellence in signature programs, and building new and emerging programs.
4. Coordinates with program and department chairs on curricula, scheduling, staffing, and assessment.
5. Creates faculty class schedule assignments and monitor and report faculty workload.
6. Promotes and ensures quality, accuracy, and responsiveness of student advising.
7. Promotes effective use of technology in face-to-face and online instruction.

• Directs, plans, organizes, and provides leadership to the day to day operations and recruit, develop, supervise, support, and evaluate full-time and part-time faculty.

1. Provides constructive feedback and professional development to ensure faculty and staff have the necessary skills and abilities to accomplish goals and objectives.
2. Evaluates faculty based on the Faculty Development and Evaluation plan to ensure that faculty is academically and experientially qualified, mentored and monitored.
3. Recruits and recommends, for employment, candidates for full-time and part-time faculty and staff positions.
4. Ensures that faculty and staff credentials meet all applicable state and professional licensing and accreditation requirements.

• Develop pathways for timely program completion for programs in the Division and meets the needs of students and community stakeholders both on and off campus.

1. Represents the college as appropriate at community functions, state-wide and national meetings to promote and market the college’s programs and services.
2. Works with Workforce Development and business and industry to develop and maintain internship and cooperative education opportunities for students.
3. Reviews processes, procedures, and collaborates in the implementation of new technologies and workflows to improve services to students.
4. Works with four-year colleges and universities to develop and maintain innovative partnerships that provide effective pathways for efficient transfer.
5. Provides leadership for special programs and initiatives, to include dual enrollment, early college, and college readiness in conjunction with regional high schools; developmental mathematics; honors; student cohorts and learning communities; service learning.
6. Ensures compliance with all Federal/State laws.

Minimum Qualifications

• A master’s degree with 18 graduate semester credit hours from a regionally accredited college or university in a discipline served by the Division.

• Experience in curriculum development, assessment and accreditation, integrated higher education student information systems and development and application of academic policies and procedures.

• Specialized knowledge and experience in:

1. Implementing best practices and innovative strategies that support teaching and learning.
2. Supervising personnel, training methodologies, and communication techniques.
3. Planning, implementing, and monitoring of budgets.
4. Managing and developing curriculum.

• Skills:

1. Excellent oral and written communication skills.
2. Financial management and strong analytical skills.
3. Exceptional presentation skills.
4. Strong customer service skills.
5. Leadership ability for team oriented environment.
6. Superior strategic and tactical planning skills.

• Ability to:

1. Work cooperatively with multiple constituencies, both internal and external.
2. Write effective and accurate reports.
3. Maintain confidential and sensitive information.
4. Resolve problems and to develop relevant alternatives and recommendations.
5. Manage multiple tasks, be organized and detail oriented.
6. Work at all campus and off site locations.
7. Work independently and as a part of a project team to meet deadlines.
8. Train staff and campus services programs and policies.
9. Ability to use current administrative and instructional information technology hardware, software, platforms, and social media.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in education leadership, educational administration or any related field.
• Extensive/progressive experience with one or more of the following: dual enrollment, early college, and college readiness in conjunction with regional high schools; developmental mathematics; honors; student cohorts and learning communities; service learning.
• Familiarity with SACSCOC accreditation standards as well as any applicable specialized accreditation, certification, and licensure requirements.
• Teaching and/or administrative experience at a college or university and experience with college transfer and career & technical programs.

 

Special Requirements

Hours of Duty: Will vary, some evenings and weekend may be required

 

Special Instructions to Applicants

APPLICATION PROCESS: Applicants must submit an online application for this position by visiting the following website: http://virginiajobs.peopleadmin.com/postings/146773.

Thomas Nelson does not accept applications by mail, fax or e-mail. Failure to provide a complete application package may decrease the opportunity for interview selection or disqualify the application.  Complete application packages will include:

• Online application: A resume will not substitute for a completed on-line State application. Applicants are encouraged to fully represent their qualifications on the application and must include complete information in all sections.
• Cover letter
• Resume
• Unofficial copes of college transcripts related to the degree requirement.  All transcripts from foreign institutions of higher education must be verified by an evaluation agency.
• Three professional references with title, current email address and telephone number.
• Three letters of recommendation – Preferred, to include a former supervisor, former colleague and a character reference, no relatives. These should be uploaded to the online application system under “Other Documents”.

If you are having difficulty uploading your transcripts or letters of recommendation, please contact the Human Resources Department. The system will only allow you to upload a total file size maximum of 2 MB. Please scan your documents and upload them as a single PDF file.

BACKGROUND CHECK STATEMENT: The selected candidate’s offer is contingent upon the successful completion of an extensive background investigation, which may include: criminal history, employment verification, verification of education and professional reference checks.

 

Thomas Nelson Community College, an EEO employer, welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and recognizes the benefits of a diverse workforce. Therefore, Thomas Nelson is committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. We prohibit discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, mental or physical disabilities, political affiliation, veteran status, gender identity, or other non-merit factors.

 

Contact Information

Thomas Nelson Community College

Human Resources Department

99 Thomas Nelson Drive

Hampton, VA 23666

757-825-2728