Program Director of ELA & Reading Education

Job Summary

JOB SUMMARY:
Reporting to the Vice President for Academic Affairs ( VPAA ), the program director is responsible for leading faculty and sustaining a student-centered academic culture that promotes collaboration, innovation, excellence, and integrity in teaching, and sustaining a collegial, respectful, and high-performing work environment for all employees.

This position works in concert with VPAA to recommend faculty appointment, professional development, academic student support (i.e. library, learning centers), and evaluation in adherence to college policy and procedures.

The Program Director provides leadership to personnel and management of procedures and processes in assigned areas. The program Director will coordinate activities and work to resolve faculty and student issues and will collaborate with personnel from across the collage and community in support of the collage mission.

The Program Director of Program Director of ELA & Reading Education provides administrative oversight to the Program Director of ELA & Reading Education program and any directly related support services/programs.

Responsible for demonstrating LSSC’s core values of Caring, Communicating, Collaborating and Celebrating.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Develops and revises program curriculum, as needed, to the greatest extent possible within their area of expertise.
• Supervises at most twenty-five adjunct faculty and staff serving approximately 250 students in the program of oversight.
• Engages in student recruitment and retention efforts.
• Coordinates practicum/internship on- and off-site student experiences.
• Ensures fiscal responsibility in the development and management of the schedule of classes and resource management in assigned budgets; monitor spending and approve expenditures according to established policies and procedures.
• Collaborates with secondary school partners to coordinate course offerings and other partnership initiatives.
• Collaborates with College partners in support of initiatives such as articulation agreements.
• Directs and manages course schedules and teaching assignments following the College’s policies and procedures.
• Supports faculty excellence in instruction to ensure student success.
• Collaborates with instructional leaders throughout the College on initiatives and operations.
• Tracks and analyzes student performance, enrollments, and learning outcomes to make informed decisions regarding the status of academic programs and resource management (e.g., personnel and classroom resources)
• Collaborate and plan with other School/Division deans as well as areas across the College to support student enrollment and retention.
• Lead and coordinate assignment division faculty and staff participation in mandatory departmental activities (e.g., program reviews, curricular refinement and development, and assessment activities, program accreditation), complete and manage analyses of division programs and staffing needs.
• Work collaboratively with faculty to ensure academic quality while focusing on student retention and completion.
• Collaborate with faculty and community partners on program development, curriculum development, and articulation agreements.
• Collaborate with faculty and other administrators in development of an efficient class schedule that meets student needs.
• Ensure that student learning outcomes assessment plans are being followed with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Responsible for meaningful program and service review of assigned areas focusing on continuous improvement.
• Work with leaders of assigned areas on annual budget construction and management.
• Supervise recruitment and evaluation of all personnel in assigned areas. Supervise assigned staff.
• Collaborate on faculty and staff development initiatives.
• Teach at most 9 credits per semester as part of assigned duties.
• Leads strategic projects.
• Serve on College committees as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications & Education

• Master's degree in a discipline within the English Language Arts & Reading area. Doctoral degree preferred.
• Florida Reading Endorsement required
• Bi-lingual a plus
• Minimum three (3) years of experience in a college environment that includes a minimum of four (2) years of college-level teaching experience and/or program development/coordination.
• Experience with the Florida College System and SACSCOC or other regional accreditation agency policies and procedures preferred.