Dean, Academic Affairs

Dean, Academic Affairs Salary: $80,513.00 - $127,210.00 Annually Location: Works all three Campuses Job Type: Department: Provost and Academic Affairs Office Job Number: 202300353 Closing: Continuous Description SCF offers many benefits to our eligible employees from obtaining tuition scholarship for employees and eligible dependents, paid Life Insurance, matching Florida Retirement System (FRS) contribution, complimentary access to Wellness activities, paid sick and vacation time, four-day work week during June and July, paid winter break, access for eligible dependents to our on-campus Collegiate School and many more! Visit our https://scf.edu/Administration/HumanResources/Benefits/default.asp for benefit details Job Summary The Dean of Academic Affairs provides strategic leadership for academic programs, fostering excellence and student success. Responsibilities include faculty/staff management, budget oversight, curriculum development, and strategic enrollment initiatives. The Dean ensures alignment with the College's mission and promotes a collaborative academic environment. The State College of Florida is hiring two Deans of Academic Affairs. One position will oversee departments within the Division of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. The other position will oversee departments within the Division of Math, Science, Technology and Business. NOTE: Job descriptions and essential functions are subject to change due to advances in technology, utilization of workforce, and other factors which may impact the College's need to modify position requirements. Essential Duties and Responsibilities The following listing of essential job duties indicates the general nature and level of work required in this job. This is not designed to be a comprehensive listing of all the activities, duties, or responsibilities that may be required in this job. Individuals assigned to this job may be asked to perform other duties as required. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job. Applicants may be asked to demonstrate any or all of the following duties: • Fosters a collaborative, interdisciplinary academic environment supportive of the College mission, vision and values. • Facilitates the resolution of student, faculty, and staff issues related to academics within the division. • Understanding and application of emotional intelligence and situational awareness. • Understanding and knowledge of collective bargaining agreements and faculty union relations. • Develops goals and objectives for the division in support of the College's goals and strategic plan. • Fosters an environment of collaboration and collegiality within the division and across the College. • Serves to enhance communication between various College offices as it relates to division and College operations and interests. • Works collaboratively with all divisions of the College including the Foundation. • Establishes and maintains relationships with local K-12 schools, colleges and universities, businesses, and community-based organizations to promote and benefit enrollment, academic programming, and academic readiness. • Actively participates in strategic planning and accreditation related initiatives. • Actively participates in state-wide committees and workgroups as needed. • Represents the College externally. • Oversees all academic programming within the division including scheduling and staffing to ensure programs are delivered across the College in an efficient, effective, and consistent manner. • Collaborates with all appropriate personnel to develop and implement strategic enrollment management initiatives and assume shared responsibility for meeting or exceeding performance targets for student recruitment, enrollment, completion, and transfer or job placement. • Actively participates in the production of academic affairs standard operating procedures, operations manuals, and handbooks. • Monitors and reports on student enrollment, persistence, retention, completion and other success metrics for the programs and courses within the division and leads continuous improvement efforts. • Recommends for hire, supervises, mentors, and evaluates faculty and staff, including department chairs and program directors within the division. • Develops, implements and evaluates courses, programs, distance learning offerings, and related curricular matters, in cooperation with faculty and other College staff as appropriate for relevancy, rigor, sequencing, and efficacy. • Develops, implements, and assesses programs within the division and reports on their effectiveness. Makes recommendations for new program development and the sunsetting of existing programs. • Oversees the development of two-year course schedules that align with institutional initiatives. • Approves and monitors faculty teaching loads and payroll authorizations within the division. • Fosters an environment of teaching excellence and the use of learner-centered instructional strategies. • Prepares and administers the division budget. • Performs other duties as assigned. Job Qualifications The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. • Education/Experience: Master's degree from a regionally accredited postsecondary institution; doctorate preferred. Postsecondary teaching experience preferably in a primary education field represented in the Academic Division. Three or more years of experience in academic administration required; Or the equivalent combination of experience and education. • Supervisory Experience: Three to five years of direct supervisory experience including responsibility for hiring, firing, performance management, training and coaching is required. • Language Ability: Ability to write reports and business correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in group settings and to respond to the public, colleagues, and students. Excellent English listening and speaking skills are required. Ability to work effectively with students, faculty, staff, and administrators. • Math Ability: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumferences, and volume. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. • Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Ability to work with formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc. • Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, the candidate should have basic knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, Internet, and e-mail. • Certificates and Licenses: Valid driver's license, or the ability to transport routinely between campuses. Responsibility for People and Property: This position is responsible for the supervision of program staff and faculty. Responsibility for Communication: • Internal Contacts: This position has routine contact with all levels of SCF administration and faculty staff. • External Contacts: To apply, visit: https://apptrkr.com/6060421