Dean, Social Sciences and Human Services

Lorain County Community College•Elyria, OH

11h•Onsite

About The Position

Lorain County Community College (LCCC) invites applications for the position of Dean of Social Sciences and Human Services. The Social Sciences and Human Services Division is a robust academic unit that provides courses and programs aimed at ensuring students reach their educational and career goals. The division offers general education courses and transfer pathways in disciplines such as Psychology, Sociology, Economics, Political Science, and History. The division also offers applied associate’s degrees in Addiction Studies, Early Childhood Education, Human Services, and Criminal Justice. In addition, the division offers a Police Academy training program, recognized by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office as a STAR Academy Training Center, the top designation for Ohio police academies. The division also oversees the Five-Star Step Up to Quality rated Children’s Learning Center, a model early childhood program that serves students, employees, and the community. The Dean reports to the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Success and provides academic and administrative leadership for the Division.

Requirements

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Commitment to student success.
Commitment to quality education programs.
Commitment to continuous improvement.
Commitment to serving all student/faculty/staff populations.

Responsibilities

Ensuring that division programs, courses, activities, and events serve the priorities and initiatives within the college’s strategic vision, THRIVE 2035.
Providing leadership for the academic disciplines within the division.
Representing the division in partnership and articulation endeavors with high schools and other colleges, meetings with local employers, and on statewide panels as needed.
Overall responsibility for the utilization of assigned facilities, program development and evaluation, faculty and staff supervision and communication, and the marketing and promotion of all available services.
Providing effective vertical and lateral communication on behalf of the division.
Providing leadership in the planning, development, implementation, evaluation, and enhancement of the division's educational program and services.
Fostering a cooperative and collaborative environment.
Providing direction for evaluation and review of division curriculum and services.
Providing direction for the development and adoption of new programs, courses and services.
Ensuring quality, currency and relevance of educational programs, courses and services.
Facilitating articulation agreements with other institutions and agencies in cooperation with other members of the instructional staff.
Determining programmatic and service needs through the use of internal and external needs analysis mechanisms.
Ensuring compliance with accreditation and certification standards of agencies and governing bodies.
Directing the divisional planning process.
Fostering an open environment for addressing student needs and concerns.
Developing and implementing a student-centered course schedule and a divisional strategic enrollment plan in coordination with the Provost and the Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Services.
Directing and managing operational aspects of the division.
Addressing students’ needs pertaining to division activities.
Assuming responsibility for management and oversight of facilities which house the division and the division activities, including conferring with Facilities Planning Office and Facilities Services on needed equipment, maintenance and repairs.
Performing annual objectives mutually determined with the Provost / Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Success, including personal and professional growth plans.