Department Chair-Arts, Music and History
About The Position
The Department Chair is responsible to the Divisional Dean and the Office of Instruction to provide academic, program, and department leadership to support Texas Southmost College’s transfer and career and technical programs. The Department Chair serves as mentor to faculty colleagues and as collaborator with other college administrative officers, interpreting college policy, advocating for his or her department from a perspective of the best overall interest of the College, and leading faculty in important processes that shape the curriculum and have an impact on student learning. All of this is accomplished through effective communication. The Department Chair has the primary responsibility for communicating the department’s needs to the divisional dean, and the college community concerns to the department.
Requirements
- Must have a Master's degree.
- Must have at least five years of experience in teaching or administration in higher education.
Responsibilities
- Develops, plans, and implements department objectives that directly support the college’s mission, goals, and strategic plan.
- Works with the divisional dean and Vice President of Instruction to develop and assign class schedules that best serve students’ needs.
- Works closely with faculty on assessment efforts at the classroom, program, and department levels, including assisting in program reviews and reviewing student evaluations of faculty.
- Assists the divisional dean in the implementation of academic policy.
- Reviews the department website regularly for accuracy and currency and oversees changes and updates.
- Assists students with the resolution of problems and complaints involving courses, curricula, and other academic issues.
- Assists departmental faculty with the resolution of problems and complaints in accordance with college procedure.
- Facilitates procurement of textbooks as appropriate for the department.
- Evaluates full time and part time faculty in accordance with TSC policies and procedures.
- Responsible for recommending equipment and supplies for purchases and for projecting space and equipment needs for the department.
- Supervises the attendance, time commitments, and work assignments of department faculty and staff.
- Complete all required training and professional development sessions sponsored by the Texas Southmost College ( TSC ).
- Support the values and institutional goals as defined in the College’s Strategic Plan.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
