Director of Counseling, Human Performance, and Rehabilitation

University of Arkansas•Little Rock, AR

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is seeking a Director of Counseling, Human Performance, and Rehabilitation. This is a 12-month, tenured Associate or Full Professor position within the College of Business, Health, & Human Services. The Director will be responsible for ensuring adherence to accreditation/assessment standards for all School programs, providing comprehensive management for the School, collaborating with College and University offices, and completing necessary reporting. This is an in-person position requiring residency in the greater Little Rock area and is governed by state and federal laws, and agency/institution policy.

Requirements

Terminal degree in one of the disciplines that comprises the School of Counseling, Human Performance, and Rehabilitation (Counseling, Health Education and Promotion, Interpretation/ASL, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Sports Management).
Experience at the college/university-level in the teaching of a field of study that comprises the School of Counseling, Human Performance, and Rehabilitation.
Experience with a learning management system (e.g., Blackboard Ultra).
Exceptional skills in problem-solving, decision-making, time management, writing, as well as program planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Knowledge of classroom instruction, curriculum development, and program evaluation.
Effective in leading a team of faculty, support staff, and students.
Collegial and cordial attitude toward interaction with colleagues, students, and staff.
Ability to manage, motivate, and evaluate a diverse population of students.
Demonstrable content knowledge of CACREP, CAEP, HLC, and other specialty accreditations.
Self-motivated, responsible, and able to work with minimal direct supervision.
Ability to serve effectively on committees.
Ability to conduct research in a specialty area.
Ability to engage with the local community.
Proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment.

Nice To Haves

Experience teaching across various modalities (e.g., face-to-face, online, and/or hybrid).
Evidence of a commitment to working collegially.
Training in specialty areas and teaching competency in areas that complement current faculty specialties in the School of Counseling, Human Performance, and Rehabilitation.
Related professional memberships and evidence of active involvement in those organizations.
Established record of conference presentations and publishing in peer-reviewed journals and/or books.

Responsibilities

Ensuring adherence to accreditation/assessment standards for all School programs.
Providing comprehensive management for the School.
Collaborating with College and University offices as necessary.
Completing all necessary reporting.
Effectively managing and providing oversight of the unit and grant budget and ongoing reporting of unit financial status.
Scheduling of all classes and confirmation that scheduled class times meet university minimum enrollment expectations and expected credit hour timeframes.
Planning equitable and full workloads for all full-time faculty in a manner that reflects fiscal responsibility, strategic planning, and the established workload policy.
Completing and submitting all university reports including, but not limited to: Instructional Unit Report, graduation/retention reports, annual reports.
Establishing and maintaining of a systematic method of monitoring, evaluating and submitting required reports that meet college, state, and national accreditation and approval expectations and deadlines.
Ensuring consistent availability and participation of full-time faculty in order to meet college, school, and student needs.
Actively participate and assess student recruitment and retention initiatives, developing improvement plans as necessary.
Establishing and maintaining a systematic program assessment that includes use of data (achievement of student learning outcomes, graduate and employer satisfaction, timely completion of dissertation and degree completions and other data needed to ensure program viability) for program improvement, viability, and streamlining needs.
Annual reviewing of part- and full-time faculty in a manner that reflects objective analysis and consistency with rank expectations in the areas of teaching, research, and service.
Perform other duties as required.