At Palm Beach State College, you will discover a place where ideas come to life and the heartbeat of a county begins. By joining us, you will be exposed to professionals from across the U.S. and abroad who are the strivers, reinventors, explorers, and influencers dedicated to developing talent that fills the most needed workforce roles. As the Panthers, we embrace a community of belonging, caring, and connection for our students and employees. We seek creative individuals to help PBSC fulfill its mission of inspiring hope, advancing skills, and transforming lives.
About This Role
Responsible for the administrative leadership and guidance of the division. Provides oversight and manages programs, courses, and physical and fiscal resources of the designated disciplines. Manages departmental budget and provides guidance, feedback, and professional development for faculty and staff.
What a day of a Dean, Academic Affairs looks like:
Develops, maintains, interprets, and executes administrative procedures and practices. This activity includes developing and maintaining manuals regarding policies, procedures, rules, and standards for the College and regional and program accrediting agencies.
Analyzes class and program needs of the College. Determines and recommends the retention or deletion of courses. Develops curriculum, performs program and course analysis, and ensures program compliance with state and national accreditation standards.
Maintains relationships with funding organizations, seeks grant opportunities, acts as college liaison with established groups, and networks with new partners.
Guides, leads, reviews, verifies, observes, and manages the work of people reporting directly and indirectly to you. Develops and trains staff. Performs needs analysis, arranges, coordinates, delivers, evaluates, and monitors staff development.
Develops short-term and long-range goals, objectives, priorities, and recommendations in support of the College’s strategic plan.
Provides oversight and monitors projects with attention to detail to ensure continuous improvement, maximum effectiveness, and compliance.
Prepares required reports for various internal and external requests. Ensures accuracy and completeness of reports and documents.
Conducts all tasks related to the preparation of the annual and other periodic budgets for the department.
Maintains current knowledge of field or profession. Travels to training workshops, conferences, meetings, and professional association events outside of and between college locations.
Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
We’d love to hear from you if you have the following:
Education And Experience
Master’s degree within a specific subject area related to the position
Eight years of related experience
Knowledge Of
Microsoft Office Professional or similar application
Best practices in higher education pedagogy
Skilled In
Thinking strategically, effectively analyzing data, and implementing data-informed decisions
Managing and resolving conflict in a positive manner
Fact finding, analysis, and problem solving
Motivating employees to exert the effort necessary to attain organizational and departmental goals
Attention to detail while maintaining effective time and task management
Ability To
Establish ownership of areas of responsibility with an aptitude to anticipate and pro-actively execute tasks while identifying areas of enhancement, efficiencies, and solutions
Interact in a positive manner with diverse populations and varying education levels of students, faculty, staff, and the public
Effectively communicate verbally and in writing on a regular basis with internal and external customers, build relationships, manage customer expectations and take responsibility for a high level of service
Accurately manage a budget
Licenses, Registration, Certifications, Or Special Requirements
Regular physical attendance required
Preferred, But Not a Must
Education and Experience:
Doctorate degree
Experience with grant oversight and management
Work Environment And Physical Demand
Reach and grasp objects
Stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, or crawl
Use of video display terminal
Use of manual dexterity and fine motor skills
Communicate information orally and in writing
Receive and understand information through oral and written communication
Proofread and check documents for accuracy
Work with equipment or perform procedures where carelessness may result in injury
This job description is intended to be generic in nature and describe the essential functions of the job. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities, and overtime eligibility may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.
The minimum base pay for this position starts at $84,786.00 annually; however, the offer may vary based on the candidate’s education and experience.
Wait, there is more!
Culture: Be part of an inclusive, Panther First environment where every role has a purpose, and employees have a sense of belonging.
Education Benefits: Tuition fee waiver at PBSC, tuition reimbursement, degree recognition award, educational leave, and more. Public Service Loan Forgiveness institution.
Health and Wellness: Medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, parental leave, and more. There is available medical and dental insurance at no cost to the employee.
Generous Time Off: Vacation, sick leave, holidays, and spring and winter breaks offering additional paid time off.
Panther Perks: Potential remote or hybrid opportunities, wellness programs, and apps related to stress management, nutrition, meditation, and more.
Professional Development: Leadership programs, professional learning workshops, LinkedIn Learning, and more.
Retirement Investments: State retirement plan options and voluntary 403(b) and 457 plans.
Application Deadline
This position is open until filled with an initial review date of July 29, 2024
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Application Deadline
This position is open until filled
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Education and Training
Industries
Higher Education
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