CAAS Associate

Plans, organizes, and directs the instructional and administrative activities of an assigned division; provides divisional leadership that will ensure a quality instructional process; provides program coordination and curriculum review; provides highly responsible instructional and administrative staff support to the Dean. Coordinates assigned activities with other College divisions. Proficient in the skills and qualifications that align with the faculty and program chair job descriptions as well as being credentialed in at least one degree or program area under direct supervision.

Characteristic

Duties and Responsibilities:

Teaching Excellence and Student Success
1. Ensures timely completion of the Academic Continuous Program (General Education Foundation or Programs of Study) by all program/discipline chairs and provides direction and support to create a culture of improvement to achieve student success.
2. Provides support and direction to program/discipline chairs to ensure that classes are scheduled to meet student needs at all locations/times/formats; provides appropriate office support.
3. Counsels and advises students; participates in the student grievance process.
4. Associate Deans may teach up to six-load units per academic year. Faculty Support and Coaching
5. Participates in monitoring and coordinating the development and visibility of instructional courses and programs; ensures that courses and programs reflect current practices and comply with policies, procedures, goals, and objectives.
6. Reviews, recommends for approval, and monitors the use of course syllabi, materials, and textbooks; maintains currency on instructional techniques and methods.
7. Mentors faculty and staff utilizing the college Individual Development Plan. Actively engages in suggestion of professional development opportunities. Facilitates succession planning. Leadership
8. Participates in the development, planning, recommendation, implementation, and administration of goals and objectives; develops and recommends new or modified courses and programs; supports all instructional initiatives of the college.
9. Participates in the marketing of programs; recruits students; coordinates the activities of advisory committees; makes presentations to outside contacts. 10. Coordinates operations within the division; participates in the development and administration of the divisional budget; forecasts and recommends funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies; monitors and recommends approval of expenditures. 11. Provides direction for the ordering of textbooks and instructional materials;

approves workloads; recommends and implements policies and procedures; ensures faculty qualifications/credentials are current. 12. Provides information pertaining to SACSCOC, accreditation, Critical Core reports (Gen Ed if applicable), and other institutional requests. College Administration and Institutional Reporting 13. Develops and serves on committees and task forces; attends regularly scheduled meetings; researches and develops recommendations related to the operation of the division.

14. Confers with and advises appropriate administrators; makes timely response to requests for information. Coordinates assigned instructional and administrative activities with those of other instructional divisions and outside agencies and organizations. Talent Development, Supervision and Faculty Selection 15. Manages the supervision, contracting, evaluation and professional development plans of full-time faculty and staff; oversees the recruitment, selection, contracting and evaluation of part-time faculty and staff;

collaborates with the Faculty Credentialing office to ensure all faculty are properly credentialed prior to job offer. 16. Uses the college Classification /Compensation system and other related policies and procedures and the NC Administrative Code as it affects the division. 17. Appoints program/discipline chairs/coordinators with the approval of the Dean; appoints faculty/staff to committees. Other 18. Represents and performs other duties for the College as requested.

Reporting Relationships:
Direction Received:
Receives general guidance and direction from the Dean. Direction Given:
Provides functional direction and guidance to faculty and support staff for Program/discipline direction and administration.