Program Director, Occupational Therapy Assistant

The Program Director for OTA provides leadership to the OTA Program and is responsible for planning, implementing, coordinating, evaluating, and supervising all instructional and related program management activities. Reports to the Dean of Health Sciences.

Program Management:

• Plans, executes, and evaluates annual program goals, outcomes, and related activities based on the needs of the program, division, and college.
• Ensures that the program and curriculum offerings are in full compliance with the requirements for accreditation, certification, and other standards stipulated by appropriate external agencies.
• Establishes program policies and procedures, including but not limited to, those related to program admission, progression, graduation, clinical placement, grading and evaluation, and student conduct.
• Prepares and submits complete, correct, and timely reports, as required.
• Maintains effective communications within the department through regular meetings with full-time and/or adjunct faculty and by means of written communications, utilization of committees, and/or other group management strategies.
• Develops and maintains productive relationships with businesses, industries, medical facilities, and other organizations in the community which are pertinent to the program and prospective graduates and with which the college may hold contracts, other agreements, or arrangements.
• Ensures contracts and agreements pertinent to the program are current and provisions are met. Organizes and maintains an effective advisory committee system in support of the program.

Instructional Management and Supervision:

• Develops, reviews, revises, and distributes all programs of study, course syllabi and outlines, and other curriculum information, including copies required for publication.
• Develops, reviews, revises, and evaluates program curriculum and instruction, facilitating innovation in curriculum and instructional development.
• Facilitates ongoing program assessment and review; focuses on the design and improvement of educational experiences to enhance student learning and program excellence.
• Prepares and processes semester offerings and class schedules which meet the requirements of the program and the needs of the students, ensuring that the instructional resources of the program are being utilized efficiently and effectively and that the program mission is being met.
• Supervises and evaluates the operation of all classes being conducted within the assigned function of the program, including visitations for day, evening, weekend, and/or off-campus classes, clinical practicums, and other instructional activities.
• Ensures that accountable instruction is being always provided within the program: faculty are on time and prepared for class, all classes are properly covered, instruction is conducted as scheduled, and course and program requirements are being met.
• Oversees testing, evaluation, and remediation procedures and activities.
• Recommends, implements, and enforces academic policies and procedures, administrative rules and regulations, and other controls intended to maintain order and the highest standards of instruction.

Personnel Management:

• Ensures all faculty are appropriately qualified. Assigns, supervises, and evaluates all faculty.
• Ensures that individual faculty schedules are developed and fulfilled within the program, including adequate provisions for teaching loads, office hours, student advisement, registration, committee work, and other instructional activities.
• Provides for the professional development needs of all faculty.
• Maintains and updates current job descriptions for all faculty; updates personnel information in human resources for all faculty as needed.
• Facilitates faculty searches; recommends the appointment of faculty. Provides orientation for and mentoring of new faculty.
• Requests contracts for adjunct faculty.
• Supervises, processes, and maintains records of leave requests, absentee reports, and related documentation for all faculty.

Financial Management:

• Identifies resource needs of the program, including but not limited to, personnel, equipment, supplies, and facilities; maintains an inventory of equipment and supplies; assists in physical security of resources.
• Prepares budget requests; administers the program budget effectively and efficiently, regularly monitoring status of expenditures.
• Ensures all equipment is maintained and serviced properly; coordinates the maintenance of labs and special…