Dean of Workforce, Technical & Professional Education

Dean Position

The Dean provides academic and administrative leadership for assigned instructional pathways and departments. Responsibilities include program quality and effectiveness, academic planning, resource management, faculty leadership and development, and ensuring that curriculum, assessment, and student success efforts align with the College's strategic priorities. The Dean represents assigned areas internally and externally and collaborates with college colleagues to support student access, retention, completion, and transfer/workforce outcomes.

The Dean sets and reinforces clear expectations that all instructional teams and related processes align with Jackson College's Maroon & Gold Standards and the Total Commitment to Student Success (TCSS) principles.

Leadership and strategic direction

• Serve as a member of the Chief Academic Officer's Academic Leadership Team and contribute to college-wide planning, policy development, and innovation.
• Provide leadership for assigned instructional pathways and related departments, supporting alignment with institutional goals and community needs.
• Collaborate with peer deans and campus leaders to ensure consistent academic standards, equitable student outcomes, and coordinated operations.
• Lead and/or support committees, task forces, and special projects as assigned.
• Maintain professional currency through ongoing development and appropriate regional/national engagement.
• Establish and reinforce the Maroon & Gold Standards and TCSS principles as the operating expectations for faculty and staff work, including course design, instruction, assessment, and improvement.
• Lead with a student-success-first mindset by ensuring department goals, meeting agendas, professional development plans, and resource decisions visibly connect to TCSS priorities and measurable student outcomes.
• Model and expect a culture of care and accountability: high expectations for students, timely support, clear communication, and consistent follow-through.

Academic planning, program quality, and continuous improvement

• Provide oversight for program development, modification, and evaluation using transfer expectations, workforce/community needs, and student success data as appropriate.
• Lead and support curriculum development and review processes in collaboration with faculty, department chairs/program directors, and instructional support units.
• Ensure programs and courses meet applicable accreditation, licensing, certification, and regulatory expectations and that public-facing documentation is current and accurate.
• Participate in development, execution, and evaluation of the Academic Master Plan for assigned areas.
• Implement outcomes assessment practices that promote instructional effectiveness and continuous improvement.
• Ensure every program and course demonstrates alignment to the Maroon & Gold Standards and TCSS principles through documented practices (clear outcomes, intentional student engagement, and timely feedback).
• Set expectations that student learning outcomes assessment is routine, meaningful, and used for improvement (closing the loop), with results communicated and incorporated into curriculum and teaching refinements.
• Monitor course success, retention, completion, and equity gaps; require action plans to address barriers and improve outcomes in alignment with TCSS.
• Promote evidence-based instruction and assessment methods that emphasize application of learning, academic integrity, and authentic demonstrations of competency.

Faculty and staff leadership

• Recruit, select, onboard, mentor, and support a highly qualified and diverse faculty and staff in collaboration with Human Resources and academic leadership processes.
• Supervise and evaluate assigned faculty and staff; promote a collaborative culture focused on teaching excellence, student success, and accountability.
• Ensure appropriate faculty evaluation, professional development, promotion/advancement processes, and compliance with applicable collective bargaining agreements and related procedures.
• Support faculty in curriculum implementation and outcomes assessment, including appropriate use of instructional technologies and…