Department Head – Business and Legal Studies

Title: Department Head – Business and Legal Studies

Employee Classification: Faculty

Institution: Southwest Tennessee Community College

Department: Business & Technologies

Campus

Location:

SWTCC - Multiple Campus Locations

This is a full-time, 12-month tenure-track faculty appointment with management and supervisory responsibilities as the Department Chair of Business & Legal Studies. The department includes Accounting, Administrative Technology Professional, Criminal Justice, Hospitality, and Paralegal Studies programs. The Department Head provides leadership, management, planning, and advocacy for faculty and programs within the unit.

• Plan and maintain departmental budgets for the effective operation of the academic programs.
• Plan and participate in ABA, ACBSP, ACF and SACSCOC accreditation reporting and supervise academic audit assessments.
• Work with businesses and industries to ensure programs meet current employer needs.
• Recruit and maintain a viable advisory committee.
• Evaluate faculty and staff; recommend promotion and tenure.
• Initiate and process paperwork for advertising and hiring full-time and adjunct faculty.
• Teach one course each semester in qualifying disciplines.
• Collaborate with other college divisions to meet student needs, attend committee meetings, participate in college-wide events, and support faculty development activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Master's degree (MA, MS or MBA) in Accounting, Business Administration or Management, Criminal Justice, Hospitality, Paralegal Studies, or higher education administration.
• Five (5) years full-time teaching experience.

• Experience in higher education administration.

• Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction, and measurement of training effects.
• Ability to lead strategic planning and accreditation review and assessment to promote academic program excellence.
• Ability to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships and maintain them over time.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to master complex issues and convey information clearly for varied audiences.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representation of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

The T  does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, national origin, sex, disability, age, status as a protected veteran, or any other class protected by Federal or State laws and regulations and by Tennessee Board of Regents policies with respect to employment, programs, and activities.