Academic Program Manager - Psychology; Orlando Campus

Psychology Academic Program Manager – Northbridge University

Every member at Northbridge University is essential to both our students’ success and the fulfillment of our educational goals.

The Psychology Academic Program Manager supervises the assigned Bachelor’s Degree program in Psychology and all relevant courses and services as a subject matter expert for the Psychology program. The main tasks will be concentrated in five areas:
Teaching, Student Retention, Curriculum, Accreditation, and Learning Assessment Processes. This includes teaching and demonstrations in the classroom, laboratory setting, blended or online according to program objectives and course syllabi, assessing student skills. They support the campus(es) and programs assigned to support students in the online academic programs. They drive the institutional effectiveness indicators (Key performance indicators), helping to meet and exceed goals set for retention, certification, graduation, and placement.

The Academic Program Manager develops daily lesson plans as teaching guidelines based on the approved curriculum and ensures all course learning goals are met. The Psychology Academic Program Manager is Full-Time, exempt, Onsite and directly accountable to the Dean or Associate Dean of Academic Affairs.

• Completed Master’s Degree in Psychology or Higher.
• Licensure:
  Candidates must hold a full, current, and unrestricted license to practice psychology at the doctoral level in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia.
• A combination of work experience and/or required credentials in the field: preferably 3 years of work experience in the field and 2 years teaching or training experience.
• Provides strong leadership, sets a good example, is a skilled decision maker, motivator, and encourager.
• Must be willing to work a flexible schedule to include days, nights, and weekends as needed to meet population requirements and business needs.
• For best consideration, upload your credentials along with your resume. Please redact any personal information (i.e., date of birth and social security number).
• Serves as a Subject Matter Expert or Program Champion through the course development process in collaboration with Northbridge University's course development team.
• Prepare, plan, and teach the assigned courses on rotation to stay within the required teaching load per module, term, or quarter by adhering to instructor guidelines described in the Faculty Handbook.

Provides student support throughout their experience by offering advising, tutoring, and referral services as needed.

Meet or exceed monthly and annual program outcomes, including but not limited to retention, placement, certifications, monthly benchmarks, and yearly goals. This includes achieving standards established for the programs assigned and driving improvements in student academic progress, monitoring persistence, reducing attrition, advising on final grades, and supporting academic services. This also contributes to student population goals and budget considerations.

Monitors all course-learning objectives, including completion of required courses and student learning outcomes, using academic reports & assessments.

Monitors daily student attendance within the program and provides necessary measures to ensure attendance, engagement, and retention (minimum 70%) benchmarks.

Provides active support to the college administration (Dean or Associate Dean of Academic Affairs) to help achieve the goals and objectives related to attrition, placement, certifications, reentry, & laddering benchmarks, and annual outcomes.

Ensures program operations, personnel, facilities, and curriculum comply with state, accreditation, and programmatic regulatory bodies.

Recommends resources or changes for the online/educational resource center per accrediting requirements.

Assists Academic Department with New Faculty Hiring, Orientation, Training Sessions, classroom observations, and monthly instructor class assignments.

Recommends all field trips, guest speakers, and other informational or industry current events to the Academic or Associate Dean.

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