Site Coordinator, Occupational Therapy Program

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• FSA/HSA
• Tuition Assistant Program
• Long/Short Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401K Match
• Paid Time Off
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Domestic partner coverage included

The full‑time Hybrid OTA Site Coordinator is a faculty member who facilitates meaningful learning of course competencies within a curriculum that integrates a hybrid delivery model, combining on‑ground and online instruction. The faculty member also serves as the Hybrid Site Coordinator for the Orlando instructional site, ensuring uniform implementation of the OTA Program and maintaining communication with the Program Director regarding academic quality, student success, and program integrity.

The Hybrid Site Coordinator will receive a 25% reduction in classroom instruction duties to allow adequate time for site coordination responsibilities.

• Performs instructional duties as assigned and/or as outlined in the Academic Faculty job description and in accordance with the provisions of the Faculty Supplement to the South University Employee Handbook.
• Provides competency‑based education which aligns with the South University model of curricula and supports hybrid delivery methods.
• Designs and delivers class instruction that incorporates student learning outcomes and accreditation standards, creating activities that promote critical thinking across online and on‑ground environments.
• Promotes student success by demonstrating flexibility, passion for teaching, and effective facilitation of student engagement.
• Evaluates student performance against course syllabi and rubrics; provides advising to students in the Pre‑Professional and Professional Hybrid Curricula.
• Maintains accurate records and reports, enforces policies, and contributes to campus and hybrid program culture through meetings, events, and committees.

• Serves as the designated full‑time faculty Hybrid Site Coordinator at the Orlando instructional site, as required by accreditation standards.
• Ensures uniform implementation of the Hybrid OTA curriculum, policies, and procedures between the Tampa primary campus and Orlando instructional site.
• Maintains ongoing communication with the Program Director regarding hybrid instructional quality, student outcomes, and resource needs at Orlando.
• Provides faculty leadership, serving as the primary faculty contact at the Orlando site.
• Collaborates with Tampa‑based faculty and staff to ensure consistency in hybrid teaching, lab instruction, and student assessment.
• Supports program assessment, accreditation activities, and data collection at the Orlando site.

• Oversees a teaching/lab assistant, as appropriate to course(s), at the Orlando instructional location; orients assistants to roles, responsibilities, safety procedures, and course/lab concepts.

• Maintains standards of the profession, including rules and regulations of licensing and certification.
• Pursues professional development, scholarly activity, and service consistent with faculty expectations.
• Performs other duties as determined by the Program Director and/or the Campus Dean of Academic Affairs and Operations.

• For OTRs:
  Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy and a Master's degree or doctoral degree in another field awarded by an institution that is accredited by a USDE recognized institutional accrediting agency, required;
  Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy with teaching experience or a Doctoral degree in Occupational Therapy awarded by an institution that is accredited by a USDE recognized institutional accrediting agency, preferred.
• For COTAs:
  Minimum of Associate’s degree in Occupational Therapy Assistant and a Bachelor’s degree awarded by an institution that is accredited by a USDE recognized institutional accrediting agency, required.
• Zero to two years of experience in instruction or formalized education process, preferably in a post‑secondary or college institution. Experience with hybrid course instruction and delivery is preferred.
• Minimum of two years of experience as an…