Department Head, Skilled Trades and Professional Services

Sandhills Community College

$80,000 - $90,000 Year

Yes

Executive/Administrative/Managerial

Opens: 10/01/2026

Closes: 11/01/2026

Full-Time

• Master’s degree in a School Program discipline or closely related field, includes:
• Architecture & Construction Technologies:
  Architecture, Building Construction, Construction Management
• Engineering Technologies:
  Civil, Electrical, Electro-Mechanical, Environmental, Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical, or Geomatics
• Transportation, Distribution & Logistics:
  Automotive Systems, Aviation Management, Collision Engineering, Collision Repair & Refinishing, Professional Pilot
• Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources:
  
  Landscape Gardening, Turfgrass Management
• Minimum of two years of successful teaching experience in a community college or postsecondary setting
• Experience in School industry related field.

• Master’s degree in School program related field.
• Administrative or supervisory experience in a community college, technical college, workforce-training organization, apprenticeship program, or industry-training environment.
• Current or prior industry-recognized credentials, licenses, certifications, or substantial professional experience relevant to one or more assigned program areas.
• Experience with laboratory/shop safety, specialized equipment and facilities, industry credentialing, apprenticeships, work-based learning, or regulatory compliance in technical and skilled-trades programs.

At Sandhills Community College, we are committed to the health and well-being of our employees, their families, and children across North Carolina. Recently, we became a Family Forward NC Certified Employer. Family Forward NC Employer Certifications, issued by the North Carolina Early Childhood Foundation’s (NCECF) Family Forward NC initiative, designate employers that offer policies and practices that support the health and well-being of working families and children.

The Department Head provides strategic academic leadership and operational oversight for the curriculum and WCE program areas of Engineering & Construction, Landscape Gardening, Automotive, Aviation, and Advanced Manufacturing. The Department Head is accountable for department planning, program development, instructional quality, personnel leadership, scheduling, fiscal stewardship, compliance, student success, workforce responsiveness, and continuous improvement. The Department Head leads alignment across programs and pathways, strengthens employer and community partnerships, and advances institutional priorities while ensuring high-quality education and training responsive to student and regional workforce needs.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Provide strategic leadership and direction for assigned programs, including planning, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement.
• Align program offerings with student demand, workforce needs, College priorities, labor-market information, transfer or credential pathways, and stakeholder feedback.
• Analyze enrollment, retention, completion, credential or licensure outcomes, placement information, student learning outcomes, and other relevant performance indicators; implement improvement strategies as appropriate.
• Organize and chair department meetings to address priorities, operations, instructional quality, student success, collaboration, and program development.
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