Dean, Kinesiology, Athletics Public Safety

El Camino College seeks a visionary, innovative, strategic, passionate, and experienced Dean of Kinesiology, Athletics, and Public Safety who will foster campus collaborations that support the next stage of growth and achievement for El Camino College.

Under direction of the Vice President of Academic Affairs, exercise overall leadership of assigned divisions, providing administrative supervision over positions in Intercollegiate Athletics, Kinesiology, and Public Safety. Provide vision, leadership, and oversight of the division’s goals, objectives, programs, services, and activities; plan, develop, organize, schedule, direct, improve, and evaluate the division’s offerings; and coordinate all instructional disciplines assigned.

Foster a culture of collaboration, mutual respect, innovation, and continuous improvement throughout the division; lead by example; participate in and support college‑wide shared governance and collaborative processes; promote professional excellence among faculty and staff; and support an organizational culture of customer service, teamwork, and innovation.

The following duties and responsibilities are typical for this position. Incumbents may not perform all listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional duties to address business needs and changing practices.

For a full listing of duties and work expectations, please refer to the job description located at:
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• Provide leadership for program development; work directly with faculty and staff to plan curriculum additions, revisions, and deletion; set priorities for resource needs; provide program analysis and multi‑year instructional plans; participate in strategic and long‑range planning for the College.
• Communicate with leaders in the private and public sectors and in educational agencies to determine needs for new courses and programs; establish advisory committees as appropriate.
• Direct special instructional‑related services or programs as directed by the Vice President, including grant‑funded programs and special projects.
• Prepare or review documents for program and course development with faculty and coordinators; assure accurate schedules, catalog information, and program publicity.
• Confer with faculty on program improvement ideas; identify resources through grants and projects, including fee‑based training and non‑credit programs.
• Maintain current knowledge of new developments and innovations in community colleges and higher education; recommend changes to keep division programs relevant.
• Consult with faculty to design a schedule of classes to meet a diverse student population’s needs, including online, in‑person, and dual enrollment modalities; review faculty assignments; monitor schedules and workload; promote accurate and timely attendance reporting.
• Recommend instructional policy as necessary for the College.
• Exercise leadership in developing a division budget; manage financial resources; allocate and reallocate resources among competing requests.
• Coordinate programs and services across the curriculum and at all locations to meet student needs; resolve conflicts within the division and between divisions.
• Evaluate and approve requests for conference attendance, travel, supplies, staffing support, equipment orders, field trips, events, and student petitions for waivers and other requests; ensure alignment with the division’s short‑ and long‑term goals.
• Promote proper use and security of assigned facilities, equipment, technology licenses, and district‑owned resources; ensure regular maintenance and updates to comply with health and safety regulations; ensure student and staff safety by managing maintenance, hazardous materials handling, and waste disposal per college and regulatory requirements.
• Facilitate partnerships with faculty, feeder high schools, and four‑year transfer institutions; assure maximum course articulation for students.
• Encourage excellence in teaching; orient new faculty and staff; determine staff development needs; plan appropriate division staff development activities; contribute to…