Teaching Faculty-Occupational Therapy Assistant

Title: 9 month-Teaching Faculty-Occupational Therapy Assistant

Agency: Northern VA Community College

Location: Fairfax County - 059

FLSA: Exempt

Hiring Range: Please see Additional Considerations section for more information

Full Time or Part Time: Full Time

The Occupational Therapy Assistant Program's Program Director is responsible for the management and administration of the OTA program, including planning, evaluation, budgeting, selection of faculty and staff, maintenance of the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) reporting and program compliance with current ACOTE standards, and commitment to strategies for professional development. The Program Director is a full-time core member of the NOVA OTA Program teaching faculty.

• Responsible for the program's compliance with all standards for ACOTE.
• Reviews, updates, and maintains the OTA department policies and procedures that ensure compliance with ACOTE and NOVA policies at a minimum on an annual basis.
• Assists the Academic Fieldwork Coordinator with all aspects of the fieldwork program.
• Initiates and maintain agreements with other colleges for articulation and/or collaborative experiences.
• Collaborates with other program directors, educators, and community partners to facilitate learning opportunities for students to enhance their ability to meet learning objectives which align with the program's curriculum design.
• Manages the admission process for students to the OTA program in collaboration with Student Services.
• Provides fieldwork supervision as needed.
• Orients students to general policies and procedures for the OTA program admission, progression, and graduation.
• Assesses the quality and relevance of all aspects of the OTA program considering student feedback, faculty evaluations, program evaluations, student learning objectives, and other pertinent information.
• Ensures that the students are meeting the program requirements to graduate.
• Collects and compiles data regarding OTA program outcomes and disseminates the information appropriately.
• Assists Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, faculty, and fieldwork sites, with any student performance issues, conflict(s), and other issues, in order to find resolution.
• Responsible for and coordinates accreditation activities regarding the OTA curriculum.
• Develops, revises, and teaches OTA program courses.
• Provides OTA program student advising.
• Holds required weekly student engagement hours.
• Attends divisional and College meetings.
• Participates in all other duties assigned.

• A commitment to the College and the NOVA OTA Program's mission and philosophy.
• A thorough understanding of the NOVA OTA program's curriculum design.
• Knowledge of and commitment to upholding ACOTE regulations regarding curriculum and fieldwork.
• An understanding of the program's policies and procedures.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to work in collaboration with the faculty, administrative assistant, college faculty, and fieldwork educators.
• Strong organizational abilities and effective time management capabilities.
• Excellent professional interpersonal and communication skills through telephone, face-to-face, and through email.
• Ability to resolve conflict.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to analyze data and determine programmatic changes.
• The ability to communicate verbally and non-verbally in a professional manner
• The ability to assist in conflict resolution and problem-solving
• The ability to empathize
• The ability to drive to and from fieldwork sites
• Must be able to demonstrate scholarship (e.g. scholarship of application, or scholarship of teaching and learning).

• Master’s degree in…