Dental Hygiene Program Director

Summary

The position is responsible for oversight of their academic program(s) including activities related to the student experience and student success such as developing and implementing retention strategies, managing active students, students on leave of absences, NS/TO and students on externship. The position is responsible for management and support of faculty assigned to teach in their programs, managing externship quality and number of sites and/or clinical site quality and volume.

Academic quality is a direct responsibility for the position. Areas related to academic quality include, but are not limited to, conducting classroom observations and providing feedback to faculty, participating in program review process, assessing, reporting, analyzing student learning outcome data and developing improvement plans associated with SLO data and analysis. The position is responsible for cascading pertinent information to faculty and holding program-specific training to their faculty teams.

The position may be required to devote required time to classroom teaching. The remaining percentage of their assignment will be devoted specifically to providing administrative oversight of the program.

The starting pay range for this position is $ - $ annually.

• Teach courses in a Term or Terms
• Develop, implement, and conduct assessments on program and course student learning outcomes
• Coordinate faculty activities and trainings
• Coordinate faculty scheduling within the program
• Assist with selection and the interview process of faculty within the program
• Develop and evaluate sites for clinical education, externship and preceptor ship as applicable
• Maintain faculty substitute listings and current contact information for the program
• Coordinate new faculty orientation and program-specific orientations for students in their program
• Conduct assessments of all class sessions of the program as required by policy
• Maintain and manage a sufficient inventory of program equipment and supplies in an excel spreadsheet
• Prepare requests for equipment & supplies for the program
• Coordinate textbook orders for the program
• Facilitate monthly programmatic faculty meetings, advisory committee meetings, curriculum review meetings. This includes a published agenda and minutes of the meetings
• Maintain copies of current curriculum for the program, including course objectives, syllabi and daily lesson plans for each course
• Coordinate renewals and maintain copies of current licensure, certifications, etc. as required for faculty in the program
• The position possesses direct responsibility for meeting all programmatic accreditation regulations and submitting required accreditation documentation accurately and on time and to the appropriate personnel
• Prepares accreditation reports, reviews, etc. as required by the program
• Maintain records, reports, examinations, data, fees, and other program specific items as required by the college, accreditation, or governmental agencies
• Participates as assigned in related admissions and employment services activities
• Monitor and maintain compliance with applicable institutional, governmental and accreditation standards.
• Monitor and maintain compliance with applicable governmental and accreditation standards
• Completes other duties as assigned.

This position has direct supervisory responsibilities.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Integrity and Ethics - Demonstrates personal integrity; serves as a positive example of why others should trust the motives of the organization; views self as a reflection of the organization by following through on commitments and accepting ownership of mistakes; treats people with respect; keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others and upholds organizational values.

Professionalism – Approaches others in a tactful manner; reacts well under pressure; treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; accepts responsibility for own actions; follow through on commitments.

Adaptability – Responds to…