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DEANS OFFICE-EDUCATION - Dean School of Education

Job Classification

  Executive Admin FT (75-100%)

Position summary

The Dean of the School of Education is its academic and executive officer, responsible to the provost for the administration of that particular school. He/she is the agent of the school for the application of its educational policies.

Qualifications summary

Qualifications and Experience:
The School of Education is looking for a candidate with the following qualifications and experience:



Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Duties and responsibilities

The dean of the School of Education is its academic and executive officer, responsible to the provost for the administration of that particular school. He/she is the agent of the school for the application of its educational policies.
 
The deans of schools perform the following functions as the provost may delegate or assign:
 
1. Call and preside over meetings of the faculty of the school. Report to the faculty on the activities, needs and achievements of the school and the disposition of recommendations made by that faculty to the administrative officers or to the Board of Trustees.
2. Provide leadership to the faculty in development of academic policies, procedures and plans for furthering the educational mission and strategic plans of the school in synchrony with the university mission and strategic plans.
3. Promote spiritual community among faculty, staff and students to create a learning environment facilitating spiritual growth.
4. Ensure that departments of the school develop and offer instructional, research and service programs of excellent quality.
5. Collaborate with other deans in furthering the overall academic mission of the university through participation in the deliberations and decisions of the Deans‘ Council chaired by the provost
6. Provide recommendations on academic administrative policies and procedures for the university by participation as a school representative in appropriate academic committees and councils.
7. Serve as the admissions officer for the school.
8. Counsel with students, in cooperation with departmental advisors, regarding their progress and special needs and give final approval to their registration.
9. Monitor the academic progress of students towards graduation and present their names for appropriate action by the school faculty.
10. Promote departmental assessment of student learning outcomes and utilization of resulting data as tools to advance the quality of departmental programs and services.
11. Manage all buildings and rooms assigned to the school and the general equipment of the school.
12. Administer the budget under the guidance of the vice president for financial administration and the controller.
13. Recommend to the provost the appointment, reappointment or promotion of teachers in consultation with the departments.
14. Encourage the adequate provision and use of instructional materials, including library materials, laboratory equipment and visual and auditory aids.
15. Coordinate communication of all official affairs of the school with other university officers, with students and with the public.
16. Prepare a schedule of classes for approval by the provost.
17. Oversee the timely preparation of bulletin copy and course schedules.
18. Require and keep current the job descriptions of persons reporting to the dean.

Supervisory responsibilities

Senior Executive responsible for the three departments of the School of Education, with direct or indirect supervision of its chairs, faculty, staff, and students.  This includes three department chairs, approximately 20 faculty/staff and three hundred undergraduate and graduate students. 

Qualifications

A terminal qualification in Education, Administration or Counselling/Psychology.
A record of excellence in teaching and scholarship - preferably with the rank of Associate or Full Professor.
Administrative experience, preferably in higher education, including management of budgets and supervision of personnel.
Knowledge of and experience in teacher education and a record of K-12 school experience.
Knowledge of, and experience with, relevant national accreditations such as CAEP/NCATE, CACREP and APA.
Have shown evidence of a vision for Adventist education in the twenty-first century.


Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Technical competencies

Able to work proficiently with Microsoft Office Suite and learning platforms such as Moodle. 

Interpersonal interactions

The successful candidate will meet the following interpersonal descriptors:
A spiritual leader
Relational/collaborative with peers, faculty and students
Networks effectively
Values individuals
Advocates for faculty and students
Balances strategic thinking with effective follow-through
Supports and shows commitment to K-12 Adventist Education
A team builder
Person of integrity
Works effectively in, and promotes, a multicultural environment

Physical demands

These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions.
Sitting:  Remaining in the seated position
Walking:  Moving about on foot
Lifting:  Raising or lowering an object from one level to another between 10-25 lbs. 
Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word to impart oral information and to convey detailed spoken instructions to others accurately, loudly, or quickly

Work environment

While performing the responsibilities of the job, these work environment characteristics are representative of the environment the job holder will encounter. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate and in an office setting.