Chair

Camosun; Victoria; On-site; CAD 4,600 - 5,200; Full time

Job summary

The Chair is a leader among faculty peers and a key member of the School Leadership Team. Under the direction of the Dean/Director, the Chair is responsible for the educational leadership and operation of the department.

The Chair maintains academic excellence in teaching, scholarship, service, and student advising, and guides curriculum, planning, assessment, and student affairs. The Chair coordinates and supports faculty to ensure they function as an effective team.

Qualifications

• Post secondary qualifications consistent with teaching discipline.
• Qualified in at least one area of the department’s expertise.
• Three years of full-time teaching or educational development experience at the post-secondary level.

Responsibilities

• Leads curriculum development and ensures alignment with standards.
• Oversees departmental budgeting and annual planning.
• Provides orientation, mentoring, and supervision of staff.
• Coordinates course scheduling and resource planning.

Education

Post secondary qualifications consistent with teaching discipline

Qualified in at least one area of the department’s expertise

Three years of full-time teaching or educational development experience at the post-secondary level

Job description

Please note this posting is open to Faculty members of Camosun College only.

Position Information

Position Title

Posting Number

Posting Number F00910P

Job Posting Open Date

Job Posting Open Date 10/26/2026

Job Posting Close Date

Job Posting Close Date 11/26/2026

Position Start Date

Position Start Date 01/01/2027

Position End Date

Position End Date 12/31/2029

Location

Building

Applicant Portal Position Category Faculty

Employee Group

Employee Group Faculty (CCFA)

Chairs shall be entitled to an administrative stipend of $4,585 (annually) and prorated upon time period of assignment.

In departments in which more than one individual is required for administration, the faculty employee (“program leader”) designated to assist shall receive up to one-half (1/2) of the chair stipend, prorated upon time period of assignment.

Note: Above stipend is as of April 1, 2024.

Number of positions to be hired under this posting

Number of positions to be hired under this posting 1

Each Chair will have a release time for Chair duties established from time to time by the Dean or Director and Vice-President in consultation with the department Chair.

Position Type

Posting Type

Posting Type Employees Only

Position Reason

Position Reason Replacement

Division/School

Division/School Learning Services

Department

Department Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning

Job Description

A) JOB SUMMARY

The Chair is a leader among faculty peers and a key member of the school Leadership Team.

Under the direction of the Dean/Director, the Chair is responsible for the educational leadership and operation of a department. As such, the Chair maintains academic excellence in the department and fosters the highest possible standards of teaching, scholarship, service, and student advising. The Chair also inspires a vision, focus and direction to ensure the quality of the program(s) and leads the faculty in matters of curriculum, planning, assessment, and student affairs. The Chair coordinates and supports the personal and professional talents of faculty members and ensures they are functioning as an effective team.

B) REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

This position is responsible to the Dean/Director.

Faculty members of a department report directly to the Chair on operational matters including work assignments and student issues. This position may also be responsible for leading and supervising departmental support staff positions.

C) TYPICAL JOB FUNCTIONS

1. Facilitates student learning and student success within the department
   • Leads the development and maintenance of departmental standards of service
   • Ensures provision for academic advice and guidance to prospective and current students
   • Ensures student orientation sessions are conducted and student progress is monitored from intake to graduation
   • Facilitates and if needed investigates and attempts to resolve student complaints and student conduct
   • In collaboration with the Dean/Director and Student Services addresses matters of enrollments, student and program requirements, transfer credit, grad issues
2. Works with the College and external organizations/interests
   • In collaboration with departmental faculty ensures that curriculum design, implementation and delivery are relevant to community and regulatory needs
   • Represents the department on program advisory committees
   • Ensures representation of the department and/or programs on local, provincial, and national organizations.
3. Leads the department in establishing and maintaining quality curriculum standards
   • Participates in the development and implementation of new courses/programs and the revision of existing courses/programs, and ensures approval processes have been followed
   • In collaboration with faculty ensures review and evaluation of departmental courses and programs on a regular basis to ensure compliance with course/program standards, and that appropriate actions are taken after evaluation
   • Initiates departmental planning for curriculum and major programs
   • Coordinates the schedule of courses to be offered in accordance with college guidelines
   • Seeks adequate resources for the department curriculum including library holdings, supplies and equipment.
   • Monitors trends and issues pertaining to courses and programs
   • May act as Chair of the School Curriculum Committee.
4. Leads the department in planning activities
   • In collaboration with the Dean/Director and other appropriate persons develops and monitors the annual departmental budget
   • Coordinates the annual departmental planning process; facilitates the creation of annual department goals and assesses and reports on their status.
   • In collaboration with the Dean/Director implements and manages revenue generating and entrepreneurial opportunities within the department.
5. Leads the effective operation of the department
   • Provides orientation, team building, coaching and mentoring to faculty and staff as required in order to ensure a collegial partnership.
   • Delegates responsibility for various duties and projects among departmental personnel
   • Leads the overall human resource management within the department and participates in the performance review process
   • Schedules and monitors the workload of the department
   • In collaboration with the appropriate person(s) uses confidentiality and discretion in handling departmental personnel issues, apprising the Dean/Director of such issues as necessary, and making recommendations to the Dean/Director for the resolution of personnel conflicts and performance issues
   • Facilitates and promotes development opportunities for department faculty and staff
   • Assists faculty in the planning of Scheduled Development activities
   • Interprets and provides guidance on collective agreement matters
   • Ensures effective Liaison with Student Services departments.

Additionally, the Chair may represent or act as the Dean/Director and may undertake initiatives as assigned by the Dean/Director or, upon occasion, the Vice President.

D) EXPERIENCE AND ABILITIES

• Ability to foster a positive, student-centered working environment that supports learning for students, faculty, and staff
• Demonstrated leadership experience including the ability to provide educational leadership to a diverse department
• Ability and interest in team building and change management
• Knowledge and interest in budgeting, accounting, and expenditure controls
• Experience in program design, development, delivery and evaluation within an post-secondary education environment
• Knowledge and interest in human resource management
• Demonstrated commitment to lifelong learning

Job Description Additional Information

Qualifications

• Post secondary qualifications consistent with teaching discipline
• Qualified in at least one area of the department’s expertise
• Three years of full-time teaching or educational development experience at the post-secondary level

Capabilities

College Capabilities:

As a member of the college community with responsibilities to enable the achievement of college-wide strategic objectives, the Chair will demonstrate the three core and three leadership capabilities identified in the College’s Capability Framework:

• Focus on Students and Their Success (Core)
• We all have a role to play in promoting and supporting students – directly or indirectly – contributing to their success, education and transition as they build their path to the future.
• Cultural Alignment (Core)
• Inclusion and respect align with Camosun’s traditions of lifelong learning and positive, supportive experiences for all. We examine our individual and institutional cultures and, through indigenization, consider other ways of knowing (thinking), being (approaches), doing (acting), and relating.
• Fostering and Nurturing Relationships (Core)
• Fostering and nurturing relationships is at the core of everything we do. Successful workplace relationships take time to develop and include building trust, engagement and collaboration.
• Address College Needs (Leadership)
• In order to address college needs leaders recognize and respond to the complex, diverse and interdependent components. Leaders inspire others to work individually and collaboratively to achieve departmental/divisional, college and sectoral goals.
• Enable Self & Others (Leadership)
• To better serve students and the college to achieve success, leaders enable self and others to take responsibility and to participate in learning and development opportunities.
• Create Time and Space (Leadership)
• To be at our best and achieve organizational goals, we need both time and space. Time and space as a unitary concept promotes opportunities to listen, plan, think, innovate and develop relationships.

Special Instructions to Applicant

Please note this posting is open to Faculty members of Camosun College only.

Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Camosun College values diversity as a strength and strives to be an equitable and inclusive college community of students and employees. The College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that adheres to the BC Human Rights Code which protects against discrimination based on Indigenous identity, race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, religion, marital status, family status, physical and mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or age. The College also recognizes and honors UNDRIP, the TRC Calls to Actions and the BC Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples’ Act. Going beyond legislation, Camosun recognizes the historical and persistent inequities that many people of marginalized groups have faced in society and in the workplace. We seek to dismantle these barriers through systemic and institutional changes focused on strengthening inclusive hiring practices, accessibility and organizational culture. We recognize that moving towards more equitable communities is an ongoing and evolving journey - one which the College is committed to undertaking. Since Camosun plays an important role in creating change within communities, it is our hope that our employees reflect the diversity of our students and experience an inclusive and supportive work environment. Please contact Human Resources for more information.

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