Dean, Business & Industry, Human & Public Services

Tarrant County College; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 1,096,000 - 1,482,000; Full time

Job summary

Tarrant County College is seeking a Dean of Business & Industry, Human & Public Services at the Trinity River Campus. The role leads faculty and supports student-centered academic culture, guiding credit and non-credit programs and budget planning.

The Dean partners with VPAA, drives program development, assessment, and faculty appointments while ensuring alignment with college policies and accreditation requirements.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related field.
• Three (3) years' full-time teaching experience in a credit curriculum at the post-secondary level.
• Three (3) years' working experience in leadership of curriculum and instruction.
• Three (3) years' experience supervising (e.g., managing, evaluating the performance of others).

Responsibilities

• Advises the Vice President, Academic Affairs regarding students, personnel, or resource management concerns in a timely manner.
• Ensures fiscal responsibility in the development and management of the schedule of classes and resource management in assigned budgets; monitors spending and approves expenditures according to established policies and procedures.
• Collaborates with secondary school partners to coordinate course offerings and other partnership initiatives.
• Collaborates with university partners in support of initiatives such as articulation agreements.
• Directs and manages course schedules and teaching assignments following the College's policies and procedures.
• Supports faculty excellence in instruction to ensure student success.

Skills

Collaboration

Critical thinking

Data analysis

Delegation

Computer skills

Customer service

Independent work

Education

Master's degree

Doctoral degree in business/management or related field

Tools

Word processing

Spreadsheet

Presentation software

Job description

Title: Dean, Business & Industry, Human & PublicServices

Department: TR Human & Public Svc Admin

Campus Location: Trinity River Campus

Employee Classification: APT - Administrative

Position Type: FT - Regular

Grant Funded: No

Pay Frequency: Monthly

Compensation Details: Starting Pay - 115,500.00;Commensurate with education and experience

Work Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm. Flexibility isrequired as the schedule is subject to change based on departmentneeds

Remote Eligible: This position is not eligible for remotework

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Vice President, Academic Affairs (VPAA), the Deanis responsible for leading faculty and sustaining astudent-centered academic culture that promotes collaboration,innovation, excellence, and integrity in teaching. This leadershipposition serves as the first level of academic administration forcredit and non-credit programming for the campus, including programdevelopment and assessment. This position is also responsible foremanning the division budget, teaching and learning assessment, andworks in concert with VPAA to recommend faculty appointments,professional development, academic student support (i.e. library,learning centers), and evaluation in adherence to college policyand procedures.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Essential Performance Requirements*

• Assists and advises the Vice President, Academic Affairsregarding students, personnel, or resource management concerns in atimely manner
• Establishes and follows through on a course of action for self orothers to assure accomplishment of assigned objectives at the levelexpected for the position
• Ensures fiscal responsibility in the development and managementof the schedule of classes and resource management in assignedbudgets; monitors spending and approves expenditures according toestablished policies and procedures
• Collaborates with secondary school partners to coordinate courseofferings and other partnership initiatives
• Collaborates with university partners in support of initiativessuch as articulation agreements
• Directs and manages course schedules and teaching assignmentsfollowing the College's policies and procedures
• Supports faculty excellence in instruction to ensure studentsuccess
• Collaborates with instructional leaders throughout the College oninitiatives and operations
• Tracks and analyzes student performance, enrollments, andlearning outcomes to make informed decisions regarding the statusof academic programs and resource management (e.g., personnel andclassroom resources)
• Follows the College's policies and procedures to coordinateprogram compliance and assessment efforts
• Leads in addressing Southern Association of Colleges and SchoolsCommission on Colleges (SACSCOC) requirements foraccreditation
• Authorizes or denies student petitions, including coursesubstitutions, prerequisite overrides, and grade changes

General Supervision and Management

• Supervises, orients, mentors, assigns, and monitors duties andresponsibilities of all faculty, instructional leaders, andstaff
• Recruits and recommends qualified faculty and staff
• Ensures evaluation and support of faculty, instructional leadersand staff to promote student success; develops and managesperformance improvement plans in collaboration with supervisors andHuman Resources
• Recommends faculty for promotion in rank, tenure, re-employment,and faculty development leave

Service Excellence

• Participates on behalf of the College in external communityorganizations and associations as assigned to support the essentialperformance requirements
• Attends the workplace regularly, reports to work punctually, andfollows a work schedule to keep up with the demands of theworksite
• Completes all required training and professional developmentsessions sponsored through Tarrant County College (TCC)
• Supports the mission, values, goals, and principles of theCollege

Supervision

• Works under the general supervision of the Vice President,Academic Affairs

*Performs Other Related Tasks as Required

The duties listed are intended only as illustrations of thevarious types of work that may be performed. The omission ofspecific statements of duties does not exclude them from theposition if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment tothe position. The job description does not constitute an employmentagreement between the employer and employee and is subject tochange by the employer as the needs of the employer andrequirements of the job change.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree
• Three (3) years' full-time teaching experience in a creditcurriculum at the post- secondary level
• Three (3) years' working experience in leadership of curriculumand instruction
• Three (3) years' experience supervising (e.g., managing,evaluating the performance of others)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree in business administration, management, or aclosely related field
• At least five (5) years of experience in higher educationteaching and administration
• At least three (3) years in a progressively responsibleleadership role, such as department chair, associate dean, ordean
• At least one (1) year of demonstrated experience in strategicplanning, including developing, implementing, and evaluating new orrevised academic, workforce, or career and technical educationprograms
• At least one (1) year of demonstrated experience in resourcedevelopment and grant administration, including securing externalfunding; managing grant-funded initiatives, deliverables, andreporting requirements
• At least one (1) year of demonstrated experience developing andsustaining partnerships with employers, industry organizations,workforce and economic development entities, and other externalstakeholders to strengthen program relevance, expand studentopportunities, and respond to regional workforce needs

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment
• Ability to think critically to effectively solve and communicateproblems in a fast-paced environment where the demands for work arevaried and unpredictable in scope and volume
• Ability to analyze data and provide sound recommendations basedon policy, procedure, practice and existing regulations
• Ability to delegate work appropriately to faculty and staff tomeet College and campus deliverables
• Ability to use computer applications and enterprise systems,including proficiency with word processing, spreadsheet, andpresentation software
• Skilled in excellent customer service and interpersonalskills
• Ability to work independently and take initiative

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of thosethat must be met by an employee to successfully perform theessential functions of this job. While performing the duties ofthis job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands tofinger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach withhands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionallyrequired to stand, walk, and climb or balance. The employee mustoccasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific visionabilities required by this job include close vision, distancevision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and theability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here arerepresentative of those an employee encounters while performing theessential functions of this job. While performing the duties ofthis job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanicalparts and is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock. Thenoise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Accommodation/EEO Statement:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals withdisabilities to perform the essential duties andresponsibilities.