Job Posting – Fine & Performing Arts, Department Chair

Job Summary:

The Department of Fine & Performing Arts seek a senior faculty member whose rank is open who can serve as Department Chair.  A master’s in music, theater, art, humanities or closely aligned field is required.  Candidates must display excellence in research and service, and evidence of quality teaching.  Preference will be given to candidates with teaching and research experience in music, music education, art, humanities, and theatre.

Essential Job Functions:

• Manages fine & performing arts curricula and instructional staff at a campus.
• Ensures proper instruction and delivery of curricula, and ensures that the learning environment meets the curricula requirements.
• Communicates performance expectations to instructional staff, monitors performance (including conducting classroom observations), analyzes key performance indicators, provides, coaching and feedback, evaluates performance and recommends corrective actions. Facilitates faculty concern resolution.
• Assists Division Head in the creation of academic goals and objectives for the campuses’ Assessment Plan. Develops and coach’s faculty in the achievement of goals and objectives.
• Makes recommendations to the Division Head regarding the selection, retention, and assignment/scheduling of fine & performing arts faculty and courses.
• Manages orientation, training, and development of fine & performing arts faculty.
• Conducts regular faculty meetings to discuss policies and procedures. Monitors faculty to ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
• Serves as fine & performing arts curriculum resource for students and faculty at the campus.
• Conducts regular curriculum meetings to inform faculty about new and revised curriculum, courseware, and teaching materials; solicits feedback regarding curriculum.
• Provides feedback regarding curricula to appropriate curriculum committee. May serve as curriculum content contributor and/or reviewer.  Participates in advisory committee and advisory board meetings.
• Monitors student grades and attendance to ensure accuracy and compliance with policies and procedures.
• Motivates students to actively participate in all aspects of educational process. Provides academic and failure advising to students and documents in student information system.  Notifies Division Head about student behavioral issues.  Assists with new student orientation and student concern resolution.
• Coordinates academic support programs; hires and supervises tutors.
• Promotes student enrollment growth by participating in the campus programs, implementing retention initiatives, attending campus events and involvement in community and professional organizations and events.
• Collaborates with Director of Career Planning and Placement to improve graduate employment outcomes in school of study.
• Teaches a minimum of two (2) course sections each academic semester and performs all the essential functions of an Instructor.
• Completes professional development activities to maintain subject matter expertise in accordance with standards and/or as assigned.
• Establishes partnerships with off-campus entities, public relations
• Seeks grants and other resources for academic and department fiscal support.
• Serve on Colleges committees as assigned.