Job description
OVERVIEW: The core mission of Southeastern College is to provide targeted educational services that meet community needs. Program Directors play a key role in meeting this mission. First and foremost, their role as Faculty members is to engage students, foster learning, role model professionalism, and ultimately produce competently trained students prepared for professional careers. Faculty designated as Program Directors also have the responsibility of developing and maintaining their programs.
BUSINESS CONTRIBUTIONS: Program Directors are responsible for leveraging their expertise to develop, maintain and deliver education services to students through:
Program Directors oversee the development and monitor the delivery of academic programs and are responsible for ensuring a quality education for students in their programs. The Surgical Technology Program Director must have:
Monitor Progress/Attendance:
Job Specification Program Director
Program Director is responsible for managing the development and monitoring of specific assigned academic programs. This includes coordinating with campus level Program Coordinators and program faculty to ensure consistent and high quality delivery. Below is an inclusive but not exhaustive list of various knowledge, skills, and other characteristics that are necessary for effective performance in the Program Director position.
-Knowledge: All Program Directors must have education and relevant expertise within their specific discipline related to the program or specific courses they teach. Program Directors must also have knowledge of:
BUSINESS CONTRIBUTIONS: Program Directors are responsible for leveraging their expertise to develop, maintain and deliver education services to students through:
- Creating and maintaining core curriculum
- Communicating and monitoring delivery of core curriculum
- Delivering their own course lectures
- Facilitating student engagement
- Working one-on-one with students
- Assessing students and providing developmental feedback
Program Directors oversee the development and monitor the delivery of academic programs and are responsible for ensuring a quality education for students in their programs. The Surgical Technology Program Director must have:
- An Associate's degree
- 4 years of experience in the field
- Certified CST
- Review program curriculum to ensure materials are up-to-date
- Review courses within their respective programs
- Review text books, equipment, and materials
- Create and modify course control document as necessary
- Work with program coordinators to ensure consistency of delivery across campuses
- Meet with local advisory boards to ensure programs meet community/employer needs
- Develop and monitor externship programs
- Prepare for and facilitate annual faculty convocation to ensure programs are up-to-date
- Review Course Control Document (CCD)
- Prepare syllabus
- Create lesson plans
- Create exams, quizzes, and projects/assignments
- Coordinate with librarian and bookstore for availability of materials
- Administer pre-test/post-test
- Deliver lectures/facilitate labs
- Grade projects and exams
- Provide progress reports/mid-term feedback
- Maintain grade book
- Enforce policies (attendance, dress code, no food and drink…)
Monitor Progress/Attendance:
- Monitor student progress and follow-up as needed
- Take daily attendance and enforce attendance policy
- Follow-up with students who miss a class (phone calls)
- Report attendance issues to the Dean
- Answer student questions
- Be available for one-on-one assistance/tutoring
- Maintain grade books
- Adhere to departmental grading policies
- Provide Dean with weekly reports
- Provide students with mid-term evaluations
- Submit final grades
- Monitor equipment and supply needs
- Maintain classroom
- Maintain any relevant licensures and certifications
- Attend campus faculty meetings
- Participate in committees and knowledge sharing forums
- Prepare for and participate in convocation
Job Specification Program Director
Program Director is responsible for managing the development and monitoring of specific assigned academic programs. This includes coordinating with campus level Program Coordinators and program faculty to ensure consistent and high quality delivery. Below is an inclusive but not exhaustive list of various knowledge, skills, and other characteristics that are necessary for effective performance in the Program Director position.
-Knowledge: All Program Directors must have education and relevant expertise within their specific discipline related to the program or specific courses they teach. Program Directors must also have knowledge of:
- Academic administration
- Curriculum development
- Business planning
- Skills:
- Management – communicating with and facilitating discussions among a diverse range of highly educated professionals across a variety of disciplines
- Goal setting – setting reasonable, yet high targets, and creating a plan for attaining those targets
- Planning – organizing and prioritizing the needs and goals of several programs and departments
- Academic administration (college/university level)
- Career college teaching/management (program/department chair)
- Professional/executive education (administration)
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