Division Director - Professional Careers

Position Subject to budget approvals. <p>

Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, Central Piedmont Community College is a nationally recognized leader in workforce development with a commitment to teaching and learning excellence.  As a learning-centered organization focusing on documented learning outcomes, the College provides high quality programs and services within a supportive environment. <p>

Central Piedmont is the largest community college in the state with six campuses serving 75,000 learners annually. The College offers over 285 degree, diploma, and certificate programs in various areas including technical/vocational, health, culinary, hospitality, STEM-S, and professional careers as well as a comprehensive college transfer program.  The College also offers a wide selection of programs and courses through Corporate and Continuing Education.  These offerings are designed to address the personal, professional, organizational, and economic development needs of the community and are market-inspired, growth-oriented, and entrepreneurial in nature.  They include Public Safety/Forensics, Healthcare, Real Estate/Mortgage Banking, an Information Technology Academy, and a Construction Institute. <p>

Division Director position available in the Professional Careers Division at Central Piedmont Community College located in Charlotte, NC. This Division represents four academic disciplines including ASL/Interpreter Education, Horticulture/Turfgrass Management, Office Administration, and Paralegal Technology which offer curriculum courses, certificates, diplomas and Associates degrees. <p>

The Division Director provides leadership to approximately 20 FT faculty and numerous PT faculty.  The director is responsible for ensuring quality throughout the instructional process; planning, organizing and directing the instructional and administrative activities of the division; providing highly responsible instructional and administrative support to the campus dean; coordinating teaching and other associated activities within the division and across other College divisions; and representing the College, the division, its faculty and students, within CPCC and larger community. The Division Director is also responsible for teaching a minimum of 6 credit hours in one of the specified disciplines.

<b>Minimum Qualifications:</b>

• Master’s Degree in related field
• One year of full time equivalent teaching experience in one of the listed disciplines (Horticulture, Turfgrass, Interpreter Education, Office Systems Technology or Paralegal Technology)
• Experience in the development or administration of instructional programs in an educational institution, agency or business/industry setting
• Management/Leadership Experience in higher education, business/industry or other appropriate organizational setting.

<b>Desirable Qualifications:</b>

*   Principles and practices of program management;
*   Methods and techniques of program development and evaluation;
*   Principles of supervision including employee training and performance evaluation;
*   Business and industry needs; computer technology/applications;
*   Curriculum and subject matter related to the division;
*   Methods and techniques of instructional program and curriculum development and evaluation and instructional delivery systems;
*   Methods and techniques of student advisement;
*   Organizational and management practices;
*   Principles and practices of college-level instructional administration;
*   Principles of budget development and administration;
*   Methods and techniques of program marketing and publicity.