Chair of the School of Social Work

Chair of the School of Social Work

We are now accepting applications for a qualified Chair of the School of Social Work at Belmont University.

Employment Type

Faculty

Internal Job Category

Tenure Track (Faculty)

Full-Time

Department

Social Work

Hours

N/A

Primary Duties and

Responsibilities:

The Chair of the School Social Work is a leader who sets the vision and strategic goals/priorities for the School. They are responsible for academic, administrative, and financial leadership and oversite. The chair works with the Dean, Sr. Associate Deans, and Assistant Deans to meet the needs of the School and aligns all areas to the CPHS priorities. As a CPHS leader you will be expected to be collegial, collaborative, solutions focused, and bring a positive outlook to situations.

Job functions:

• The chair is responsible for the governance and office manage for the School. This includes strategic planning, aligning with University mission/vision, faculty and staff recruitment, development, workload assignment, and evaluation. Establishing community partnerships for advancing strategic priorities including but not limited external funding. Develop and implement a series strategic fund raising initiatives to support the School and College.

• Curriculum and Program development. The chair is responsible for leading the School in curriculum and program development, assessment and revision as appropriate.

• The Chair is responsible for recruitment, progression, retention and graduation for the students in the program. Collaborate with the AD for Student Success and Formation, Admissions, Registrar and other entities on campus.

• The Chair is responsible for maintaining full accreditation of the programs. This includes communication with the accrediting body, timely submission of all required accreditation documents, responding to any requests from the accreditation body, maintaining all needed records for continued compliance The Chair will work closely with the Assistant Dean for Assessment and Accreditation.

• The Chair is responsible for proposing the annual budget for the School. He/She is responsible for administering the School''s budget in a fiscally responsibly way that aligns with the School, College, and University strategic priorities. Is also responsible for managing any facilities and equipment associated with the School.

• The Chair is responsible for creating clear lines of communication between the Dean''s office and the Program as well as with in the program. This includes verbal, electronic, social media , newsletter, reports, etc. Will work collaboratively with Dean''s office for fundraising strategies, identifying key prospects, and maintaining relationships.

• The Chair will teach in the program based on professional expertise and needs of the program.

• The above statements describe the job's essential responsibilities and requirements. They are not an exhaustive list of the duties that may be assigned to job incumbents.

Required Qualifications:

Belmont University seeks to attract and retain highly qualified faculty and staff who will support our mission and vision. As a Christ-centered and student-focused community, we aim to:

Form diverse leaders of character;Equip people to solve the world's complex problems through teaching, research and service;And be radical champions for helping people and communities flourish.

• Knowledge of and experience with CSWE accreditation
• Demonstrate leadership and communication skills appropriate for a Chair
• Knowledge of principles, methods and current developments in the

field of study.

• Knowledge of subject matter and course content taught.
• Knowledge of instructional strategies and techniques.
• Demonstrated capacity to engage in high quality scholarly

activity.

• Demonstrated ability to advise, instruct, manage, motivate and evaluate students.
• Skilled in the use of computers, Internet resources, and MS Office software.
• Ability to learn relevant sections of BannerWeb, Belmont University's online integrated database system for student grading.
• Ability to integrate technology into the teaching and learning process.
• Ability to successfully interact with students, other educators and educational institution representatives, and the general public in a professional manner.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Knowledge of the programs and services offered by Belmont University. Interest and ability to work collaboratively in course design and to teach interdisciplinary and topical courses.
• Ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies.

Required Education Doctoral degree in Social Work

Required Experience 7-9 year of teaching experience in a Social Work academic Program. Experience with CSWE Accreditation

The selected candidate will be required to complete a background check satisfactory to the University.

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