Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs - San Antonio

About the role

The Assistant Dean is responsible for assisting and facilitating the communication, administration, delivery, and operational controls of all campus educational activities, consistent with the CIA’s educational mission and core values of excellence, professionalism, ethics, and respect for diversity.

Responsibilities

• Manages the day-to-day operations of full-time, adjunct, and visiting faculty in all degree and certificate programs.
• Hires and provides direct supervision to assigned full-time and adjunct faculty of the campus.
• Collaborates with the San Antonio Associate Dean of Academic Affairs.
• Schedules all faculty and adjuncts to ensure coverage for all classes.
• Makes on-the-fly coverage plans when faculty call-out to ensure continuity of instruction and reduce the likelihood of having to cancel classes.
• Organizes testing, evaluation and score compilation of potential full time and adjunct faculty in accordance with Institute policies and procedures.
• Provides technological leadership and disseminates understanding of the use of technology and other tools which support faculty, students, and the San Antonio Academic Affairs department administration.
• Guides and assists faculty with development of print and digital educational materials in accordance with CIA content and style standards.
• Oversees, monitors, and ensures the input of error-free bi-weekly payroll, the payment of stipends, scheduling of personal, sick and vacation time for faculty, overtime assignments, adjunct rates, and payments.
• Collaborates with the Teaching Kitchen Manager to ensure that students have the large equipment and small hand-tools they need and in sufficient supply in lab classes.

Requirements

• Associate degree in a food-related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• A minimum of two (2) years of successful administrative experience in an educational or related environment.
• A minimum of three (3) years of demonstrated teaching experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a food-related or educational field.
• Pro Chef III, CMC, CMPC, CMB desired.

Skills

• Demonstrates exceptional communication and organizational skills, sharp attention to detail, a broad-based knowledge of CIA programs, services, and facilities.
• Excellent written and verbal and presentation skills; documented or demonstrated skills or experiences which verify professional communication ability.
• Strong computer experience, which must include abilities to work effectively with MS Office suite product, i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Ability to use sound judgment and discretion in handling sensitive issues with confidentiality and discretion.
• Must display a high level of energy and self-motivation.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle multiple competing tasks and demands.
• Basic planning, organizational, management, budgetary and supervisory skills required.

Benefits

The CIA offers a substantial benefits package that includes medical coverage available at no cost to qualifying employees, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, short and long term disability insurance, retirement savings plan with high employer contributions, a generous paid time off program, and more!