Associate Program Director, Hybrid Immersion

General Summary

The Associate Program Director provides administrative leadership across all aspects of the DPT Hybrid Immersion and FLEX program operations. The role also supports delivery of the expansion program, including teaching the curriculum in a way that meets program goals and learning outcomes and maintaining consistency between the main and expansion programs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Implements strategies that advance program goals in line with the institution's goals and policies
• Collections, prepares, and provides outcome data and program information as required by the institution
• Participates in the Program Director Council and contributes to the development and implementation of policies and procedures
• Oversees core and contributing faculty in areas tied to the professional program
• Oversees and takes part in the training, development, and supervision of core faculty
• Led and participates in the recruitment and hiring of contributing faculty and lab assistants
• Oversees the local clinical education office, including its responsibilities, policies, and organizational development
• Works with local facility managers, other program leadership, and student services to support student satisfaction and consistent communication across departments
• Plans and takes part in special events for the program
• Supports the Program Director in developing the local program budget and coordinates local resources for classroom and lab activities, faculty scholarship, and student needs
• Supervises program students and handles student matters such as complaints, appeals, and misconduct
• Carry a reduced teaching workload not to exceed 0.5 FTE
• Contributes through service and scholarly activity
• Participates in marketing activities and represents the institution at related events

Other Duties and Responsibilities

The Associate Program Director may take on other duties as management determines from time to time.

Travel Requirements

The role may require driving or travel to other campuses. A valid driver license for the state of residence and at least the minimum liability insurance required by that state are needed, along with the ability to travel to off-site locations for marketing and community or professional activities.

Management and Supervisory Responsibilities

The Associate Program Director directs and supervises faculty, students, and staff for the program and coordinates with the Program Director on the main program.

Position in the Organization

Reports to: Senior Academic Program Director / Academic Program Director
Supervises: Core Faculty, Contributing Faculty, Academic Program Assistants, Student Workers

Education and Experience

• State licensed, or license-eligible, therapist in the relevant academic program
• An advanced doctoral degree or terminal doctorate with proven scholarship, service, and committee activity
• Demonstrated leadership ability
• Prior entry-level therapy education teaching experience required; graduate-level education administration strongly preferred
• Experience teaching in remote or online learning environments, including effective use of learning management systems, virtual instructional technologies, and student engagement strategies
• Demonstrated experience working in a hybrid immersion modality and environment

Business Competencies

• Committed to mission and values: understands the institution's mission and values, with a passion for facilitating learning and helping students manage their own learning journey
• Contributes knowledge to the discipline: motivated to contribute through research, scholarship, professional practice, or creative work
• Accountable: takes personal responsibility for goals and outcomes that support student success, sets clear expectations, follows through on commitments, and holds students accountable for assignments and performance
• Collaborative: works cooperatively across the institution and beyond, including the community and partnerships, while representing own interests and remaining inclusive and fair
• Communicates effectively: adapts oral and written communication to the audience and message, and listens attentively
• Drives engagement: makes students feel welcome, understood, and valued, creates a learning environment that is compelling, challenging, and productive, and fosters a climate where people are motivated to do their best work toward the organization's objectives
• Academic discipline expertise: holds the credentials, industry expertise, and experience needed to teach to required standards and qualifications
• Education design: designs learning experiences tied closely to learning outcomes, including lesson planning and the design of project-based, work-integrated, group, and interactive learning, with depth in pedagogy, andragogy, and learning effectiveness
• Teaching delivery and learning facilitation: manages small, large, blended, hybrid, and online classrooms, ensuring participation and managing time and attention effectively
• People leadership: leads by example in finding and developing talent, with a focus on talent acquisition, performance targets that raise standards, and development of high-potential talent