Program Director, Culinary Arts

Responsibilities

• Administer high-level academic support to ensure retention of students so that they succeed in their academic endeavors.
• Provide support to students through advising and next level handling of student issues.
• Monitor faculty follow-up with students concerning absence, missing work and/or poor academic progress, contributing to the institution’s commitment to student retention and success.
• Contribute to regularly scheduled retention meetings.
• Aid in the selection and hiring of faculty.
• Orient, manage, train, and evaluate faculty in the Department.
• Evaluate instructor transcripts to assign appropriately credentialed instructors to teach courses in the Department.
• Observe Instructors to ensure quality of instruction meets our objectives.
• Ensure faculty meet their responsibilities relative to mid-term grades, final grades, student attendance, at-risk students, etc.
• Manage faculty loading, class scheduling and faculty scheduling ensuring appropriate student/faculty ratio and classroom utilization.
• Review and provide feedback on instructor performance.
• Conduct periodic performance reviews with each instructor.
• Maintain compliance with school, state, and accreditation policies in the areas of instruction, curriculum, student satisfactory academics, and attendance.
• Serve on campus and university-wide committees.
• Assist with monitoring the grading system, testing procedures, lab equipment, textbooks, classroom size, and student/staff morale.
• Teach classes for absent faculty, as necessary.

Qualifications

• Possess appropriate degree based on the academic subject area/field of instruction and applicable accreditation requirements. Terminal degree required if responsible for graduate-level program.
• Typically has teaching experience in higher education, experience in curriculum development and implementation, and/or industry experience as required by accreditation standards.
• Proven administrative and leadership skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Superior organization, prioritization, and self-motivation skills.
• Strong computer literacy skills: LMS Experience is a plus.
• Ability to adapt to changing assignments and multiple priorities.
• Ability to successfully meet deadlines.

Benefits

The Culinary Institute of Virginia provides a comprehensive benefits program designed to help our faculty and staff stay healthy, feel supported, and maintain a work/life balance. To learn more about benefits at ECPI University, click HERE.