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About the Role

This faculty position also serves as the department chair for the Occupational Therapy Assistant department. The role provides academic leadership, management, and overall coordination for the department, including budget authority and representation on college councils. The position aims to foster a collegewide instructional leadership environment conducive to student success, starting Spring 2027.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership in developing, evaluating, and maintaining a curriculum that responds to community needs, prepares students for success, and meets accreditation requirements.
• Develops and maintains the departmental budget and instructional supplies.
• Supervises, hires, coaches, and evaluates faculty in alignment with College policies and employment laws.
• Ensures departmental decision-making is informed by data and involves collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Develops and approves the course schedule, makes faculty assignments, and maintains faculty eligibility.
• Prepares and teaches courses in Occupational Therapy to a multicultural student population.
• Participates actively in departmental responsibilities and governance, including curriculum review, program review, and assessment of student learning outcomes.
• Evaluates student progress and provides clear, timely feedback.
• Serves as a mentor to students and faculty in the Occupational Therapy Assistant program.
• Provides teaching and mentoring services to students without discrimination.
• Supports professional development and research-related activities.
• Leads and supports division and department goals through active and collegial engagement.
• Serves on collegewide and departmental committees, councils, work groups, and task forces.
• Performs other related tasks as assigned.
• Demonstrates proficiency using computer applications, online resources, and other technologies for the classroom.
• Demonstrates proficiency using an online learning management system such as Blackboard.
• Complies with published college policies and procedures and meets professional standards for teaching in a community college.
• Aligns with Austin Community College values of Courage, Compassion, Joy, Yes.

Requirements

• Must maintain a domicile in the State of Texas while employed.
• Requires a master’s degree awarded by an institution accredited by the USDE.
• Requires 5 years of documented non-teaching experience in the field of occupational therapy.
• Faculty must be currently licensed or otherwise regulated as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant in the United States jurisdiction.
• Requires demonstrated proficiency using computer applications, online resources, and other technologies for the classroom.
• Requires demonstrated proficiency using an online learning management system such as Blackboard.
• Requires appropriate use of the college's learning management system.
• Requires meeting deadlines for attendance certification and submission of final course grades.
• Requires participation in graduation, general assembly, and other official college functions.
• Requires maintaining regular office hours to assist students and improve student retention and success.
• Requires attendance and participation in collegewide, campus, department, or other activities and meetings.
• Requires recognition and reflection of standards of civility and collegiality in all interactions.
• Requires compliance with published college policies and procedures and meeting professional standards for teaching in a community college.
• Requires alignment with Austin Community College values of Courage, Compassion, Joy, Yes.
• Requires ethics, integrity, and sound professional judgment.
• Requires a commitment to establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with students, colleagues, and staff.
• Requires dynamic, non-traditional instructional delivery methods.
• Requires appropriate and up-to-date knowledge of the discipline and subject matter.
• Requires experience using technology as an instructional aide.
• Requires documented experience with active and applied teaching and learning methodologies.
• Requires a strong commitment to teaching in a community college setting.
• Requires a commitment to a culture of care for all.
• Requires a commitment to the comprehensive mission of Austin Community College and to the principles and practices associated with Servant-Leadership.
• Requires the ability to communicate effectively with students.
• Requires strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with varied populations.
• Requires strength in communication media, both verbal and written, as well as listening.
• Requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to maintain an established schedule, including evenings and weekends, and possible multiple campus locations.
• Requires commitment to maintaining confidentiality of student information.
• Requires understanding of teaching in a community college environment that serves often underprepared and underserved students.
• Requires uploading unofficial/copy of transcripts, updated Curriculum Vitae (C.V.) or Résumé, and cover letter.

Skills

• Academic leadership
• Management
• Coordination
• Budget authority
• Curriculum development
• Curriculum evaluation
• Curriculum maintenance
• Faculty supervision
• Faculty hiring
• Faculty coaching
• Faculty evaluation
• Data-informed decision-making
• Collaboration
• Course scheduling
• Faculty assignment
• Faculty eligibility maintenance
• Teaching Occupational Therapy
• Instructional strategies
• Curriculum review
• Curriculum revision
• Program review
• Assessment of student learning outcomes
• Student progress evaluation
• Mentoring
• Professional development support
• Research support
• Collegial engagement
• Decision-making
• Unit-level planning
• Committee participation
• Council participation
• Work group participation
• Task force participation
• Computer applications proficiency
• Online resources proficiency
• Classroom technology proficiency
• Learning management system proficiency (e.g., Blackboard)
• Course content development
• Administrative duties in LMS
• Civility
• Collegiality
• Professional judgment
• Interpersonal skills
• Verbal communication
• Written communication
• Listening skills
• Organizational skills
• Attention to detail
• Schedule maintenance
• Confidentiality
• Understanding of community college environment

Location

• Austin, TX

Work Type

• Full-time
• Onsite

Experience Level

• 5 years of documented non-teaching experience in the field of occupational therapy
• 3 years of postsecondary teaching experience in the field of occupational therapy (preferred)

Education Level

• Master's degree

Salary/Compensations

• $80,994 - $109,939

About the Company

• Austin Community College is a public two-year institution serving a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester.
• The college embraces its identity as a community college, promoting student success and community development by providing affordable access to higher education and workforce training.
• The Occupational Therapy Assistant program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education and has a 10-year 100% pass rate on the National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapy.

Equal Opportunity

• Provides teaching and mentoring services to students in a manner that does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or other protected categories.