Academic Program Director - Physical Therapy
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences Career Center · Austin, TX, US
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About the Role
The Program Director assures the delivery of the local campus curriculum, meets program goals, and leads local campus programmatic accreditation. This role collaborates with faculty and other departments to resolve issues, promote educational effectiveness, and contribute to institutional growth.
Responsibilities
- Provides leadership, strategy, vision, organization, processes, and infrastructure for a respective program in alignment with the University’s strategic and quality improvement plan.
- Assesses and reports on program metrics, such as faculty workload, scholarly productivity, student satisfaction, graduation rates, and enrollments.
- Responsible for the development and maintenance of effective department operations, including workflow, student learning outcomes, faculty numbers, and curriculum quality.
- Works effectively with other departments across the University to coordinate activities and promote change.
- Promotes a campus culture aligned with the University’s core values, focusing on academic achievement and student development.
- Reports to the Management Committee to support educational effectiveness.
- Communicates effectively and fosters collaborative relationships among students, faculty, and staff.
- Advises students, assisting with problem-solving and complaint resolution.
- Collaborates with the Clinical Education department to ensure quality clinical experiences for students.
- Conducts student recruiting information sessions.
- Ensures faculty support the attainment of department and institutional outcomes.
- Hires, develops, and evaluates faculty (core and adjunct).
- Assists faculty in planning staffing patterns for their areas of responsibility.
- Evaluates faculty effectiveness using standards for effective job performance.
- Mentors and develops employees to maximize individual performance, build future organizational leadership, enhance teamwork, and strengthen support of the organization’s core values.
- Stays abreast of educational best practices, policy changes, and developments impacting the program.
- Meets scholarly goals as identified in annual performance evaluations.
- Maintains visibility in respective professional organizations.
- Uses research, practice, theory, and experience to foster professional development and student learning.
- Develops and implements the Department’s strategic plan.
- Identifies new opportunities.
- Maintains superior customer service to internal and external customers.
- Fosters a success-oriented, accountable environment within the University.
- Develops annual budgets and expenses for areas of responsibility and guides subordinate managerial personnel in budget development.
- Administers or delegates budget administration, approving expenditures and reviewing reports.
- Develops, communicates, and upholds University policies and procedures.
- Leads local participation in the programmatic accreditation process, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and accrediting body standards and regulations.
- Attends and participates in Management Committee, Program Directors Council, and Student-Director Meetings.
- Maintains a .5 teaching workload.
- Approves pre-requisite course substitutions and transfer credits.
- May perform other duties as assigned by management.
Requirements
- A valid driver’s license for the State of residence is required.
- Minimum liability insurance required by the State is required.
Skills
- Leadership
- Strategic planning
- Program management
- Accreditation
- Curriculum development
- Faculty development
- Budget management
- Customer service
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Mentoring
Location
- Local driving
- Overnight travel to other campuses
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Management experience
- Supervisory experience
Salary/Compensations
- $102,480 - $178,290
About the Company
- The University is committed to fostering a campus culture aligned with its core values, focusing on the academic achievement and personal development of all students.