What are the responsibilities and job description for the Academic Dean position at FORTIS Colleges and Institutes?
Company Description FORTIS Colleges and Institutes is a post-secondary network that provides career-focused certificate, diploma, and degree programs across more than 40 campuses in 15 states. The schools prepare students for roles in healthcare, nursing, medical and dental fields, business, information technology, cosmetology, massage, and skilled trades such as welding and HVAC. FORTIS College Online extends these opportunities through flexible online associate degree programs, including options designed for adult learners and members of the military community. Each campus is institutionally accredited by recognized accrediting bodies such as ABHES, ACCSC, ACICS, ACCET, and COE, underscoring a commitment to quality and regulatory standards. Additional consumer information is available at www.fortis.edu.
Position Summary:
Responsibilities include the overall operation and effectiveness of the education department of the school, including, but not limited to, management and supervision of all faculty (full-time and adjunct), externship coordinators, instructor turn-over, student retention, curriculum review and strategies for the effective dissemination of the curriculum to students to ensure entry-level employability upon graduation. The position would include producing work for new programs, compliance, accreditation needs or other assignments necessary to fulfill the corporate mission. The person in this position must remain current in industry standards in terms of the relevance of course materials and the development of training instructors in teaching strategies.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Making certain that teaching strategies, lesson plans, and classroom techniques are in place and updated on a regular and continual basis.
- Ensure that all instructors are teaching according to approved lesson plans.
- Ensure that all instructors are motivating students to achieve their highest level of academic and professional proficiencies.
- Ensure that all instructors are maintaining accurate and up-to-date documentation as required by the institution.
- Ensure that all equipment is maintained as expected for classroom use and the instructors are maintaining an overall clean classroom environment that supports learning.
- Ensure that all instructors maintain supply inventory as needed and make requisitions in a timely manner to assist with smooth operation of the laboratory portion of training.
- Ensure that all instructors maintain accurate and consistent up-to-date academic records on each student as directed by the institution.
- Ensure that all instructors utilize the standard measurement of maintaining satisfactory progress as defined by the institution as well as policies defined in the school catalog.
- Advise instructional staff and make recommendations in a constructive manner.
- Conduct departmental meetings on a regular basis.
- Interview and hire prospective instructors.
- Train new instructors on institutional policies and procedures as well as effective teaching techniques and strategies.
- Cooperate with and provide reports to the School Director and others as requested regarding periodic instructional evaluations.
- Provide instructional staff with motivational materials that will enhance the learning experience within their classrooms.
- Interface with the Career Services Director to ensure that instructors are kept up-to-date on employability of graduates and industry needs and objectives.
- Advise students on attendance and behavioral issues as the need arises.
- Interface with the School Director with regard to students on academic probation, academic suspension, terminations, and leave of absences.
- Interface with the School Director with regard to students who are transferring, terminating, graduating or re-entering the school.
- Supervise and manage the externship coordinators and externship programs.
- Assist administrative personnel with any statistical data needed for reports.
- Assist the Financial Planning Department with satisfactory progress reporting.
- Acquire a working knowledge of the CLASS software system in order to enter, correct and analyze data.
- Schedule students and assign instructors with assistance from the School Director’s office.
- Follow and maintain all established school policies and procedures.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
Skills/Competencies/Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree and supervisory or management work experience.
Master Degree and post-secondary school experience preferred
This position is on site at our campus in Mobile, AL