At Unitek College, we are dedicated to our students’ success and committed to providing them with our best service from start to finish. Our helpful admission representatives will help students define their goals and choose a program. Our experienced instructors will educate their students and provide hands-on training. Our devoted staff will support and help every student complete their program, and once they graduate, they’ll assist the student with their job search.

The Program Director - Allied Health leads degree-granting program planning, development, and delivery while promoting the College's values. They ensure excellence in teaching, student service, strategic planning, resource development, personnel management, budgeting, and program evaluation. The program director oversees all program management aspects, including teaching loads aligned with the student population and program goals.

• Coordinate accreditation, program review, and assessment activities required for compliance with institutional accreditation standards and academic program accreditor (as applicable) standards.
• Conduct periodic evaluation of academic program outcomes and write program evaluation plans (PEP).
• Conduct instructor observation(s) in an objective, unbiased, nonthreatening manner pertaining to quality and scope of instructional delivery.
• Participate in course and program orientation for new students.
• Maintain a schedule of student representative meetings, document meeting minutes and write action plans based on student feedback.
• Coordinate the academic honors program for students.

• Exercise oversight of established program policies, procedures, and curriculum design.
• Provide mentorship to the core faculty and externship coordinators to maintain diverse teaching methodology

• Initiate curriculum changes to maintain high quality academic program(s).
• Ensure faculty documentation of teachers required for compliance with institutional accreditation standards.

• Coordinate supply and equipment ordering and maintenance to meet program(s) objectives.
• Provide mentorship to teachers and externship coordinators to maintain student retention.
• Participate in new student enrollment activities.
• Coordinate teaching assignments.

• Communicate professionally and respectfully with internal and external college stakeholders.
• Participate in advising students.
• Monitor course attendance and ensure that all attendance is entered in accordance with college policy.
• Collaborate with the regional dean of allied health, the associate dean or dean to develop and promote internal communication.
• Conduct quarterly faculty meetings and document meeting minutes.
• Provide ongoing supervision of externship coordinators.
• Participate in the search process for new members of the faculty and staff.
• Facilitate orientation for new members of the faculty and staff.
• Provide instructional support to students and refer to student advisors as needed.

• Utilize feedback and data-driven decision-making strategies to evaluate the impact of fieldwork course outcomes regularly.
• Participate in accreditation and program reviews, required for compliance with institutional and program accreditors standards.
• Maintain an inclusive college environment that celebrates and promotes understanding and respect for a diverse student body, academic staff, and community.
• Manage student retention with data-informed strategies to achieve accreditor benchmarks and college budget/metrics.
• Manage local retention plan.
• Participate in the student re-entry process.
• Engage in student advising managing communication processes to identify and respond to all students.

• Demonstrate sensitivity and understanding of all college students and faculty with diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds.
• Meet with prospective students engaged in the pre-enrollment process.
• Other duties as assigned.

Externship Course Management (as applicable)

• Maintain contact with hiring managers to promote externship opportunities and extern-to-hire.
• Partner with career services staff to identify externship opportunities and to match students to appropriate externship sites leading to employment.
• Manage affiliation agreement procurement process to support the externship course requirement.
• Monitor extern attendance and ensure that all extern assignments are completed in accordance with curriculum standards.
• Maintain a schedule of externship site visits (online/remote or in-person) to review the quality of externship opportunities and evaluate student learning experiences.

• Graduation from a program in the content area or program field at an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education

• An earned master’s degree from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

• At least 15 semester credit hours or equivalent in the content area.

• A minimum of three years of teaching or occupational experience in the content field or a closely related field.

• Academic preparation in the specific courses being taught.

• Current knowledge of professional practices in the fields of study

• Program planning, curriculum development, evaluation and revision experience preferred.

• Faculty oversight and evaluation experience preferred.
 

We Offer:

• Medical, Dental and Vision starting the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
• 2 Weeks’ starting Vacation per year.  Increasing based on years of service with company
• 12 paid Holidays and 2 Floating Holiday
• 401K with a Company Match
• Company Paid Life Insurance at 1x’s your annual salary
• Leadership development and training for career advancement
• Tuition assistance and Forgiveness for you and your family up to 100% depending on program