Department Head of Education

Job Summary

This position is responsible for directing the operations of the Department of Education within the School of Education, Arts, and Humanities. This department is responsible for growing high-quality, competitive academic programs that meet the workforce needs. Additional responsibilities include fostering student success, supporting and developing faculty excellence, assessment and continuous improvement, accreditation, scheduling, and aligning departmental initiatives with institutional priorities.

Responsibilities

Academic Leadership & Program Development (40%)

• Assists the Dean in the development, assessment, and improvement of curriculum and courses representative of the discipline and supportive of the educational objectives of the college.
• Coordinates the articulation of department mission and goals; coordinates department committees to promote programs and student success.
• Aligns departmental goals with institutional priorities.
• Creates and facilitates community partnerships.
• Develops semester course schedules to support student needs.
• Compiles assessment data and uses them for intentional improvement.
• Oversees compliance with Professional Standards Commission rules and initiatives.
• Oversees curriculum quality, teaching, and overall academic direction.
• Ensures program alignment with college educational objectives.
• Builds and maintains MOU partnerships with regional P-12 school districts for clinical placements, teacher pipelines, and residency pathways.
• Monitors departmental DFW rates, course completion trends, and early-alert/retention platform compliance.
• Works actively with administration and faculty to develop ways to recruit new students to the college and to degree programs.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Faculty Management & Department Operations (30%)

• Directs day-to-day departmental operations.
• Builds, supports, and evaluates a team of part-time and full-time faculty.
• Assists in the development of the department budget recommendation; supplies data and statistics; administers assigned budgets.
• Recommends faculty for tenure and promotion as appropriate.
• Produces departmental reports as deemed necessary to include data and statistics for planning.
• Serves on faculty committees at the department, college, or system level as appointed by the administration.
• Supervises and staffs departmental courses.
• Resolves conflicts with students, faculty, and other constituents.
• Works with faculty to develop ways to promote equitable student retention and progression to degree completion.
• Emphasizes student outcomes, recruitment, budgeting, and data-driven decision-making.
• Monitors student success, including student retention and progression data.

Teaching and Advising (20%)

• Teaches two courses per semester.
• Advising students as necessary and documents work appropriately.

Service and Recruitment (10%)

• Represents the department on and off campus at recruiting events.
• Represents the department when appropriate in shared governance, ad hoc, and administrative committees.
• Represents the department and Gordon State College on appropriate University System of Georgia Committees.

Required Qualifications

Doctoral Degree in a course of study related to the occupational field.

Three to five years of related experience.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Knowledge of education as an academic discipline.

Knowledge of accreditation requirements.

Knowledge of assessment and strategic planning strategies.

Knowledge of budget development and management principles.

Knowledge of classroom practices, teaching methodologies, assessment systems, and educational technology.

Skill in the delegation of responsibility and authority.

Skill to make timely decisions.

Skill in the operation of computers and job-related software programs.

Skill in decision making and problem solving.

Skill in interpersonal relations and in dealing with the public.

Skill in oral and written communication.

Other Information

Compensation for this position includes a base salary consistent with the faculty appointment, plus a Department Chair stipend, which ceases if the individual returns to a faculty-only role.

This is a full-time, 12-month, administrative faculty position and includes a comprehensive benefits package. Benefits include:

• Health insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Life Insurance
• Sick Leave
• Vacation Leave
• Parental Leave
• Retirement
• Employee discounts

Clery Disclosure

This position has been identified by Federal Law (Jeanne Clery Act) as a Campus Security Authority (CSA), with significant student and campus responsibilities. CSA 's are obligated to report crimes reported to them which occurred on campus, in public areas bordering campus and in certain non-campus buildings owned or controlled (leased) by the University.