Program Director - Occupational Therapy Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Program Directors are responsible for leveraging their expertise to develop, maintain and deliver education services to students through:

• Creating and Maintaining core curriculum across the institution
• Communicating and monitoring delivery of core curriculum
• Preparing course plans and material
• Delivering courses
• Monitoring progress/attendance
• Advising students
• Recording grades and submitting reports

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Program Director Responsibilities: Faculty designated as Program Directors are responsible for the oversight and management of their specific program curricula across the university/college. To meet this responsibility Program Directors must:

• Review program curriculum to ensure materials are up-to-date
  • Review courses within their respective programs
  • Review text books, equipment, and materials
  • Create and modify course control document as necessary
  • Work with program coordinators to ensure consistency of delivery across campuses
  • Meet with local advisory boards to ensure programs meet community/employer needs
  • Develop and monitor externship programs
  • Prepare for and facilitate annual faculty convocation to ensure programs are up-to-date Faculty Responsibilities: As Faculty Members, Keiser Faculty - Program Directors are also responsible for course delivery at their campus. This includes the following core areas:

Prepare Course Plans and Materials:
• Review Course Control Document (CCD)
• Prepare syllabus
• Create lesson plans
• Create exams, quizzes, and projects/assignments
• Coordinate with librarian and bookstore for availability of materials

Deliver Courses:
• Administer pre-test/post-test
• Deliver lectures/facilitate labs
• Grade projects and exams
• Provide progress reports/mid-term feedback
• Maintain grade book
• Enforce Keiser policies (attendance, dress code, no food and drink...)

Monitor Progress/Attendance:
• Monitor student progress and follow-up as needed
• Take daily attendance and enforce Keiser attendance policy
• Follow-up with students who miss a class (phone calls)
• Report attendance issues to the Dean

Advise Students:
• Answer student questions
• Be available for one-on-one assistance/tutoring

Record Grades and Submit Reports:
• Maintain grade books
• Adhere to departmental grading policies
• Provide Dean with weekly reports
• Provide students with mid-term evaluations
• Submit final grades

Other Duties - Adjunct and Full-time Faculty:
• Monitor equipment and supply needs
• Maintain classroom
• Maintain any relevant licensures and certifications

Other Duties - Full-time Faculty:
• Attend campus faculty meetings
• Participate in committees and knowledge sharing forums
• Prepare for and participate in convocation

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands are those required in a professional office setting and higher education teaching environment: communicating with coworkers, presenting to a classroom of students (virtual classrooms for on-line), demonstrating procedures and techniques, and getting to and from appropriate classes and offices.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Professional office setting: moderate noise levels and controlled indoor climate.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

LOCATION:
This position is an onsite position located at your campus unless otherwise determined by the Chancellor and/or designee. Any changes must be reviewed by the Campus President/Vice President and all final approvals must come from the Chancellor and/or designee.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:

• Minimum of a master's degree in occupational therapy
• Minimum of two years of experience in a full-time academic appointment with teaching responsibilities at the postsecondary level (2018 ACOTE Standards).
• Five (5) years clinical practice in the field of OT including clinical practice as an OT or OTA, administrative experience including but not limited to program planning and implementation, personnel management, evaluation and budgeting, scholarship, and understanding of and experience with OTA's (2018 ACOTE Standards).
• Familiarity with ACOTE Standards and accreditation processes preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Current, unrestricted State of Florida Occupational Therapy Practitioner (OT or OTA) License