Academic Chair (CL8), School of Access, Education and Language - Akerley Campus
Academic Chair (CL8), School of Access, Education and Language - Akerley Campus
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Job Description
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The Opportunity
Academic Chair (CL8)
Education
Akerley Campus
Dartmouth Nova Scotia
School of Access Education and Language
Continuing Fulltime Position: Commencing approximately June 30 2025
Application deadline is 11:59PM May 27 2025
Competition No.
Salary range: $109891.51 to $129284.13 annually
What youll do
Responsibilities
What you will be doing
As the Academic Chair for the School of Access Education and Language you will:
- Lead the delivery of SAEL programs at the Campus ensuring the highest standard of quality and consistency in programing while supporting student success.
- Lead a diverse team of faculty and staff toward continuous improvement of all SAEL programs by ensuring the objectives of programs offered by NSCC are met through efficient and effective management of all fiscal and human resources while endorsing the application of adult education principles and portfolio learning within a safe work environment and portfolio learning in a learningcentered college.
- Be a key member of both Campus and School teams. Campuses and Schools share accountability for ensuring a qualitylearning environment and a cohesive campus management team.
- Use your established relationships in related sectors regionally and locally to inform programming and opportunities for students.
What youll need
Qualifications
Qualifications and Occupational Experience:
- The minimum educational qualification for this position is an undergraduate degree in a field related to the School. A Graduate Degree in Education or Adult Education would be considered an asset.
- You have a minimum of 7 years of recent and progressive occupational experience in the field of Access Education. You have a minimum of five years in a formal supervisory management or leadership role working with Faculty. Experience in your field includes formal teaching teaching at a postsecondary level would be considered an asset.
- You are familiar with and comfortable using computer applications such as the Microsoft Office Suite Emaill Brightspace Peoplesoft
- You are comfortable working in a digital environment; you take responsibility for acquiring knowledge about advancing technology; and you are committed to using technology to create an exceptional student experience
- You have a background in adult education
- You have experience in training/facilitation preparation delivery and evaluation
- You have the ability to listen to and understand the needs of a diverse team of direct reports
- You have knowledge of and experience accessing and applying student supports
Relevant Skills and Knowledge
- You demonstrate a commitment to inclusion diversity equity accessibility and antiracism.
- You possess excellent interpersonal skills that enable you to interact at all levels of an organization
- You are known for being studentcentred and are able to create a relationship of trust beyond the immediate interaction
- Your superb team working skills enable you to contribute positively to a team environment
- You are known for your problem solving and critical thinking skills
- You are a strong communicator
- You possess excellent coordination skills specifically related to scheduling staff and programming
- You have proven records and information management skills and abilities
- You have strong project management skills related to managing operations and tracking student progress
- You have demonstrated strength in assessing student readiness removing barriers and preparing students for learning
- You have demonstrated strength in supervising managing and leading a team
- You demonstrate a strong commitment to excellence
- You are dedicated to lifelong learning and have recent relevant development opportunities
A little bit about us
Nova Scotia Community College
We value Diversity and Inclusion
The College values diversity and inclusion and is committed to employment equity. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates including Aboriginal/Indigenous Persons Black/African Nova Scotians members of racially visible communities persons with disabilities persons of a minority sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression and women. Applicants from these communities wishing to selfidentify may do so by completing the online questionnaire within the application.
All NSCC positions are advertised every Tuesday and Thursday. To learn more about us and our hiring process please follow this link.
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Candidates selected for interviews will be expected to provide at least three recent occupational references. The successful candidate will be expected to provide official transcripts to show proof of academic achievements.
NSCC is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. As part of this commitment NSCC will ensure that applicants are provided reasonable accommodations as required. If accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process please contact Nikki Berrigan HR Generalist at emailprotected. Our Employee Workplace Accommodation Policy can be found here.
Employment Type
Full-Time
