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Dean of Career and Technical Education

JOB CLASSIFICATION
Pay grade level: Grade 19
Compensation: $96,797 - $133,096. Compensation will be commensurate with education and experience.
Employee category: Staff
Department: Career and Technical Education
Reports to: Vice President of Academic Affairs
FLSA status: Exempt
Job Code: AA003ADMDEA
Positions Supervised: Executive Administrative Assistant, TBA
Location: Primarily Technical Education Center, but any other college location as assigned by the appropriate administrator

SUMMARY
The Dean of Career and Technical Education is responsible for the sound management and strategic oversight of the departments within the division. This position collaborates with industry professionals, government entities, educational institutions, and other personnel to create strategic partnerships in support of the institution’s strategic plan and program sustainability.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

• Provide academic, workforce, and administrative leadership for Career and Technical Education, Adult and Continuing Education, and Workforce Innovation, with awareness of trends, challenges, and workforce needs in community college education.
• Lead, manage, and ensure the quality, relevance, and continuous improvement of academic and workforce programs, including oversight of faculty, staff, instructional delivery, and student success outcomes.
• Lead strategic planning, program evaluation, and assessment efforts within the division, including enrollment analysis, workforce outcomes, program review, and data-informed decision-making to support program growth and sustainability.
• Ensure programs align with industry standards, labor market needs, licensure and certification requirements, programmatic accreditation expectations, and applicable state and federal guidelines.
• Provide oversight for specialized instructional facilities, laboratories, equipment, instructional technology, and safety practices, including collaboration on equipment lifecycle planning and modernization.
• Lead the evaluation, research, and initiation of new programs and credentials, and make recommendations related to program modification, teach-out, suspension, or discontinuation in accordance with college processes.
• Oversee the development and management of division budgets, including staffing, instructional resources, equipment, grants, and externally funded workforce initiatives, in collaboration with appropriate college personnel.
• Initiate, develop, and manage grants and funded projects, ensuring alignment with institutional priorities and compliance requirements.
• Develop and maintain internal and external partnerships with faculty, staff, employers, workforce agencies, secondary and postsecondary institutions, and community organizations to support recruitment, retention, work-based learning, and employment pathways.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Institutional Image, Institutional Effectiveness, Student Services, and other divisions to support recruitment, retention, completion, and post-completion success.
• Ensure compliance with the college mission, policies, accreditation standards, and applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
• Participate in college-wide planning, governance, and decision-making processes and provide regular updates to the Vice President of Academic Affairs.
• Supervise, support, and evaluate full- and part-time faculty and staff; promote professional development; and foster effective teaching, learning, and assessment practices.
• Other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Strong leadership skills and the ability to effectively lead and supervise teams.
• Experience in communicating effectively in writing and speaking as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Experience in handling difficult and stressful situations with professional composure.
• Experience using logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Demonstrated ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a budget and work within the constraints of that budget.
• Demonstrated ability in completing assignments accurately and with attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze, organize, and prioritize work while meeting multiple deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in education, Leadership, Technical Education, or closely related field.
• Four (4) years of experience in an educational setting teaching, training, and/or working directly with students.
• Four (4) years of administrative experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Seven (7) or more years of experience in an educational setting teaching, training and/or experience working directly with students.
• Collegiate teaching experience, with preference to instruction in community colleges and especially in areas in Career and Technical Education.
• Experience in higher education; knowledge of college systems, particularly two-year colleges.
• Commitment to and ability to work with a multi-cultural student and faculty population.
• Experience with developing and evaluating assessment strategies.
• Experience developing successful partnerships with Business & Industry to meet workforce needs.
• Experience with successful apprenticeship models.
• Experience in successful grant writing.

WORKING CONDITIONS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and occasionally push or lift items.

Occasionally, the employee will bend or twist at the neck more than the average person. The employee is directly responsible for safety, well-being, and work output.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, such as the ability to read handwritten or typed material, and the ability to adjust focus. The position requires the individual to meet multiple demands from several people and interact with the public and other staff.

WORK SCHEDULE
40 hours per week, during regular hours of Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm. Must be able to work a variable schedule/hour to meet operational needs. May require evening and weekend hours.

***This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor. This job description may be revised upon development of other duties and changes in responsibilities.

KCKCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer