Dean, Health Careers
Apply NowCompany: Kankakee Community College
Location: Kankakee, IL 60901
Description:
Salary: See Position Description
Location : Kankakee, IL
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: ADM250414
Department: Health Careers Division
Opening Date: 04/14/2025
Description
Responsible for the leadership and supervision of faculty and staff, and the coordination of the activities and initiatives of the Health Careers Division. Responsible for the organization, administration, and general effectiveness of the courses within the division.
Examples of Duties
A. Maintains the day-to-day operation of the division; schedules and conducts regular meetings of the instructional personnel in the division. Manages the promotion, organization, coordination, scheduling and evaluation of the courses and curricula of the division; assists in course and curriculum development of assessment.
B. Supervises and evaluates division faculty, with the exception of nursing faculty. Supervises the Director of Nursing and supportive staff. Recommends professional development needs, tenure appointments and discipline/discharge of faculty and or staff exhibiting unsatisfactory performance in the division to the VPAA.
C. Recommends selection of personnel for all full and part-time instructional and staff positions within the division to the VPAA. Performs other duties as assigned by the VPAA.
D. Develops and submits an annual budget request for the operation of the division and programs in conjunction with the program directors. Approves expenditures of the division(s) within the Board-adopted budget. Responsible for control, maintenance an inventory of equipment within the division.
E. Recommends to the Vice President Academic Affairs the schedules of classes and instructor assignments for the Division.
F. Serves as a liaison between the college and all clinical facilities.
G. Serves on Curriculum and Academic Standard committee; other college committees as assigned by the VPAA.
H. Monitors all work related to continued accreditation of all health career programs and ensures timely reporting to regulatory and accreditation agencies.
I. Collaborates with program directors to ensure that advisory committees meet on a regular basis and minutes are disseminated appropriately, including to the VPAA.
J. Monitors student enrollment, retention, and success to create positive change for the division.
K. Investigates faculty and student issues and responds appropriately and in a timely fashion.
Minimum Qualifications
A. Master's degree required.
B/ Qualified to teach in one of the following areas: Nursing, Medical Assistant/Coding, Health Information Management, Medical Lab Assistant/Phlebotomy, Respiratory, Radiology, Paramedic or Physical Therapy Assistant.
C. Two years of teaching experience in a health field preferred.
D. At least 2,000 hours of documented work experience required in area of teaching.
E. Qualified candidate must have excellent reading, writing, and computation skills as well as be computer literate.
Supplemental Information
Hiring range begins at $88,225/yr. min. - $103,664/yr. 1st quartile - $119,104/yr. mid.
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KCC is a well-known and respected business partner in our community. Our mission and five core values are paramount. One of the five core values is Integrity. That being said, have you ever been terminated, placed on leave, or not had your employment contract renewed for illegal, unethical, or immoral behavior which would contradict our value of integrity?
02
If yes, please explain:
03
After reviewing the job description can you perform the essential functions of the job with or without an accommodation?
04
Indicate your highest "conferred" degree.(transcript or diploma of highest degree will need to be presented at time of interview)
05
Describe your area of study.
06
Indicate the areas you are qualified to teach:
07
Number of years teaching experience in a health field?
08
Do you have a minimum of 2,000 hours of documented work experience?
09
Computer experience:
10
List any other computer applications:
11
Per Illinois Governor Pritzker's Executive Order filed on August 26, 2021, "All Higher Education Personnel must have , at a minimum, the first dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine or a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine within 10 days after issuance of this Executive Order (by September 5, 2021), and be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 within 30 days following administration of their first dose in a two-dose vaccination series. To establish that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Higher Education Personnel must provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 (such as a CDC COVID-19 vaccination record card or photograph of the card). Higher Education Personnel who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 must be tested for COVID-19 weekly, at a minimum." Are you able to furnish proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or are you willing to be tested at least once a week for COVID-19?
Required Question
Location : Kankakee, IL
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: ADM250414
Department: Health Careers Division
Opening Date: 04/14/2025
Description
Responsible for the leadership and supervision of faculty and staff, and the coordination of the activities and initiatives of the Health Careers Division. Responsible for the organization, administration, and general effectiveness of the courses within the division.
Examples of Duties
A. Maintains the day-to-day operation of the division; schedules and conducts regular meetings of the instructional personnel in the division. Manages the promotion, organization, coordination, scheduling and evaluation of the courses and curricula of the division; assists in course and curriculum development of assessment.
B. Supervises and evaluates division faculty, with the exception of nursing faculty. Supervises the Director of Nursing and supportive staff. Recommends professional development needs, tenure appointments and discipline/discharge of faculty and or staff exhibiting unsatisfactory performance in the division to the VPAA.
C. Recommends selection of personnel for all full and part-time instructional and staff positions within the division to the VPAA. Performs other duties as assigned by the VPAA.
D. Develops and submits an annual budget request for the operation of the division and programs in conjunction with the program directors. Approves expenditures of the division(s) within the Board-adopted budget. Responsible for control, maintenance an inventory of equipment within the division.
E. Recommends to the Vice President Academic Affairs the schedules of classes and instructor assignments for the Division.
F. Serves as a liaison between the college and all clinical facilities.
G. Serves on Curriculum and Academic Standard committee; other college committees as assigned by the VPAA.
H. Monitors all work related to continued accreditation of all health career programs and ensures timely reporting to regulatory and accreditation agencies.
I. Collaborates with program directors to ensure that advisory committees meet on a regular basis and minutes are disseminated appropriately, including to the VPAA.
J. Monitors student enrollment, retention, and success to create positive change for the division.
K. Investigates faculty and student issues and responds appropriately and in a timely fashion.
Minimum Qualifications
A. Master's degree required.
B/ Qualified to teach in one of the following areas: Nursing, Medical Assistant/Coding, Health Information Management, Medical Lab Assistant/Phlebotomy, Respiratory, Radiology, Paramedic or Physical Therapy Assistant.
C. Two years of teaching experience in a health field preferred.
D. At least 2,000 hours of documented work experience required in area of teaching.
E. Qualified candidate must have excellent reading, writing, and computation skills as well as be computer literate.
Supplemental Information
Hiring range begins at $88,225/yr. min. - $103,664/yr. 1st quartile - $119,104/yr. mid.
01
KCC is a well-known and respected business partner in our community. Our mission and five core values are paramount. One of the five core values is Integrity. That being said, have you ever been terminated, placed on leave, or not had your employment contract renewed for illegal, unethical, or immoral behavior which would contradict our value of integrity?
- Yes
- No
02
If yes, please explain:
03
After reviewing the job description can you perform the essential functions of the job with or without an accommodation?
- Yes
- No
04
Indicate your highest "conferred" degree.(transcript or diploma of highest degree will need to be presented at time of interview)
- Master's
- Doctorate
- None
05
Describe your area of study.
06
Indicate the areas you are qualified to teach:
- Nursing
- Medical Assistant/Coding
- Health Information Management
- Medical Lab Assistant/Phlebotomy
- Respiratory
- Radiology
- Paramedic
- Physical Therapy Assistant
- None of the above
07
Number of years teaching experience in a health field?
- 0 - less than 1 year
- 1 - 2 years
- 2 - 3 years
- 3 - 4 years
- 4 - 5 years
- 5 years or more
08
Do you have a minimum of 2,000 hours of documented work experience?
- Yes
- No
09
Computer experience:
- MS Word or comparable application
- MS Excel or comparable application
- MS Power Point or comparable application
- MS Access or comparable application
- MS Outlook or comparable application
10
List any other computer applications:
11
Per Illinois Governor Pritzker's Executive Order filed on August 26, 2021, "All Higher Education Personnel must have , at a minimum, the first dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine or a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine within 10 days after issuance of this Executive Order (by September 5, 2021), and be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 within 30 days following administration of their first dose in a two-dose vaccination series. To establish that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Higher Education Personnel must provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 (such as a CDC COVID-19 vaccination record card or photograph of the card). Higher Education Personnel who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 must be tested for COVID-19 weekly, at a minimum." Are you able to furnish proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or are you willing to be tested at least once a week for COVID-19?
- Yes
- No
Required Question