Program Dean, Healthcare and Emergency Professions
Program Dean, Healthcare and Emergency Professions
Requisition ID |
req1735 |
Department |
Academic Affairs Leaders |
Campus |
Sylvania |
Employment Type |
Administrative-Full Time |
Best Consideration Date |
5/17/2023 |
Position Summary |
Portland Community College (PCC) is seeking a collaborative transformational leader who will effectively navigate a large multi-campus environment. The position provides an exciting opportunity for a strategic and visionary leader. The official responsibilities are to provide broad administrative direction and leadership in the development, assessment, and maintenance of quality education programs. An extremely important part of this role at Portland Community College is to bring to the administration, faculty, and staff of this program an equity-driven and student-centered passion for teaching and learning. This leader will incorporate higher education, community college and industry partnership best practices into transformational work with assigned programs and key internal and external partners. The Program Dean of Healthcare & Emergency Professions, under the direction of the Dean of Academic & Career Pathways for Healthcare & Emergency Professions (organizational chart), will be responsible for supporting, developing, implementing, and evaluating programming aligned with labor market and industry needs. This position will lead a team of dedicated department chairs, faculty, and staff in assigned programs, including EMS, EXS, FN, FP, MI/RAD, PE and/or others in the pathway as assigned. The successful candidate will have direct experience and strong knowledge of best practices in Career Technical Education and implementing initiatives to address equity and opportunity gaps in community colleges. This position will also be responsible for partnering with department chairs, faculty, staff, academic affairs and student affairs colleagues to align programming with equitable student retention and success metrics. For more information, please visit our YESS (Yes to Equitable Student Success) information page. Portland Community College serves nearly 60,000 full and part-time students across a large and diverse service area, with four campuses and multiple education centers. We are committed to a culture which values belonging, justice, diversity, equity and inclusion. A demonstrated commitment to culturally responsive and inclusive services designed to improve equitable educational outcomes for college students is required for this position. In order to actualize our commitment to opportunity and equitable student success, we seek transformational leaders who exemplify the PCC Leadership Competencies: Advances Racial and Social Justice Identifies systemic racism and social oppression and actively works toward their elimination; implements culturally responsive practices and processes to achieve equitable student outcomes. Drives Vision and Purpose Articulates and executes a vision for student-centered (flexible, multimodal, inclusive) delivery of instruction and services. Drives Engagement Builds ownership in transformational change and establishes conditions for authentic exploration and engagement cross-departmentally to arrive at collaborative solutions that lead to student success. Accelerates Agility and Innovation Analyzes systems, policies and practices and commits to continuous program improvement through the strategic use of culturally responsive data. Builds Partnerships Partners to solve problems, adapts communication and approaches, supports healthy conflict, and develops strong relationships across all disciplines and functional areas to advance institutional goals. Location: This position serves programs that currently span four PCC locations (Cascade, Rock Creek, Southeast & Sylvania Campuses). The primary office location will be Sylvania Campus, with an expectation that the Program Dean spends time at each location where their associated programs operate. In addition, there will be some occasions where business will be required at other PCC or off-site locations. There will be some opportunities for remote/hybrid work, as approved by the position supervisor and executive leaders. See the classification description for additional information: https://www.pcc.edu/hr/employment/management-jobs/program-dean/ |
Candidate Profile |
These qualifications, skills and abilities are critical for success in this position.
Supplemental Question: In addition to submitting a resume and cover letter outlining your interest in this position, alignment with the success criteria, and relevant background, please submit a written response to the prompt below when uploading your application materials:
Minimum Qualifications To be considered, your application must demonstrate these minimum qualifications. (Experience is calculated based on the start and end dates you provide multiplied by the number of hours per week worked).
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Position Grade |
N |
Starting Salary Expectations |
Minimum $99,575 to range midpoint of $121,979. Placement will generally not exceed the mid-point, based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity. |
Position Grade Salary Range |
$99575 to $144379 Annual Salary |
FTE |
1 |
PCC Benefits |
PCC offers a comprehensive benefit package designed to provide employees and their families, including domestic partners, with access to a broad range of benefit options. Includes Health, Dental, and Vision options, Group Life, Long-term Disability, Long-term Care, and Auto and Home Insurance programs. PCC currently fully funds the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS/OPSRP) pension and contributes an additional 6% into the employee's Individual Account Program under PERS/OPSRP. After one year of management or confidential service, PCC also provides a 2% contribution to a 403(b) account for eligible management and confidential personnel. PCC offers a tax deferred annuity program and a deferred compensation program where employees may save additional pre-tax dollars for retirement. View a complete list of PCC benefits. |
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements |
Work environment includes frequent disruptions and changes in priorities. Work is generally performed in an office environment with frequent interruptions and irregularities in the work schedule. Working hours may vary and occasional evening or weekend work is required. Frequent travel to other locations is required. No special coordination beyond that used for normal mobility and handling of everyday objects and materials is needed to perform the job satisfactorily. |
Background Check Required |
Yes |
Portland Community College complies with the Oregon Veterans' Preference in Public Employment law which provides qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment. You will be given instructions during the application process to claim Veterans' Preference in the recruitment of this position, and to provide the documents required for verification of eligibility. Please do not send your documentation to the hiring manager directly. For verification of eligibility, please submit the following documentation:
- Veterans: DD214
- Disabled Veterans: DD214 and Letter from the Department of VA
Portland Community College is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other protected class.
Notice of the Availability of the Annual Security Report:
Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), you may view Portland Community College’s (PCC) most recent Annual Security Report (ASR) on the Department of Public Safetywebsite. The ASR contains current security and safety-related policy disclosure statements, emergency preparedness and evacuation information, crime prevention and sexual assault prevention information and resources, and drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR also contains crime statistics for Clery Act crimes which occurred on PCC properties for the last three calendar years. Paper copies of the ASR are available upon request at all Department of Public Safetyoffices.
Special Conditions for this position:
This position has been identified as a Campus Security Authority (CSA) pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). Campus Security Authorities must immediately report Clery Act crimes that occurred on Portland Community College’s Clery geography on the Crime Incident Report (CIRTrac™) located on the Department of Public Safety’s Clery Act compliance webpage. Following entry of a report on CIRTrac™ PCC’s Clery Specialist will (1) analyze the report for issuance of a timely warning or emergency notification; and (2) will determine if the report should be included in the annual statistical disclosures. The Clery Specialist shall annually assign CSAs online Clery Act training to ensure they are provided proper training to fulfill their reporting responsibilities required by the Clery Act and PCC’s Clery Act policy.