Director of Child Development and Education

Essential Duties and Responsibilities The essential duties and responsibilities of this position include providing leadership and coordination for educational programs and disciplines, curriculum planning, instructional operations, personnel management, student support initiatives, and departmental administration. Responsibilities include fostering continuous improvement through assessment and data-informed decision-making; promoting instructional quality, program effectiveness, workforce and transfer alignment, and student success while ensuring students meet learning objectives and compliance with accreditation requirements; maintaining adherence to applicable institutional, state, federal, and accrediting standards; supporting successful transfer to four-year institutions, as applicable; and strengthening faculty and staff development and effectiveness. The position also promotes collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to advance academic excellence, workforce and transfer relevance, performance student outcomes, community engagement, and alignment with the institution's mission, goals, and strategic priorities.

Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead curriculum development and continuous improvement through annual review, assessment of instructional effectiveness, and revision of course outcomes and competencies using input from faculty, advisory committees, research data, and community needs; implement changes to courses or degree programs per established guidelines. • Monitor and analyze student performance data, including enrollment, retention, completion, and transfer outcomes, to assess progress toward performance-based outcomes, ensure accountability for meeting performance metrics, and address areas for improvement. • Oversee personnel processes and concerns in accordance with institutional policies and procedures, including recruitment, interviewing, hiring, orientation, supervision, mentoring, and evaluation of full-time, adjunct, and dual enrollment faculty and staff. • Monitor and manage faculty-related matters, including release time assignments, workload distribution, and instructional staffing needs; make recommendations for tenure and post-tenure review. • Promote personal and professional growth and effectiveness across teaching and non-teaching responsibilities by supporting faculty and staff in developing, implementing, and achieving academic, professional, and personal goals while reinforcing and upholding ethical standards. • Support and promote student success initiatives, including recruitment, retention, and completion, and coordinate advising services within the department to ensure availability and accuracy of information; promote clear pathways to university transfer, experiential learning, and employment opportunities. • Coordinate academic operations, including catalog updates, class scheduling, and course sequencing; ensure offerings are delivered in the appropriate time frame and meet student and program needs; and oversee approval of adjunct agreements and course and student overloads, ensuring alignment with supporting documentation. • Manage departmental operations and communication, including conducting regularly scheduled meetings; serving as a mediator for faculty, students, or staff when conflicts or disagreements occur; reviewing the department webpage to ensure information is current and accurate; and ensuring a safe learning environment and the security of assigned equipment, materials, and classrooms. • Ensure the effective and efficient use of instructional resources by managing departmental budgets, including selecting Open Educational Resources (OER) and ordering textbooks, as applicable, to support alignment with course objectives and program needs. • Participate in accreditation activities associated with the Commission on Colleges and Universities (CCU) and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) and implement Institutional Effectiveness (IE) plans for assigned areas of supervision. • Obtain, prepare, and submit reports to meet educational, funding, Institutional Effectiveness (IE), and accrediting agencies’ requirements, including site visits, self-studies, performance measures, federal and state reporting, grants, articulation or affiliation agreements, memorandum of understanding, licensing, and accreditation compliance, while adhering to prescribed deadlines. • Establish, collaborate, and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including college departments, dual enrollment programs, secondary and postsecondary institutions, business and industry, community organizations, and other agencies, to support recruitment, assessment, and program development. • Stay informed about industry and labor market trends and employment opportunities to ensure program relevance; promote community engagement; and support college programs and initiatives. • Serve as a liaison between the Office of Recruitment and Dual Enrollment and dual enrollment adjunct faculty and programs, ensuring application materials are complete and compliant, verifying submission of all required documentation, and coordinating the completion of any missing or pending items to ensure timely processing while maintaining clear and consistent communication with all parties. • Maintain an instructional teaching load, as applicable, and fulfill all faculty-related responsibilities, including those associated with instruction, student engagement, and institutional service, in alignment with college policies and procedures. • Ensure adherence to the established academic calendar and full compliance with Board of Trustees-approved institutional policies and procedures, as well as institutional, state, federal, and accreditation requirements, including communicating policies to division personnel and supporting the implementation of instructional guidelines consistent with institutional standards. • Participate in administrative meetings and serve on, or chair, committees in support of institutional goals, initiatives, and operations. 18. Perform other duties as assigned by the Dean, Associate Provost (when applicable), and the Provost/Vice-President of Academic Affairs.