Occupational Therapy Director

Under the direction of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs this position provides leadership, supervision and administration for instructional program. In keeping with the University’s belief that serving as a Faculty Member can be a very rewarding and challenging experience, the Occupational Therapy Director establishes and maintains an environment that allows faculty, students and staff to flourish. This leader ensures academic programs offer students innovative and effective learning methodologies, opportunities for the development of writing and research skills, the nurturing of critical thinking skills, and character and professional development.

The overarching goal for the Director is to provide an atmosphere where students are encouraged to set high academic expectations for themselves and reach their potential for intellectual, emotional and spiritual development. The University is a faith-based institution that welcomes students from all backgrounds. Its mission is to offer high quality academic programs that empower its graduates to ‘seek a life-more-abundant.’

Goals:

Meet all accreditation standards

Ensure that the Department provides high-quality, rigorous learning experiences

Maintain a positive work culture within the Department

Demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching

Facilitate a positive connection between each student and the University of the Cumberlands

Promote service to the university, profession, and community Responsibilities:

• Provides leadership in the formulation, development and fulfillment of Departmental goals
• Serves as a moral, ethical, and professional model, in class and in the community
• In collaboration with the Provost, VPAA, and Vice President of Academic Compliance, leads all programmatic accreditation efforts with ACOTE (Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education)
• Coordinates program design, assessment, technology integration, and curriculum development that aligns with institutional and program accreditation
• Assumes responsibility for recruitment, credentialing, and making hiring recommendations to Academic Affairs
• Developing, evaluating, and managing expectations of faculty and/or staff
• Ensures effective orientation, training, mentoring, and evaluation of faculty and/or staff that contributes to a positive faculty and student experience
• Develops and manages program's operating budget each year
• Manages department course rotations, assignments, and schedules
• Supervise and coordinate student clinical rotations and sites
• Advises students on course progress
• Works collaboratively and successfully with colleagues and university administration