Laramie County Community College Hiring for Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching at Cheyenne, WY Full Time

The mission of Laramie County Community College is to transform our students’ lives through the power of inspired
learning. Our over-arching goal is that our accomplishments as a community college will distinguish LCCC from others in the nation, in
turn benefiting our communities and bringing pride to the Great State of Wyoming. Our core values include Passion, Authenticity, and the
Desire to Make a Difference. 

A cover letter detailing how you meet the minimum and preferred
qualifications for this position is required. You can upload a cover letter when you create an applicant profile.

Job Summary: Core responsibilities of this position include:

The Director of the Center for Excellence
in Teaching (CET) is a full-time, benefitted, position responsible for advancing, supporting, and leading the College’s continuous
improvement and growth of instructional quality and effectiveness. The Director, CET accomplishes this through providing direction and
leadership for the CET, promoting instructional strategies that maximize student learning outcomes, working with faculty to implement
research-based pedagogies to support successful student learning, build and facilitate faculty development initiatives in the assessment of
institutional, program and course competencies, support the scheduling and delivery of on-site professional development opportunities for
faculty and staff, support and supervise the administration of the College’s Learning Management System, develop and coordinate the
College’s development program and provide continued support for all faculty in the pursuit of continuing contract.

LCCC in its
strategic plan has identified important Core Values and Aspirational Values, which are inherent in the cultural fabric of the College. The
person fulfilling this role is expected to bear these qualities and advocate for them. www.lccc.wy.edu

Other tasks may be assigned based on contemporary institutional need.

Organizational Relationship:

The Director, CET reports to the Vice President of Academic Affairs. This position
supervises full and part-time staff of the Center for Excellence in Teaching, mentors and supports College Faculty, and has a highly
collaborative relationship with College Deans and multiple campus departments.

Benefits: Approximately 85% of health
insurance premiums paid by the College, the College will contribute 13.19% of the employee’s salary towards their retirement
fund, 21 vacation days, 12 sick days, 2 personal days and 15 paid holidays annually. Typically 5-7 paid holidays from Christmas to New
Year’s Day. For full listing of benefits, visit http://lccc.wy.edu/about/humanresources/benefits.

Essential Functions: (to perform
successfully in this position, an individual must be able to perform essential duties satisfactorily as well as possess
education/experience, employ the knowledge, skills, and abilities as listed in representative fashion; reasonable accommodations may be made
to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions – this position is Exempt, i.e., is not
eligible for compensatory or overtime pay provisions of the FLSA. This listing of essential duties is not all-inclusive, but
representative; other duties may be assigned).

Planning and Delivery, First Year Faculty Experience
– promote quality and excellence in teaching through supporting and leading new Faculty development.

• Coordinate and
  deliver the First Year Faculty Summer Orientation annually
• Pre-planning and correspondence with all first-year faculty
• Coordinate and collaborate for planned activities and outcomes with faculty supervisors
• Identification and invitation of all
  presenters
• Management of on-site logistics (catering, facilities, supplies and equipment, budget)
• Develop and deliver the
  annual First Year Faculty Experience to include:
• Regular development sessions with all first-year faculty; coordination of guests
  and requested trainings
• Development and design of online faculty cohort environment (Canvas course) for housing resources,
  developing cohort learning community, assignments submission and feedback, and coordinated cohort calendar. Assume instructional
  responsibilities in the online course
• Individual consultation with all cohort members throughout the first year of employment
• Coordinate the delivery of targeted support as need is identified by faculty supervisors
• Classroom observations of all cohort
  members in their first year of employment at LCCC
• Provide evaluative feedback to faculty supervisors to include Classroom
  Observation records, cohort attendance and assignment records and release contract feedback

Coordination, Faculty
Development programming – support all faculty in the pursuit of continuing contract through the
following:

• Coordinate the Teaching Portfolio initiative through which faculty demonstrate progress towards proficiency in the
  Faculty Competencies
• Coordinate the delivery of professional development opportunities associated with the Faculty
  Competencies
• Conduct annual Teaching Portfolio process review with faculty and faculty supervisors

Leadership and Support in Academic Affairs – support Academic Affairs operation and
effectiveness through the following:

• Administrative Support 
• Revise and maintain the LCCC Faculty Handbook
  (coordination of annual revisions across the College, publish annually, minor revisions per semester)
• Develop and maintain Planning
  Calendar used by all Category B, C, and D faculty and their supervisors (reporting for Human Resources purposes)
• Collaborate with
  Academic Standards Committee to manage annual revisions to the LCCC Syllabus used by all faculty in all for-credit courses
• Coordinate planning and delivery of In-Service activities
• Participate on Academic Leadership Team. Requires assistance with
  LCCC initiatives such as Guided Pathways, Academic Standards (curriculum review and revision monitoring per procedure), and the online
  learning taskforce.
• Collaborate with external constituencies in association with LCCC initiatives such as:
  • WY Department
    of Education (Distance Learning and Technology Standards)
  • Wyoming Distance Education Consortium (institution representative)
  • WY Innovations in Teaching conference planning committee

Online Learning Management System
Administration – support and lead the process for quality and functional operation of the College’s Learning
Management System (LMS) through the following:

• Coordinate with all WY Canvas institutions for statewide consortium; assure
  contract adherence and functionality for stakeholders
• Support and lead CET and Faculty in troubleshooting and problem resolution as
  related to LMS operation, course design, and overall functionality
• Coordinate with LMS administrator to assure reliability of
  LMS-housed data
• Coordinate with Human Resources personnel to assure security and access privileges in instances where personnel
  matters dictate an immediate response
• Weekly review and consultation with CET personnel regarding identified concerns for
  functionality; bi-weekly consultations with LMS vendor
• Communicate with all stakeholders regarding functionality, identified
  issues, and changes

Administration of the Center for Excellence in Teaching –
provide CET operational administration through the following:

• Personnel supervision
  • Supervision and
    evaluation of full-time and part-time positions in CET
  • Alignment of time and effort with initiatives in Academic Affairs
• Budget authority for department operations
• Academic Technology Oversight
  • Instructional Technology Governance
    representative
    • Coordinate procurement and maintenance of software throughout academic affairs
    • Coordinate implementation
      efforts of newly identified academic technologies and/or software
    • Training development and/or delivery to promote rapid adoption
      amongst faculty
• Collegewide communications (email, blog, and publications) for all CET initiatives

Nonessential Functions: An employee in this position may perform some of these responsibilities on an
infrequent basis.

• Assist in the design and implementation of academic programs aligned with current or emerging community,
  state, or national needs, as appropriate
• Assist the College in local, state, regional, or national projects and programs
• Keep informed of current trends and new approaches to operations, academic support services, and education via professional development
  activities
• As required attend college, division, and program trainings/meetings. Overnight travel may be required
• Provide
  collegial assistance and ongoing mentoring for faculty beyond the first-year experience, as needed
• Encourage full participation in
  the Faculty Academy.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Professional Knowledge and ability within
  the discipline of the assigned area.
• Ability to continuously monitor and research changes in the industry and field of study and to
  adapt program offerings to meet these standards.
• Advanced working knowledge and ability with personal computing applications
  – specifically Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint), Adobe products (e.g., Reader, Professional), as
  well as database management systems.
• Skills and abilities to perform as an organized, self-starter, and able to handle
  expeditiously, accurately, and confidentially the rapid receipt of communications from all sources—written, email, voice mail,
  one-on-one with attention to detail; able to act on own initiative while exercising reasonable judgment.
• Excellent customer service
  skills; ability to communicate clearly with a variety of people, in one-to-one and small group settings – either face-to-face, by
  telephone, or by other electronic means – ability to communicate in an informative manner, effectively listen, and be able to handle
  escalating situations with concern and confidence.
• Ability to support time-based requests; able to function effectively in a
  multi-tasking, fast-paced environment with deadlines, frequent interruptions, and some interpersonal pressure.
• Ability to respond
  to common inquiries from college faculty and staff, regulatory agencies, vendors, regional business community, and others as may be
  necessary.
• Knowledge of basic office equipment including (but not limited to) personal computer and associated peripherals, fax
  machine, multi-line telephone, voice recorders, and other electronic devices.
• Capable of exercising discretion and good judgment at
  all times; able to maintain a positive attitude, exhibit patience, and persistence, especially when dealing with various internal and
  external constituents.
• Knowledge of and experience in budgetary procedures; strong analytical and organizational skills with
  attention to detail in all areas of responsibility.
• Ability to effectively and professionally execute the essential functions of
  this position with proven capabilities in establishing appropriate professional rapport, communicating with courtesy and tact, accurately
  determine other’s needs, collecting necessary information, and follow-through when requested.
• Ability to travel when
  necessary.
• Ability to read and interpret instructions in oral, written, or diagrammatical form (e.g., a flow chart of a process)
  and consider possible applications of business literature and legal documents