Program Coordinator Faculty, Early Childhood Education

Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or Human Development & Family Studies, or 
Master’s degree in Education with 18 graduate hours in Early Childhood Education, Human Development & Family Studies, or related field

College teaching experience in an education program
Knowledge of institutional effectiveness, institutional planning and assessment

Job Duties

Curriculum and Instruction

• Developing, with other program faculty and appropriate administration, program level competencies that outline expected student learning outcomes.
• Supporting faculty in the development of course syllabi that outline clear and appropriate student learning outcomes and expectations that reflect program competencies.
• Guiding faculty in the use of the course description set forth in the North Carolina Community College System combined course library when developing or assessing student learning outcomes.
• Providing leadership in the development of appropriate assessments of established learning outcomes for all courses taught in the program.
• Reporting student progress in mastering established learning outcomes based on identified and approved assessments.
• Implementing and providing effective instruction which demonstrates appropriate knowledge of his/her specialized field in accordance with best practice literature.
• Teaching an appropriate instructional course load in accordance with policies outlined in the Faculty Handbook.
• Demonstrating the effective use of pedagogical methods to meet various student learning styles and/or guiding instructors to do the same.
• Maintaining appropriate classroom standards that include the effective management of students in the classroom and the management of classroom and lab facilities and/or guiding instructors to do the same.
• Ordering textbooks, instructional materials, and supplies as needed for instruction following established procedures.
• Developing and recommending class schedules cooperatively with other departments and divisions of the college and submitting to the appropriate Department Chair and Dean.
• Maintaining compliance with established North Carolina Community College System performance measures, national benchmarks, etc. for the appropriate curriculum as prescribed by the North Carolina Community College System and accrediting entities.
• Providing timely and accurate reports including 10% reports, grade reports, and other required reports related to instruction.
• Recommending adjunct faculty to the appropriate Department Chair to teach courses as needed in assigned program.

Program Development

• Researching and recommending for approval program advisory committee members to the administration following established policy and procedure.
• Interacting with the program advisory committee to determine state-of-the-art practices, procedures, and equipment related to maintaining an up-to-date instructional program that would be valued and needed by the employers in the Rockingham Community College service area.
• Monitoring professional information sources to determine trends and innovations in one’s field that lend themselves to integration into the instructional program.

Student Development Support

• Maintaining posted office hours in accordance with requirements outlined in the Faculty Handbook.
• Being available to students on a regular basis for out-of-class tutorial support in the courses he or she is assigned to teach and/or guiding instructors to do the same.
• Recruiting students for respective program and other programs at Rockingham Community College.
• Serving as an academic advisor to students with advising responsibilities in the assigned program relative to course requirements, expectations, and completion standards.
• Participating in the college’s registration and orientation sessions as assigned.
• Maintaining student files within the department as required by the accreditation agency and state and/or local policy.
• Referring students to Student Development personnel for guidance, counseling, and resource assistance following prescribed procedures on an as needed basis.
• Coordinating retention strategies with the appropriate program faculty, other Department Chairs, Directors, Program Coordinators, appropriate administration, and Student Services personnel to maximize student retention
• Providing placement assistance to graduates of or students within the assigned program.
• Providing assistance and information for student follow-up reports and demographics as required by state or local policy and/or reports.
• Sponsoring and supporting program enrichment activities, particularly student organizations.

Administrative/Business Services Support

• Recommending a departmental budget for his or her assigned program to the appropriate Department Chair and Dean.
• Developing bid specifications for instructional equipment, materials, and supplies for the assigned program.
• Monitoring departmental expenditures to ensure expenditures are within the financial resources allocated to the program.
• Complying with Fiscal Management System policies and procedures set forth for Rockingham Community College.
• Responsible for equipment maintenance, inventory, ordering instructional supplies 

Institutional Support

• Working a minimum 38-hour workweek in accordance with policies outlined in the Faculty Handbook.
• Assisting with the implementation and enforcement of all official policies and procedures of Rockingham Community College.
• Evaluating all faculty assigned to his or her program in accordance with the faculty evaluation policies and procedures outlined in the Faculty Handbook.
• Attending meetings, conferences, seminars, briefings, and training sessions called to expedite the business of the college.
• Attending extracurricular functions such as graduation, campus fund drives, etc. that promote the collegiate life.
• Serving on local, state, regional and/or national committees upon request and/or approval from the administration.
• Serving on college committees as assigned to expedite college business and to be involved in the decision-making process of the college.
• Striving to exhibit a personal and professional attitude that reflects positively upon the individual and the public perception of the community college.
• Participating in the activities of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges Quality Enhancement Plans as required.

Public Relations Support

• Maintaining effective intra-institution relationships with members of the Board of Trustees, President’s Senior Staff, Administrative Staff, faculty, and support personnel of the college.
• Providing appropriate liaison support with the North Carolina Community College System and other relational entities.
• Promoting Rockingham Community College with local, state, regional, and national citizenry.
• Participating in Rockingham Community College, North Carolina Community College System, and other authorized professional development programs upon request.
• Pursuing local, state, regional, or national certifications that qualify one’s work against recognized standards in his or her field.

Performing other duties as assigned by the Department Chair, Dean, Vice-President for Academic Affairs and/or the President of Rockingham Community College.