Assistant Director of Education Programs

Search Number	# AA 106
Currently, Albertus Magnus College requires its employees and students to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19

Category	Staff

Type	Part-Time

Campus	New Haven

Overview	Receives on-the-job training and assists the Director in overseeing all programs pertaining to educator preparation, including undergraduate and graduate programs currently in place, and assists with supervision of all faculty and staff employed in the Education Programs Department, including Affiliate Faculty members.

About Albertus Magnus College	Albertus Magnus College thrives as a diverse and dynamic institution serving 1,500 students in three distinct degree programs: traditional undergraduate, accelerated adult undergraduate and master’s degrees. Through its liberal arts and professional educational offerings and its long- standing excellence in student-centered, values-based education, Albertus Magnus College is a shining example of modern day education. The Albertus campus provides a distinctive environment for students, faculty and staff. The College’s 50-acre, park-like campus, within walking distance to downtown New Haven, is located in one of the city’s most distinguished residential neighborhoods, Prospect Hill, which features both early 20th century mansions and modern architectural gems. Numerous academic, student services, and athletic facilities grace the campus, which serve as an attraction to prospective students. The Mission Statement of Albertus Magnus College is to provide men and women with an education that promotes the search for truth in all its dimensions and is practical in its application.

About Albertus Magnus College

Albertus Magnus College thrives as a diverse and dynamic institution serving 1,500 students in three distinct degree programs: traditional undergraduate, accelerated adult undergraduate and master’s degrees. Through its liberal arts and professional educational offerings and its long- standing excellence in student-centered, values-based education, Albertus Magnus College is a shining example of modern day education. The Albertus campus provides a distinctive environment for students, faculty and staff. The College’s 50-acre, park-like campus, within walking distance to downtown New Haven, is located in one of the city’s most distinguished residential neighborhoods, Prospect Hill, which features both early 20th century mansions and modern architectural gems. Numerous academic, student services, and athletic facilities grace the campus, which serve as an attraction to prospective students. The Mission Statement of Albertus Magnus College is to provide men and women with an education that promotes the search for truth in all its dimensions and is practical in its application.

Essential Functions	Assist with leadership responsibilities of the Director. Assist with setting and managing the departmental budget. Gain familiarity with all programs within the Education Programs Department. Gain familiarity with program and student assessment within the Department Assist with student advisement responsibilities of the Director of Education Programs. Assist with course scheduling and assignment of faculty to course instruction.

Essential Functions

Assist with leadership responsibilities of the Director.
Assist with setting and managing the departmental budget.
Gain familiarity with all programs within the Education Programs Department.
Gain familiarity with program and student assessment within the Department
Assist with student advisement responsibilities of the Director of Education Programs.
Assist with course scheduling and assignment of faculty to course instruction.

Qualifications	Knowledge of the education market nationally and locally, and familiarity with national and state regulations governing schools and educators. Awareness that all programs within the Education Programs Department align with the College’s programmatic goals, and the mission of the College. Dispositions enabling the Assistant Director to collaborate with members of the Education Programs Department and other members of the Albertus Magnus College community, and to reach out to a diverse population of professional leaders and individuals who stand ready to collaborate with the Education Programs Department to strengthen its programs.

Qualifications

Knowledge of the education market nationally and locally, and familiarity with national and state regulations governing schools and educators.
Awareness that all programs within the Education Programs Department align with the College’s programmatic goals, and the mission of the College.
Dispositions enabling the Assistant Director to collaborate with members of the Education Programs Department and other members of the Albertus Magnus College community, and to reach out to a diverse population of professional leaders and individuals who stand ready to collaborate with the Education Programs Department to strengthen its programs.

Knowledge \| Skills \| Abilities	Ability to become familiar with the educational climates of various local school districts and of schools within these districts. Ability to cultivate partnerships with administrators, staff, and teachers in the various local school districts and individual schools where educator candidates serve in field experiences and complete clinical requirements. Demonstrated ability to model good teaching practices for educator candidates within the educator programs. Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with personnel at the Connecticut Department of Education, as well as with the deans and directors of similar programs of education in the approximately thirteen other institutions of higher learning in Connecticut with programs of educator preparation. [Achieved in the context of active membership in AACTE-CT]

Knowledge | Skills | Abilities

Ability to become familiar with the educational climates of various local school districts and of schools within these districts.
Ability to cultivate partnerships with administrators, staff, and teachers in the various local school districts and individual schools where educator candidates serve in field experiences and complete clinical requirements.
Demonstrated ability to model good teaching practices for educator candidates within the educator programs.
Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with personnel at the Connecticut Department of Education, as well as with the deans and directors of similar programs of education in the approximately thirteen other institutions of higher learning in Connecticut with programs of educator preparation. [Achieved in the context of active membership in AACTE-CT]

Special Work Schedule Requirements	Working conditions are those of all part time faculty/administrators of the College.

To Apply	Qualified applicants should submit a cover letter, current resume, and contact information from three professional references as one document electronically to hr@albertus.edu . Please reference the Search Number in the subject line.

Albertus Magnus College has a strong commitment to the principles and practices of diversity throughout the College community. Albertus Magnus College is an equal opportunity employer and invites all qualified applicants to consider this opportunity and to apply.

Albertus Magnus College is an Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Albertus Magnus College to comply with applicable federal and state laws regarding equal employment opportunity for all qualified persons so as to prohibit unlawful discrimination and harassment against any employee, intern or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, transgender status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law. Albertus Magnus College promotes the full realization of equal employment opportunity throughout the College. The College forbids all forms of illegal discrimination, harassment or retaliation.