The School of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Capella University seeks an innovative, collaborative academic leader to serve as assistant program director of counselor education.

This role will support the program director in providing leadership for the MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and MS in School Counseling. Specific oversight of program area(s) or program function(s) within counselor education may be assigned.

Summary of Responsibilities:

The Assistant Program Director (APD), Counselor Education is a key leadership position within the university. They promote and support a quality academic experience for learners by creating and maintaining an engaging learning environment. The APD has responsibility for program outcomes, performance of core faculty, and and learner success.

The Assistant Program Director, working closely with Program Director (PD), takes an active role in oversight of curricula quality and rigor, and works to ensure curricula are professionally relevant, current, efficient, effective, and cohesive. This position contributes to a range of activities related to excellence in curriculum design/delivery and assessment effectiveness, learner success, satisfaction and engagement. They work closely with PDs, core faculty, assistant/associate deans, and faculty directors, as well as relevant university departments, to manage systems and processes related to program governance, external alignments, curriculum delivery, and coordinate with the relevant faculty directors to remain aware of issues related to faculty. The APD acts as a liaison to other departments including Course Development, Center for Faculty Excellence, Accreditation and Institutional Effectiveness, Learner Appeals & Resolutions, Site-Based Learning, and others as required.

Specific job responsibilities include the following:

• Oversee curriculum development according to external standards and in alignment with university design principles; supervision of SME course development and leadership.

• Utilize analytics and evidence-based practices to execute actions that drive continuous quality improvement application in learner success, teaching, engagement, academic quality, and curricula development.

• Coordinate, analyze, and address trends related to learner academic honesty working closely with learner affairs.

• Advise the PD to maintain alignment between academic offerings and professional trends and standards, while seeking professional validation wherever possible (in the way of credentials, licensure, alignment with existing or emerging standards/programmatic requirements, etc.)

• Contribute to specialized accreditation processes, self-study, etc.; ensure alignment to HLC best practices in university faculty oversight of curriculum. 

• Serve as liaison with multiple internal cross functional partners.

• Address learner programmatic issues (academic, professional dispositions, behaviors).

• Teach or mentor as assigned.

• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• An earned doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision, preferably from a CACREP-accredited program; or, employment as a full-time faculty member in a counselor education program for a minimum of one academic year prior to July 1, 2013.

• Current and active license as a mental health counselor or license/certification as a school counselor.

• Ability to travel as needed (up to 10%) for residencies, commencement, external representation, or other activities several times per year for up to a week at a time.

• Meet and adhere to CACREP Standard 1.Z to participate in professional activities, scholarly activities, and service to the profession identifying with the counseling profession through each of the following: 1. have sustained memberships in professional counseling organizations; 2. relevant professional counseling credentials; and 3. show evidence of sustained professional engagement through at least two of the following: a) professional development and renewal activities related to counseling, b) professional service and advocacy in counseling, c) ongoing counseling practice, or d) research and scholarly activity in counseling

Experience:

• A minimum of three years of experience teaching in a counselor education program, preferably in an online delivery format.

• A minimum of three year of experience practicing as a mental health counselor or school counselor.

• Evidence of successful teaching and clinical supervision experience in an online environment.

• Evidence of supporting learner success through data-drive, collaborative decision-making.

• Familiarity with accreditation standards and processes, particularly CACREP.

• Prior experience providing leadership within a counselor education program, particularly oversight of curriculum and assessment, preferred.

• Experience leading and supervising remote faculty preferred.

The counselor education program at Capella University believes a diverse learning community is vital to achieving our mission of extending access to higher education. We believe attracting, engaging, and supporting diverse learners, faculty, and staff strengthens our university. We value human potential and are committed to being an inclusive and culturally competent institution. We strive to promote equity within and our learning community through intentional actions and the transformative exchange of ideas.

Skills, Competencies, and Disposition Critical to this Position: 

• Education — Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum development, andragogy, and assessment. 

  • Knowledge of online teaching, competency-based education, and direct assessment.

  • Discipline-specific knowledge.

  • Ability to objectively analyze program/course quality data and implement recommendations relevant to improving learner outcomes.

  • Ability to maintain program compliance with all regulatory rules, and national program accreditation standards.

  • Familiarity with program development and evaluation.

  • Ability to advise and assess learning effectiveness and quality of the education experience.

• Navigation -- Resolve multi-faceted types of problems encountered involving courses, faculty, regulatory or administrative issues.

• Adaptability/Flexibility — Open to change.

• ​Drive results despite ambiguity.

• Innovation — Creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.

• Stress Tolerance — Ability to accept constructive criticism and deal with high stress situations. 

• Leadership - Ability to operate independently (leading, collaborating and executing) in a highly ambiguous, matrixed environment with high interdependencies.

  • Be a doer, focused not just on thought partnership but on getting things done and executing both independently and with others.

  • Lead by listening, be highly collaborative, and productively contribute opinions to critical decision-making processes.

  • Act independently to achieve results in support of business goals and strategies with a program area.

• Be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite programs.

Other:

• Must be able to travel 10% of time.
• Must be able to lift 25 lbs.
• Typical office setting.
• Mobility within the office including movement from floor to floor.
• Travel via plane, car, and metro may be required to perform this job.
• Must be able to work more than 40 hours per week when business needs warrant
• Access information using a computer.
• Effectively communicate, both up and down the management chain.
• Effectively cope with stressful situations
• Strong mental acuity
• Regular, dependable attendance and punctuality are essential functions of this job. 

• Other essential functions and marginal job functions are subject to modification.

• SEI is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive community. We welcome applications from all. While it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the pay range at SEI, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package.  The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate may vary depending on multiple factors including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal pay equity. Our Talent Acquisition Team is ready to discuss your interest in joining SEI. The expected salary range for this position is below.

$73,900.00 - $110,900.00 - Salary

If you require reasonable accommodations to complete our application process, please contact our Human Resources Department at [email protected].