Chair, Technical Programs

General Function

The Department Chair of Technical Programs provides academic leadership, administrative oversight, and day-to-day supervision of assigned technical programs at Brunswick Community College. The Department Chair is responsible for ensuring instructional quality, supporting faculty development, managing departmental operations, promoting enrollment growth and student success, and maintaining alignment between academic programs and regional workforce needs.

The Department Chair also serves as the Program Director for their assigned academic program and maintains an instructional teaching load consistent with the College's Faculty Schedules and Workload Policy. This position works collaboratively with faculty, administration, Student Services, Continuing Education and Workforce Development, and community partners to advance the College's mission and strategic priorities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as the Program Director for assigned academic program while providing leadership and oversight for multiple programs within the Department of Technical Programs.
• Provide coordination, leadership, supervision, and day-to-day management of departmental operations.
• Promote a positive, collaborative, student-centered departmental culture that supports the College's mission, goals, and core values.
• Provide leadership to full-time and adjunct faculty, fostering collaboration, professional growth, accountability, and instructional excellence.
• Coordinate curriculum development, program review, and the assessment of student learning outcomes.
• Ensure programs remain current, academically rigorous, and responsive to changing workforce and industry expectations.
• Ensure compliance with applicable North Carolina Community College System requirements, accreditation standards, College policies, and specialized accreditation requirements, where applicable.
• Provide leadership in developing and implementing departmental enrollment management strategies, including recruitment, retention, and completion initiatives.
• Regularly monitor enrollment trends, course fill rates, student persistence, retention, and completion data to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Ensure departmental course schedules are developed strategically to meet student needs, maximize enrollment opportunities, and use instructional resources efficiently.
• Participate in student recruitment, academic advising, orientation, and other activities designed to support student progression and completion.
• Promote a departmental environment that emphasizes student engagement, accessibility, and academic achievement.
• Participate in the recruitment, selection, hiring, orientation, supervision, and evaluation of full-time and adjunct faculty and assigned staff.
• Conduct annual performance evaluations of assigned faculty in accordance with College policies and procedures.
• Mentor faculty in establishing professional goals, improving instructional practices, and maintaining appropriate academic standards.
• Support faculty professional development and encourages the use of innovative instructional practices and technologies.
• Monitor faculty instructional assignments, workload, and compliance with established College policies.
• Develop and finalize fall, spring, and summer semester course schedules in collaboration with program directors.
• Coordinate the development of the department's annual operating budget and monitors expenditures within approved allocations.
• Identify departmental equipment, technology, software, instructional material, and facility needs.
• Oversee selection of books for the department and ensure requests are submitted in a timely manner.
• Maintain accurate departmental records, reports, and documentation required by the College and external agencies.
• Ensure classrooms, laboratories, and instructional facilities are appropriately equipped, maintained, and safe for student learning.
• Develop and maintain productive relationships with employers, professional organizations, educational institutions, and community stakeholders.
• Assist in coordinating departmental advisory committees, where appropriate, to ensure programs remain responsive to workforce needs.
• Work with the BCC Foundation, Marketing, and other College departments to identify opportunities for program promotion, resource development, and student support.
• Promote Brunswick Community College and its academic programs through participation in community events, recruitment activities, and professional organizations.
• Teach courses during fall and spring semesters as assigned and consistent with the College's Faculty Schedules and Workload Policy.
• Serve as an instructor, mentor, and academic advisor to students.
• Participate in departmental, divisional, and College-wide meetings, committees, professional development activities, and institutional initiatives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

With these additional responsibilities, faculty members designed as Department Chairs should expect that their workload will also considerably exceed that of nine-month, full-time faculty members. In recognition of those additional responsibilities as Director and Chair, they will be paid a supplement of $200 per month effective immediately upon being named to that position. To fulfill these additional responsibilities, a Department Chair will be given release time during the fall and spring semesters (per policy).

Minimum Qualifications

• Possession of the academic credentials required to teach in the assigned program in accordance with College policy, NCCCS requirements, and applicable accreditation standards.
• Demonstrated experience in postsecondary teaching, academic program administration, or a closely related professional field.
• Demonstrated leadership, organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to supervise faculty, manage multiple priorities, analyze data, and support continuous improvement.

Preferred Requirements

• Master's degree in an appropriate discipline or related field.
• Previous experience as a Program Director, Department Chair, academic coordinator, or other instructional leader.
• Experience with curriculum development, academic assessment, enrollment management, and faculty evaluation.
• Experience developing employer partnerships and working with advisory committees.

BCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer