Director of Educational Effectiveness

Job Description:

The Chicago School is a not-for-profit, WSCUC-accredited institution with over 6000 students at campuses across the country (Chicago, Southern California, Dallas, and Washington, D.C.) and online. As the nation's oldest and largest independent professional school devoted to psychology and related behavioral health sciences, TCSPP offers more than 30 degree programs and a wealth of opportunities through community partnerships. Our curriculum and training opportunities prepare graduates to deliver outstanding professional services emphasizing the ability to understand and work with diverse populations. 

Position Summary

The Director of Educational Effectiveness is a national position working in the Office of Academic Affairs. The position is a full-time staff position. Under the direction of the AVP of Academic Affairs, this position is responsible for working with the faculty National Academic Standards & Effectiveness Review Committee to manage the Academic Program Review process. Through this quality assurance process programs are reviewed, systematically updated, evaluated, and revised. This person will also provide consultation around best methods in assessment and developing curriculum maps for new and existing programs. This position interacts with college, staff, and program leadership on a regular basis.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Act as staff liaison to the National Academic Standards & Effectiveness Review Committee (NASERC) representing Academic Affairs

• Manage the Academic Program Review Process

• Act as Program Review Liaison to academic units within The Chicago School
• Update and revise the Program Review Documents policies, procedures and program review templates/forms in collaboration with NASERC.
• Coordinate the programmatic self-study process.
• Advise and support the programs conducting Self-Studies.
• Manage Self-Study quality circles Work with program chairs to develop and monitor implementation of their program’s strategic plan and action plans.
• Develop and conduct webinars on annual programmatic review updates and best practices in other areas of assessment of student learning and program review in collaboration with The National Center for Teaching and Learning and The Community Solution.
• Coordinate the programmatic annual update process.
• o Annually provide a report to the Institutional Effectiveness Review Committee on the cross-program findings of the academic program review process.
• Maintain record copies of curriculum structure documents (Curriculum Maps, Assessment Plans, Program Learning Outcomes and Rubrics).
• Act as a Data Coach to facilitate use of data provided by the Office of Institutional Research to inform decision-making.
• Prepare and maintain The Chicago School Program Review Repository and the Academic Review Calendar.
• Participate as an ex-officio member of the Institutional Effectiveness Review Committee (IERC)
• Participate in the Co-curricular Operational Excellence Review Process as a member of the Office of Program Development.
• Support The National Center for Teaching and Learning by participating in the New Adjunct Faculty Orientation every semester.

• Support New Program Development

• Collaborate with and support the Director of the Office of Program Development on new program development, respectively; provide support and oversight to the faculty subject matter experts in the development of curriculum structure documentation of new programs to include curriculum maps and assessment plans.

• Support the Program Modification Process

• Collaborate with the Program Development Specialist to support program modifications; support faculty to update curriculum structure documents, to include revision of curriculum maps and assessment plans.

• Support Institutional and Programmatic Accreditation Processes

• Collaborate in the development of the WSCUC accreditation reports and substantive change requests and applications for state regulatory approvals as requested
• Write/review required reports for programmatic accreditation reviews
• Represent The Chicago School in matters of assessment during accreditation meetings and site visits.

• Professional Development

• Attend seminars, meetings, and graining pertaining to assessment and accreditation
• Keep abreast of higher education assessment and accreditation developments, trends and issues.

• Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

Doctoral level education in education with a focus on curriculum/instructional design and quality assurance.

EXPERIENCE

Five years academic leadership

Successful track record of working with faculty and department chairs to achieve organizational objectives.

Demonstrated achievement of outcomes within non-negotiable timelines

Success in writing for an external audience including production of quality communications documents

Action research

SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to develop productive relationships

Peer reviewer for institutional accreditation

Experience with programmatic accreditation

Strong project management skills and ability to organize and track complex projects with multiple constituencies

Ability to analyze situations and requests for information in accordance with educational policy.

Strong proofreading skills with attention to detail

Strong statistical, analytical, and research skills.

Technological experience, including Office 365

For more information about The Chicago School please visit www.thechicagoschool.edu.

The Chicago School of is an affiliate of The Community Solution Education System. For more information about The Community Solution visit www.tcsedsystem.org.

The Chicago School is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to ethnicity, race, age, gender, pregnancy, religion, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, physical disability, mental disability, military status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. TCS believes that the full use of talent can be achieved by adopting practices that will ensure the enrichment of our employment climate with diverse persons/experiences. Such practices not only result in effective operations, but also foster an environment in which community building and our shared mission our perpetuated.

The Community Solution Education System offers a generous compensation and benefits package, as well as the opportunity to work for a leader in the field of education. Some of our key benefits include: paid time-off, medical and dental coverage, company-paid life and disability insurance, retirement plan, multiple flexible spending accounts (FSA), professional development, and regular employee appreciation events.

The Community Solution Education System is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Compensation & Benefits

https://www.thechicagoschool.edu/career-opportunities/

The Chicago School is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please note: For the protection of faculty, staff, students, and all who enter our facilities, The Chicago School strongly recommends that all employees are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 per CDC guidance.