Job Order Detail

Description

General Accountability
The program head provides academic and first-point-of contact leadership for students, faculty and staff in their assigned program. The program head works closely with the academic chair and program faculty, staff, and administration on a daily basis to assist students to achieve success through the management of quality education and training delivery.

Nature & Scope
Based in Saskatoon, the program head reports to the Medical Diagnostics Academic Chair, School of Health Sciences. It may be necessary for the program head to travel for program and administrative responsibilities including participation in inter-site committees. The School of Health Sciences provides diploma, advanced certificate, certificate and other credentials for approximately seventeen health disciplines. The School of Health Sciences also offers general, introductory and specialized courses in a variety of disciplines through varied delivery methods.

The primary role is to provide a link between the program faculty, staff and students to the academic chair with the purpose to maintain effective communication and support. This will include coordinating between the program and external stakeholders such as industry, accrediting agencies, other educational institutions and business sectors or government as they relate to programming needs. The program head will participate in developing and monitoring the programs financial resources and recommending efficiencies as required.

The program head initiates curriculum development and renewal at the program level, is responsible for liaison with student affairs among a range of student services and provides academic advising and monitoring. This includes student recruitment and retention and managing confidential student issues.

The program head will participate in staff recruitment/selection, orientation, and coaching and mentoring staff for their program areas.