Assistant Chair

Company Description

Founded in 1979, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is an independent professional graduate school with a dynamic student body and a professionally accomplished faculty. Our curriculum and training opportunities prepare graduates to deliver outstanding professional services emphasizing the ability to understand and work with diverse populations.

Minimum Education Required for Position

Doctoral Degree

Minimum Certification Required for Position

BCBA-D Required

Job Description + Responsibilities

The Chicago School is seeking an Assistant Department Chair to work closely with the Chair in overseeing the Master's in Applied Behavior Analysis program in Orange County and San Diego. The Assistant Chair provides support to the Chair for the well-being of the department as it relates to education in the field of behavior analysis. The Assistant Chair will provide leadership in strategic areas of the academic programs, such as adjunct faculty coordination, ADP oversight and management, BACB ® -approved Practicum coordination, academic advisement to MS ABA students, as well as assisting the Department Chair in activities related to curriculum quality and ABAI accreditation preparation, monitoring BACB ® -approved University approval status (i.e., course sequence), ongoing program development and updating as needed, and support of the Department Manager

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Assist ABA Department Chair with the following:

Monitor and maintain the MS ABA program, including the BACB ®-approved curriculum to ensure the program is in compliance with BACB ® University-approved course guidelines

Monitor the BACB ®-approved Practicum courses (must be in good standing with BACB ® supervision guidelines and have completed the required 8-hour supervision training per BACB ® guidelines); monitor Practicum instructors to ensure they are BCBAs ® in current and good standing and have completed the required 8-hour supervision training per BACB ® guidelines

Maintain departmental schedule of classes for fall, spring and summer sessions (may be asked to coordinate with the Department Manager on these tasks)

Review and file course syllabi for the program; this includes ensuring that syllabi are updated each semester by coordinating with faculty who are teaching courses in a given semester

Analyze and develop departmental documents, policies, guidelines, etc. as needed

Monitor adherence to institutional policies and procedures, accrediting/credentialing body guidelines, and other governing guidelines and expectations of the department

Develop departmental quality assurance measures and systems, which includes periodic program reviews

Coordinate department curriculum review, revision, and/or development; including assisting in the alignment of programs across all TCS campuses

Monitor current catalog descriptions of Department programs for accuracy

Recruitment and retention activities related to maintaining ongoing, healthy cohorts in the programs

Instruction of courses as determined by the contract

Serve as academic advisor to MS ABA students

Attend bi-weekly ABA Dept. faculty meetings via phone or online platform

Organize and coordinate ABA student representation in regional and national conferences, as well as the Graduate Research Forum

Represent the Chair as needed during days and times that the Chair is unavailable; the Chair will schedule vacation dates in consultation with the Assistant Chair and Department Manager

Serve on institutional committees as needed

Assist in the coordination of department search committees as needed

Perform duties as assigned by the Chair, Dean, Provost, or President of the Institution

Other Requirements

Doctoral degree in behavior analysis, or closely related

BCBA-D

Strong record of administrative experience in higher education

Experience with blended (online + on-ground) teaching format

Experience in Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Experience in teaching at the graduate level (at least 3 years)

Strong organizational skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Strong problem-solving skills

Ability to interact successfully with academic as well as admissions and regulatory personnel

Work effectively as either a leader or team member to insure that departmental goals are met by providing support to staff and always keeping students’ and graduates’ best interest as a priority

Strong potential for or proven record of excellence in instruction

Commitment to issues of social justice and diversity

Strong commitment to preparing students to become excellent scientist-practitioners

Strong commitment to working as part of a team

Strong potential to develop curricula

Ability to solve problems by gathering all relevant information while adhering to institutional policies and procedures, and understanding how to make decisions based on individual circumstances (i.e., also taking the individual(s) into account to find the best solution for all)