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 Assistant Chair provides support to the ABA Department Chair for the well-being of the department as it relates to graduate education in the field of behavior analysis. The Assistant Chair provides leadership in strategic areas of the academic programs, such as adjunct faculty coordination, Practicum coordination, academic advisement, as well as assisting the ABA Department Chair in activities related to curriculum quality, ongoing program development, and support of the Department Manager. The position will begin mostly in Orange County at the Irvine campus and then shift to The Chicago School’s new campus in San Diego, slated to open in Fall 2017.

Principal Duties:

Monitor and maintain the MS ABA program curriculum and Practicum courses

Maintain departmental schedule of classes for fall, spring and summer sessions

Ensure that syllabi are updated each semester and maintain syllabus library

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

Monitor and update current catalog descriptions of Department programs

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

Instruction of courses as determined by the contract

Academic advisement

Coordinate ABA student representation in regional and national conferences

Serve on institutional committees as needed

Other Requirements

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

Administrative experience in higher education

Strong organizational skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Strong interpersonal skills and problem-solving skills

Commitment to issues of social justice and diversity

Strong commitment to preparing students to become excellent scientist-practitioners

Commitment to working as part of a team dedicated to quality education programs in behavior analysis