Academic Dean, Health Careers

Academic Dean, Health Careers

Salary

$96,914.76 - $102,729.65 Annually

Location

Central Arizona College-District Wide, AZ

Job Type

Full Time Staff

Job Number

0859-27

Department

Health Careers/Academic Dean

Opening Date

08/25/2026

Closing Date

9/20/2026 6:00 PM Arizona

• Description
• Benefits

Job Summary

Serves as an academic dean responsible for student-centered leadership for the District; provides supervision, guidance and direction for programming, courses, services, faculty and staff in assigned cluster of departments and activities; directs, develops, implements and evaluates academic and related programs; supervises the areas of Nursing, Allied Health programs, Emergency Medicine (EMT); Paramedic and Fire Science programs, works with each Division Chair/Director to problem solve issues that arise on a daily basis; oversees the payment of faculty and adjuncts; professionally develops staff and Chairs/Directors to manage their areas and supervise their faculty; provides leadership for the development and assessment of new curriculum and programs to meet the needs of students and industry; identifies programs that have few students and works with the Director/Chair to recruit students or determines if the program should be closed; actively participates, develops and/or leads the development of partnerships and community involvement activities; works with the Academic VP to provide assistance where needed; serves all students as a TRUE Learning Community by promoting student success through student learning, student development, and student retention; and serves as a member of the President's Cabinetwhich works as the administrative body on initiatives at the College.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the College's Nursing and Allied Health programs, which include Radiology, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Health Information Management, Pharmacy Technician, Aesthetician, Medical Assistant, Clinical Lab Assistant, Medical Lab Technician, and Massage Therapy. Emergency Medicine (EMT), Paramedic and Fire Science programs complete the areas of responsibility.
• Develops, implements, manages and evaluates academic programs; provides leadership and maintains accountability for assigned department's operations.
• Oversees the development and evaluation of new academic programs and services that meet the needs of students and the community; enhances a culture of inquiry in which faculty and staff use thoughtful interpretation of assessment information to improve teaching and learning; monitors program standards, ensures compliance with college policies and procedures and oversees external accrediting requirements and national licensures; and recommends and guides modifications as required.
• Serves as liaison with community and local industry representatives and outside agencies to determine needs for existing and additional programs; provides leadership for faculty in the development of programming that meets changing industry needs; participates in internal and external professional activities; and develops and participates in external resource development.
• Assists in the development of marketing strategies leading to program recognition and growth.
• Supervises and evaluates faculty, staff, class schedules, and respective budgets; promotes and supports the professional development of District faculty and staff; and provides guidance and resources for student-centered initiatives.
• Manages and directs the short and long-range strategic planning of the divisions in support of College goals and objectives; develops and implements budgets; manages approved budgets; oversees monitoring of equipment/inventories for multiple programs; establishes operating procedures for the Division, and maintains liaison with other divisions and departments of the College on matters relating to academic programs, physical assets, and facilities.
• Assists with large-scale facilities plan for one of the campuses, a Health Care programs hub.
• Participates in committee assignments and in the recruitment and retention of students.
• Performs other duties commensurate with functions and level of position or as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION: Master's degree.

EXPERIENCE: Five (5) years of progressively responsible applicable experience in a higher education setting. Previous experience overseeing healthcare programs in higher education preferred.

SPECIAL POSITION CONDITIONS: Travel within the required county.

Background Verification: As a condition of employment, all candidates accepting an offer of employment for a full-time, part- time, temporary, student worker, or volunteer position, will be required to undergo a Background Verification. Employment with Central Arizona College is contingent upon the successful completion of the background verification. The level the background verification for this position is: Executive level.

All applicants must be at least 18 years of age or older to be considered for this position.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Knowledge of instructional program development, planning, evaluation, and review.
• Knowledge of state-of-the-art teaching and learning techniques, including technological applications and distance learning.
• Knowledge of current education theory and practice.
• Knowledge of leadership, management, and supervisory principles, practices, and techniques.
• Knowledge of budget preparation, monitoring and administration.
• Knowledge of special accreditation and certifying agencies' regulations and standards.
• Knowledge of grant writing protocols and compliance procedures.
• Skill in operating a variety of multimedia equipment, computer systems, hardware, and relevant software applications.
• Skill in supervising others.
• Skill in preparing, monitoring, and maintaining budgets.
• Skill in solving difficult problems.
• Skill in analyzing data and making appropriate recommendations.
• Skill in acting as a community liaison, locally and internationally.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other department staff, faculty, students and the public.
• Skill in presenting ideas and concepts orally and in writing.
• Skill in working with a diverse multi-ethnic, multi-cultural population.
• Skill in resolving conflicts.
• Skill in building teams.
• Skill in developing programs.
• Ability to produce new, imaginative, or innovative solutions differently from traditional approaches.
• Ability to prepare complex reports and respond to inquiries as appropriate.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and inspire others to achieve objectives.
• Ability to work within an open and team environment using collaborative approaches.
• Ability to focus faculty and staff toward student learning.
• Ability to motivate and inspire faculty and staff across campuses.
• Ability to commit to establishing, maintaining, and assessing collaborative educational and service programs.
• Ability to foster creative community and cultural programming.
• Ability to interact and communicate effectively with a diverse faculty, staff, and student body.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The work is sedentary work. The employee is occasionally required to exert up to 10 pounds of force to move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:hearing anddistinguishing among sounds, mental acuity, speaking, talking, and visual acuity in data. Duties performed may cause light fatigue of eyes, fingers, or other faculties due to long periods of viewing a monitor.

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:

Critical/High Profile Level - Position interacts with some or all of the following: Governing Board, community groups, high level/high profile positions outside CAC, the legal community, political representatives, and international figures requiring the highest level of interpersonal skills for successful job performance.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Work is performed in a dynamic environment that requires sensitivity to change and responsiveness to changing goals, priorities, and needs. Job is performed in general office or comparable working area with occasional distractions such as noise and interruptions or in congested work areas with exposure to some disagreeable elements.

CAC is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding equal employment opportunity and anti-discrimination. CAC strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination on the basis of the following protected classes and/or characteristics, in all of its operations, programs and activities, including but not limited to employment, promotion, admissions and access to all career and technical programs: race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. For more information contact: Laura Shepherd, Title IX Coordinator at 520-494-5106 or titleix@centralaz.edu; Section 504/ADA Coordinator at studentaccessibility@centralaz.edu or Human Resources at human.resources@centralaz.edu.

Important Notice: As a condition of employment, all full time Central Arizona College employee's automatically become members of the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). This is a pension system that requires mandatory contributions from the employee with a matching contribution from the employer. The 26-27 fiscal year contribution rate is 11.98%. Please note this rate is subject to change on a fiscal year basis. Membership to ASRS is a condition of employment and is not optional unless you are at least 65 years of age and meet the opt out eligibility requirements, or are a retiree from ASRS . Please consider this when applying for this position.

We acknowledge that our institution, Central Arizona College, occupies ancestral lands of the Huhugam (HU-hu-gum), who lived and farmed along the Gila River Basin centuries ago. We thank the Native communities and descendants of these Indigenous people whose stewardship of the land and waterways allows us to be here now: the San Carlos Apache Tribe, Tohono O'odham (THO'-oh-no OH'-oh-thum) Nation, Ak-Chin (AK-Chin) Indian Community,? and the Gila River Indian Community, which is comprised of the Akimel O'odham (A-kee-med/r OH-oh-thum) (Pima) and the PEE-Posh (Maricopa) tribes. Indigenous people from other Native nations also reside in Pinal County. Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized Tribes. All have made innumerable contributions to our region.?

Central Arizona College offers full-time employees and their dependents an excellent benefit package that includes low cost medical, dental, and vision insurance.

Part-time positions are not eligible for health benefits.

For more information in reference to benefits, please visit:

Employee Benefits - Central Arizona College

Employer Central Arizona College

Address 8470 N Overfield Rd #H106

Coolidge, Arizona, 85128

Phone (520) 494-5589

Website http://www.centralaz.edu/jobs