Chair of Math and Science
Salary
$5,297.00 - $6,109.00 Monthly
Location
Flat Rock, NC
Job Type
Full-time Faculty
Job Number
26-290
Division
Instruction
Opening Date
06/16/2026
Closing Date
6/28/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
FLSA
Exempt
Description
The Purpose
The Chair of Math and Science serves as a faculty leader and faculty member with administrative oversight for the department on a variety of student, faculty, budget, planning, and personnel issues. The Chair is responsible for supervising in the assigned program areas of Mathematics, Sciences (including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Astronomy) and Economics. Administrative oversight includes the coordination and development of long and short-range plans for assigned programs, evaluating and giving feedback to faculty on instructional performance, and development of initiatives to ensure faculty remain current in their respective disciplines as well as college policy and procedures. As a faculty member, the Chair performs the instructional and reporting expectations of faculty.
Contract length will be 12 months.
Why it's Important
The Blue Ridge team is excited by every opportunity to be creative, innovative, and engaging. We do this by working alongside our Staff and Faculty to ensure we provide a modern, technologically advanced institution for the community. We are here to support our Students to ensure they reach their highest potential. Our team engages with the community to ensure that we are consistently meeting standards and then rising above them. Guiding students along their educational journey is our calling and we are looking for like-minded teammates to help us serve our community. Whether a student is entering the workforce for the first time, entering a new profession, or just expanding their knowledge, we are here to provide the necessary tools to accomplish all their goals. Working together, no elevation is too high, and no summit is unreachable.
Examples of Duties
What Youll be Doing
Provides meaningful input on curriculum matters and supports decisions of the instructional and college administration.
Coordinate the development of the course schedule for each semester for courses and programs in the assigned area.
Works with the Chair of Arts and Humanities, Chair of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Dean to coordinate college transfer advising.
Ensures Advisory boards meet at least once a year in all assigned areas.
Ensures that classroom observations (both online and seated) of part-time faculty are completed according to Board Procedures.
Ensures that program and student learning outcomes are developed and assessed and that program improvements are undertaken based on results for the assigned program areas.
Serves on committees.
Mentors or assigns mentors to part-time instructors as needed.
Recruits and selects part-time instructors.
Establishes and set goals for the department with input from faculty, department staff, the Dean, and the NCCCS.
Leads and supervises instructors in assigned department to ensure deadlines and curriculum requirements are met.
Ensures adherence to program and college policies by instructors and students.
Coordinate developmental classes assigned to the areas of supervision.
Maintain a teaching load in accordance with the Faculty Workload Policy.
Support student learning and mastery by offering workshops and tutoring in the Student Success Center as needed.
Assists faculty and staff with assessment activities related to the general education competencies, ensure the prompt reporting of data to the Office for Planning, Research and Institutional Effectiveness, lead the faculty in the process of reviewing the data and developing strategies to improve, and ensure those strategies are implemented.
Ensures compliance with policies of the College, NC Community College System, and applicable State and Federal agencies.
Additionally
As assigned by Dean and Vice President for Instruction
Qualifications
Education
Master's Degree from a regionally accredited institution in the mathematics disciplines or sufficient discipline course work at the master's level (18 semester hours minimum) in mathematics
Experience
Minimum of 5 years of Community College teaching experience in traditional, hybrid, blended, and online modalities.
Previous supervisory experience preferred.
Previous experience working with both traditional and high school students preferred.
All persons must provide verifiable and relevant professional experience in a work-place setting or demonstrated instructional/teaching environment.
Skills and the Know-How
Must possess strong personal and professional integrity, and have a commitment to safety.
Knowledge of management and administrative principles and practices.
Knowledge of laws, statutes, rules, and regulations affecting assigned curriculum programs.
Knowledge of community college organizational structure including the integration of academic, continuing education, and student services programs.
Ability to communicate effectively in written and spoken English.
Ability to operate a PC and related software.
Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with community organizations, businesses, college staff, and the general public.
Ability to provide leadership in an environment characterized by significant and constant change.
Additional Information
Physical Demands
The ability to perform all duties associated with the position including, but not limited to lifting, prolonged standing, sitting, bending, stooping, and operating or performing work with associated tools and machines.
Blue Ridge is an Equal Employment Opportunity Institution
General Benefits
State Health Plan
We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
To learn more details, visit our benefits page.
Supplemental Benefits
Cancer Benefits: Colonial Life Accident Benefits: Colonial Life
Medical Bridge Benefits: Colonial Life Dental Insurance: Sun Life
Vision Insurance: Superior Disability Benefits: Colonial Life Critical Illness Benefits: Colonial Life
Telemedicine (Direct Billing Only): Call A Doctor Plus
Identity Theft Shield & Life Events Legal Plan (Direct Billing Only): Legal Shield
Pet Insurance (Direct Billing Only): Nationwide
Life Insurance
Sustainable Campus
We Recycle!
The College recycles aluminum, glass, paper, cardboard, and plastics. (#1-5)
As a certified Bee Campus we are committed to raising awareness of the important role pollinator's play in our communities and to creating pollinator friendly habitats on our campus.
You will find water bottle filling stations in every building!
"Adopt a Highway" events take place each year for employees to volunteer.
Employee Wellness Program
The purpose of the Wellness Committee is to coordinate the College's wellness program and plan wellness activities for College employees.
All employees are encouraged to participate in the monthly Wellness events put on by our Wellness Committee. Full-Time employees will be awarded wellness points as well as prizes for Wellness activities they participate in throughout the year. The employee with the most points earned at the end of the year will win the Wellness Award along with a monetary prize.
Enjoy your Holidays Off
Labor Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Holiday: 2 days-Thursday and Friday
Christmas Holidays: December 24th-December 31st
New Year's: January 1st
Martin Luther King
Easter Holiday- Good Friday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Summer Time Schedule
Enjoy a 3 Day weekend during the Summer! The summer 4 - day work week will begin in May and will end in July. The hours of operation will be 7:30 am - 5:30 pm Monday - Thursday. Off on Friday!
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Do you have a minimum of a Master's Degree from a regionally accredited institution in the mathematics disciplines, or sufficient discipline course work at the master's level (18 semester hours minimum) in mathematics?
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Do you have a minimum of 5 years of Community College teaching experience in traditional, hybrid, blended, and online modalities?
Required Question
Employer Blue Ridge Community College
Address Blue Ridge Community College, 180 W Campus Dr
180 W Campus Dr
Flat Rock, North Carolina, 28731
Phone 8286941725
Website https://www.blueridge.edu/