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POSITION SUMMARY
The Department Chair for Health Sciences will provide oversight to the Health Science programs. The Chair will lead, supervise, and collaborate with faculty and adjunct instructors in the department as well as across departments to support the college vision, mission, and strategic plan. The Chair will utilize excellent communication, organization, and detailed orientated skills to effectively manage the programmatic requirements and timelines.
The Chair shares a commitment to and exemplifies principles of equity, diversity and inclusion in all work done within the department and as part of the college community. The Chair embraces and exemplifies the college values of respect, collaboration, quality, access, diversity and inclusion when participating in a variety of institutional initiatives and activities, serving on committees, being a member of the leadership team, and representing the college, the division, and the department to assigned groups and tasks. The Chair, as faculty member, teaches courses in their field of expertise and maintains a commitment to high-quality instruction and high-quality support. In addition to teaching, the Chair will be responsible for managing student clinical rotations and ensuring strong community partnerships.
OVERVIEW OF CCA
The Community College of Aurora (CCA) is a dynamic institution that is committed to serving its diverse student population through innovations in instruction and student support founded on principles of equity and inclusion. CCA is a public, two-year community college serving Aurora and east metro Denver and has been designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) by the U.S. Department of Education. CCA enrolls 11,000 students annually, over 62% of whom are students of color, including nearly 32% Hispanic students. 65% of CCA students receive some type of financial aid, including 52% of whom receive Pell grants, and nearly two-thirds are first-generation college students. In addition to traditional degree and certificate programs, CCA offers non-credit professional development courses, customized training, and economic and workforce development resources to employer partners and individual professionals seeking to enhance the capacity and productivity of their workforce or individual knowledge and skills. The college centers our Inclusive Excellence work and applies an equity lens to everything we do.