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Compensation: $81,637.30 - $98,985.23
JOB SUMMARY
The Assessment Director serves as the lead facilitator for program accreditation in the College of Education, provides guidance and assistance with program-specific accreditation and reaccreditation processes, and maintains the departmental accreditation website.
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Candidates should have previous experience in assessment and accreditation processes, interfacing with state and national accreditation bodies, knowledge of managerial principles, project coordination techniques, research and data analysis principles and practices, assessment and measurement principles, research instruments, and statistical methods. Candidates should have a master's degree (doctorate preferred) in Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Research, or in a related field to assigned area, with courses in educational research, design, and statistics. An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job may be acceptable in lieu of those requirements.
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The Assessment Director assures that all the data elements needed to address accreditation criteria, and for program assessment activities, are collected in a timely, accurate, and appropriate manner. Responsibilities also include coordinating the efforts of various working committees and serving as the College of Education's primary point of contact with the Florida Department of Education. |
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
This position may be eligible for a combination of in-person and remote work.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Provides oversight; directs internal operations, which includes planning, coordinating, administering, and evaluating programs, projects, processes, procedures, systems, standards; ensures compliance with federal, state, and local laws, regulations, codes, and/or standards; and works to integrate and coordinate service areas.
- Performs the gathering, organization, and compilation of data evaluation and assessment; reports related data and information; performs the analysis of internal and external research and/or planning projects; and reviews and disseminates research requests and associated processes.
- Develops and facilitates implementation of assessment plans for administrative and faculty use; works with administrators and faculty to develop assessment processes, data collection, analyses, best practices, and continuous program improvement efforts.
- Meets, consults with, and makes key decisions with applicable College of Education staff regarding data collection and analyses; and communicates and status and results with faculty and staff.
- Reviews a variety of reports summarizing research data; analyzes related reports and/or data; and makes recommendations based on findings.
- Maintains documentation of program and College of Education accreditation processes.
- May serve as the College of Education's contact with the Florida Department of Education Bureau of Teacher Certification.
- Oversees the College of Education's assessment system and produce and maintain electronic documentation for assessment including accreditation compliance documents.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
Master's degree in curriculum and assessment, higher education, educational administration or closely related area; three (3) years of related accreditation and assessment in a College of Education; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of:
- Continuous program improvement;
- Research and data analysis principles and practices;
- Assessment, evaluation, and measurement principles;
- Research instruments;
- Statistical methods;
- Data manipulation;
- Data science techniques;
- Mathematical concepts;
- Data extraction and transformation;
- Surveying methods; and
- Computers and related software applications.
Skills in:
- Analyzing and producing research reports;
- Coordinating research projects within the College of Education;
- Performing qualitative and quantitative research analysis;
- Using research instruments;
- Extracting and transforming data and information;
- Using a computer and related software applications; and
- Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with Dean, Associate Dean, faculty and others within the College of Education, appropriate SPC personnel, the Florida Department of Education, and other external constituents, as needed.
Ability to:
- Monitor and evaluate progress; and
- Perform mathematical and statistical calculations.
CERTIFICATION, LICENSE AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Current or former teaching license preferred.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
This work typically requires the following physical activities to be performed. A complete description of the activities below is available upon request from Human Resources.
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Physical Activities |
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Balancing - maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching. |
| Pushing - use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward. |
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Climbing - ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility. |
| Reaching - extending hands or arms in any direction. |
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Crawling - moving about on hands, knees, or hands, feet. |
| Repetitive Motion - substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers. |
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Crouching - bending body forward by bending leg, spine. |
| Speaking - expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely. | X |
Feeling - perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips. |
| Standing - for sustained periods of time. |
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Fingering - picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand. |
| Stooping - bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back. |
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Grasping - applying pressure to object with fingers, palm. |
| Talking 1 - expressing ideas by spoken word. | X |
Handling - picking, holding, or working with whole hand. |
| Talking 2 - shouting to be heard above ambient noise. |
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Hearing 1 - perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information. | X | Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading. | X |
Hearing 2 - receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound. |
| Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision. | X |
Kneeling - bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees. |
| Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures. | X |
Lifting - raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back. |
| Visual Acuity 4 - operate motor vehicles/heavy equipment. |
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Mental Acuity - ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning. | X | Visual Acuity 5 - close acuity for inspection of small defects, machines, use measurement devices, or fabricate parts. |
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Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug. |
| Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site. |
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TYPE OF WORK
Work performed is primarily:
Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
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Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects.
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Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
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Heavy work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Very heavy work: Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects |
WORK ENVIRONMENT
May be required to work hours other than the regular schedule including nights and weekends.
Work is performed in a dynamic environment that requires sensitivity to change and responsiveness to changing goals, priorities, and needs.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions described herein. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in a job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in a job description.
St. Petersburg College has the right to revise a classification or job description at any time.