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Associate Program Chair, Woodworking Trades
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**Please note: This is a temporary assignment ending one year after start date with the possibility of extension. This competition is limited to current NASA salaried NAIT staff.**
**Reporting to the Program Chair, Woodworking Trades, the Associate Chairs support the Chair, often focusing on subsets of programs, assisting with daily operations, and sharing responsibilities in mentoring, scheduling, and quality assurance.
The Associate Chairs also provide recommendations and support, but typically do not carry the same level of final accountability.
**Key Responsibilities**:
- Provide direct instruction to students and fulfill assigned teaching duties.
- Collaborate with the chair in mentoring, coaching, and guiding instructors to enhance teaching excellence within the program.
- Participate in the recruitment, selection, and orientation of new instructors.
- Engage with industry, external stakeholders, and other post-secondary institutions to ensure each program’s curriculum and outcomes remain relevant and responsive to current needs.
- Support program-level expertise development through participation in relevant committees, where possible.
- Provide guidance and support to students, in collaboration with advising services.
- Participate in student recruitment, retention, and program retention activities for all programs.
- Collaborate with the Chair to strive for continual quality improvement and implement best practices in curriculum management, ensuring each program’s relevance and quality.
- Working with program chairs in the school, provide leadership in the areas of Academic Integrity, Applied Research & Scholarly Activity, and Management of casual faculty delivering classes through evening & weekend programming.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
**Qualifications**:
- Carpenter or cabinetmaker journeyperson certification is required
- Previous leadership/supervisory experience
Applicants with education credentials earned outside of Canada should have their credentials evaluated by World Education Services (WES), International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) or the Comparative Education Services (CES).
**Remuneration**:As outlined in the NASA Collective Agreement.
(Classification - Instructor Senior, Associate Chair)
- NAIT believes in the learning and development of our employees so that they are equipped to support the achievement of our organizational goals and as such, you may be required to engage in learning opportunities related to the chair/associate chair assignment._
- Appointment to this assignment is for a three-year term with the possibility of a further three-year extension. _
- This assignment is covered by the NASA (NAIT Academic Staff Association) Collective Agreement._
**Please submit a resume and cover letter to be considered for this opportunity.**
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People are what make NAIT great, and we prioritize the employee experience. We offer benefits and unique perks focusing on health and wellness, work-life balance, recognition, and professional and personal growth. In addition to excellent vacation time, we offer paid time off between Christmas and New Year's.
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