The staff and faculty of Northampton Community College share a single goal: to help students transform their lives through education. It's a goal that reaps rewards thousands of times over the course of a career. Employees at Northampton receive competitive compensation and an array of benefits while working on campuses located in a region with a very high quality of life.

 

We invite you to consider to applying for one of our currently available positions. For more information on the College, please visit . For more information on life in the Lehigh Valley, please visit .

 

NCC is strongly committed to increasing the diversity of the college community and the curriculum. Candidates who can contribute to that goal are encouraged to identify their strengths or experiences in this area.

 

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Please note that this position will remain open until filled.

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The College offers a generous benefits package to Full-time employees. Just a few highlights of the benefits package include comprehensive medical plan options for you and your family (plus dental and vision), a College retirement contribution of 8% of your salary upon hire, NCC tuition waiver and an abundance of time off – up to 25 days’ vacation/floating, 10 sick days, Four (4) day workweeks during Summer, Holidays (including a week+ break between Christmas and New Year’s) – among other things! Please visit for more details on the full array of benefits.

 

Primary Functions: To plan, manage, supervise and lead faculty and staff in:

 

Responsibilities: (1) Provide leadership and oversight to all education department programs and activities. (2) Supervise full and part-time credit and non-credit faculty, and administrative staff in the education department. (3) Recruit students for credit and non-credit programs. (4) Understand and actively manage multiple budgets. (5) Initiate new programs and grant opportunities, write RFPs for state contacted work (6) Maintain and extend relationships in the Pre-K – 12 education and higher education communities on a local, regional, and national level. (7) Develop transfer agreements, support dual enrollment, and teacher education pipeline initiatives. (8) Other related duties as may be assigned from time to time by leadership.

 

Organizational Relationships: (1) Responsible to Dean of the School of Health Science and Education. Coordinates with the Dean and Associate Dean of Monroe Campus regarding education programs. Works efficiently with any office of the College that participates in activities such as recruiting, publications, financial aid, and grants.

 

Performance Standards: Performance in this position is considered satisfactory when: (1) mutually agreed upon objectives are met within a specified time frame; (2) effective cooperative relationships exist with program faculty and other members of college administration; (3) responsibilities of the position have been carried out at a level of performance consistent with objectives; (4) leadership competencies are exhibited in a manner consistent with institutional norms such that positive team/employee relations are fostered and employee developmental needs are proactively addressed.

 

Qualifications: (1) Education: Master’s degree in education or early childhood education from a Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) approved Institutional Accreditor institution; doctorate preferred. Skills, Knowledge & Abilities: (a) Demonstrated ability to lead and supervise personnel and programs in a complex and busy department. (b) demonstrated ability to plan, add, initiate and implement grants, schedule courses, administer budgets, problem-solve, and complete assigned responsibilities and projects; (c) expertise in curriculum development, academic assessment, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in higher education; (d) excellent skills in interpersonal communication in both oral and written form; (e) ability to strengthen and develop channels of communication in cooperation with others on and off campus; (f) understanding and appreciation of an arts-based curricular framework; (g) Experience: Minimum of 5 years of administrative experience in higher education, early childhood education, and awareness of DHS state licensing requirements, OCDEL priorities for early childhood, PDE mandates for teacher education, and NAEYC accreditation requirements. Successful teaching experience at the Pre-K to 12 level and the college level; successful supervisory administrative experience in educational settings is required; 5 years is preferred.