Chair, Animal Care - Kitchener, Canada - Conestoga College

Conestoga College

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Kitchener, Canada

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Requisition Details:

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Job Title:Chair, Animal Care (Veterinary Technician, Veterinary Assistant, Pet Grooming)**:

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Requisition #:23-1197**:

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Campus: Doon

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Department: School of Workforce Development

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Payband: 14

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Payband Range: $126, $168,772.00

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Hours/Week: 37.5

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Posting Date: Friday, December 1, 2023
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Closing Date: Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 11:59 PM EST
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Vacancy Type: Administration

Fulltime

Administrative Full-time New Position

Conestoga College is a leader in polytechnic education.

Our career-focused education, training, and applied research programs prepare students for success, support industry and workforce needs, and promote economic prosperity throughout our region and across Ontario.

As a preferred employer, Conestoga is committed to supporting the development and well-being of our employees through competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package, and ongoing professional and personal learning opportunities that result in enhanced skills, shared successes, and an engaged college community.

These positions fall within the pay band 14, ranging from $126,579 to $168,772. The anticipated starting salary for this role is $150,000.

Conestoga College is launching new programs related to animal care.

The following three programs with specialized facilities are currently under development and anticipated to launch in September 2025:

Veterinary Technician
Veterinary Assistant
Pet Grooming

Leading up to the launch of the new programs, the Chair will be responsible for all aspects related to this new portfolio, including completion of curriculum development (with a team of curriculum developers), finalizing the facilities design, and managing renovations of the new specialized facilities and equipment, pursuing applicable accreditations such as OAVT, establishing relationships with industry partners for student work placements, and hiring of all staff.

These actions are already well underway but need to be completed.

The Chair will be part of a school administrative team that oversees academic deliveries in full-time and part-time programs in the School of Workforce Development, Continuing Education, and Online Learning.

The incumbent will provide academic leadership for all credentials and ensure audit, accreditation, and quality assurance protocols and related documentation are in place.

The incumbent will also be involved in the administrative process of recruiting, hiring, and appraising faculty (both full and part-time), preparing SWF (Standard Workload Formulas), and working with program teams to staff and monitor teaching assignments.

This role will be accountable for the research, planning, development, delivery, accreditation, budgeting, sales, facilities, and marketing of all related programming.

School growth is a key area, domestically and internationally, and the incumbent will be expected to contribute to strategies actively.

The incumbent will grow the portfolio through new, innovative programming.

Responsibilities:

Team Management

Understands and manages faculty and staff within the Collective Agreements and relevant College policies
Works with HR and Finance to create a staffing plan for each academic year based on planned enrolment and program delivery, recognizing enrollment will fluctuate
Recruits and hires full and parttime faculty, coordinators, and staff under the provision of the collective agreement
Develops and ensures orientation and onboarding program delivery to ensure team members have the knowledge and tools to become effective contributors
Effectively assigns staff workloads and allocates fiscal and physical resources as appropriate
Ensures accurate and timely SWFing and scheduling processes are completed
Initiates the problemsolving process for disputes involving faculty, staff, and students
Completes performance management review process for faculty and staff, ensuring annual goals and development plans are established as required
In consultation with HR, recommend disciplinary and termination action as required
Ensures Occupational Health and Safety requirements are implemented and maintained

Team Development

Creates an inclusive, welcoming, and healthy campus (inperson/online) ecosystem that fosters an innovative, supportive, and collaborative teaching, learning, and work environment for faculty, staff, and students
Coaches, guides, and mentors faculty and staff, providing feedback regularly
Promotes and monitors ongoing professional development opportunities for faculty and staff

Strategic Planning and Implementation

Translates School/College vision and strategic goals into actions and solutions that will enhance the desired performance and outcomes within the portfolio
Contributes to and actively participates in the strategic planning process for the school

Program Management