Student Affairs Coordinator, Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program

Job Title: Student Affairs Coordinator, Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program - Arizona

Location: Phoenix, Arizona

FLSA Status: Exempt, Full-Time

Required Education: Doctorate

Proposed Start Date: November 2025

Salary Range: $105,000.00 - $118,000.00

SUMMARY:

Southern California University of Health Sciences is seeking a full-time core Faculty Member/Student Affairs Coordinator for an Accelerated Hybrid Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) program for remote teaching with periodic on-site, lab immersions in Phoenix, Arizona. This is a faculty position under the direct supervision of the Program Director for the OTD Program.

Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) is a regionally accredited, nonprofit institution specializing in health care education. SCU is dedicated to its core values of integrative health, evidence-based practice, health equity, and inclusivity.

The University holds institutional accreditation with the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) as well as multiple programmatic accreditations. For more information: https://www.scuhs.edu/

SCU’s mission is to educate students as competent, caring, and successful integrative healthcare practitioners. Faculty, staff, and students enjoy a collaborative and engaged community that includes an active student association, staff senate, and faculty senate. SCU has been educating practitioners for over 100 years.

The university is proud of the SCU Health Center, a unique educational health and wellness facility residing in the heart of Whittier, California. Skilled and qualified students provide care under the close guidance of expert, licensed SCU Health System practitioners. The SCU Health Center provides chiropractic, acupuncture, Ayurveda, and urgent care services to address a variety of ailments and medical conditions. Each patient, based on their needs and condition, receives a customized plan that is right for their health and lifestyle.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Student Affairs Coordinator holds a faculty appointment and has administrative, academic, service, and scholarship responsibilities consistent with the mission and philosophy of the academic program. The Student Affairs Coordinator is responsible for all student affairs functions, including orientation, progression and retention, and advisement.

The Student Affairs Coordinator works to integrate all students (remote and local) into the University and OTD Program culture and serves as the primary point of contact for student issues related to distance learning life. The Student Affairs Coordinator oversees student advisement, academic progression and retention, professionalism, and scholarship/awards. The Student Affairs Coordinator provides recommendations to the Program Director and faculty for informed decision-making and maintains program-related policies and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

Doctor of Occupational Therapy degree (OTD) with specialization in a discipline appropriate for teaching responsibilities.
Earned terminal academic doctorate in a discipline appropriate for teaching responsibilities is highly recommended.
Understanding of higher education and contemporary clinical practice appropriate for leadership in occupational therapy clinical education.
Knowledge of legislative, regulatory, legal, and practice issues affecting didactic and clinical education, students, and the profession of occupational therapy.
Occupational therapist with an active, unrestricted license and eligible in Arizona.
Active in professional activities at local, state, and/or national levels.
Experience consistent with SCUHS System for Faculty Rank.
Must have a minimum of 2 years of documented experience in the field of Occupational Therapy that includes clinical, administrative, and scholarship experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

A minimum of 2 years of experience in a full-time academic appointment with teaching
responsibilities at the postsecondary level, preferred experience with the ACOTE accreditation process.
Must have working knowledge of the current ACOTE Standards and Interpretive Guide.
Must have effective communication, organization, interpersonal, problem-solving, and advising skills.
Experience in educational theory and methodology, instructional design, student evaluation and outcome assessment.
Computer skills in a Windows OS environment; proficiency with Microsoft TEAMS, Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

SCU CORE VALUES:

Integrative Health: We teach, learn, collaborate, and lead by creating an open environment for multiple disciplines and professionals to bring their shared and unique skills together for the benefit of patients and students.

Evidence-based Practice: We value a culture of inquiry, assessment, research, scholarship, and judicious use of current best evidence to inform our decisions and work.

Health Equity: We value people equally. We strive to educate graduates that are prepared to improve individual and community health.

We welcome everyone regardless of age, race, ethnicity, class, religion, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, or any other similar or protected status. We believe inclusivity leads to more diversity in our reasoning, better representativeness in our conclusions, more ingenuity in our problem solving, and greater equity in our care.

WHY CONSIDER THIS OPPORTUNITY:

Dynamic university with integrative health emphasis. SCU is experiencing unprecedented enrollment growth, which has led to diversified programmatic offerings with an emphasis on interprofessional education and interprofessional practice.

New transformative leadership on campus. The university has hired several new administrative leaders and together they have transformed academic programming, technology, marketing, admissions/enrollment, student services, and more.

SCU is a great place to work. SCU is recognized as one of the Chronicle of Higher Education’s Best Places to Work. The university community lives its cores values of kindness, integrity, determination, and humor. The culture is healthy and upbeat. People treat each other with collegiality and respect.

PROCEDURE FOR CANDIDACY:

Confidential review of applications will begin immediately, and the process will continue until

the position is filled. Please submit application materials which include a letter of interest and CV.

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