JOB TITLE:                         Program Director

LOCATION:                         Hybrid - Remote - On campus

DEPARTMENT:                   Doctor of Whole Health Leadership (DWHL)

STATUS:                              Exempt

REPORTS TO:                    AVP, Academic Initiatives

 

 

Program Director, Doctor of Whole Health Leadership Program

 

Southern California University of Health Sciences is seeking a full-time Program Director for the Doctor of Whole Health Leadership (DWHL) Program.

 

The first of its kind, the DWHL program is an intellectually rigorous program that incorporates advanced whole health concepts and care models, personal self-exploration, and leadership development. In this two-year program, students gain the skills and knowledge necessary to influence the complex challenges of adopting an integrative, whole health approach to health in the United States. Students engage in the capstone project as the culminating learning experience where they use their expertise and creativity to address real-world challenges and opportunities, customizing their capstone project based on professional goals and interests.

 

Due to the nature of this program, the DWHL will have a part-time externally facing Executive Director and a full-time internally focused Program Director.  Reporting to and working hand-in-hand with the DWHL Executive Director, the Program Director will ensure successful day-to-day operations of the DWHL program. The Program Director is the first point of contact in the program for students, faculty and SCU staff.

 

This is a full-time position that can be remote, hybrid, or on-campus. Travel to weekend intensives twice-per-year at varying locations across the United States is required.

 

Team

 

The Program Director will oversee course management and maintenance, faculty management and development, assessment of student learning, partnership maintenance, and other administrative aspects of the program. This includes assisting the Executive Director in overseeing a team of adjunct faculty recruited from among the leading experts in their field.

 

• The Executive Director will oversee all aspects of the program while serving as the public face of the program. This includes representing the program at conferences, seminars and industry events to enhance visibility and attract prospective students; cultivating and maintaining connections with key stakeholders; mentoring and guiding students; building and sustaining meaningful relationships with program alumni; and collaborating with marketing to create compelling promotional materials. 
• The Capstone Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating and overseeing the capstone process, from project initiation to presentation and evaluation. This includes working closely with students to define and refine capstone project goals, objectives and deliverables and evaluating and assessing – with faculty – capstone projects.
• A Part-time Event Coordinator will be available to provide logistical support for two weekend intensives each year.
• In addition, the Program Director will have access to all university support services, including the Center for Faculty Development and Excellence, the Assessment and Learning Council, marketing, admissions, and more.

 

 

Duties and responsibilities:

 

• Manage day-to-day program operations.
• Oversee course management and maintenance, such as ensuring course information in Canvas and syllabi are accurate and up-to-date. Includes monitoring Canvas (SCU’s Learning Management System) to ensure students receive timely and regular responses and instruction. 
• Develop course schedule.
• Coordinate faculty onboarding, development, teaching assignments, and evaluation.
• Ensure timely and accurate assessment of student learning.
• Ensure timely completion of program review.  
• Support student experience throughout the program, from enrolling to completing courses and graduating.
• Manage operations with partners such as the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine
• Plan and facilitate, with support from faculty and DWHL program staff, two in-person weekend intensives per year.
• Collaborate with SCU administration to ensure programmatic compliance with external accreditors such as WSCUC. 
• Support Executive Director in ongoing strategic and long-term planning and program quality assurance.
• Participate on university councils/committees.
• Submit application to ACIMH for membership; promote participation in and submission to ACIMH publications, workshops, symposia. Identify and promote similar opportunities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

 

 

Ideal Candidate

 

• Master’s degree required, preferably in higher education administration or healthcare related field.
• At least three years of experience working in college or university, preferably in academic administration.
• Extremely organized and responsive; a capable administrator and coordinator of services and resources.
• Knowledge of curriculum design, assessment, and course management.

 

 

Program Basics

 

• Two-year program designed for working adults.
• Eight courses delivered online: Whole Health Concepts and Clinical Applications, U.S. Healthcare Systems and Policy, implementing a Whole Health System: VA Case Study, The Case for Whole Health, System Transformation and Transformational Leadership, Foundations for Living Whole Health, Whole Health Coaching, Whole Health Models and Interprofessional Collaboration.
• Four weekend intensive each held at a different whole health related site (e.g. academic, private sector, government, retreat).
• Capstone project through which students apply their expertise and creativity to address real-world challenges and opportunities and can customize their capstone project based on professional goals and interests.
• Academic of Integrative Health and Medicine fellows may enroll in the program and fellowship concurrently.

 

SCU CORE VALUES:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Health Equity: We value people equally. We strive to educate graduates that are prepared to improve individual and community health.
4. Inclusivity: 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.