The Director for OMS 3 and OMS 4 Academic Counseling works within the Center for Institutional, Faculty and Student Success to further the mission to advance the quality of teaching and learning by promoting a College culture where the VCOM community works collaboratively to champion educational excellence.
This position is responsible for the academic support of OMS 3 and OMS 4 students on the Virginia and Carolinas campuses, which consists primarily of assisting students with board preparation and monitoring board preparation progress. This position shares the responsibility to provide academic information, resources and guidance to students, faculty and staff.
Salary Range: $70,000.00 - $73,000.00
Required Qualifications:
Education: Doctorate degree in education preferred but will consider a Master’s degree in education working toward a doctorate degree in education.
- Experience: At least 3 years of work experience in the academic setting with experience in teaching and/or academic support.
Other skills important to this position:
Confidentiality
- Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
- Strong team player
- Commitment to College values
- Basic computer proficiency
- Ability for occasional travel
Preferences are given to candidates who have worked in academic environments.
Successful candidate will be subject to a criminal history background check.
Regular, reliable or predictable attendance is an essential function of the job
Working Conditions and Efforts: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical demands: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work environment: Office environment. Outside travel 0% to 5% of time. The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal, however the reception area with frequent visitors, phone calls and discussions may be distracting.
This position is classified as an exempt position because it requires that the candidate/employee exercise independent judgement and discretion regarding matters of significance.
Employment with VCOM is “at-will”. This means employment is for an indefinite period of time and it is subject to termination by the employee or by VCOM, with or without cause, with or without notice, and at any time. Nothing in this position description or any other policy of VCOM shall be interpreted to be in conflict with or to eliminate or modify in any way, the “at-will” employment status of VCOM employees.
VCOM Core Values: The employee is expected to adhere to all VCOM policies. As the environment is a professional college, VCOM faculty / staff are expected to dress and behave in a professional manner at work. VCOM faculty / staff are expected as VCOM employees, to be a person who obeys all laws and professional expectations of an upstanding citizen of the community. VCOM expects all employees to maintain a positive attitude in all working relationships with all VCOM departments, employees, medical students, prospective medical students, interns, and residents and to treat all other engaged in the duties of the employment, with mutual respect.
I am notified that the College is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or disability.