The Chair of the School Social Work is a leader who sets the vision and strategic goals/priorities for the School. They are responsible for academic, administrative, and financial leadership and oversite. The chair works with the Dean, Sr. Associate Deans, and Assistant Deans to meet the needs of the School and aligns all areas to the CPHS priorities. As a CPHS leader you will be expected to be collegial, collaborative, solutions focused, and bring a positive outlook to situations. Job functions: The chair is responsible for the governance and office manage for the School. This includes strategic planning, aligning with University mission/vision, faculty and staff recruitment, development, workload assignment, and evaluation. Establishing community partnerships for advancing strategic priorities including but not limited external funding. Develop and implement a series strategic fund raising initiatives to support the School and College. Curriculum and Program development. The chair is responsible for leading the School in curriculum and program development, assessment and revision as appropriate. The Chair is responsible for recruitment, progression, retention and graduation for the students in the program. Collaborate with the AD for Student Success and Formation, Admissions, Registrar and other entities on campus. The Chair is responsible for maintaining full accreditation of the programs. This includes communication with the accrediting body, timely submission of all required accreditation documents, responding to any requests from the accreditation body, maintaining all needed records for continued compliance The Chair will work closely with the Assistant Dean for Assessment and Accreditation. The Chair is responsible for proposing the annual budget for the School. He/She is responsible for administering the School's budget in a fiscally responsibly way that aligns with the School, College, and University strategic priorities. Is also responsible for managing any facilities and equipment associated with the School. The Chair is responsible for creating clear lines of communication between the Dean's office and the Program as well as with in the program. This includes verbal, electronic, social media , newsletter, reports, etc. Will work collaboratively with Dean's office for fundraising strategies, identifying key prospects, and maintaining relationships. The Chair will teach in the program based on professional expertise and needs of the program. The above statements describe the job’s essential responsibilities and requirements. They are not an exhaustive list of the duties that may be assigned to job incumbents.