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Prescott College employs approximately
180 staff members, administrators, and faculty. College personnel
are dedicated to providing quality service to the students.
Staff and administrator employment
opportunities are posted below and filled on an on-going
basis. Full-time faculty employment opportunities are typically
posted in the fall for openings the following academic year. Adjunct Faculty (part-time) hiring information and Mentor (contractor) opportunities can be found by clicking here.
The College provides
a competitive compensation and benefits package. The benefits
package includes medical/Rx, dental, vision, naturopathic and life insurance;
short-term and long-term disability; tuition assistance; 21
days of vacation/sick; paid holidays; and a retirement plan.
The College encourages
all qualified applicants to apply for current job openings.
We must receive an application with a specific posted position listed in order for you to be considered an applicant. Unsolicited applications (applications for positions not posted or resumes/inquiries without applications) will NOT be returned to the
applicant nor will they be considered. Prescott College is an Equal Opportunity Employer
and Non-Smoking Establishment.
Prescott College is committed to equal opportunity for its applicants for employment, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, sex or sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, marital or parental status, status with respect for public assistance or veteran’s status.
The Equal Opportunity Coordinator, the Director of Human Resources (contact phone # 928-350-4200) is available to discuss and investigate matters concerning discrimination.
All positions are
open until filled unless there is a specific announcement
on the listing stating otherwise.
Application
materials submitted
will not be returned to the applicant.
To apply for Faculty positions listed below, see specifics with each listing.
The Prescott College Employment Application described in the requested materials is accessible just below in the instructions for Staff position applicants.
To apply for any
of the Staff positions listed below:
Please submit the following to the Human Resources Department at Prescott College:
Acrobat format Word format
Mail or In-Person:
Prescott College
Human Resources Department
220 Grove Avenue
Prescott, AZ 86301
E-Mail:
Fax:
(928) 776 - 5103
Please direct inquiries to the Human Resources Department
at 928-350-4200 or jobs@prescott.edu
(click on position title to view position detail)
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(Projected fill date - July 1, 2009 pending budget approval)
Position Summary:
The Director of Library Services is responsible for manifesting the Prescott College mission of interdisciplinary and experiential learning for social justice and environmental sustainability through library services provided to students and faculty of our high-residency and low-residency B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. programs.
The Director of Library Services directs, plans, organizes and provides oversight for the college library and technological systems, electronic holdings, learning resources comprising the Information Commons. The Director represents library interests on campus and within the Yavapai Library Network and other appropriate consortia. The Director is a “hands-on” servant leader who supervises a collaborative team of staff and faculty library professionals and who works collaboratively with faculty, staff and students across Prescott College.
Responsibilities:
Supervises staff
Recruits, hires, trains, and evaluates performance of staff.
Facilitates effective employee relations (e.g., teamwork, conflict resolution).
Plan and coordinate staff training programs and professional development opportunities for faculty.
Confer regularly with staff to plan, coordinate and review activities, resolve problems, etc.
Maintains positive working environment and service orientation.
Promotes and develops library mission as a teaching and research library for faculty and students from all undergraduate and graduate programs.
Plans, implements, administers, coordinates, monitors and evaluates the functions / services of library for all constituencies.
Forms long-range and short term strategic plans and objectives.
Oversees reference and public services, technical services, acquisition, cataloging, and processing of materials, serials, media, and electronic databases.
Provide general reference service as needed.
Attend faculty, directors and other meetings as appropriate.
Serve on campus committees.
Leads integration of library services into curricula as appropriate; enhances usage by constituencies.
Assures development and scheduling of research and library skills classes for students, staff and faculty as needed.
Exercises discretion and judgment in developing / modifying / implementing policies and procedures.
Proposes and administers department budget.
Collect data to prepare and create annual department budget.
Monitors and records expenses.
Ensures compliance with all budgetary policies and procedures.
Recommends new budgetary policies / procedures as needed.
Plan for library facilities, space management and technology needs.
Coordinate collection development and maintenance.
Develops / implements procedures for determining additions to collection.
Establishes / monitors maintenance of collection.
Works with faculty of all programs to determine additions to collection.
Maintain and enhance library public relations.
Maintains visible presence in community through participation in networks, groups, and associations.
Represent College on the Management Council of the Yavapai Library Network.
Develop and maintain effective communications within the College; Attend and contribute as appropriate at faculty meetings across the College.
Develops library outreach functions and events as appropriate.
Seek outside funding sources to supplement the library budget for facilities, automation, materials, and special projects.
Professional Development
Stays abreast with current trends in library and information services.
Seeks innovative ways to deliver library and information services efficiently and effectively to meet changing constituent needs.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
Masters Degree in Library Science (or equivalent terminal degree in Library and Information Sciences)
Two years of experience in an academic library is required and should include all facets of librarianship: library planning and management; technical knowledge of library methodologies
Supervisory skills
Demonstrated excellence in written, oral communication, and interpersonal skills
Must be organized, detail, quality & customer driven
Displayed ability to exercise discretion and judgment
Must be versatile and collaborative team player with the ability to work independently
Experience working with library consortia preferred.
Exuberant creativity and sense of humor required
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Director of Institutional Research and Technology, the incumbent designs, produces and maintains various college Web sites, works on the main college site, and contributes to the overall Web Communications strategy and special projects.
Responsibilities:
- Create design prototypes, templates, including graphic design, navigation architecture, and layout of content, for the Prescott College Web site and department Web sites.
- Working with the Web Projects Coordinator, develop Web sites using input from appropriate personnel and (as appropriate) students regarding Web appearance, functionality and services offered
- Coordinate closely with marketing efforts and make recommendations regarding marketing the college through our Web site. Implement marketing objectives through Web services
- Build Web sites conforming to W3C Web standards and WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines)
- Implement navigation architecture, and other technical solutions, and make relevant recommendations
- Provide advice and suggestions regarding the Web site’s content, mechanics, stylesheets and appearance
- Define scope of work and timeline for completion in coordination with the Web Projects Coordinator
- Communicate project status to customer on a regular basis
- Work to answer questions, resolve issues on projects
- Conduct testing of updates, fixes, and changes with customer follow-up to assure proper functionality
- Maintain consistency and compliance to IRT Web Services policy and recommend modifications to policies and procedures as needed.
- Provide support to maintain the college’s Web-related sites and services
- Research and recommend hardware/software to support the college’s Web services
- Ensure security and integrity of intranet and internet services
- Assist in integrating the college’s Web sites with portal technology
- Collaborate with Network Administrator and Database Administrator to facilitate integration of Web Services with College databases and services such as:
- Work with Database Administrator to:
- integrate database functionality into Web pages
- assign appropriate security rights and access to authorized users of Web directories
- Work with Network Administrator to:
- maintain Web servers and related software
- ensure regular data back-ups and manage disaster recovery
- Performs other duties as assigned by the Director or Administration.
Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in IT related field or equivalent experience.
- 3 years of relevant experience with HTML/XHTML/XML and CSS that includes Web-database integration (ODBC/JDBC connection)..
- 2 years minimum Web programming experience, including PHP, ASP or JSP.
- Experience with Java, Apache Web Server, Internet Information Services and open source products preferred.
- Knowledge of Javascript, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, MySQL and Velocity.
- Knowledge and demonstrated experience with cross-browser and cross-platform issues (IE, Firefox, Safari, etc.).
- Knowledge of current Web-design trends and techniques. An online portfolio displaying user-centric design, and experience with Web database solutions a plus.
- Previous experience with the Rhythmyx Content Management System a plus.
- Previous experience in Higher Education technologies a plus.
- Ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively in an environment characterized by large workloads, deadline pressures and high standards.
- Demonstrated excellence in written, oral communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Must be able to multi-task while maintaining accuracy.
- Proven ability to effectively organize and manage multiple priorities.
- Demonstrated ability to consistently exercise sound judgment and decision making skills.
Position: Arizona Trail Expedition Logistics Coordinator
Department: Centaur Leadership Services
Summary:
Centaur Leadership Services (CLS) seeks an energetic, organized individual to coordinate and provide direct support for a three (3) month group horse packing expedition of the Arizona trail. (August 1, 2009 to December 21, 2009)
Responsibilities:
- Gear Manager
- Horse Care / Transport
- Food planning, buying and preparation
- Communications Liaison (Update Web Page, Media, Prescott College)
- Driving
- Emergency Support
- Base Camp Manager
Requirements:
- At least 25 years of age
- Clean Driving Record
- Competent Horse Handling
- Basic Equine First Aid
- Computer and Web-Page Literacy
- Backcountry Driving Experience
- Navigation – Map / GPS
- Creative problem solving skills
- Tenacious and optimistic spirit
Compensation Includes:
Three (3) months of traveling the scenic back road of Arizona from Utah to Mexico; food and trailer accommodations.
To Apply:
lease submit: Prescott College Application; Cover letter (Attn: Paul Smith) that speaks to your strengths for the listed requirements; recent resume and two (2) letters of references from individuals that have had direct experience with you.
Prepares, cooks and stocks food, maintains health and safety standards in work area, assists with preparing and serving catered food, and helps with set-up/clean-up for catered events.
Class I ($ 7.00 hour)
High School Diploma or equivalent education. No food service experience required. Must obtain Yavapai County food worker certificate within a week.
Class II ($ 8.00 hour)
One-year experience in a food service and/or public service capacity. Must obtain a Yavapai County food worker certificate within a week of hire date.
Current include:
Description:
The Coordinator of E-learning is a full-time faculty hired to work primarily within a specific ADGP program, but may also work in other degree programs given the needs of The College and with the approval of the ADGP Dean. ADGP Faculty are eligible for multi-year contracts as detailed in the ADGP Faculty Handbook. ADGP Faculty report to the ADGP Dean.
The primary responsibilities of all ADGP Faculty are threefold: 1. to teach and advise students, support student learning, and oversee their programs of study; 2. to serve the College and community (e.g., through committee work, programmatic development, academic decision-making, and other curricular activities for the degree program as a whole); and 3. to engage in scholarship and professional development that develop our programs and our learning environments for students (e.g., community-based research, action-research, scholarship of teaching and learning, etc.).
In addition, ADGP Faculty may be assigned the role and responsibilities as Program Director to coordinate the programmatic activities of ADP, MAP or PhD programs. Graduate Faculty may be assigned role and responsibilities as Chair to oversee one of the five interdisciplinary MA degree programs. Such additional responsibilities are specified in annual offer letters.
Minimum qualifications are a Masters or a Doctorate (terminal degree strongly preferred) in an appropriate field and a minimum of one year of relevant experience working in higher education. Graduate faculty positions require a terminal degree. Experience using Moodle is highly desired.
The Coordinator of E-learning is an ADGP faculty member with all the associated required qualifications, rights and responsibilities. In addition to the regular duties of ADGP Faculty, the Coordinator of E-learning is responsible for leadership of all aspects of administration and management of online learning management systems including:
- Student training and support for on-line learning and e-portfolios including orientations;
- Staff and faculty training and professional development in best practices in E-learning;
- Curricular design and adaptation for online learning platforms;
- Integration of course and e-portfolio templates with College and program assessment systems;
- Interface with I.R.T. and other College offices on e-learning systems and related processes;
- Support duties include some travel to the Tucson Center to support students, staff and faculty;
- Collaborative use of E-learning platforms to accomplish program and College goals.
ADGP Faculty Responsibilities:
- Fulfill primary responsibilities so as to manifest and advance the College mission and strategic plans;
- Set mission and strategic plan, appropriate professional development goals, and appropriate assessment methods each year;
- Participate in development, support and teaching of core curricula and other educational activities;
- Support individual student program development and approve study plans;
- Advise students towards completion of program graduation and other requirements; support student learning; evaluate and provide timely feedback on student work;
- Identify, recruit, train, assign, and supervise graduate advisors, mentors, QP readers, other adjuncts;
- Assist students in locating internships and practicum experiences; provide support and oversight;
- Maintain regular communications with assigned students, other faculty, graduate advisors and/or mentors; keep regular on-site or remote office hours;
- Participate in faculty meetings, retreats, and graduation ceremonies as appropriate;
- Develop, grow, and support new and/or existing curricular areas, including the assisting in the recruitment, advising and application evaluation for new students;
- Assist with recruitment and admissions processes of new students in general degree areas, specific curricular areas, and geographic region as appropriate;
- Attend residency events (e.g., colloquia and orientations);
- Conduct community outreach;
- Other duties as assigned by the ADGP Dean.
The FTTE load and other duties for the Coordinator of E-learning are assigned by the ADGP Dean so as to balance responsibilities for e-learning with teaching, advising, service and scholarship.
Requirements:
- Minimum qualifications are a Masters or a Doctorate (terminal degree strongly preferred) in an appropriate field. Preferred area of study is Education or Liberal Arts
- Minimum of three year of relevant experience working in higher education
- Minimum of three years experience with on line learning systems
- Minimum of one year experience managing an on line learning system
- Experience using Moodle is highly desired
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with faculty and students on e-learning solutions
- Demonstrated ability to manage processes and systems
- Proven ability to develop and conduct training for end users (faculty and students) on e-learning systems is highly desired
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Exuberant creativity and sense of humor required
To apply, please direct the following to jobs@prescott.edu: letter of interest; current CV; Prescott College employment application (available online at www.prescott.edu/jobs/).
Review of candidates begins October 1, 2008
For details including position summary, qalifications and application information, please see below
We are currently seeking an experienced scholar, teacher and practitioner to supervise and monitor students’ clinical practicum and internship training. The successful applicant would also serve as Core Faculty in the general counseling psychology program, and teach both online and individually mentored courses. Assignments would be based on student enrollment. Compensation and benefits eligibility are based on FTTE load of the Associate Faculty Member. Our unique community based approach allows many duties to be performed remotely. Associate Faculty are able to reside elsewhere, but are currently required to travel to Prescott, Arizona, four times per year for colloquia (August, November, February, and May).
Qualifications:
- Masters or Doctorate in appropriate field of mental health practice (PhD in clinical or counseling psychology strongly preferred).
- Professional counseling license, with recent or current clinical practice and an understanding of counselor licensing and certification requirements preferred.
- Understanding and commitment to teaching mental health practices in a manner oriented to the concerns of social justice and ecological stewardship.
- Interest in the specializations offered in this program (Expressive Arts Therapy, Somatic/Bodymind Therapy, Eco/Adventure Therapy, Equine Assisted Mental Health).
- A demonstrated ability to forge effective professional relationships with faculty, students, professionals, and organizations in the community.
- A demonstrated ability to work within diverse cultural environments.
- Experience with limited residency, student-centered adult education is preferred.
Responsibilities:
- Supervise and monitor students’ clinical practicum and internship training.
- Serve as core faculty to individual students; approve program planning and development.
- Teach online and mentored courses in Counseling Psychology as needed.
- Advise students as they progress through the programs so that they meet program requirements.
- Identify, recruit, train, assign, and supervise Graduate Advisors and other adjuncts.
- Assist students with locating internships and practicum experiences.
- Maintain regular communications with assigned students, program Faculty, Graduate Advisors and/or mentors; keep regular on-site or remote office hours.
- Participate in faculty meetings, retreats, and graduation ceremonies as appropriate.
- Develop, grow, and support new and/or existing curricular areas, including the assisting in the recruitment, advising and application evaluation for new students.
- Assist with recruitment and admissions processes of new students in general degree areas, specific curricular areas, and geographic region as appropriate.
- Travel to Prescott, Arizona and work with program faculty during residency requirements (e.g., colloquia and orientations).
- Conduct community outreach.
- Participate in development and support of core curricula and other educational activities as appropriate.
- Assist in covering responsibilities of regular faculty during vacations and professional development time.
To apply, please direct the following to jobs@prescott.edu: letter of interest; current CV; Prescott College employment application (available online at www.prescott.edu/jobs/).
Position open until filled. Review of applicant information begins immediately.
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