Employment Opportunities at Sherman College

Groundskeeper

Duties include mowing and grounds maintenance. Must be able to operate grounds maintenance machinery, lift 50 pounds minimum and climb ladders on a regular basis. Must be 18 or older have H. S. diploma, valid drivers license and ability to follow both written and oral instructions. This is a full time / permanent entry level position. Applications are available at the reception desk in the Scallon Building

Faculty

Sherman College of Chiropractic invites applications for faculty positions in the areas of basic sciences and clinical sciences and in the chiropractic health center.

The college seeks faculty members who demonstrate a commitment to a set of core values consistent with the mission and goals of the college’s Strategic Plan. These core values include a commitment to educate, graduate and support competent, compassionate, ethical and successful doctors of chiropractic who excel as primary health care providers centered on vertebral subluxation. Individuals must:

have a passion for the inseparable and synergistic nature of the philosophy, science and art of chiropractic;
demonstrate a commitment to student learning;
provide a creative and engaging learning experience using modern teaching methodologies;
enhance the reputation of the college through excellence in teaching, research and service.

Required:
Basic Science Faculty: Individual must hold an earned doctorate or professional degree, appropriate to the subject field taught and awarded by an institution accredited by a nationally recognized agency or its foreign equivalent. Individual must also have three years full-time practice or teaching experience.

Clinical Science Faculty: Individuals must hold a doctor of chiropractic degree and an active chiropractic license with at least three years full-time practice or teaching experience.

Health Center Faculty: Individuals must hold a doctor of chiropractic degree and an active South Carolina chiropractic license and at least three years full-time practice or teaching experience.

In addition to the discipline-specific requirements, applicants must have excellent written and verbal communication skills. Applicants must also be proficient in the use of computer technologies such as Microsoft Office and e-mail.

Sherman College is located in the beautiful upstate of South Carolina in Spartanburg which was recently rated South Carolina’s best city to live in. Money magazine calls it one of the “Four Booming Locales Where You Can Get a Job and Live Easy.” Spartanburg is home to six colleges – with the highest per capita college student population of any major city in South Carolina. Sherman College is a member of The College Town Consortium which promotes faculty and student activities, including development, social and cultural events, and community service projects.

Sherman College of Chiropractic is an Equal Opportunities Employer. All positions remain open until filled. Qualified applicants should submit their resumes and salary requirements in confidence to Tina Casey.

Health Center Receptionist

Department:                        Academic Affairs
Reports to:                           Dean of Clinics
Classification/
FLSA Status:           Level III (Part- Time / Non-Exempt)

Primary Function: The health center receptionist provides a professional environment for patients, interns and faculty, and maintains efficient and effective daily procedures for processing patient visits.

Key Responsibilities:

To open, supervise and close the health center reception desk as scheduled
To provide quality reception services to patients
To service all incoming calls in a professional manner
To provide communication/reception support services to interns, x-ray supervisors, exam supervisors and faculty doctors
To assist interns with scheduling patient visits, examinations and x-rays
To report instances of outstanding professionalism or cases of unprofessional behavior to the vice president of chiropractic health services (Professional Conduct Report)
To prepare monthly and yearly financial reports
To straighten and organize the reception area, reception desk, NPO room, dressing rooms, adjusting rooms and consultation rooms on a daily basis prior to opening
To assess the temperature of the patient areas of the health center and request maintenance assistance to adjust settings as necessary
To maintain accurate records of all financial transactions, telephone messages, appointments, IOC attendance, etc.
To practice and demonstrate caring, compassionate and ethical behavior toward patients and students
To assist with inventorying and ordering health center patient care and reception supplies
To assist with the orientation to health center reception procedures for 701 student interns
To assist with decorating the health center for holidays and special events
To water and care for the plants in the health center
To maintain a clean reception desk and lobby
To supervise and assist with maintaining the patient gown supply
To assist other health center support personnel in the smooth operation of the health center
To assist in the maintenance of a fully-stocked, clean health center
To provide annual peer and self evaluations
Lend enthusiastic support to college policies and to fellow co-workers, particularly in the presence of students and visitors
Participate in the annual Lyceum program
Commitment to the mission of Sherman College and support of The Sherman Chiropractor in any way correlated to the position
To assume any other duties as assigned by the reception coordinator or the dean of chiropractic health services

Essential Knowledge and Skills:

An understanding and support of the philosophy of chiropractic

A high school diploma, experience with customer service and/or patient reception preferred

A desire to work in a service-oriented environment

Professional and courteous interpersonal and telephone skills

Ability to perform multiple tasks while maintaining a pleasant work environment

Ability to be assertive and enforce health center policies and procedures

Organizational skills

Computer: MS Office

Qualified applicants should submit their resumes and salary requirements in confidence to Tina Casey.

Tina Casey
Director of Human Resources
Sherman College of Chiropractic
PO Box 1452
Spartanburg, SC 29304

Office: (864) 578-8770, Ext.245
Fax: (864) 599-4853
E-mail: tcasey@sherman.edu

X-Ray Physics Instructor (part time)

Sherman College of Chiropractic is currently accepting resumes for the position of This lecture/Laboratory course is an in-depth study of the physics involved in the production of x-rays, its properties, and interactions with matter as well as basic x-ray machine operation, developing procedures and patient risk considerations. Applicants must have a Bachelors of Science degree and 5 years experience as a registered radiologic technologist.

Qualified applicants should submit their resumes and salary requirements in confidence to Tina Casey.

Tina Casey
Director of Human Resources
Sherman College of Chiropractic
PO Box 1452
Spartanburg, SC 29304

Office: (864) 578-8770, Ext.245
Fax: (864) 599-4853
E-mail: tcasey@sherman.edu

Director of Institutional Effectiveness

Reports to: President
Classification/FLSA Status: Level II (Exempt Administrative)

Primary Function: The director of institutional effectiveness is responsible for directing institutional research, strategic planning and continuous improvement processes. The director serves as the college's accreditation liaison coordinating accreditation and outside agency reporting and site visits. The director routinely interacts with all department heads and their support personnel, outside agencies and board members while conducting data management activities and assists in carrying out the mission of the college.

Key Responsibilities in Planning and Assessment:

To supervise and coordinate ongoing, formal planning and
assessment processes, both strategic and continuous improvement, that
involve appropriate college constituencies, enhance the college's short-
and long-term accomplishment of its mission and objectives, and assure
its compliance with accreditation standards

To supervise the college's accreditation activities,
including: serving as the liaison between the college and its
accrediting agencies; coordinating the data acquisition for, compiling
and editing the necessary studies and reports; and assisting all college
departments in accomplishing their accreditation-related
responsibilities

To prepare and submit an annual budget recommendation for the
Office of Institutional Effectiveness

To serve as the chair of the Institutional Effectiveness
Committee and as a member of the Administrative Council and other
college committees as assigned

To collaborate with each department in enhancing its
operation through institutional research, including identifying
pertinent questions and the data needed to answer them; developing
instruments for gathering and analyzing the appropriate data; and
disseminating the data, analysis and conclusions to all appropriate
constituencies in optimally utilizable formats

To educate administrative and academic personnel in effective
planning and assessment methodologies and utilization, in order to
instill a greater understanding of and commitment to strategic and
continuous improvement through assessment among all constituencies of
the college

To organize and conduct meetings, retreats, focus groups
and/or interviews necessary to facilitate and accomplish the college's
strategic and continuous improvement processes

To ensure compliance with college policies and procedures,
county, state, and federal regulations and accreditation requirements.

To continually evaluate and improve the planning/assessment
process itself, including the appropriateness of college
goals/objectives; the effectiveness of goal attainment; the timing and
appropriateness of the annual planning/assessment cycle; and the linkage
between the planning/ assessment, decision-making and budgeting
processes

To prepare, publish and disseminate appropriate
planning/assessment documents annually, including Strategic Plan,
Continuous Improvement Plan and an Institutional Effectiveness Report.

To facilitate college planning, decision-making and
policy formation through collaboration with faculty, administrators,
staff, students and other stake holders to collect, present, and analyze
institutional data.

To direct research studies and analytical activities in
support of planning, policy development and decision-making efforts of
the administration. Approve and prioritize studies on a variety of
management issues and policies including enrollment projections,
retention analyses, needs assessments, reports on resource linkage to
budget and efficiency studies.

To use a variety of statistical techniques and
procedures used in education assessment activities and in implementing
standards-based education in order to improve student learning and
performance.

To establish standards of reporting and coordinate
campus-based efforts of institutional survey data to outside agencies.

To research and recommend tools for assessing college
operations in comparison to "best practice" peer institutions and other
organizations.

To serve as institutional representative to
professional organizations.

To assume such other duties as may be assigned by the
president

Lend enthusiastic support to college policies and to
fellow co-workers, particularly in the presence of students and support
personnel.

Participate in the annual Lyceum program.

Demonstrate commitment to the mission of Sherman
College and support of The Sherman Chiropractor in any way correlated to
the position.

Essential Knowledge and Skills:

Master's degree in educational research orrelated field or Bachelor's degree with fiveto ten years of directly relatedprofessional experience
Excellent planning, communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
Occasional travel
Leadership - a demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others
Management - the ability to organize and manage multiple priorities
Strong computer skills experience, along with analytical and qualitative skills

Qualified applicants should submit their resumes and salary requirements in confidence to the Business Office, Attn: Tina Casey

Tina Casey
Payroll & Benefits
Sherman College of Chiropractic
P.O. Box 1452
Spartanburg, SC 29304
Office: (864) 578-8770, Ext.245
Fax: (864) 599-4853
E-mail: tcasey@sherman.edu

- posted June 23, 2008

Sherman College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, or national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, employment policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, or other school-administered programs

Employment Opportunities at Sherman College

Groundskeeper

Faculty

Health Center Receptionist

X-Ray Physics Instructor (part time)

Director of Institutional Effectiveness