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Elgin Community College

Academic Support Tutor

Elgin, IL · On-site

$22/hr

Participate in discussions regarding ways to better serve students. 5. Refer students to the Associate Dean of Academic Support Services, if appropriate. Other Duties: Other duties as assigned that ...

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How much do associate dean jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 3, 2026, the average yearly pay for associate dean in DeKalb, IL is $93,015.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $72,100.00 and $105,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What Do Associate Deans Do?

An associate dean works with the faculty members of an academic institution. They are often assigned to a specific school or college. For example, the associate dean of arts is required to direct operations, such as teaching schedules and students’ admissions, in the college of arts. People in this job report to the dean and must promote the values of the academic institution. Qualifications for this career requires an advanced degree and ample experience in academia. Associate deans must have good collaboration and decision-making skills.

What are Associate Deans?

Associate Deans are senior academic administrators in colleges or universities who support the Dean in managing academic affairs, programs, and faculty within a specific division or department. Their responsibilities often include curriculum development, faculty recruitment, student affairs, and policy implementation. Associate Deans may also represent the Dean at meetings, oversee budgets, and help resolve academic issues. They play a key role in maintaining academic standards and supporting the institution's mission. The exact duties can vary depending on the institution and the academic area they oversee.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as an Associate Dean, and why are they important?

To thrive as an Associate Dean, you need advanced academic credentials (often a doctorate), leadership experience in higher education, and a deep understanding of academic policy and program development. Familiarity with learning management systems, institutional reporting tools, and accreditation standards is typically required. Exceptional communication, problem-solving, and team-building skills help foster collaboration and drive institutional goals. These qualifications ensure effective academic leadership, program innovation, and alignment with organizational objectives.

What are some common challenges faced by an Associate Dean, and how are they typically addressed?

Associate Deans often juggle multiple responsibilities, such as overseeing academic programs, managing faculty concerns, and supporting student success initiatives. A frequent challenge is balancing administrative duties with the need to foster collaboration among diverse departments. To address these challenges, Associate Deans prioritize effective communication, delegate tasks appropriately, and stay proactive in conflict resolution. Building strong relationships with faculty, staff, and students also helps them create an inclusive and productive academic environment.

What is the difference between Associate Dean vs Department Chair?

AspectAssociate DeanDepartment Chair
CredentialsTypically requires advanced degrees (e.g., Master's or Doctorate) and experience in academia or administrationUsually holds a faculty position with a terminal degree in their field, often with administrative experience
Work EnvironmentWorks across multiple departments or schools within an institution, focusing on strategic planning and policyManages a specific academic department, overseeing faculty, curriculum, and departmental operations
Employer & Industry UsageCommonly found in universities and colleges, especially in administrative or leadership rolesFound in higher education institutions, primarily in academic departments

While both roles are leadership positions within educational institutions, the Associate Dean oversees broader administrative functions across multiple departments or schools, whereas the Department Chair focuses on managing a specific academic department. The Associate Dean often handles strategic planning and institutional policies, while the Department Chair concentrates on faculty management and curriculum within their department.

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Infographic showing various Associate Dean job openings in DeKalb, IL as of July 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 67% Full Time, 29% Part Time, 1% Temporary, 1% Contract, and 1% Nights. Highlights an 97% Physical, 1% Hybrid, and 2% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $93,015 per year, or $44.7 per hour.

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs - Clinical Immersion & Experiential Learning -BSN Online

Covista

Saint Charles, IL • On-site, Remote

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement

Re-posted 18 days ago

Job description

Company Description
About Chamberlain University
Chamberlain University has a 130-year history and the mission to educate, empower, and embolden diverse healthcare professionals who advance the health of people, families, communities, and nations. Our regionally accredited University is comprised of the College of Nursing and the College of Health Professions. Our College of Nursing offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program at 23 locations and online post-licensure degree programs and certificates including RN to BSN, RN to MSN, a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with six Specialty Tracks, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). Our College of Health Professions offers online options with a Master of Public Health degree, Master of Physician Assistant Studies, Public Health Certificate programs, and a Master of Social Work degree. Learn more about Chamberlain University, part of Covista, at www.chamberlain.edu.
There is one very significant way Chamberlain is different than other Universities - Chamberlain Care®. Healthcare education is offered in a culture of service excellence and care in four ways: care for self, care for colleagues, care for patients/clients, care for all. By living Chamberlain Care®, we've built a culture in which colleagues and students thrive and we graduate extraordinary healthcare professionals who transform the health of people worldwide.
Chamberlain Care® is the guiding principle we provide to each other and to our students to help our students achieve their goals, reach their dreams and impact healthcare at a national level.
If you're ready to live Chamberlain Care®, we invite you to apply today!
Job Description
Opportunity at a Glance
Chamberlain College of Nursing is committed to providing quality and accessible nursing education. Most nursing schools incorporate tools for building nurse-patient relationships into their curricula, but Chamberlain has gone a step further and made care of students a part of the educational culture. Chamberlain believes that extraordinary care of nursing students is more likely to lead to extraordinary patient and family care.
If you share in this belief and model behaviors of care, respect, and professionalism-creating a culture that fosters collaboration, cooperation, and respect-the role of Associate Dean of Academic Affairs - Clinical Immersion & Experiential Learning may be right for you.
The Associate Dean provides strategic and operational leadership to ensure curricula are current and consistently delivered in a manner that drives superior student outcomes while upholding the principles of Chamberlain Care™. This role includes direct oversight of high-impact clinical immersion experiences, leading large-scale, multi-day onsite immersions in Illinois designed to strengthen clinical competency, skills validation, and NCLEX readiness. The Associate Dean collaborates across regional academic teams and simulation leadership to support hands-on and virtual learning integration, while ensuring consistency and quality across multiple immersion waves serving large student populations. Responsibilities include oversight of weekend-based immersion delivery (one weekend per session), faculty alignment, and operational execution to ensure an exceptional, student-centered learning experience.
This position follows a structured schedule of Monday-Friday with one required weekend per academic session; candidates will be required to accommodate this schedule.
Responsibilities
  • Provide leadership and oversight for large-scale clinical immersion experiences, supporting nursing students through skill-based, high-impact learning sessions.
  • Lead and manage on-site immersion weekends (1 weekend per session), ensuring strong execution of clinical skills validation and student engagement.
  • Oversee multi-day immersion events (3-day format), including return demonstrations, teaching components, and applied clinical skill development.
  • Support delivery of core clinical competencies including IV insertion, head-to-toe assessment, oxygenation, mobility, medication calculations, and NCLEX-style readiness activities.
  • Collaborate with Associate Deans and regional teams across five regions, ensuring alignment of immersion execution and student outcomes.
  • Manage and scale immersion operations to support high student volume (150-900+ students per session) across multiple waves, ensuring quality and consistency.
  • Partner closely with academic and simulation leadership to integrate virtual simulation (VSIM) and hands-on immersion experiences, enhancing overall clinical readiness.
  • Participate in the recruitment, selection and on-boarding of qualified faculty and staff and monitor and evaluate their ongoing performance.
  • Ensure learning experiences align with the BSN curriculum and collaborate with national team to support implementation.
  • Collaborate with national academic committees to ensure that appropriate goals and projects are implemented.
  • Create plans for student success in all learning areas, including student retention, graduation rates and NCLEX pass rates.
  • Focus on student satisfaction and work collaboratively with the local and national partners to achieve superior student outcomes.
  • Ensure that course resources and course assessment data are evaluated each session and provide recommendations to improve campus student success plans.
  • Support faculty with timely and effective implementation of changes that address evolving needs of students and ensure delivery of course and/or program outcomes.
  • Ensure faculty are oriented and accountable to teaching and learning best practices through regular evaluation/feedback.
  • Serve as a faculty and staff mentor in areas of academic excellence, customer service, collaboration with local and national partners, communication and professionalism.
  • Create and monitor a well-defined process for campus faculty participation expectations in national course advisory councils, ensuring that the faculty are providing feedback and making curriculum delivery decisions.
  • Solicit recommendations from faculty and staff for academic budget. Collaborate with campus leadership and national partners to prepare capital requests for learning areas as necessary.
  • Support faculty and clinical coordination teams for clinical placement of nursing students to meet program objectives.
  • Ensure regular meetings of the faculty and comprehensive academic team to facilitate communication and faculty participation in planning, implementing and evaluating the curriculum.
  • Assign faculty and academic team workloads.
  • Support national academic team in consistent execution of core CAS programs and developing local programing (when necessary) to support student success.
  • Collaborate with national library staff for management of local holdings.
  • Monitor and analyze student academic success data to identify recommendations to improve delivery of curriculum and engage student success interventions.
  • Ensures compliance with all regulatory and statutory regulations; amends existing policies/procedures as needed. This may include being identified and approved by the state board of nursing as the point of contact, assistant program director, or program director on location. In the event the program director is not available, the assistant program director is expected to take on the program director responsibilities. Acts as liaison between local, state agency and national college teams specific to compliance and regulatory.
  • This position is a designated Campus Security Authority.
  • Performs other duties as assigned
  • Complies with all policies and standards

Qualifications
  • Master's Degree in nursing Required and
  • Doctorate degree in nursing or credit towards doctorate degree Preferred
  • 2+ years experience in nursing education at the Bachelor level or above Required and
  • 2+ years Development/participation in simulation/clinical experience Required and
  • 2+ years Previous academic leadership experience Required and
  • 2+ years in acute patient care/trauma/emergency and/or medical-surgical environments Preferred
  • Demonstrated experience in clinical education, skills instruction, and competency-based evaluation in nursing programs.
  • Proven leadership experience overseeing faculty, large-scale student groups, or multi-site clinical/academic operations.
  • Ability to travel locally within Illinois (Addison/Chicago/St. Charles area) and support weekend-based immersion scheduling.
  • Development/participation in simulation/clinical experiences required.
  • Three to five years in acute patient care/trauma/emergency and/or medical-surgical environments considered a plus.
  • Above average competency in Microsoft Suite of products.
  • Previous leadership experience with the ability to lead, direct and advise faculty.
  • Strong interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
  • Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills.
  • Strong customer service orientation with the ability to interact with all levels: students, faculty and staff.
  • Unencumbered Professional nursing licensure Required

Additional Information
In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $70,696.34 and $110,000.00. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.
Covista offers a robust suite of benefits including:
  • Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
  • 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
  • Participation in Covista's Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
  • 12 Paid Holidays
    For more information related to our benefits please visit: https://careers.covista.com/benefits.
    You are also eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

Equal Opportunity - Minority / Female / Disability / V / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation

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