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Working Title Associate Dean of Nursing
Role Title 12 month - Administrative - In
Role Code 01123-FP
FLSA Exempt
Pay Band 00
Position Number 280FA036
Agency Northern VA Community College
Agency/Division NV280-Provost Medical Educ Ctr
Work Location Fairfax County - 059
Hiring Range Hiring range is $115,000 to $135,000. Starting salary for the selected candidate will fall within the specified hiring range. Starting salary will be determined based on academic credentials, related teaching and professional experience, and placement in
Emergency/Essential Personnel No
EEO Category 2-Professionals
Full Time or Part Time Full Time
Does this position have telework options? -Telework options are subject to change based on business needs- No
Work Schedule
Regular hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Occasional evening and weekend hours may be required.
Sensitive Position No
Job Description
General Description:
The Academic Associate Dean is a 12-month administrative faculty member whose role is to provide high-level administrative support to an academic division by assisting the Dean in both the campus-based daily operations of the division and college-wide curriculum leadership responsibilities, as assigned. The Associate Dean reports to the Dean for their division.
The Associate Dean cultivates constructive working relationships with the Dean, Program Heads, Department Chairs, classified staff, and full-time and adjunct teaching faculty in the division, and collaborates with Associate Deans and staff in other academic divisions as needed. The Associate Dean may act in the Dean’s place for routine and specialized administrative and academic tasks and perform special projects, as assigned. The Associate Dean hires, supervises, mentors, orients, and evaluates adjunct faculty in the Division.
Duties and Tasks:
- Assists the Academic Dean with day-to-day operations of the academic division.
- Serves as Acting Dean in the Dean’s absence.
- Assists the Academic Dean with the Dean responsibilities as needed. This may include assisting with coordination of program, SLO data collection, and curriculum development.
- Works collaboratively with the Provost, Dean, Director of Campus Operations, campus faculty, enrollment management specialists, and Program Heads. Team effort with some or all of these positions includes implementation and management of course schedules, and assignment and monitoring of faculty workloads.
- Manages initial student complaints and grievances, as well as other requests, such as third time course repeats, late registration, late changing of course sections, and grade appeals.
- Assists the Dean with annual unit planning.
- Assists the Dean with budget expenditures, as needed.
- Assists the Dean to orient new full-time faculty.
- Works across campus to provide professional development opportunities to adjunct faculty.
- Hires, supervises, and evaluates support staff assigned to the division, as needed.
- As directed by the Dean, addresses other operational, academic, and administrative concerns.
- Engages in outreach activities.
- Serves on campus and college committees.
- Initiates, organizes, and completes special projects.
Special Assignments
May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.
KSA's/Required Qualifications
KSAs:
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and time-management skills.
- Proficient in MS Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to work in a collegial environment.
- Ability to work in a diverse, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural college environment.
- Ability to supervise, manage, and develop college faculty and staff.
- Skilled at collaborative leadership.
- Ability to manage processes and procedures at micro and macro levels.
- Experience in academic leadership.
- Familiarity with federal, state, and local laws and policies relevant to NOVA in order to ensure compliance.
- Knowledge of academic assessment methods and activities.
- Ability to assess instructional programs and review student learning outcomes to ensure achievement of academic objectives and strategies.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Nursing or a master’s degree with a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours of coursework in Nursing. Qualifying academic degrees and coursework must be awarded by and/or completed with a regionally accredited institution.
- Full-time college teaching experience. Part-time teaching experience will be converted to its full-time equivalent.
- Prior academic administrative experience at a community college.
- Experience with accrediting and licensing agencies.
Additional Considerations
Additional Considerations:
- Master’s or doctoral degree in nursing.
- Significant/Extensive amount of years of full-time teaching experience in nursing discipline. Part-time teaching experience will be converted to its full-time equivalent.
- Prior academic administrative experience in the nursing discipline at a community college.
- Experience with nursing accrediting and licensing agencies.
Operation of a State Vehicle No
Supervises Employees Yes
Required Travel
Maybe required to travel to different NOVA campuses occasionally
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number FAC_1921P
Recruitment Type General Public - G
Number of Vacancies 1
Job Open Date 04/24/2026
Job Close Date 05/10/2026
Open Until Filled No
Additional Information
Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) is the largest public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth of Virginia and one of the largest community colleges in the nation. NOVA enrolls nearly 75,000 students on its six campuses in Alexandria, Annandale, Sterling, Manassas, Springfield, and Woodbridge, as well as through NOVA Online and high school dual enrollment programs. The College offers more than 100 affordable associate degree and certificate programs to help our students reach their academic and professional goals in some of the most in-demand careers.
At NOVA, we are deeply committed to fostering an inclusive community for all students, faculty, and staff, and our diverse workforce is representative of this commitment. To this end, we encourage all applicants seeking to add value through their diverse backgrounds, experiences, and interests to consider employment opportunities with NOVA. To learn more about NOVA’s commitment to inclusive excellence, please visit At a Glance | Northern Virginia Community College.
NOVA offers eligible employees a benefits package that includes a comprehensive health and dental insurance program, generous paid leave, deferred compensation plans, paid parental leave, state employee discounts, and a solid and secure retirement program.
We strive to ensure our employees have tools and development opportunities to support and promote NOVA’s mission. For more information about NOVA and its programs and services, please visit our website at
The security of our students, faculty, and staff is very important at NOVA. Please take a moment to review NOVA’s Annual Security Reports.
Background Check Statement Disclaimer
The selected candidate’s offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth’s Statement of Economic Interest. For more information, please follow this link: http://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/
EEO Statement
The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, political affiliation, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other non-merit factors.
ADA Statement
The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA and ADAAA), to provide, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of access to the application, interviewing, and selection processes when requested.
E-Verify Statement
VCCS uses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. You will be required to complete an I-9 form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.
Posting Summary
Working Title Associate Dean of Nursing
Role Title 12 month - Administrative - In
Role Code 01123-FP
FLSA Exempt
Pay Band 00
Position Number 280FA036
Agency Northern VA Community College
Agency/Division NV280-Provost Medical Educ Ctr
Work Location Fairfax County - 059
Hiring Range Hiring range is $115,000 to $135,000. Starting salary for the selected candidate will fall within the specified hiring range. Starting salary will be determined based on academic credentials, related teaching and professional experience, and placement in
Emergency/Essential Personnel No
EEO Category 2-Professionals
Full Time or Part Time Full Time
Does this position have telework options? -Telework options are subject to change based on business needs- No
Work Schedule
Regular hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Occasional evening and weekend hours may be required.
Sensitive Position No
Job Description
General Description:
The Academic Associate Dean is a 12-month administrative faculty member whose role is to provide high-level administrative support to an academic division by assisting the Dean in both the campus-based daily operations of the division and college-wide curriculum leadership responsibilities, as assigned. The Associate Dean reports to the Dean for their division.
The Associate Dean cultivates constructive working relationships with the Dean, Program Heads, Department Chairs, classified staff, and full-time and adjunct teaching faculty in the division, and collaborates with Associate Deans and staff in other academic divisions as needed. The Associate Dean may act in the Dean’s place for routine and specialized administrative and academic tasks and perform special projects, as assigned. The Associate Dean hires, supervises, mentors, orients, and evaluates adjunct faculty in the Division.
Duties and Tasks:
- Assists the Academic Dean with day-to-day operations of the academic division.
- Serves as Acting Dean in the Dean’s absence.
- Assists the Academic Dean with the Dean responsibilities as needed. This may include assisting with coordination of program, SLO data collection, and curriculum development.
- Works collaboratively with the Provost, Dean, Director of Campus Operations, campus faculty, enrollment management specialists, and Program Heads. Team effort with some or all of these positions includes implementation and management of course schedules, and assignment and monitoring of faculty workloads.
- Manages initial student complaints and grievances, as well as other requests, such as third time course repeats, late registration, late changing of course sections, and grade appeals.
- Assists the Dean with annual unit planning.
- Assists the Dean with budget expenditures, as needed.
- Assists the Dean to orient new full-time faculty.
- Works across campus to provide professional development opportunities to adjunct faculty.
- Hires, supervises, and evaluates support staff assigned to the division, as needed.
- As directed by the Dean, addresses other operational, academic, and administrative concerns.
- Engages in outreach activities.
- Serves on campus and college committees.
- Initiates, organizes, and completes special projects.
Special Assignments
May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.
KSA's/Required Qualifications
KSAs:
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and time-management skills.
- Proficient in MS Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to work in a collegial environment.
- Ability to work in a diverse, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural college environment.
- Ability to supervise, manage, and develop college faculty and staff.
- Skilled at collaborative leadership.
- Ability to manage processes and procedures at micro and macro levels.
- Experience in academic leadership.
- Familiarity with federal, state, and local laws and policies relevant to NOVA in order to ensure compliance.
- Knowledge of academic assessment methods and activities.
- Ability to assess instructional programs and review student learning outcomes to ensure achievement of academic objectives and strategies.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Nursing or a master’s degree with a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours of coursework in Nursing. Qualifying academic degrees and coursework must be awarded by and/or completed with a regionally accredited institution.
- Full-time college teaching experience. Part-time teaching experience will be converted to its full-time equivalent.
- Prior academic administrative experience at a community college.
- Experience with accrediting and licensing agencies.
Additional Considerations
Additional Considerations:
- Master’s or doctoral degree in nursing.
- Significant/Extensive amount of years of full-time teaching experience in nursing discipline. Part-time teaching experience will be converted to its full-time equivalent.
- Prior academic administrative experience in the nursing discipline at a community college.
- Experience with nursing accrediting and licensing agencies.
Operation of a State Vehicle No
Supervises Employees Yes
Required Travel
Maybe required to travel to different NOVA campuses occasionally
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number FAC_1921P
Recruitment Type General Public - G
Number of Vacancies 1
Job Open Date 04/24/2026
Job Close Date 05/10/2026
Open Until Filled No
Additional Information
Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) is the largest public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth of Virginia and one of the largest community colleges in the nation. NOVA enrolls nearly 75,000 students on its six campuses in Alexandria, Annandale, Sterling, Manassas, Springfield, and Woodbridge, as well as through NOVA Online and high school dual enrollment programs. The College offers more than 100 affordable associate degree and certificate programs to help our students reach their academic and professional goals in some of the most in-demand careers.
At NOVA, we are deeply committed to fostering an inclusive community for all students, faculty, and staff, and our diverse workforce is representative of this commitment. To this end, we encourage all applicants seeking to add value through their diverse backgrounds, experiences, and interests to consider employment opportunities with NOVA. To learn more about NOVA’s commitment to inclusive excellence, please visit At a Glance | Northern Virginia Community College.
NOVA offers eligible employees a benefits package that includes a comprehensive health and dental insurance program, generous paid leave, deferred compensation plans, paid parental leave, state employee discounts, and a solid and secure retirement program.
We strive to ensure our employees have tools and development opportunities to support and promote NOVA’s mission. For more information about NOVA and its programs and services, please visit our website at
The security of our students, faculty, and staff is very important at NOVA. Please take a moment to review NOVA’s Annual Security Reports.
Background Check Statement Disclaimer
The selected candidate’s offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth’s Statement of Economic Interest. For more information, please follow this link: http://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/
EEO Statement
The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, political affiliation, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other non-merit factors.
ADA Statement
The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA and ADAAA), to provide, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of access to the application, interviewing, and selection processes when requested.
E-Verify Statement
VCCS uses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. You will be required to complete an I-9 form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.
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Target roles that align with permanent residency sponsorship
Virginia Community College System has sponsored Green Cards rather than H-1B visas, so focus your search on faculty, instructional, and specialized administrative roles where EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship is most commonly pursued by education employers.
Understand the EB-2 and EB-3 pathways before you apply
VCCS has sponsored both EB-2 and EB-3 Green Cards. Knowing which category fits your qualifications, advanced degree versus skilled worker, helps you frame your application and have an informed conversation with HR about sponsorship eligibility.
Engage human resources early in the hiring process
Community college systems often have centralized HR policies governing sponsorship decisions. Raising your visa situation with HR directly, rather than waiting until an offer is made, helps both sides assess fit before investing time in the full interview process.
Position yourself as a long-term institutional fit
Green Card sponsorship signals a long-term commitment from the employer. Emphasize your dedication to the community college mission, student success, and program continuity in your application, VCCS is more likely to sponsor candidates who demonstrate staying power.
Search for open roles using a platform that tracks real sponsorship history
Not every job board shows you which employers have actually sponsored visas. Migrate Mate surfaces verified sponsors so you can filter by real sponsorship history, making it easier to identify active VCCS openings relevant to your background.
Look across the VCCS network of colleges, not just central administration
VCCS encompasses dozens of community colleges across Virginia. Sponsorship opportunities may arise at individual campuses rather than the system office, so casting a wide net across the full network significantly increases your chances of finding a sponsored role.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Virginia Community College System sponsor H-1B visas?
Based on available sponsorship data, Virginia Community College System has not been an active H-1B visa sponsor. Its documented visa sponsorship activity has focused on permanent residency through the EB-2 and EB-3 Green Card categories. If H-1B sponsorship is a requirement for you, it is worth discussing directly with VCCS HR during the hiring process, as institutional policies can evolve.
What visa types does Virginia Community College System sponsor?
Virginia Community College System's sponsorship history centers on employment-based Green Cards, specifically the EB-2 and EB-3 categories. EB-2 typically applies to roles requiring an advanced degree or exceptional ability, while EB-3 covers skilled positions requiring at least a bachelor's degree. Faculty and specialized professional roles in higher education are common candidates for these pathways.
Which departments or roles at Virginia Community College System are most likely to receive visa sponsorship?
In higher education systems like VCCS, Green Card sponsorship most commonly occurs in faculty and instructional positions, particularly where specialized academic credentials are required. Administrative and professional roles in areas such as student services, institutional research, and academic affairs may also qualify, especially at the EB-3 level. Roles requiring a specific degree field are stronger candidates for employer-sponsored permanent residency.
How do I find open jobs at Virginia Community College System that offer visa sponsorship?
The most reliable approach is to search for VCCS roles on a platform that reflects verified sponsorship history rather than relying on unverified job listings. Migrate Mate lets you filter opportunities by actual sponsorship data, so you can identify VCCS openings where sponsorship has been documented. From there, confirm sponsorship availability directly with the hiring department or HR before advancing in the process.
How do I approach the application timeline when targeting a Green Card through Virginia Community College System?
Employment-based Green Card sponsorship through VCCS follows a multi-stage process: PERM labor certification with the Department of Labor, followed by an I-140 immigrant petition, and then adjustment of status or consular processing. The full timeline can span one to several years depending on your country of birth and priority date. Starting the conversation with HR as early as possible in the hiring process gives you the clearest picture of where sponsorship stands.