Dawn Career Institute Hiring for Director of Education (Postsecondary Education) Job at Newark, DE Full Time

This is an opportunity to make an impact in the lives and career paths for hundreds of students per year, entering essential career fields in healthcare, transportation and skilled trades!

Reporting to the Campus President, the Director of Education leads, coordinates, and administers all aspects of Dawn Career Institute’s ongoing education programs including planning, organizing, staffing, leading, managing, controlling, and evaluating program activities, delivering results consistent with our approved operating plan.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Ensures compliance with all government and accrediting body regulations.
• Plans, organizes and directs the Education Department to include staffing, training, evaluating and motivating personnel to achieve campus objectives.
• Resolves student complaints or concerns.
• Directs and evaluates achievement of student performance objectives. Performs attrition analysis and directs college’s retention program. Recommends appropriate action.
• Advises students on matters pertaining to education and vocational objectives, and administers student disciplinary action as needed.
• Compiles class schedules in collaboration with registrar for both instructors and students.
• Ensures effective use of faculty/staff, equipment, and facilities.
• Develops and maintains faculty professional development programs including in-service training.
• Establishes advisory committees and professional organizations to ensure curricula are compatible with employer needs.
• Keeps abreast of educational, technical, and instructional methodology advancement.
• Manages the campus learning resource center.
• Participates in personal professional development.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of program offerings, instructional methodology, instructional materials, and effective utilization and administration of same.
• Bachelor’s Degree required, Master’s preferred in Education, Business, or a related field.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to direct and motivate diverse staff and relate to needs/concerns of students. Must have at least five years’ experience in the education field, of which two years should be in a supervisory capacity.
• Experience using data to make programmatic decisions.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $65,000.00 – $75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Newark, DE 19702: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Education:

• Master’s (Preferred)

Experience:

• Academic Chairs & Academic Program Coordinators: 1 year (Preferred)
• Occupational Education: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location