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National Director of Education
Lincoln Educational Services, with 44 schools throughout the country, has an immediate opening for a National Director of Education. This position is responsible for the oversight, support and training of assigned campus Education Departments’ academic operations, working closely with the Directors of Education, Executive Directors as well as respective Group Vice Presidents.
This position will require the selected individual to travel extensively. The estimated percentage of in-field visits average approximately 80% (Tuesday through Friday), overnight travel varies by region.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Serve as the primary corporate/campus interface for all academic and student services matters.
- Advocate ensuring the Directors of Education have the resources, knowledge and training they need to accomplish their established goals.
- Champion and provide guidance and support in the development and implementation of services to support students.
- Ensure that campuses meet their targeted objectives as required by federal and state governments, accrediting agencies and Lincoln Educational Services.
- Monitor and analyze academic metrics and satisfaction surveys and provide guidance, advice and support for educational improvement.
- Monitor campus institutional effectiveness processes and reporting.
- Ensure campuses are adhering to state and accreditor guidelines and policies as well as meeting Lincoln academic standards and practices.
- Conduct periodic reviews to ensure compliance with relevant internal and external policies and procedures.
- Oversee the process of developing, revising, launching, and evaluating the instructional programs at each of the assigned schools.
- Prepare reports and/or presentations as appropriate for the Corporate and/or Campus staffs.
- Coordinate and collaborate with Corporate Operations Group staff on operational issues relating to academics and student services. Work in conjunction with other departments to support the overall mission of the organization.
- Confer with members of instructor councils and advisory groups to obtain knowledge of skill areas for specific subjects, individual student needs, and occupational areas. Ensure that campus advisory board meetings provide meaningful feedback.
- Participate in ongoing review of programs to determine continued viability.
- Ensure accuracy of product knowledge disbursement for instructional staff on new programs, tools and curriculum.
- Ensure that new programs and revisions are successfully launched by constantly searching out instructor feedback, eliciting buy-in, and training instructors in new programs.
- Provide feedback to the Academic Product Development group.
- Guide, advise and support campuses in the development and implementation of policies, processes and strategies to improve student retention and graduation.
- Work directly with campuses on the implementation of curricula, instructional delivery methods, materials and equipment.
- Promote sharing and implementation of best practices among campuses.
- Disseminate the information to all campuses through Regional meetings, National Calls and other applications.
- Work directly with campuses to ensure that students are being trained in the most current information and with the most current tools and instructional delivery methods. Work to create positive and motivating learning environments.
- Promote and deliver classroom-based training courses, using needs assessments and skill level analyses.
- Keep abreast of regulatory issues relating to school operations and instruction.
- Maintain awareness of the current business, education and regulatory environment by a participating in continuing education and professional development opportunities.
- Assist campuses with the evaluation, selection and training of new educational staff.
- Attend and participate in all assigned Lincoln Educational Services education meetings.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
The duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and levels of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
Job Requirements
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
Required:
- Bachelors Degree , Master's Preferred
- 3-5 years of teaching experience
- Two years of campus-level management experience in a proprietary setting
SKILLS/COMPETENCIES
Required:
- Ability to read and interpret documents including federal, state and accreditation regulations.
- Good public speaking skills with ability to present online or in person
- Ability to motivate , inspire and train
- Ability to travel extensively to average approximately 80% (Tuesday through Friday) and overnights when needed.
- Ability to produce routine reports and correspondence.
- Ability to manage multiple sites. Ability to function independently with minimum oversight.
- Ability to meet deadlines and work on multiple projects at once.
- Ability to communicate clearly. Ability to communicate effectively with employees and managers of the organization. Ability to develop and present effective presentations.
- Ability to coach and mentor.
- Ability to interpret and manipulate key statistics related to student retention.
- Ability to manage with critical thinking skills and prioritization of decisions.
- Functional knowledge of Microsoft Office systems, with an emphasis on Word formatting, Excel equations, and PowerPoint presentations.
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