Academic Manager

Eckerd Connects; West Virginia; On-site; USD 52,200 - 63,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Employer 5% match

Flexible spending accounts

Disability insurance

Group life & AD&D

Voluntary life insurance

PSLF eligible

PTO exchange

Job summary

Eckerd Connects seeks an Academic Manager to oversee the Academic Department within the Job Corps program in the United States. You will ensure that Job Corps-approved curriculum is taught in classrooms and supervise instructors to maintain high educational standards.

Responsibilities include preparing reports on student progress, maintaining attendance records, developing orientation and ongoing staff training, and coordinating schedules with the Career Technical Training Manager for entering

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor's degree in Education preferred.
• Three years teaching or work-related experience preferred; valid driver's license with acceptable driving record preferred.
• Certified to teach in the state of Virginia.
• Pass a drug screen and nationwide criminal background check are required.

Responsibilities

• Plans, directs, and supervises the Academic Department, ensuring Job Corps-approved curriculum is taught in classrooms.
• Prepares and submits reports; maintains student progress and attendance records using the CIS Attendance Watch report.
• Develops an orientation program for new instructors and provides in-service training.
• Collaborates with the Career Technical Training Manager to schedule students and prepare weekly schedules.

Skills

Teaching experience

Driver's license

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's degree in Education

Job description

Working with us takes a certain kind of person; we want someone who identifies with our values and is willing to challenge themselves both personally and professionally. We seek employees who are passionate about serving and making a differencein the lives of others.

Make more than a Living, Make a Difference

Our Benefits

• Low-Cost Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 19 Paid Time Off the first year
• Paid holidays
• Retirement savings plan with employer match up to 5%
• Flexible spending accounts
• Paid short-term and voluntary long-term disability
• Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary term life insurance
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible Employer
• PTO Exchange

Annual Salary: $58,000

Duties and Responsibilities

• The Academic Manager plans, directs, and supervises the activities of the Academic Department. Ensures Job Corps-approved curriculum is being taught in individual classrooms.
• Prepares and submits reports as required. Ensures proper records on students' progress, performance, etc. are maintained by the instructors and proper record of students' attendance is maintained by the Academic Department, utilizing the CIS Attendance Watch report.
• Develops a planned orientation program for new instructors and provides for in-service training of all departmental staff.
• The Academic Manager jointly, with the Career Technical Training Manager, is responsible for: counseling students about schedules; scheduling entering students and making schedule changes for others; composing, printing, and distributing weekly master schedule, master summary, and students' copies of individual schedules.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor's degree in Education preferred.
• Three years teaching or work-related experience preferred; valid driver's license with acceptable driving record preferred.
• Certified to teach in the state of Virginia.
• Required to pass a drug screen in compliance with our Substance Abuse and Drug-Free Workplace policy.
• Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a nationwide criminal background check.

*This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person assigned to this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties that may be performed by a person so classified.

About our Program

Job Corps is the largest nationwide residential career training program in the country and has been operating for more than 60 years. The program helps eligible young people ages 16 through 24 complete their high school education, trains them for meaningful careers, and assists them with obtaining employment.

Our Program Location

Old Dominion Job Corps

1073 Father Judge Rd

Monroe, VA 24574

Please follow the link for more information about this program: https://eckerd.org/jobs-training/jobcorps/

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