Associate Director of Education

United Education Institute; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

United Education Institute seeks an Associate Director of Education at our Phoenix campus. The role supports the Director of Education in leading the campus Education Team, ensuring quality educational programs and strategies to meet retention, graduation, and licensure goals.

Responsibilities include instructor onboarding, file management, classroom observations, scheduling optimization, and collaboration with career services to achieve retention objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 1 year education management and administration experience.
• Minimum 3 years of instruction experience.
• Successful track record of teaching, curriculum development, and education administration.
• Strong IT skills with student databases and online resources.

Responsibilities

• Complying with applicable federal and state laws, accreditor standards, and institutional policies.
• Supervising instructor file management and onboarding paperwork.
• Assist with daily instructor check outs to ensure grades and attendance are posted.
• Support recruitment and onboarding of new instructors and training.
• Conduct classroom observations and monitor campus metrics for completion and retention.
• Manage classroom utilization and scheduling for effective learning experiences.
• Oversee LOA/ITR processes and Save Our Student initiatives.

Skills

Education management

Team leadership

Curriculum development

Student retention

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Arizona Phoenix UEI - Phoenix, AZ 85021

Salary Range: $75,000.00 - $85,000.00 Salary/year

Job Category: Instructors & Education

UEI College is a leader in post-secondary career education. Working at our company is more than just a great career - it’s an investment in yourself. Our mission is to drive personal and community transformation by empowering students to make a positive and enduring life change. We are consistently searching for like-minded compassionate professionals who strive to be the best in their respective fields. Our top candidates share our commitment to helping students build the skills to create a future of which they can be proud.

We are currently seeking an Associate Director of Education to join our team at our campus. The Associate Director of Education is responsible for supporting the Director of Education in managing and leading the campus Education Team by overseeing the delivery of quality educational programs and the development and implementation of effective strategies to meet campus student retention, completion, and licensure goals.

Essential day-to-day job responsibilities include:

• Complying with applicable federal and state laws and regulations, accreditor standards, and institutional policies and procedures;


• Supervising, Monitoring and implementing Instructor File Management
  
  
  
  • Ensuring all new instructor onboarding paperwork is completed and electronically filed in a timely manner.
  
  
  • Monitoring and maintaining active instructor quarterly file requirements to ensure there are zero past due instructor documents.
  
  
  
  


• Assisting with daily instructor check outs as needed to ensure all grades and attendance is posted.


• Assisting the Director of Education with instructor recruitment, and new instructor training.


• Conducting classroom observations on an on-going basis and formal observations quarterly.


• Monitoring campus level metrics related to completion/graduation rates, Re-Entries, Waivers and DIFs to meet the campus and organizational objective;


• Preparing, monitoring and updating classroom utilization to create effective class schedules and optimize class size for achieving an effective student learning experience;


• Monitoring, managing the student LOA/ITR process.


• Scheduling, facilitating and executing daily Save Our Student meetings with key education and career services personnel to achieve student retention objectives and externship retention management.


• Other duties as assigned.

The Associate Director of Education’s performance is measured by the campus meeting its student retention, graduation/completion, and licensure rate.

Essential Experience, Education and Skillset

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.


• Minimum 1 year education management and administration experience. Previous trades experience preferred.


• Minimum 3 year of instruction experience.


• Successful track record of effective teaching, curriculum development, and education administration.


• Above average user skills in computer and information technology (e.g. student database, social media, online educational resources).


• Excellent interpersonal skills.


• Ability to build and lead a team.