Position Summary
The AoPS Academy Campus Director at our Irvine campus leads a vibrant, dynamic after‑school program where each day brings new opportunities to engage students, mentor instructors, and solve meaningful challenges. This full‑time role includes both the school year and summer. A key part of the role is engaging with families and growing campus enrollments, ensuring a thriving learning community. The Campus Director will combine experience in education with strong people management and strategic planning to create an academically excellent and welcoming campus.
Responsibilities
- Lead all day‑to‑day campus operations
- Manage full‑time and part‑time campus staff, including hiring, training, evaluating, and scheduling
- Drive student enrollments and retention to meet business objectives
- Strategically manage and plan for budgets, staffing needs, student enrollments, and class schedules
- Create a warm and welcoming campus environment for students, parents, and staff
- Regularly meet with current and prospective families in‑person and virtually
- Teach the AoPS curriculum in dynamic, participation‑oriented classes that focus on understanding and developing skills, not on rote memorization
- Build community partnerships and attend outreach events to increase awareness of AoPS in the community and plan engaging educational events at the campus
- Complete other tasks and responsibilities assigned
Required Qualifications
- Teaching experience
- Bachelor's degree
- Math and/or Language Arts subject matter expertise
- Strong leadership and supervisory experience with demonstrated skill in effectively hiring, training, managing, coaching, and evaluating diverse teams of employees
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced degree
- Primary/secondary teaching experience
- Experience supervising other managers
- Experience managing in an educational environment
- Marketing, recruitment, or community engagement experience
- Ability to teach advanced students in grades K‑12
Work Schedule
Afternoon and evening classes and operational responsibilities occur primarily during evenings and weekends during the school year. Directors are expected to work a non‑traditional schedule during the school year. Summer hours typically follow a more standard Monday to Friday schedule.
Benefits
- Competitive starting salary range of $101,800 – $125,000, annual summer bonus, and real‑time campus growth and performance raises
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Relocation bonus for candidates living outside the greater area
- Opportunity to work closely with motivated students and passionate educators
- Work and collaborate with an organization of builders and lifelong learners
Location
Irvine, CA
Legal
Please note that in order to be considered for this position you must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. We are unable to offer sponsorship, including STEM‑OPT and H‑1B.