Dean of Education

Milan Institute; Houston (TX); In loco; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical benefits

PTO & holidays

On-demand pay

Referral bonus

RenewMD perks

EAP

Professional development

Career advancement

Employee discounts

Descrizione del lavoro

Milan Institute seeks a Dean of Education to guide campus educational operations, lead faculty development, and improve student outcomes. You will partner with the Campus Director across two Houston locations (Gessner and Freeway) to uphold academic standards and drive continuous improvement.

You will oversee instructional performance, attendance, and program outcomes, while aligning curricula with accreditation standards and career readiness.

Competenze

• Minimum 3 years in an education leadership role.
• Experience managing faculty and programs in an accredited setting.
• Strong collaboration with campus leadership and departments.

Mansioni

• Lead educational operations across campuses.
• Support faculty development and student outcomes.
• Monitor attendance, retention, and program outcomes.
• Partner with Career Services to enhance job placement.
• Oversee compliance with accreditation standards.

Conoscenze

Leadership

Faculty development

Curriculum oversight

Student outcomes

Communication

Budgeting

Policy compliance

Formazione

Master's in Education Admin

PhD in Education

Strumenti

MS Office

Blackboard

Descrizione del lavoro

• Location 10314 East Freeway,Houston, TX, 77029,United States
• Employee Type Full Time Exempt (Salary)

Description

As a Dean of Education, you'll lead the campus's educational operations, developing and supporting faculty while ensuring students receive a high-quality, engaging, and consistent learning experience. You'll oversee instructional performance, monitor student attendance, retention, academic progress, and program outcomes, and implement strategies that support student satisfaction, successful completion, licensure, and career readiness. You'll also partner closely with the Campus Director and other departments to maintain educational standards, strengthen accountability, and drive campus success. If you're an experienced education leader who is passionate about developing instructors, improving student outcomes, building high-performing teams, and creating a culture of accountability and continuous improvement, we invite you to bring your leadership and expertise to Milan Institute.

This position will serve in the Dean of Education role as two locations: Gessner and Freeway.

Student Retention and Satisfaction

• Completion - All programs exceed the minimum accreditation (NACCAS 50 % or COE 60%) benchmark completion annually.
• Employment – Partner with Career Services to ensure all programs exceed a minimum of 70% placement annually.
• Exam Pass Rate (Licensure), as applicable – All programs exceed a minimum of 70% exam pass rate annually with 90% of graduates successfully passing exams.
• Quality Graduates – Ensures graduates are career minded and career ready to achieve placement goals in all program.
• Support, communicate, and model the concepts taught in the curriculum to ensure students are embracing the processes that will aid them in their future success at Milan, their career, and professional life.
• Student Satisfaction – Ensure that students participate in the All-Department surveys to ensure that consistent and accurate feedback is being received. Student Satisfaction should be 85% of the student population responding with a satisfaction rate of 93% or higher. Communication with students is vital by providing a memo/action plan responding to the feedback within 5 days of the survey data being received.
• Welcome to Milan Start Day Orientation and other orientations – Conduct orientations with enthusiasm, excitement and passion following the company guidelines.
• Coach and Develop Students – meet with students regarding Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP), FA warnings, FA probations, Academic Plans, and other progress opportunities, mediate between registrar and instructors as needed, advise students in crisis situations, mediate disputes, inspire and encourage students, provide student services and resources available in the community by maintaining the Campus Resource Binder, and ensure students have the tools to succeed.
• Proactively monitor student attendance and coach students who fall below 85% attendance.
• Respond promptly to email requests regarding Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP), Financial Aid (FA), Attendance, and important communication from other departments.
• Coach and advise students regarding Milan’s Professional Expectations to develop students to become career focused from day one by focusing on their habits, attitudes, and beliefs that lead students to successful careers.
• Partner with Career Services regarding any student issues or concerns prior to and during externship. Students are Education’s responsibility through externship.
• Student Events – Organize and execute Guest Speakers, Student Appreciation events and Celebration of Success activities monthly within budget guidelines; organize and execute graduation and other special events.
• Cosmetology related programs - Schedule and follow through with Student Salon Activities/ Demonstrations/ Student engagement – ensure weekly engagement is occurring with demonstrations/ activities/ incentives.
• Facility – Ensure the classrooms, hallways, restrooms, and breakrooms are clean and “customer -friendly”.
• Resolve student requests/concerns within 24-48 hours.
• Process reinstatements following proper policies, procedures and guidelines.

Faculty Management/Supervision

• Maintain faculty through interviewing and hiring as well as holding faculty accountable through coaching, developing, and terminating.
• Train all faculty on policy and procedures using the faculty manual and/or policies and procedures as a guideline as well as any other company tools.
• Monitor faculty’s progress to ensure the successful completion of training prior to or by the established deadline.
• Post and track all continuing education hours per guidelines.
• Provide all new faculty safety training within the first two weeks of employment.
• Ensure all classes are taught by qualified and effective instructors both on campus and virtually.
• Ensure all faculty follows through with campus and company policies, procedures, and initiatives.
• Instructor Observations – Observe all faculty a minimum of four (4) times per year - one observation per quarter. Meet with the instructor within 24-48 hours to review observation, provide feedback, guidance, and coaching. Ensure faculty member signs and dates the observations and is provided a copy. Upload the Observation Form to the appropriate location.
• Instructor Performance – Validate instructors are teaching the prescribed curriculum by observing the instructor to ensure that lesson plans are followed. In addition, ensure distance education expectations are followed providing students an engaging and productive educational experience on campus and during distance education.
• Facilitate faculty meetings at least once per month with an agenda (following prescribed guidelines), minutes, and sign in sheet.
• Ensure that each instructor completes two (2) Employer Site visits per year following policy guidelines.
• Ensure classroom equipment is adequate, in good working order and in proper quantities to meet the needs of students.
• Ensure that necessary classroom supplies to meet curriculum requirements are communicated consistently and classroom inventory is managed effectively.
• Staff Development and Training – Assure that each instructor receives new hire instructor training following the New Hire Checklist, regularly attends staff meetings, completes 12 hours of continuing education/professional development annually. Provide at least four (4) hours of onsite training in teaching methodology each year.
• Staff Retention – Maintain a stable instructional staff to positively impact student retention. Recognize, encourage, and celebrate faculty achievements. Treat each faculty member fairly and consistently with respect and dignity. Voluntary faculty attrition should be no more than 20% per year.
• Employee Evaluations – At the minimum 90% of Employee Annual Evaluations must be completed, provided to the employee, and submitted to HR by the due date.
• Ensure all HR polices are followed in a timely manner including New Hire paper, account setup, background checks, and termination process.
• Manage faculty schedules, monitor instructor student ratios, consistently complete all payroll requirements per HR guidelines including monitoring instructor payroll in Time Force.

Administrative Responsibilities

• Prepare and submit weekly Completion Projection Report and Exam Pass Rate Results Spreadsheet.
• Update/Post Documents at least quarterly – Complaint Log, Guest Speaker Report, Continuing Education Documentation, Instructor Observations, New Instructor Checklist, Employer Visit Forms, Faculty Meeting documentation, Theory schedules (Cosmetology related programs), Student Salon Activity Report (Cosmetology related programs), and other required documentation.
• Maintain Curriculum including any new updates.
• If applicable, maintain and update the Exam Pass Rate report; send to campus by the second Monday of each month.
• Prepare All Department Survey Summary and Student Memo/Action Plan.
• Maintain current inventory list of equipment, library resource material, and other media services.
• Monitor educational resources and provide assistance to students when needed.
• Annually evaluate effectiveness of media services.
• Participate/contribute to staff and management meetings.
• Participate/contribute to Dean of Faculty Conference Calls and accreditation meetings.
• Participate in curriculum conference calls or arrange for instructional staff to attend as appropriate.
• Understand and effectively communicate Education’s role in adhering to the budget and monthly P and L.
• Partner with Campus Director to execute COE Occupational Advisory Committee Meetings and an Institutional Advisory Committee Meeting or NACCAS Advisory Board Meeting.
• Consistently execute HR policies and procedures.
• Cooperate with all departments to ensure transparency and effective communication.

Judgement – Use excellent judgment in carrying out all responsibilities.

Communication

Since the Dean of Education reports directly to the Campus Director, a main duty is to communicate clearly with and support the Campus Director.

Minimum Qualifications

Skills

• Excellent communication (oral and written), interpersonal, and team-building skills
• Passionate about students succeeding.
• Organizational skills with the ability to successfully manage multiple projects through effective time management.
• Ability to continuously maintain a customer service focus.
• Results-oriented with strong follow through
• Always maintains integrity
• Adheres to Core Values – Accountability, Integrity, Growth, Service, and Communication
• Must have a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook and be confident in computer skills to run reports, send emails and complete spreadsheets.
• Open to learning and adapting to new software and systems (Blackboard, Student Information System, etc.)

Other requirements for the Education Leader position

• ·A minimum of 3 years’ experience in an Education-related field (Administrative or instructional capacity); and
• A minimum of 3 years management experience .
• Deans of Education who are only responsible for Cosmetology related program must also meet the applicable instructor requirements.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

This is an on-campus position. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to sit (40%); walk and stand (60%); significant fine finger dexterity; reach with hands and arms, climb stairs; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Dean of Education supervises Milan Institute Faculty and students.

This job description is not all inclusive but is representative of core job responsibilities. This position may require additional duties and responsibilities.

Requirements

Skills

• Excellent communication (oral and written), interpersonal, and team-building skills
• Passionate about students succeeding.
• Organizational skills with the ability to successfully manage multiple projects through effective time management.
• Ability to continuously maintain a customer service focus.
• Results-oriented with strong follow through
• Always maintains integrity
• Adheres to Core Values – Accountability, Integrity, Growth, Service, and Communication
• Must have a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook and be confident in computer skills to run reports, send emails and complete spreadsheets.
• Open to learning and adapting to new software and systems (Blackboard, Student Information System, etc.)

Other requirements for the Education Leader position

• ·A minimum of 3 years’ experience in an Education-related field (Administrative or instructional capacity); and
• A minimum of 3 years management experience .
• Deans of Education who are only responsible for Cosmetology related program must also meet the applicable instructor requirements.

Summary

Join the Milan Institute Team

With over 40 years of experience, Milan Institute is dedicated to helping students develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence needed to pursue rewarding careers. Our success is driven by strong educational leadership, quality instruction, and a commitment to student achievement, faculty development, and continuous improvement

If you're an experienced education leader who is passionate about developing instructors, improving student outcomes, building high-performing teams, and creating a culture of accountability and continuous improvement, we invite you to bring your leadership and expertise to Milan Institute.

Why Join Milan Institute?

We value our employees and offer a comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees, which may include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays
• Earned Wage Access (On-Demand Pay)*
• Employee Referral Bonus Program*
• RenewMD Employee Perks – Eligible employees receive exclusive discounts on select aesthetic and wellness services through our affiliated RenewMD medical spa.*
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Professional development and ongoing training
• Career advancement opportunities across multiple campuses and departments
• Employee discounts and other voluntary benefits

*Benefits and perks are subject to eligibility requirements and company policy.