Director of Education (65168)

UEI College; Garden Grove (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

IEC in Garden Grove is seeking an experienced Director of Education to lead the campus education team, oversee quality programs, and drive academic strategy to meet retention and completion targets. The role requires coordinating faculty performance, curriculum reviews, and student progress across programs.

Responsibilities include budgeting, staffing, scheduling, and ensuring compliance with laws, accreditor standards, and institutional policies while actively engaging in program improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred and relevant education background.
• Experience managing education programs and curriculum development.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership abilities required.

Responsibilities

• Comply with laws, accreditor standards, and policies.
• Supervise faculty and staff with coaching and advisements.
• Recruit, train, and develop faculty and staff.
• Conduct classroom observations and curriculum reviews.
• Prepare class schedules to optimize learning outcomes.
• Advise and monitor students and address at-risk cases.
• Analyze retention and completion metrics to meet goals.
• Manage Education department budget and resources.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Team leadership

Strategic planning

Technology competency

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Instructional delivery/management training

Job description

IEC is an industry leader in post-secondary career education. Working at our employee-owned company is more than just a great career - it’s an investment in yourself with mentorship, training, and career pathways in every department. Our mission is to drive personal and community transformation by empowering students to make a positive and enduring life change. Our students are making an investment in their futures, and joining the IEC team is an investment in your future.

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Director of Education at our campus. The candidate selected for this role will be responsible for managing and leading the campus education team by overseeing the delivery of quality educational programs and the development and implementation of effective academic strategies to meet campus student retention, and completion goals.

The Role (Primary Responsibilities)

• Complying with applicable federal and state laws and regulations, accreditor standards, and institutional policies and procedures.
• Supervising and managing faculty members and staff by providing day-to-day performance coaching advice and monthly advisements.
• Recruiting, training and developing faculty members and staff.
• Conducting classroom observations on a regular basis.
• Working with faculty members to perform curriculum reviews in order to improve the quality of instruction.
• Preparing class schedules to optimize class size for achieving an effective student learning experience.
• Ensuring all students are advised on a regular basis regarding their progress.
• Advising, coaching, and monitoring all students at risk of violating attendance or academic progress policies.
• Administering student surveys and ensuring their timely review; preparing action plans to address concerns and feedback gaged through such surveys.
• Monitoring campus level metrics related to retention, attendance, and completion outcomes to meet the campus and organizational objectives.
• Managing Education department budget, including staff, faculty, and resources allocation to ensure effective Education operations and meeting the critical targets and goals in student retention, completion, and Active Earning Population.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Relevant education and/or training in instructional delivery and management.
• Minimum 5 years of combined management, teaching and education administration 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.