Duties & Responsibilities:

Leadership

• Provide leadership for campus faculty and staff including  instructor’s and Department Head’s success in classes through formal observation and evaluation.
• Create an environment of Excellence in Customer Service with a focus on Servant Leadership toward students/faculty/staff.
• Ability to inspire, lead, and train faculty/staff, including organizing, prioritizing, and completing compliance requirements.
• Active in instructor observations to promote professional improvement in the classroom.
• Establish and maintain a safe, effective learning climate through positive student behavior, attendance, and social- emotional support aligned with institutional policies.
• Collaborate with Human Resources by providing leadership, coaching, and evaluation to direct reports.
• Ability to use independent judgment and to manage and impart information to a range of clientele and/or media sources.
• Ability to make administrative, procedural decisions, and judgments.

Operations

• Organize campus operations around improvement of instruction by maintaining safe and orderly environments.
• Ensure the campus meets regulatory requirements, including academic standards, safety protocols, and accreditation guidelines.
• Ensure clarity and compliance regarding enrollment application, admissions, and Financial Aid procedures.
• Knowledgeable with accreditation compliance and licensing agencies such as OBPVS, ACCSC, and State Cosmetology Board.
• Collaborate with the Director of Education to facilitate new course approvals, textbooks, and funding needed for equipment & supplies.
• Serve as the campus student services coordinator.
• Ensure adequate and effective staffing to carry out program priorities.
• Assist in the planning of educational in-services for faculty as needed to maintain professional development.

Strategy & Analysis

• Collaborate with senior leadership to set goals, develop long-term strategies, and ensure that the campus is meeting academic and operational objectives.
• Proactively run reports to analyze overall health and performance of campus.
• Analyze programs, facilities, equipment, and materials to recommend needed changes.
• Establish and maintain positive, proactive public relations, and clear, consistent communications within the college and throughout the surrounding community, including program marketing and student services.
• Advise the President, in consultation with the faculty, on all academic matters. 

Ownership

• Knowledge of faculty and staff hiring procedures, collaborating with HR in the interviewing process.
• Knowledge of student and community support programs and services.
• Collaborate and cooperate with colleagues in the achievement of departmental and institutional goals. 
• Represent the campus at professional meetings, conferences, and community events.
• Promote good public relations by personal appearance, attitude, and conversation.
• Reports to the President. 

Fiduciary Responsibility

• Manage campus resources effectively, including overseeing the campus budget, allocating funds, and ensuring the efficient use of resources.
• Partner with Advancement on community, corporate, and grant partnerships that would bring additional opportunities to students beyond those provided through the Community Higher Education, Inc. (CHEI).
• Manage the campus P&L.

Skills and Abilities: 

The Campus Director will lead a team of front-line educators and staff in the delivery of an outcomes-focused, hands-on educational program and services.  He/She must possess the following:

• Proven coaching & development skills, including demonstrated ability to support, teach, and lead faculty/staff.
• Experience in adult education, development, and program administration.
• Prior experience with career college organization’s management or program operations preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with internal and external partners, including peer-to-peer support through consistent, effective feedback and communication.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Excellent presentation, public speaking, written and verbal communications.
• Energy, creativity, initiative, and entrepreneurial zeal.
• Resilience, resourcefulness, and enthusiasm.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity and dedication to excellence in career college education.
• Ability to model the CARES philosophy and core values with courage, teamwork, perseverance, and vision.