Academic Manager

About the Role

Directs staff engaged in providing academic training for all students and ensures departmental programs and standards meet all DOL, PRH, Center, and Serrato Corporation requirements. Ensures that all classroom instruction is rigorous and relevant. Collaborates with the Career Technical Manager to provide applied academics in the academic program.

Responsibilities

• Ensures approved curriculum is being taught; evaluates curriculum and recommends changes as needed.
• Trains, assigns, and supervises the academic program.
• Supervises teaching in the classroom and completes monthly observations of each instructor; reviews observations with the instructor and assesses class behavior.
• Prepares and controls budget in cooperation with the Career Development Director.
• Ensures an adequate supply of materials is on hand.
• Sets monthly production expectations (e.g., number of learning gains, GEDs/HSDs, driver’s licenses) for each instructor; reviews attainment and develops corrective action plans as needed.
• Ensures proper records on students' progress, attendance, etc., are kept by instructors.
• Acquaints staff with their functional working relationships and ensures staff carry them out.
• Helps instructors solve problems with students' control and discipline.
• Recommends the hiring and retention of certified instructors to the Career Development Director.
• Makes provision for adjustment of class sizes to increase utilization of staff members or to cover vacationing or absent staff members.
• Works toward meeting performance management goals.
• Follows CDSS plan and Code of Conduct system daily.
• Ensures that the PCDP is used in a timely, continual, and effective manner to support students.
• Conducts monthly audits (10%) of teacher-prepared SPERs to include timeliness and adequacy of goals; audits testing records and procedures.
• Conducts monthly reconciliation of OMS20 and CTTRC20 with CIS and center records; initiates corrections as necessary.
• Conducts monthly audits of student progress, student absences, and negative incident reports to determine staff training needs.
• Coordinates the center's academic advisory council.
• Contributes to the development of the center's annual career development services system (CDCC) plan and SOPS/DOPS as needed.
• Complies with all DOL guidelines, OFCCP regulations, Job Corps notices and bulletins, and Center policies and procedures.
• Assists with graduation exercises.
• Holds regular staff meetings at least twice a month with instructors, documents meetings, and submits documentation to the Career Development Director.
• Screens and attempts to solve all student problems before referring them to the Career Development Director and/or Center Director or other areas.
• Models, mentors, and monitors appropriate Career Success Standards. Helps students become more employable through continuous reinforcement.
• Evaluates personnel under their management and makes recommendations regarding disciplinary actions, promotions, and/or merit increases.
• Participates in PRH-mandated staff training. Failure to participate may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.
• Ensures that all CIS systems and information related to Academics is recorded in a timely manner and data integrity is maintained.
• Works with the Career Development Director, Career Services Manager, and Career Technical Education Manager to establish well-balanced classes in all training areas including CPP, Vocations, Academics, career readiness, work-based learning, CTR, WBL, community service, and student leadership positions.
• Directs and manages the instructional program and supervises operations and personnel at the campus level.
• Provides leadership necessary to ensure high standards of instructional service in the High School Diploma Program.
• Oversees compliance with policies, success of instructional programs, and the operation of all campus activities in accordance with standards established by the Department of Labor, Job Corps, and the State Education Agency, while providing quality services to students.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or government regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedural manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from peers, groups of managers, students, and the general public.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Proficiency with advanced Microsoft Office applications including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Requirements

• Minimum of one to two years of related experience in education.
• Bachelor's degree in education from a four-year college or university and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Valid State Driver's License.
• Certified to teach in the state in which the center is located (RO may waive if the center is unable to hire certified teachers, but the candidate must pursue certification).

Benefits

• Paid Short-Term / Long-Term Disability and Basic Life Insurance.
• Health care insurance available (medical, dental, vision, critical illness, accident, HSA, and FSA).
• Paid Holidays.
• Paid Time Off.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Employee Assistance Counseling Service Programs.