Automotive Program Director

About the Role

The Program Director oversees all aspects of management and administration for their assigned program, including teaching, student advising, program development and effectiveness, clinical/extern site and internship management, student progression, data review and analysis, scheduling, student learning outcomes, and retention. The role ensures compliance with company policies, accrediting bodies, and state regulators while promoting continuous improvement in instructional quality through faculty development, coaching, and training.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain a conducive learning environment for students and faculty.
• Identify, hire, and train qualified faculty.
• Monitor and promote integration of the Ancora Education Learning Philosophy and Core Classroom Principles in daily instruction and student interaction.
• Partner with the Director of Education to lead faculty development efforts, including orientation, ongoing training, and professional development.
• Provide timely faculty mentoring, observations, coaching, and feedback.
• Maintain course schedules and assign faculty workloads in accordance with company and regulatory policies.
• Collaborate with the Campus President and Director of Education to ensure appropriate levels of equipment, training aids, and materials that support the program curriculum and learning objectives.
• Ensure ongoing compliance of the program, maintaining national and programmatic accreditation standards.
• Identify, coordinate, and maintain working relationships with outside entities that provide clinical/extern experiences.
• Advise students on academic performance and program progression.
• Evaluate program-specific outcomes and implement improvement strategies as needed.
• Maintain curriculum in accordance with company, state, and accreditor standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Certification or higher degree in the corresponding program from an academic institution accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Educational background must equal or exceed the maximum credential offered in the program area.
• At least 5 years of industry experience within the last 10 years.
• Current, valid licensure where appropriate.
• Meets all state and accreditor requirements to qualify as an instructor for the corresponding program.
• 1 year of management experience.
• Understanding of adult learning principles, evidenced by ability to teach/train adult learners.
• Strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills with demonstrated success in collaborating with diverse groups.
• Ability to drive/travel to various extern/clinical/job sites.
• Demonstrated knowledge, skills, and ability in administration within an education program.

Preferred Qualifications

• Higher-level degree than the minimum programmatic requirement in the corresponding program from an accredited institution.
• Experience with curriculum writing.
• 3 years of management experience.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

• Occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to handle objects/tools, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

• Usually not exposed to weather conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.