Director of Educational Services

About the Role

HCA is actively recruiting for a Director of Educational Services. This role is responsible for ensuring the utmost quality of education and service for all students enrolled in our classrooms and supervising the work of departmental staff. The Director provides instructional leadership, manages day-to-day activities, and assures the efficient operation of the department.

Responsibilities

• Assigns, supervises, and monitors the work of employees within the department for accuracy and completeness.
• Sets educational standards and goals, and helps establish policies, procedures, and programs to achieve them.
• Plans for the upcoming year and oversees summer school programs.
• Monitors students' progress and provides students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems.
• Prepares budget and maintains attendance, activity, planning, accounting, and personnel reports and records for officials and agencies.
• Reviews and interprets government codes, and develops procedures to meet codes and to ensure facility safety and security.
• Ensures compliance with governmental regulations.
• Responds to inquiries concerning agency functions, either verbally or in writing.
• Monitors and determines needs of the department and oversees the requisition and allocation of supplies.
• Recruits, hires, trains, and evaluates primary and supplemental staff, and recommends personnel actions for programs and services.
• Maintains current knowledge of agency policies and procedures, federal and state policies and practices.
• Maintains and updates policies and procedures for the department as necessary.
• Interacts with parents, prospective and current students, and the community.
• Actively participates in the community through membership on committees and boards.
• Required to be on-call as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education and Experience:

• Master’s degree in education.
• Minimum of five years of experience in an educational setting with 2 years of supervisory experience.
• Certification as a school administrator, School District Leader (SDL), or School Building Leader (SBL) is required.

Qualifications and Skills

• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, organization, and active listening skills.
• Strong critical thinking and decision-making skills.
• Ability to motivate others.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• Strong collaboration skills.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills, including a proactive approach and the ability to make quick, independent decisions in response to changing conditions.
• Proficient with Internet Explorer, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, and Windows Operating System.

Physical Demands

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

• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• Work involves sitting most of the time; walking and standing are required only occasionally.
• Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.
• Fingering is required regularly for typing and the use of hands in a repetitive motion.
• Regularly required to talk and hear with the ability to exchange and receive detailed information.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and viewing computer screens.
• Working conditions are typical of an indoor work environment and do not substantially expose workers to adverse environmental conditions.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Generous paid time off including vacation, holiday, personal, and sick time
• Retirement plan with company matching
• Telehealth/concierge medicine
• FSA
• HSA
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Critical illness/specified disease insurance
• Accident insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development assistance
• Travel reimbursement