Education: Classroom Teaching level3, School-College Administration

GUARANTEED $5000-$7000 SIGN-ON BONUS!
Join our team at the Woodstock Job Corps and help change lives! We are looking for a high-energy, motivated, and positive educational leader. Our Academic Manager is responsible for supervising teachers, creating and maintaining high quality curriculum and instruction, and helping disadvantaged youth meet their educational goals.  We maintain high health standards and COVID-19 preventive measures to help keep education staff and students healthy and safe.
Responsibilities

• Plans, directs and supervises the activities of the Academic Department.
• Ensures Job Corps-approved curriculum is being taught in individual classrooms.
• Projects and plans for instructional needs. 
• Ensures proper teaching methods are being employed for the subject area being taught
• Plans and administers departmental budget.
• Assesses personnel needs and works with the Human Resources Department to screen and interview potential staff members. 
• Approves promotions, transfers and merit evaluations within the department. 
• Prepares and conducts performance appraisals.
• Prepares and submits reports as required.
• Formulates proposals and makes recommendations to the Director on all changes to policies and procedures pertaining to the Academic Department.
• Analyzes data from questionnaires, interviews, group discussions, etc., to evaluate curriculum teaching methods and community participation in education and other programs.
• Responsible for ensuring departmental equal employment and affirmative action departmental objectives and goals are met.
• Develops a planned orientation program for new instructors and provides for in-service training of all departmental staff.  Conducts regular meetings with departmental staff.
• Encourages instructors to share abilities and talents.
• Arranges and assigns instructor participation in center activities outside of the classroom.
• Supervises teaching in the classrooms and makes a periodic evaluation of each instructor.

Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in Education or related field, three years teaching or work-related experience, one of which was in a supervisory capacity
Preferred: Minimum experience + 2 years teaching disadvantaged youths, MD Administrative or Teaching Credential
Knowledge Required: Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, ability to relate to disadvantaged youth, general knowledge of subject areas, ability to inspire and motivate staff, must obtain and maintain valid CPR/FA Certification, good organizational skills, knowledge of Google Classroom