Director of Adult Education / Part-Time

PERSONNEL: ROLES AND QUALIFICATIONS

Director

The program director is responsible for the overall day-to-day coordination, administration, and instructional leadership of the adult and/or family literacy education program. Program directors must be full-time, salaried employees of the grantee agency spending at a minimum 75% of scheduled time in the operations and management of the adult education program. These duties include, but are not limited to, ensuring compliance with division policies; providing adequate staffing; program-specific orientation for all staff; fiscal oversight; leadership in program improvement/professional development; maintaining contact with institutions of postsecondary education and training, local businesses, and community service organizations; and coordinating adult basic education services with local workforce development system partners.

Program Directors are expected to be instructional leaders by leading and supporting in:

• ensuring the highest quality of instruction
• achieving full implementation of CCR standards-based instruction
• integrating instructional technology
• fostering instructor effectiveness through building knowledge and professionalism
• nurturing an environment of professional growth, collaborative learning, and participative decision-making
• engaging students through instruction relevant to their life experiences and empowering students to achieve next steps
• analyzing and using data to guide instructional practice
• providing constructive feedback and reinforcement to advance continuous improvement

Supervision of Adult Education Instructors/Staff

Program Directors are required to:

• Evaluate instructors on an annual basis.
• Provide a minimum of at least two classroom observations per instructor (annually) and provide timely feedback to instructors/staff.
• Inform instructors of professional development opportunities and requirements.
• Encourage and support the professional development of instructors.
• Ensure all program staff meet professional development requirements.
• Ensure all instructors complete the two-assessment refresher courses every two years:
  • TABE Online Refresher Course
  • Back to the Basics Online Course
• Offer release time and travel reimbursement for attendance at professional development activities.
• Allow for release time for online activities as well as face-to-face training.
• Review the NRS Core Measures with staff and examine accountability reports.
• Ensure all personnel sign annual agreements maintained in personnel files listed below:
  • Personnel Confidentiality Agreement
  • Employee Technology Acceptable Use Policy

The Adult Education Director needs to hold a master's degree or a four-year degree from an accredited college/university combined with one year of experience in a related field. A copy of his or her transcript(s) is required to be on file at the local director's office. Applicants should have knowledge of and experience in adult education, program development, supervision, grants management, and fiscal program management.

All interested persons should email a cover letter and resume to Dr. Beth Bellipanni -mbellipanni@pgsd.ms

All applicants must have a current application online at www.pgsd.applicantpro.com/jobs/.