Assistant Director of Education

The Assistant Director of Education (ADOE) provides operational academic leadership and execution across multiple healthcare and allied health programs. This role is responsible for implementing academic policies, producing measurable academic outputs, and ensuring consistent instructional delivery, faculty performance, and accreditation readiness.

The ADOE serves as a hands-on delivery agent, focused on execution, documentation, and follow-through rather than policy authorship. Working within established institutional policies and accreditation requirements, the Assistant Director exercises sound judgment to resolve issues independently when appropriate and escalates matters requiring policy review or executive approval. Success in this role requires an individual who balances collaboration with decisive execution and consistently produces tangible academic work product.

Essential Functions:

Academic Operations & Execution

• Execute academic operations across assigned programs and campus locations.
• Apply institutional policies and procedures consistently when addressing academic, faculty, and program-level issues.
• Produce academic deliverables, including course outcome analyses, assessment summaries, executive reports, and documented recommendations.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives through data analysis, reporting, and documented follow-up.

Curriculum & Assessment

• Oversee curriculum implementation and instructional consistency across programs.
• Analyze course-level and program-level assessment data to support instructional quality and student learning outcomes.
• Prepare reports and recommendations aligned with accreditation and institutional standards.
• Support curriculum review cycles and academic quality initiatives as directed.

Faculty Leadership & Performance

• Lead faculty onboarding, training, evaluation, and ongoing professional development.
• Address faculty performance concerns using established policies, coaching strategies, and documented corrective actions.
• Provide guidance and support to faculty and program leaders while maintaining accountability to institutional standards.

Academic Scheduling & Resource Management

• Develop and manage academic schedules across programs and academic terms.
• Ensure appropriate faculty assignments and coverage in compliance with accreditation and regulatory requirements.
• Resolve scheduling conflicts efficiently and within established guidelines.

Accreditation & Compliance

• Support institutional and programmatic accreditation activities, including self-studies, documentation, and site visit preparation.
• Ensure academic practices align with accreditor expectations, regulatory requirements, and institutional policies.
• Identify compliance risks and escalate policy exceptions appropriately.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Serve as an operational liaison between faculty, program leadership, and senior academic administration.
• Deliver leadership directives clearly, professionally, and consistently.
• Participate in academic committees, policy implementation efforts, and special projects as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Terminal degree (Ed.D., Ph.D., DNP, or equivalent) in Education, Nursing, Allied Health, or a related field.
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressive academic leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience in operational academic leadership, including curriculum execution, faculty management, and academic scheduling.
• Proven ability to produce academic reports, data analyses, and written recommendations.
• Experience supporting or leading accreditation activities.
• Strong organizational, communication, and follow-through skills.
• Ability to work effectively across multiple campuses and departments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in private post-secondary or career-focused higher education environments.
• Direct experience with healthcare or allied health programs (e.g., VN, BSN, MSN, OTA, MSOT).
• Experience managing physical campus operations or multi-site academic teams.
• Demonstrated success implementing change within established policy frameworks.

Conditions of Employment:

• A job-related assessment may be required during the interview process.
• Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and be physically present in the office (unless otherwise noted).
• Employment verifica