Assistant Director of Studies

Education FirstSan Diego, CA
Onsite

About The Position

EF San Diego is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic academic professional to join our team as Assistant Director of Studies. Working closely with the Director of Studies, this role helps lead the day-to-day academic operation of the school while supporting our teachers and ensuring an exceptional learning experience for our students. The ideal candidate is collaborative, organized, adaptable, and solutions oriented. You’ll enjoy this role if you love working with people, developing teachers, solving problems, and being part of a fast-paced international school community.

Requirements

  • Experience in education, teaching, academic management, or a related field
  • Strong leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills
  • A passion for coaching and developing teachers
  • The ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
  • A collaborative approach and strong commitment to the student experience

Responsibilities

  • Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, and support to our teaching team
  • Support teacher onboarding, training, observations, feedback, and professional development
  • Coordinate teacher and student scheduling, substitutions, and academic program changes
  • Support student placement, testing, level changes, academic progress, and attendance
  • Serve as a key point of contact for students with academic questions or concerns
  • Help maintain high standards of teaching and learning across the school
  • Support teacher recruitment, staffing, and other academic operations
  • Coordinate academic programs, resources, communications, and special initiatives
  • Collaborate with other school teams to continuously improve the student experience
  • Teach substitute classes when needed

Benefits

  • Four weeks paid vacation your first year
  • ten paid holidays
  • two floating holidays
  • Exciting business travel opportunities
  • 25% company match on your 401(k) contributions
  • Market-leading medical, dental and vision coverage
  • options for life and disability insurance
  • accident and hospital insurance
  • legal and pet insurance
  • Dependent care, healthcare and commuter Flex Spending Accounts (FSAs)
  • Access to fertility care and family-building support
  • Wellness benefits including a yearly fitness reimbursement
  • Frequent social and learning events
  • access to our employee-run resource groups
  • Robust Employee Assistance Program
  • Tenure-based sabbatical eligibility
  • EF Product Discounts (discounts on travel, international language schools, Au Pair program and more)
  • Discounts at local venues and businesses
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