Associate Director of Adult Education Operations

Louisiana Community and Technical College System • Lafayette, LA

11d • $56,400 - $70,500

About The Position

South Louisiana Community College is seeking an Associate Director of Adult Education Operations to oversee day-to-day operations, instructional delivery, and student engagement. This role focuses on implementing effective instructional strategies, ensuring program accessibility, and advising leadership on relevant policies. The position involves promoting high-quality teaching, supporting diverse student needs, and maintaining professionalism. The Associate Director will also collaborate on pathway integration, program alignment with workforce demand, and student placement. Key responsibilities include supervising and coaching instructors, ensuring instructional quality, and coordinating staff to optimize program effectiveness. The role requires strong instructional leadership, a focus on access and equity, and ensuring systems are in place for student success and transition into workforce or academic pathways.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in education, Mathematics, English, or other academic disciplines.
• Minimum of 3 years progressive leadership experience in continuing education, adult education, workforce development, or related field
• Includes 2 years' of experience teaching adult learners or at-risk youth and students with exceptionalities enrolled in an adult education program or secondary institution.
• Demonstrated experience, managing classroom management, curriculum and instruction, and student discipline or behavior.
• Valid, unencumbered driver's license

Nice To Haves

• Experience working within community college systems and Adult Education grant environments.
• Strong knowledge of workforce pathways, credentialing, and employer engagement strategies.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day Adult Education operations with a focus on instructional delivery, classroom effectiveness, and student engagement across all sites.
• Guide the implementation of instructional strategies that support skill progression, literacy advancement, and workforce readiness.
• Ensure curriculum delivery is aligned with student needs, abilities, and program outcomes.
• Ensure Adult Education programming is delivered in formats that maximize access and affordability, including flexible scheduling, varied delivery modes, and alignment to community and student demand.
• Advise leadership on state and federal policies impacting adult learners with low literacy or no high school diploma, ensuring program design supports equitable access and success.
• Promote high-quality teaching and learning environments that are structured, engaging, and responsive to adult learners.
• Support learning facilitators by ensuring programming and instructional practices reflect the diverse needs, abilities, and goals of Adult Education students.
• Maintain consistent expectations for instructional quality, classroom management, and student engagement across all instructors and sites.
• Support the vision of and assist the Director of Continuing Education’s with integration of Continuing Education (CE) pathways within Adult Education to create clear transitions into workforce training and credential attainment.
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure Adult Education offerings are aligned with workforce demand while remaining accessible to public students, contracted company training, prison training, and high school students; by maintaining a pool of qualified instructors and relevant teaching materials.
• Support the Data and Performance Manager in student placement processes to ensure alignment between student skill levels, learning needs, and appropriate instructional environments for academic success.
• Provide direct supervision of Adult Education instructors, ensuring alignment with instructional standards, program expectations, program capacity, and student success goals.
• Conduct regular classroom observations and evaluations, providing coaching and feedback to strengthen instructional effectiveness and student outcomes by hosting at least 2 professional development events per year.
• Ensure instructors deliver content effectively, utilizing appropriate teaching strategies, integrating workforce micro credentials and maintaining learning environments that support persistence and achievement towards passing the Hi-Set, increasing literacy and/or job obtainment.
• Align instructor expertise, availability, and scheduling with student needs to optimize instructional delivery and program effectiveness.
• Lead the Director of Continuing Education’s vision of continuous improvement of instructional practices to strengthen student learning, retention, and progression.
• Implement changes to the delivery models that expand access for adult learners, particularly those facing barriers related to cost, scheduling, or academic readiness.
• Ensure systems are in place in collaboration with the Data and Performance Manager to support student persistence, measurable skill gains, and successful transition into workforce or academic pathways through instruction and student placement.

Benefits

• Retirement
• Multiple medical insurance options
• Supplemental insurances (dental, term life, disability, accident, vision, etc.)
• Tax Saver Flexible Benefits Plan (saves tax dollars on some child care and medical expenses)
• Holidays (14 per year, typically includes longer break at Christmas)
• Generous annual (vacation) and sick leave benefits
• Employee Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level