Senior Manager of Instruction

JobTrain•Menlo Park, CA

4d•$87,524 - $92,852•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Manager of Instruction manages a team of vocational instructors across multiple training sectors and provides day-to-day administrative leadership to promote instructional excellence across the JobTrain career tracks and programs through instructor and curriculum development, educational technology, instructional support, and educational evaluation. This is a hybrid role, with at least 2 days of work onsite.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience coaching, leading, or managing a successful team with a demonstrated track record of success, preferably in an educational setting.
Experience leading large and diverse instruction team spanning multiple vocations sectors.
Proven experience managing / coordinating cross-department projects.
Bachelor's degree or higher in Learning Science, Cognitive Psychology, Educational Technology, Educational Psychology, Human Factors, Instructional Design, Assessment, Learning Design, Curriculum Design or equivalent required.
Relevant and up-to-date knowledge of vocational, post-secondary career training program requirements and curriculum.
Applicable understanding of adult education / learning theory, and student-centered instructional practice.
Working knowledge of relevant industry federal, state, and local laws and regulations including national accrediting organizations and state and federal licensing and regulatory offices.
Working knowledge of educational software, technologies, and learning management systems to promote a wide range of teaching and learning goals.
Ability to lead and build a team of Vocational Career Training Instructors and represent departmental needs across the company.
Demonstrated track record of setting and meeting goals.
Strong decision making, organization, planning and implementation skills.
Ability to set priorities, analyze and resolve problems, make decisions in a timely fashion, and effectively meet deadlines in a complex, challenging environment.
Ability to organize assigned staff and department operations in an efficient and effective manner.
Demonstrated experience attracting, managing, developing, evaluating, and retaining staff.
Ability to manage, influence and motivate individuals and teams.
Skilled in holding people accountable and developing their abilities to do their jobs.
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing related to operational and learning concepts.
Ability to actively listen, persuade, advise, and counsel and keep information confidential.
Good interpersonal skills with an ability to mediate and negotiate effectively.
Mastery of MS Office to be able to use Excel, Word, and other technology and applications to support instruction / necessary to perform the job.
Must be able to travel to different sites as needed, within Santa Clara & San Mateo Counties, including evenings and weekends.
Legal residency and work eligibility in the United States (per INS Form I-9 instructions).
Successful candidate will undergo a background check.

Nice To Haves

Experience with instructional design, curriculum delivery technology and providing high quality related instruction.
Demonstrated experience contributing to or leading a project team that successfully completed an accreditation process for a school or program (e.g., WASC or similar).
Direct involvement in accreditation planning, documentation, or evaluation is strongly preferred.
Experience working with leading edge technologies related to instruction (for example, Moodle, Connect, etc.).

Responsibilities

Manages a team of vocational instructors across multiple training sectors.
Provides day-to-day administrative leadership to promote instructional excellence across JobTrain career tracks and programs.
Oversees instructor and curriculum development.
Manages educational technology, instructional support, and educational evaluation.