Massage Therapy Program Director

Job description

American Institute, founded in 1924 as the Hartford Secretarial School, provides hands-on training for careers in the world of business, legal, allied healthcare, diagnostic medical sonography, and information technology. Recognizing our single, well-defined teaching mission: reflecting job market demands with flexibility in identifying and incorporating new programs to give our graduates an edge in today’s competitive job market. **As a full-time team member, you will have access to the following benefits:** - Medical (including prescription), Dental, Vision (UMA subsidized) - FSA/HSA (Depending on Medical Plan chosen) - Basic Life Insurance (UMA paid) - Additional Voluntary Life Insurance (Team Member paid) - Employee Assistance Program – EAP (UMA paid) - Long Term Disability (UMA paid) - Short Term Disability (Team Member paid) - Supplemental Insurance such as Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital (Team Member Paid) - Paid Time Off – 15 days accrued in year 1, 9 holidays, and 1 day of Volunteering Time Off - 401k (eligible upon completion of 90 days of employment and must be at least 18 years of age) - Pet Insurance - Identity Theft Protection **Purpose of the Position:** The Program Director is charged with coordinating and ensuring the smooth operation of their individual instructional departments to achieve a student retention rate that meets or exceeds accreditation standards and a placement rate that meets or exceeds accreditation standards of total graduates and ensure appropriate student satisfaction rates. Each Program Director is also expected to carry a teaching load as determined by the Director of Education in coordination with the Campus Director/Campus President. In addition, the Program Director is responsible for making recommendations to the Director of Education in the areas of planning, staffing, scheduling, supervising, curriculum improvement and professional development for his/her department. If the program has a clinical/externship component it is the responsibility of the Program Director to establish enough clinical/externship sites to meet the needs of the student population and monitor and maintain the student experience and records throughout this portion of the program. **What you’ll do:** **Program/Course:** - **Staffing and Recruitment**: Determine departmental staff needs, conduct interviews, and recommend hires. - **Orientation and Training**: Orient and train new faculty members in programs and techniques. - **Performance Evaluation**: Evaluate faculty and staff performance and recommend professional development. - **Teaching and Instruction**: Instruct classes, act as a substitute teacher, and propose teaching schedules. - **Supervision and Management**: Supervise faculty, manage departmental facilities, and conduct meetings. - **Communication and Advising**: Communicate with faculty for input, advise students and faculty, and ensure departmental operations. - **Retention and Compliance**: Administer retention programs and ensure compliance with accreditation standards. - **Administrative Duties**: Maintain syllabi, cover make-up sessions, and participate in graduation ceremonies. - **Certification and Externships**: Prepare students for certification exams and manage clinical/externship components. - **Committee Participation**: Participate in Advisory Board and Curriculum Review Committee meetings. - **Perform other duties as required.** **Student Development**: - **Classroom Environment**: Create a classroom environment that fosters academic growth and professional development. - **Student Support**: Provide extra help to students struggling with coursework and advise those with minor issues. - **Communication**: Communicate with the Director of Education regarding student progress and performance trends. - **Assessment**: Correct and return quizzes, tests, and lab assignments within 48 hours; submit grades promptly. - **Resource Utilization**: Utilize instructional aids and community resources, including guest speakers and field trips. - **Curriculum Enhancement**: Enhance curriculum by devising assignments, worksheets, tests, and activities. **Career Level Expectations:** - Typically manages one or more teams or small unit(s). - Recognized subject matter expert in job area. - Manages large projects or processes with limited oversight. - Handles difficult and often complex problems that require extensive investigation and analysis and collaboration with others. - Requires ability to influence others to accept practices and approaches, and ability to communicate with executive leadership. - Desire for growth and professional development. **Required Skills/Experience:** - Educational requirements set by any applicable accreditor, state licensing agency or other regulatory authority. - Experiential requirements set by any applicable accreditor, state licensing agency or other regulatory authority. - Certification, licensure, registration, or other professional status set by any applicable accreditor, state licensing agency or other regulatory authority. - Prior teaching experience or management experience - Ability to professionally communicate fluently in verbal and written English. - Ability to support of a diverse and inclusive work environment. - Computer literacy/basic computer skills to effectively navigate and utilize the technology required for the role. **Preferred Requirements:** - Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and other business tools such as Microsoft Teams. **Compliance:**  - Demonstrate knowledge of and carefully follows all applicable