About this role
UEI College is a leader in post-secondary career education. Working at our company is more than just a great career - it's an investment in yourself. Our mission is to drive personal and community transformation by empowering students to make a positive and enduring life change. We are consistently searching for like-minded compassionate professionals who strive to be the best in their respective fields. Our top candidates share our commitment to helping students build the skills so they can create a future they can be proud of.
We are currently seeking a Campus President to lead our team at our Gardena, CA Campus. The Campus President is responsible for all facets of student success and student achievement at the Gardena UEI College campus. Likewise, the Campus President is responsible for the team member experience. The campus is part of a distributed, multi-site post-secondary educational organization system and the Campus President must be prepared to thrive in this type of environment.
This position is responsible for providing the vision, leadership and direction of the campus. This involves the management and oversight of campus operations, education, admissions, financial aid, career services, and maintenance of facilities. The position entails interacting with students and staff to maximize employee effectiveness, resulting in growth in student enrollment, completion and placement rates. Key roles include maintaining communication and operational effectiveness between campus and corporate office, community, peers, business networks and accrediting bodies. The position has full campus profit and loss, budget preparation/management and regulatory compliance accountability.
Key Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Complies with all Federal, State, accreditation and institutional policies and procedures.
Directs the campus management team responsible for Admissions, Education, Financial Planning, Career Services, Office Administration and Facilities/Security.
Actively promotes the Companys mission, vision and values statements and ensures team members incorporate these beliefs and values into their daily work ethic.
Leads staff effectively and develops campus relationships, establishes high expectations and communicates them clearly.
Responsible for positive and timely implementation of all initiatives in the Companys student success, management and staff development plans.
Plans and initiates campus-specific programs concerning organization, operational and academic functions of the campus, and oversees their execution.
Responsible for campus regulatory compliance.
Manages the profit and loss and fiscal planning activities such as development of budget, forecasts, and targets; manages physical building expansion programs.
Carries out management and leadership responsibilities in accordance with the organizations policies and applicable laws.
Networks in community in order to attract and retain top talent in school personnel.
Responsible for human resource activities including interviewing, hiring and training of staff; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining staff; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Monitors and maintains the schools accreditation status and standards; ensures all departments are in compliance with state, Title IV and accreditation requirements.
Actively participates in Irvine Support Team meetings and strategic planning sessions, community events, and professional associations.
Ability to work late evenings and weekends as needed.
Other duties as assigned.
Key Success Factors
Achieve or exceed budgeted EBITDA goals and or standards.
All Programs achieve or exceed minimum placement & completion rates.
Student Satisfaction survey results.
Achieve or exceed minimum revenue targets.
Qualifications
Essential Skills and Experience
• Three to five years’ experience as a proprietary school director or comparable management experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and/or work experience required.
• Strong understanding of regulatory procedures and compliance.
• Successful track record of energetic leadership, accomplishments and vision.
• High standards of quality and ethics.
• Budget preparation and management skills.
• Planning and creative problem-solving skills.
• Analytic thinker and problem solver.
• Strong team building and motivational skills.
• Organized, detail oriented, skilled in multi-tasking.
• Strong communication, listening and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to deal effectively with all levels of people, from students to executive management.
• Expert customer service skills.
• Passionate belief in the value of our Education Programs.
We offer an exciting, fast-paced and dynamic work environment. If changing students lives is important to you, and you have the qualifications reflected above, we would love to hear from you.
