DESCRIPTION:

The Academic Director is responsible for all operations concerning the academic program. Specifically, the Academic Director is responsible for the hiring, training, development and dismissal of instructional staff; the development and implementation of the curriculum; the testing, placement and evaluation of students; and the scheduling of classes. In the absence of the Center Director, the Academic Director is responsible for the operation of the Language Center.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• BA from an accredited college/university and TEFL Certificate with equivalent experience required; MA in TESOL, Applied Linguistics or related field preferred.
• A minimum of two years teaching experience in the field of ESL and a minimum of one year of experience as an administrator in charge of teachers and teaching-related responsibilities. Curriculum planning and implementation experience is helpful.

ABOUT ILSC EDUCATION GROUP

In early 2022, ILSC Education Group joined forces with ELS Educational Services, bringing together over 100 years of combined experience delivering life-changing learning experiences to international students.
A world leader in language education & vocational training, ILSC Education Group, which opened its first language school in Vancouver, Canada in 1991 and Greystone College in 2002, offers life-changing educational experiences in Canada, Australia, and India, some of the world’s most attractive and popular English-speaking work and study destinations. Since opening its first school in Vancouver, BC, Canada, ILSC has become a world leader in language and career training and has grown to include 9 incredible locations around the world, in Vancouver, Toronto and Montréal, Canada; New Delhi, India; and Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, Australia.
Our mission is to provide our global community with transformative learning, living and work experiences by offering the finest language, career and higher education programs.

• Developing and conducting the academic program in such a manner that it meets all standards of ELS Language Centers standardized curriculum.
• Hiring, training and supervising of instructional staff.
• Providing substitute and/or regular classroom instruction.
• Maintaining the instructional budget by staying within instructional-hour guidelines.
• Ordering and maintaining all instructional materials and staying within the academic materials budget.
• Supervising the placement, testing and evaluation of students.
• Scheduling classes, teachers and students.
• Orienting new students to the academic program.
• Submitting required academic reports to universities and/or sponsors.
• Submitting required reports to the Corporate or District Office.
• Maintaining Center operations in the absence of the Center Director.
• Supervising the Assistant Academic Director.
• Assisting with the management of special programs as assigned.
• Performing other duties as necessary or assigned.