Director of Adult Education and Literacy

The Director of Adult Education and Literacy supervises and coordinates the role of the Administrative Assistant of Adult Education and Literacy, Recruitment and Retention Coordinator, Literacy Coordinator, and Adult Education and Literacy (ABED/ESL) Instructors and is responsible for providing support and leadership for the Adult Education & Family Literacy Act grant, Innovative Technology Bridge Grant, Secretary of the State Literacy Grant and any newly acquired programmatic grant initiatives.

The Director also leads the effort for procurement of additional grant opportunities in the adult education area, including the Integrated English Literacy & Civics Education grant. The Director provides registration, assessment, advising, recruitment, and retention services for adult education students. The Director maintains students' files, programmatic and student data, and is responsible for generating and submitting reports required by the Illinois Community College Board.

This position works with the Dean of Adult Education, Literacy, and Middle College to provide leadership to the department.