Senior Director Education Hartford, CT

Senior Director of Education

Senior Director Education, 40 hours, Hartford Campus with travel to multiple locations.

Oak Hill has been enhancing the lives of people with disabilities since 1893. Founded by Emily Wells Foster, Oak Hill has over 129 years of experience providing high‑quality services to individuals with varying disabilities. Our mission is to partner with people with disabilities to promote independence, education, health, and dignity.

The Senior Director of Education is responsible for overseeing the effective day‑to‑day operations of the Education Department and the general administration of all instructional, business, or other operations of the Department.

The Senior Education Director has contact with the Chief Administrator, Directors, Supervisors, employees, applicable agencies as appropriate, and may interact with any employee or person within the Education Department, Oak Hill School and Oak Hill.

• Mission and goals drive strategic educational programming that supports an environment of student development and learning and sustains or increases the Education Department and Oak Hill School student census while positively impacting the community.
• Effective planning of organizational systems, educational programs, and appropriate utilization of human capital and resources resulting in a managed budget.
• Leading, directing, and mentoring directors to support a positive administration and efficient operations of the Education Department, Oak Hill School, and Oak Hill.
• Maintaining the Education Department, Oak Hill School, and Oak Hill’s positive public image; engaging the community through appropriate media to ensure the public is well informed of all programming available at Oak Hill.
• Facilitating effective communication with the Chief Administrator to ensure timely communication of important information, e.g., procedural changes.
• Submitting data for the annual proposed budget in a timely manner and maintaining fiscal responsibility.

• Accountable to the Chief Administrator for the administration of Oak Hill School; manage the school's strategic mission and goals; ensure day‑to‑day operations meet educational requirements according to the State Board of Education and other regulatory agencies. Report all required information to the Chief Administrator as appropriate.
• Maintain the effective plans of the organization, educational programs, and services inclusive of: school records, financial accounts, business and property records, personnel records, school population and scholastic records, contracts, securities, documents, title papers, books of records, and other papers on behalf of the Chief Administrator and as required by governing bodies.
• Manage the operations and activities of directors; ensure they effectively guide and coordinate operations and activities in the education system and/or Oak Hill School; secure their assistance in evaluating and formulating ongoing programming; plan, monitor and implement current program changes and initiate new programs as appropriate; determine and establish internal objectives for program plans; evaluate directors and central office staff job performance;
  
  support and render advice to directors to support student population educational goals.
• Promote the Education Department and Oak Hill School by evaluating student referrals; establish and maintain liaison with community groups; develop and recommend long‑range and short‑range plans consistent with current trends, community needs, and strategic planning for the Education Department and Oak Hill School. Maintain public relations to ensure the public is informed of all department and school programs.
• Keep the Chief Administrator informed of the Education Department and Oak Hill School programs; assure effective communications between the Chief Administrator, Directors and Supervisors. Communicate any changes in proposed procedures that would depart from policy, and expenditure of substantial sums. In consultation with the Chief Administrator and President, prepare the Education…