Director of Education

Job Description

As a successful Director of Education, your primary responsibilities will be to champion the Sylvan developed curriculum, ensure the quality of the education standards, train staff, and grow the business in your center.

As a successful Director of Education, you will:

• Keep family informed on program progress.
• Make recommendations to alter program prescriptions or offer additional programs.

• Select, hire, train & motivate all certified instructors, teachers and educational staff.
• Contribute to center profitability by controlling labor budget through managing instructor staffing levels and schedules.
• Provide oversight to staff related to all educational policies and procedures.
• Partner with the Center Director to run operations.

• Motivate and develop staff through ongoing trainings and workshops.
• Administer Sylvan Skills Assessments; analyze and interpret results.
• Write and recommend goal-based programs for Sylvan Students as well as monitor programs for performance.
• Establish relationships and communications with students’ teachers for insights on school progress.
• Create positive learning environment by modeling motivational behavior in the center for staff, students and parents, during all phases of the instructional program.

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2 years teaching experience.
• State level teaching certification (current or expired).
• Managerial experience.
• Previous Business and/or Sales experience.
• Strong Customer Service and Communication Skills and the ability to multi-task.

The Director of Education is primarily in charge of overseeing the educational programs of our students. This is a part‑time position.