Director, English Second Language

Director, English as a Second Language

Position Number: CM-POST-000004

Division:

Department:
English as a Second Language (ESL)

FTE: 100

Term (month/year): 12 Months/Year

Annual Salary Step Range: $ - $

Initial Screening Date: 05/14/2026

Open Until Filled:
Yes

The ESL Director position will oversee the Mt. San Antonio College ESL program, which serves a large population of over 8,000 adult learners seeking to acquire English language skills. ESL students are of a diverse educational background, age, primary language, and socioeconomic status. In addition to acquiring English, students also transition into credit college programs. Over 60 dedicated professors teach and provide support services in ESL, along with over 25 staff.

Under administrative direction, plans, organizes, manages, and provides administrative direction and oversight for all functions and activities of the College’s English as a Second Language (ESL) and Intercultural Programs, including development and implementation of ESL courses and programs; coordinates assigned activities with other College departments, staff, and outside agencies; provides highly responsible and complex professional assistance to management in areas of expertise.

Receives administrative direction from the assigned managerial personnel. Exercises general direction and supervision over faculty, professional, technical, and administrative support staff through subordinate levels of management and supervision.

This position is within the educational administrator classification and oversees, directs, and participates in all activities of the ESL Department, including planning, development, and administration of departmental policies, procedures, and services. This class provides assistance to management in a variety of administrative, coordinative, analytical, and liaison capacities. The incumbent is accountable for accomplishing departmental planning and operational goals and objectives and for furthering College goals and objectives within general policy guidelines.

Responsibilities include coordinating the activities of the department with those of other departments and outside agencies and managing and overseeing the complex and varied functions of the department. Successful performance of the work requires knowledge of education policy and College functions and activities, and the ability to develop, oversee, and implement projects and programs in a variety of areas.