Lead Assistant Director, K-14

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Job Title: Lead Assistant Director K-14 Initiatives Location: Indianapolis Campus Job Type: Full-Time Classification: E-1 Salary Range: $47,000 - $52,000/annually (based on experience) Reports To: Director K-14 Initiatives

Who We Are: Ivy Tech is Indiana’s community college and workforce engine, delivering: high-quality learning experiences that propel Indiana’s communities, measurable economic return, excellence in teaching, and industry-aligned credentials of value, empowering every learner to achieve lifelong success.

Our Values: • Empathy: We lead with care and connectivity, ensuring we meet our students where they are. • Integrity: We act responsibly and ethically in the best interest of our students, employees, partners, institution, and the State. • Agility: We move with purpose and adapt to the evolving needs of our students, employers, and the State. • Impact: We exist to change lives through quality education. Our work strengthens individuals, families, communities, and the future of Indiana.

About the Role: We are seeking a highly skilled Assistant Director to join our Indianapolis team. In this role, you will serve as a lead for all dual credit processes for Indy area high school partners, including your own assigned schools. This includes development of professional relationships with secondary school administrators, guidance counselors, secondary school instructors, college program chairs (or department heads), students, and parents. Will manage new instructor credentialing, lead new teacher trainings, and support the College Connection Coaches in new student application and registration process, the identification and implementation of dual credit pathways resulting in successful completion of certificates or degrees prior to high school graduation.

You will leverage your technical and functional abilities to track and implement strategies to ensure all NACEP requirements are met. You will also advise, mentor, and assist high school aged youth with their high school-based college courses and pathways. This position is part of a team focusing on dual credit and works with a K-14 transition team. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of advising, project management, and communication skills, coupled with a passion for delivering outstanding customer service and data driven results in a dynamic environment.

***RESUME AND COVER LETTER REQUIRED FOR CONSIDERATION***

Required Skills & Competencies: • Technical Skills: Have expertise in using multiple student tracking software systems, including, but not limited to Banner, Dual Enroll, Google Suite, Microsoft Office, Canvas, and Salesforce. Strong data management skills are used to assist the department in decision making. Hands-on experience in tracking students’ progress in completing applications, assessments, registrations, and academic progress toward a completion. • Analytical Skills: Strong ability to analyze data, identify patterns, and provide data-driven solutions for our high school partners to assist students through their academic journey with Ivy Tech. Monitor student software systems to ensure completion of NACEP compliance. • Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate ideas clearly to diverse audiences. Hands-on experience in managing a classroom, presenting to high school students and administrative teams. Ability to work as with and as a team for a common goal. • Problem-Solving: Ability to think critically, make decisions independently, and solve complex problems in a timely manner. The ability to go beyond the easiest or surface answer for a student, or an internal or external customer, and get to the root cause of the problem, question or issue to solve it as quickly and professionally as possible. • Teamwork: Proven experience in collaborating effectively with diverse teams to achieve common goals. Engage in behaviors that create an inclusive environment in which all people are valued and supported. • Project Management: Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and track progress in a fast-paced environment. A strong ability to pull, collect, and analyze data efficiently and effectively.   Hands on experience using databases, spreadsheets, and CRM systems is required. • Leadership Skills: Ability to inspire, guide, and assist team members toward a common goal while fostering a positive work culture.

Preferred Additional Skills: • Data and project management experience. Experience using ACCESS database is helpful. • Experience in student advising and/or high school classroom management (teaching, counseling, or support).

Key Responsibilities: The following is not to be construed as an exhaustive list. Other duties logically associated with this position may be assigned. All responsibilities will be conducted within the parameters of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), other applicable regulatory requirements, and professional standards. • Confirm approved instructors annually by providing documentation and tracking approval of new instructor credentials. • Monitor DualEnroll.com for instructors’ onboardings, syllabus reviews, and site visits. • Provide annual training/communication to dual credit teachers and school champions on processes and timelines. • Monitor IvyLearn Professional Development courses for dual credit teachers. • Track final grades for dual credit classes. • Track and build all dual credit courses in Banner and monitor courses in Dual Enroll. • Become an expert in using DualEnroll.com for student applications, registrations, and tracking class rosters. • Provide training for Knowledge Assessment (including providing C#s for schools so that students can set up My Ivy). • Provide annual reports and rosters for dual credit schools, especially career centers. • Identify opportunities for students to complete certifications, certificates, and associate degrees in all applicable program

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