Center Director

Company: Berlitz Corporation
Location: Saint Petersburg
Posted on: January 17, 2020

Job Description:

ELS-St. Petersburg, FL

Reporting directly to the District Director, the Center Director is a dynamic individual responsible for the successful operations of the Language Center. Specifically, the Center Director promotes and maintains an atmosphere conducive to a pleasant and productive work environment for employees and a pleasant study environment to enable student success and ensure student satisfaction. The Center Director is responsible for ensuring the success developing and implementing client service and public relation/promotional activities that will result in growth in enrollment at the Center. The Center Director also serves as the Designated School Officials (DSO), responsible for keeping informed of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) regulatory requirements and policies and ensuring that the Center is in compliance, following related ELS procedures.
Responsibilities: Reporting directly to the District Director, the Center Director will be responsible for:

Operating the Language Center.
Promoting and maintaining an atmosphere conducive to a pleasant work environment for employees and a pleasant study environment for students.
Keeping informed, as DSO, of regulatory requirements and policies and ensuring that the Center is in compliance, following related ELS procedures.
Establishing and maintaining relationships with university partners in the area.
Developing and implementing customer service and public relation/promotional activities that will result in growth at the Center.
Overseeing all Regular Programs and any Special Programs at the Center.

Qualifications:

College graduate, with MA preferred. Courses in business management, cross-cultural awareness, counseling, and ESL preferred.
Minimum 3 years managing an ESL or educational program with full supervisory responsibilities, including hiring and evaluating personnel.
Cross-cultural or international experience and experience in sales and fiscal management preferred.
Service-oriented, having the ability to relate well to a wide range of cultural groups and to be a willing and effective promoter of ELS to prospective and current clients.
Goal-oriented, a hands-on manager, and able to identify the need for-- and initiate-- action plans to continuously improve the services provided.
Education:
Required:

Bachelors or better in Educational Leadership or related field

Preferred:

Masters or better in Applied Linguistics or related field

Masters or better in TESOL or related field

Certificate or better in CELTA or related field


An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability

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