Director of Studies, ILSC Melbourne
Director of Studies, ILSC Melbourne
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Job Description
Role: Director of Studies
Reports to: National Academic Director ELICOS & Pathways
Location: Melbourne
Description:
ILSC is one of Australias most recognised language schools and the Director of Studies ILSC Melbourne is a role that is key to leading our academic operations at our Melbourne CBD campus.
ILSC is known for the quality rigour and variety of programs that are tailored to best meet international student needs and interests. The Director of Studies (DoS) is a key leadership role and is responsible for ensuring the ILSC mission of a transformative learning environment for students and staff at ILSC is consistently upheld. The DoS leads the local ILSC campus Academic Team overseeing all aspects of academic programs and academic operations.
The DoS is also a key member of the National ELICOS Academic Management Team reporting to the National Academic Director ELICOS & Pathways and working closely with other ILSC DoSs the ILSC Admin Team and the ILSC Global Curriculum Team ensuring the continued alignment development and overall success of the ILSC campus ILSC Australia and ILSC Education Group as a whole.
Job Duties:
The duties of this position include but are not limited to:
- Overall academic leadership ensuring outstanding quality of learning and teaching:
- regularly reviewinglearning and teaching outcomes ensuring solid student progression and an excellent student experience
- promoting continual professional developmentand growthand empowering and encouraging staff torealisetheir full potential
- continually reviewing and improving processes and procedures including embracing innovation from both internal and external sources
- regularly reviewinglearning and teaching outcomes ensuring solid student progression and an excellent student experience
- Overall management of the academic team ensuring a collaborative supportive and professional ethos:
- modelling and encouraging clear regular and multi-directional communication
- upholding managing and inspiring optimumstaffperformance and facilitating both collaborative and autonomous continuousprofessional development
- embracing diversity and staff contributions and nurturing and celebrating a respectful and collegiate culture
- modelling and encouraging clear regular and multi-directional communication
- Ensuring academic delivery and resourcing meet and exceed customer expectations within budgetary constraints
- Ensuring regulatory compliance on a local level with solid understanding of regulatory and workplace requirements (including: ESOS Act National Code 2018 ELICOS Standards 2018 NEAS NES Post-Secondary Award 2020 WHS state-based Working with Children employer responsibilities)
- Keeping up to date with industry trends and sector shifts and innovations
- Actively participating in the broader ELT profession and SIGs representing and promoting ILSC
- Collaborating with ILSC Groups national and global leadership teams:
- development of academic strategy and procedures and contribution to global curriculum and assessment renewal
- development of and contribution to teacher recruitment process
- development and advancement of local and national initiatives that support and cultivate ILSCs core values and strategic goals
- development of academic strategy and procedures and contribution to global curriculum and assessment renewal
- With the National Academic Director and othermanagement teammembers developing and delivering on the colleges directions plans and KPIs
- With the National Director Campus Operations and the National Director Student Services ensuring the smooth running of campus operations and ensuring quality and timely maintenance of learning & teaching spaces
Liaising withand supportingotherdepartmentswithin ILSC Education Group in mutual support of the school functions including but not exclusively advisors registrarsaccommodationand sales- Other related dutiesor projectsas determined by the National Academic Director
Essential Qualifications Skills and Attributes:
- Recognised Bachelor degree
- Trinity DipTESOL Cambridge DELTA or MA TESOL (or equivalent)
- Minimum three years leadership and management experience in quality English language institutions
- Passionate about English language teaching and international education
- Strong communication and leadership skills
- Excellent people management and soft skills
- Proactive with strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
- Excellent organisational and computer skills
- Ability to multitask with strong attention to detail
- Highly developed interpersonal networking and influencing skills
- Ability to develop effective working relationships with a range of stakeholders
- Excellent work ethic
- Strong MS Office & student management systems skills
- Current Working with Children Check
- Full Australian work rights
Education and Experience Required
- Excellent understanding of TESOL methodology programs curriculum design and assessment practices
- Experience recruiting new teachers and managing complex timetables and academic calendars
- Demonstrated focus on continuous personal and team professional development
- Strong connections and relationships with various industry stakeholders
- Demonstrated experience in leading compliance audits (desirable)
- Experience in teacher training (desirable)
- IDLTM (desirable)
Contact Information:
While we thank all applicants only those who are shortlisted will be contacted.
About ELS ILSC & Greystone College
A world leader in language education & vocational training ILSC Education Group which opened its first language school in Vancouver Canada in 1991 and Greystone College in 2002 offers life-changing educational experiences in Canada Australia Ireland and India some of the worlds most attractive and popular English-speaking work and study destinations. Since opening its first school in Vancouver BC Canada ILSC has become a world leader in language and career training and has grown to include 10 incredible locations around the world in Vancouver Toronto and Montréal Canada; New Delhi India; and Brisbane Sydney Melbourne Adelaide and Perth Australia; and Dublin Ireland; as well as two online language schools ILSC HELLO and ILSC 2025 ILSC Education Group launched Greystone Institute a new Higher Education provider in Brisbane.
In early 2022 ILSC Education Group joined forces with ELS Educational Services bringing together over 100 years of combined experience delivering life-changing learning experiences to international students. Since 1961 when ELS Educational Services opened its first school in Washington DC ELS has developed a global reputation for delivering top-quality English language programs. ELS now has the most extensive network of on-campus English language programs and University partners across the USA.
Our mission is to provide our global community with transformative learning living and work experiences by offering the finest language career and higher education programs.
Our Core Values
PASSION:To enrich & transform peoples lives
INNOVATION:To evolve through creativity & diversity.
RESPECT:To treat everyone with compassion & dignity.
COLLABORATION:To build community & achieve more together.
INTEGRITY:To act responsibly & ethically in everything we do.
ELS ILSC and Greystone College are committed to providing a barrier-free environment and are proud to be Equal Employment Opportunity employers.
If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability you may contact HR at .
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
