<p>Academic Director - Honolulu:</p> <p>Reports to: School Director (local) and Director of Academic Management, North America (regional)</p> <p>EF is looking for an experienced manager to oversee the academic program at our wonderful school in Honolulu. The Academic Director is responsible for academic programs in the school including hiring and managing teachers, coordinating classes and supervising academic components of the school budget.</p> <p>The ideal candidate is someone who is driven and is a proven leader with an ability to collaborate and grow their staff. This person is someone who is able to problem solve, does not subscribe to a "that's not my job" attitude, and has ambitions to grow both personally and professionally while reaching new targets at a heavily customer service focused school. This person will also be required to work collaboratively with other departments and should have excellent communication, delegation and management skills with a proven background in international education.</p> <p>Requirements</p> <ul> <li>Manage a large teaching team incl. recruitment and development </li><li>Ability to guide, develop, inspire and motivate teams </li><li>Proven track record in effective recruitment and HR </li><li>Relentless focus on customer service and quality </li><li>Global-/International work experience </li><li>A model of quality & professionalism </li><li>Ensures that the EF in-house curriculum and materials are used in a dynamic way by the teaching staff </li><li>Ensures that all policies and procedures are complied with by staff in the academic department </li><li>Maintains the academic integrity of the school </li><li>Organizes placement testing and places students in appropriate levels </li><li>Counsels individual students regarding academic performance </li><li>Tracks students with excessive absences and initiates Academic Warning Letters </li><li>Coordinates professional development </li><li>observes teachers and conducts follow-up meetings </li><li>provides written, formal evaluations of observations </li><li>provides professional guidance </li><li>Coordinates departure evaluation questionnaires and departure testing </li><li>Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail </li><li>Ability to manage difficult situations & remain calm under pressure </li><li>Excellent cross-cultural communication, people and conflict resolution skills </li><li>Strong, confident decision maker. Highly motivated, positive with empathy for others </li><li>Supervises book inventory taking and book ordering </li><li>Conducts monthly inventory and maintains library of class sets in teachers' room </li><li>Assigns administrative duties to teaching staff as required </li><li>Works with the school director and the operations director to control academic components of the budget, including class size averages and hour banks for salaried teachers. </li><li>Other tasks as assigned by the School Director </li></ul> <p>In addition, you can expect</p> <ul> <li>Commitment to professional growth: robust monthly calendar of trainings and workshops </li><li>Ten paid holidays, and two floating holidays </li><li>Exciting business travel opportunities </li><li>25% company match on your 401(k) contributions </li><li>Market-leading medical, dental and vision coverage, along with options for life and disability insurance, legal and pet insurance </li><li>Dependent care, healthcare and commuter Flex Spending Accounts (FSAs) </li><li>Access to fertility care and family-building support </li><li>Wellness benefits including a yearly fitness reimbursement </li><li>Frequent social and learning events, including access to our employee-run resource groups </li><li>Robust Employee Assistance Program </li><li>Tenure-based sabbatical eligibility </li><li>EF Product Discounts (discounts on travel, international language schools, Au Pair program and more) </li><li>Discounts at local venues and businesses </li></ul> <p>About EF Language Abroad</p> <p>At EF Language Abroad, we believe that the world is better when people try to understand one another. Since 1965, we've helped millions of students discover new places, embrace diverse cultures, and gain fresh perspectives. We're dedicated to our mission of opening the world through education, harnessing the power of language learning to deepen the connection between people across the globe.</p> <p>We offer immersive short-term and long-term language courses and programs across different languages in the countries where they're spoken. Through blending classroom-based lessons with interactive exercises and real-world practice, our courses bring you to the heart of the</p> <p>language. Together, our global staff help students from around the world develop the language skills they need to achieve their dreams.</p> <p>EF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All positions are subject to a criminal background and and/or reference checks, as applicable.</p>