Truck Driver Training Program Director

We offer a full benefits package after 30 days of employment as well as 2 weeks paid time off to take within your first year, available after 90 days of employment!!

Join our amazing Ancora Training Team assisting our instructors and instructing our students, so they will acquire their CDL-Class A!!

This position requires 75% travel.

Reporting to the Regional Program Director, the CDL Program Director is responsible for providing leadership for the CDL Program. The CDL Program Director provides subject matter expertise and actively participates in the curriculum development, revision and implementation process. As the subject matter expert in a particular program, this CDL Program Director provides face to face product knowledge training to the Admissions or student groups, utilizing materials generated via the centralized curriculum development process. This position is responsive to the Admissions or client staff when asked to engage with potential students and actively participates in new student orientation. The CDL Program Director is responsible for hiring, assigning, orienting, developing, evaluating and recognizing instructors within the program(s) of study. The CDL Program Director will convene meetings with faculty on a regular basis.

This CDL Program Director is also responsible for monitoring and supporting the student population within his/her program of study. The CDL Program Director plays an active role in the student advising process, including advising students during the provisional period, meeting with students who initiate a complaint, advising students who have career-oriented questions, and consulting with students whose engagement and/or academic progress is in question. The CDL Program Director analyzes student population data, working with faculty and staff to identify students who may be at risk, and contacting students to identify barriers to success and to provide support and information concerning student services.

Finally, the CDL Program Director is responsible for continuous improvement of the program. Actively engaged in the development and maintenance of the campus effectiveness plan, the CDL Program Director collects data for purposes of analyzing program performance. Program performance data and feedback from the local advisory board is shared with the Academic team for purposes of (centralized) continuous improvement of the curriculum. Requires up to 75% travel.

Experience Required:

• Required High School Diploma or GED
• 3 years of experience in academic instruction in a post-secondary environment
• 5 years of commercial driving industry experience
• 5 years of experience in a management or supervisory role
• Excellent customer service skills
• 75% travel required
• This position requires no more than 50# of lifting, the ability to get in and out of a tractor, and being outside, walking 90% of your day, while training students outside in all elements.

Preferred:

• 7 years of experience in academic instruction in a post-secondary environment
• 10 years of experience in the field of commercial driving
• Working knowledge of federal/state government education regulations
• 7 years of experience in a management or supervisory role
• Previous experience as an academic Program Director
• Experience in student guidance, or related field
• Working knowledge of federal/state government education regulations

Ancora Education is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment. We are an equal opportunity employer that maintains a policy of nondiscrimination with respect to all employees and applicants for employment. All employment decisions are made without regard to individual's age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $62,000.00 - $68,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Application Question(s):

• Are you able to complete a through background check including a drug screen?
• Are you able to perform 8-10 hours on your feet, 50# lifting, bending, squatting, outside, in all types of weather?

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Class-A Commercial Driving: 5 years (Required)
• Management/Supervisory: 3 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• CDL Class-A (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 75% (Required)

Work Location: In person