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About Baltimore City Community College

Founded in 1947, Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) is comprehensive, urban institution accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The College's campus is located in West Baltimore and courses are offered throughout the City. With its broad range of degree, certificate, and continuing education programs, affordable tuition, and extensive outreach, BCCC offers educational opportunities to the citizens of Baltimore City and throughout the state of Maryland. BCCC serves over 7,500* students annually, providing credits that transfer to four-year colleges and universities as well as workforce training leading directly to job placement. The College is proud of the fact that over 50 nations are represented within the student body.


* Based on the annual unduplicated credit and non-credit headcount for FY 2023.

Requisition Number: 2024-131

Posting Start Date: 9/24/2024

City: Baltimore

State: MD

Minimum Education: Masters
Additional Documentation: YES

Compensation: Commensurate with Experience
Director of English Language ServicesDescription/Job Summary

The purpose of the Director, ESL is to oversee the daily operation of the English Language Service Department. This include supervising staff, monitoring adjunct contracts, monitoring ESL classes, recruitment, and grant management.

Responsibilities/Duties

• Oversee the development and management of quality instructional services for about 60 off-campus sites throughout the Baltimore metropolitan area and statewide.


• Supervise the management of all grant-funded programs and activities and seek alternate sources of funding to increase services and provide support for ESL students.


• Manager the various budgets and grants that have been awarded to the department, ensuring all milestones/metrics are met, reports are submitted on time.


• Assume leadership responsibility for integration and success of continuing education students into mainstream non-credit occupational and credit programs.


• Oversee the aspects of ELS programs, including curriculum development, faculty recruitment and orientation, budgets, studeent testing and placement, student retention and program/staff evaluations


• Set vision and directions for the Workforce Development English Language Services programs.


• Work to improve effectiveness and quality of communication and coordination of support services with offices college wide in service of student retention and success.


• Establish and nurture partnerships with key community leaders, MD State Dept of Education, the Dept of Labor, Mayor's Office of Employment Development, and the Dept of Human Services to support and assist in the development of English Language Services


• Develop support structures and processes to effectively administer of all English Language programs and collaborate and coordinate efforts with offices and staff to support student success.


• Work with faculty and staff to match college resources to educational needs of the community.


• Plan, initiate, and oversee marketing efforts


• Assesses community needs for English Language programs and services to develop, supervise and evaluate credit and non-credit programs to address those needs.


• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Language Arts or a related field.


• At least 10 years' experience in supervising staff


• At least 10 years' experience in higher education or K-12


• At least 7 years' experience in managing programs

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctorate Degree in a Language Arts or a related field


• At least 15 years' experience in supervising staff


• At least 15 years' experience in higher education or K-12


• At least 10 years' experience in managing programs

Benefits: BCCC is both a higher education institution and a State of Maryland agency. As a state agency, the College is able to offer full-time, permanent PIN employees a host of benefits including a competitive salary and tuition waiver and remission. This is in addition to medical, dental, vision, retirement, 22 days of Annual Leave, 15 days of Sick Leave, 3 Personal Leave days, and more. Contractual Staff may be eligible for select benefits as well.

BCCC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.


Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. Applicants needing accommodation for any part of the application and/or hiring process should request the accommodation from The Office of Human Resources office by contacting us at 410-209-6007.


For more information, view the EEO - Know Your Rights and Pay Transparency Statement.

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