Position Summary:

The Alternative Education Manager is a dynamic and results-driven professional responsible for cultivating and maintaining strong relationships with students, families, educational institutions, and community stakeholders. This individual plays a key role in streamlining the enrollment process to ensure accessibility and efficiency, while maintaining a high level of service and support for prospective and current participants in alternative education programs.

The ideal candidate will exhibit strong organizational skills, and attention to detail. This role will work closely with team members and external partners to streamline processes and enhance overall efficiency.

Responsibilities:

• Developing outreach strategies, guiding prospective students through the enrollment process, monitoring program performance, and implementing innovative solutions to meet the diverse needs of the community.

  • Enrollment and Process Improvement – Oversee and streamline the enrollment process to ensure accessibility, efficiency, and an excellent participant experience.
  • Communication – Serve as a trusted liaison between departments, facilitating communication and information flow to other departments and external partners. This position will also serve as the primary point of contact for GED centers, facilitating clear communication between staff, students, and external partners.
  • Documentation Management – Prepare and maintain documentation, and reports. Organize and maintain all records related to GED programs, including student files, and assessment data.
  • Follow-Up – Monitor student progress and follow-up with GED Centers to ensure timely completion of required tasks and provide necessary support to students. Maintain communication with Admissions Representatives on students’ progress. Maintain a proactive approach to follow-through.
  • Collaboration - Effectively manage and lead internal and external relationships to deliver program objectives. Maintain program relationships with training organizations via internal team members nationally. Collaborate on graduate outcomes, assist in building partnerships, collect feedback, and share program updates.
  • Advocate – Assist in driving both equality in organizational support and equity in access to program resources for training programs to be successful across the community.
  • Program Management - Achieve desired outcomes. Assist with project management, tracking timelines, deliverables, and progress. Continuously seek ways to improve administrative processes and enhance the overall efficiency of GED Programs.
  • Drive alignment - Manage key relationships that include government and non-government entities along with tribal nations, and more.
  • Measurement and reporting - Define and regularly report key program metrics to team members.
  • Innovation and Continuous Improvement – Stay informed on trends and best practices in alternative education to adapt programs to the changing needs of students and families.
    
    

  You Are Someone Who

  • Coordinate with other departments regarding student files
  • Communicate with various agencies the student status as required by the agency
  • Strict adherence to all processes and procedures set forth by state, federal, and company policies and regulations
  • Daily and weekly generation of various reports
  • Adhere to all deadlines set forth by Senior Director of Agency Relations
  • Assist team members, support admissions representatives, and other staff members with excellent customer service
  • Mandatory attendance at semi-annual graduation
  • Has outstanding organizational and time leadership skills
  • Can multitask, support multiple workstreams, and keep them moving forward
  • Can understand the needs and processes of working with non-profit organizations
  • Understands how to run a program at scale
  • Is an excellent communicator who understands the level of detail needed for each team member
  • Is collaborative and can establish relationships across organizations
  • Is comfortable experimenting and learning from failures
  • Can manage a program and project, but also get things done
  • Can work independently and quickly
  • Is comfortable with change and dynamic requirements

Required Knowledge, Education and Experience:

Experience in outreach, sales, and community engagement. High School diploma or GED and three years preferred work experience or, two years of post-secondary education and two years of related work experience or, a bachelor's degree in a related field and one year of related work experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. This position is ideal for a motivated, collaborative, and innovative professional who is passionate about empowering students and creating pathways for educational success.

Why should you apply?

• Competitive benefits package including Medical, Dental, and Vision (with Company paid employee only dental & vision option) plus access to virtual doctor’s visits
• Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account options
• 401(k) Employer Match
• Short- & Long-Term Disability – Company Paid
• Basic Life Insurance – Company Paid
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Your Birthday off – Company Paid
• 2 weeks PTO – 1st yr.
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee referral bonus program
• Headspace membership – Company Paid
• Marquee Health Well-Being Program – Company Paid
• Pet Insurance, Accident Insurance, and other optional insurance plans

StrataTech Education - Core Values

At StrataTech, we are zealous advocates of positive and sustainable life change through skilled trades education. We are laser focused on student success by focusing on organizational and operational improvements, a dedication to excellence in training programs, innovation and technology aligning industry transformations, and a culture built on human compassion, care, and service. Together, we are on fire to inspire and collectively strive to make a true impact in the lives of others. Collectively, our organizational core values are focused on promoting an incredible work environment, with genuine and authentic people, which is both challenging and fun, while focused on serving the needs of others. Together, we are united with the desire to make a positive impact in the lives we touch and in the communities we serve.

*Challenging and Fun

*Creating an Incredible Work Environment

*Genuine People

*Force For Good

We are laser focused on student success by focusing on organizational and operational improvements, a dedication to excellence in training programs, innovation and technology aligning industry transformations, and a culture built on human compassion, care, and service. Together, we are on fire to inspire and collectively strive to make a true impact in the lives of others.

StrataTech Education Group

StrataTech Education Group focuses on the acquisition, growth and development of specialized career education schools, particularly skilled-trade programs designed to address the nation’s growing infrastructure needs.

The company’s Tulsa Welding School subsidiary was founded in 1949 with campuses in Tulsa, Okla., Jacksonville, Fla., and Houston, Texas. Tulsa Welding School is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) and is a member of the American Welding Society and the Career Education Colleges and Universities. TWS-Jacksonville is a branch campus of Tulsa Welding School, located at 2545 E. 11th St., Tulsa, OK 74104. Licensed by OBPVS and ASBPCE. Licensed by the Florida Commission for Independent Education, License No. 2331. Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center (TWSTC), a branch campus of Tulsa Welding School, opened and started training students in 2014. TWSTC is located at 243A Greens Road in Houston, Texas.

The Refrigeration School, Inc (RSI) was founded in Phoenix, Arizona in 1965. RSI trains students in the technical services that are needed today and challenges the student to reach their highest level of academic knowledge and leadership capabilities. Accredited School, ACCSC. Licensed by the Arizona State Board for Private Post Secondary Education.

**Candidates must be able to successfully pass a criminal history check and drug test.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

In compliance with federal law, StrataTech Education Group prepares annual reports on campus security and resources. StrataTech Education Group’s Annual Security Reports are available online at the link(s) below. Additionally, you may request a hard copy of the report by contacting the designate Clery Officer at (602) 336-7118.

Tulsa Welding School 2024 Annual Security Report

Tulsa Welding School Jacksonville 2024 Annual Security Report

Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center 2024 Annual Security Report

Tulsa Welding School Dallas 2024 Annual Security Report

The Refrigeration School 2024 Annual Security Report

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