Title: Director of Educator Preparation & Teacher Licensure

Position Type: Director

College: Red Rocks Community College

Division: Academic Affairs

Department: RRCC Early Childhood Education

Campus: RRCC Lakewood Campus

Location: Lakewood

Who We Are:

Red Rocks Community College exemplifies extraordinary. We are dedicated to our Vision and Mission, which promote student achievement, staff empowerment, and community engagement. We live our values: Learning, Collaboration, Community, Belonging, and Empowerment.
RRCC seeks applicants who understand and have first-hand experience working with diverse populations, which may include but are not limited to, historically marginalized populations such as people of color, LGBTQ+ community members, veterans, first generation graduates, and people with disabilities.

Job Summary:

RRCC seeks an experienced and collaborative Director of Education Programs to provide leadership for the College’s Education, Early Childhood Education, educator preparation, and teacher licensure pathways. This 12-month administrative staff position supports high-quality academic programs that prepare future educators and strengthen educator workforce pipelines across Colorado.
The Director leads program planning, course scheduling, faculty coordination and supervision, curriculum and program review, budgeting, advisory board activities, clinical partnerships, student progression, and continuous improvement. This role also serves as RRCC’s primary contact for educator preparation, licensure, state approval, authorization, reauthorization, and reporting with the Colorado Department of Education, Colorado Department of Higher Education, school district partners, and community stakeholders.
A successful candidate possesses strong academic leadership, regulatory compliance, partnership development, communication, data analysis, and program management skills. They are at ease building relationships across the College and with external partners, supporting students through licensure and clinical placement requirements, using data to strengthen enrollment, retention, completion, licensure, and employment outcomes, and managing detailed state and institutional requirements. This position may work from any RRCC campus or site, and occasional evening or weekend work may be required to support program, partner, student, or College needs.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of educator preparation programs, teacher licensure requirements, and higher education administration.
• Knowledge of curriculum development, accreditation, assessment, and continuous improvement processes.
• Knowledge of budgeting, scheduling, enrollment management, and academic program operations.
• Ability to interpret and apply state regulations, accreditation standards, and institutional policies.
• Ability to supervise faculty and staff and lead cross-functional teams.
• Strong project management, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated commitment to student success, equity, workforce development, and continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in education, Educational Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction, Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education, Higher Education, or a closely related field.
• Current or previous educator licensure.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience in educator preparation, teacher licensure, P–12 education, higher education, academic program leadership, or a related field.
• Experience with program administration, compliance, accreditation, assessment, budgeting, or state reporting.
• Experience collaborating with school districts, faculty, staff, and community partners.

Physical & Cognitive Demands

The following are some of the physical and cognitive demands commonly associated with this position.• Occasionally moves, positions, and transports files and office materials weighing up to 10 lbs.
• This is largely a sedentary role. This position operates in an office environment and constantly uses a computer, and routinely uses standard office equipment including phones, copiers, etc.
• The person in this position constantly communicates with internal and external constituents and students. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• Cognitive demands include comparing, copying, computing, compiling, analyzing, coordinating, synthesizing, negotiating, communicating, instructing, and interpersonal skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctorate in Education, Educational Leadership, Higher Education, Curriculum and Instruction, or a related field.
• Experience leading or coordinating a state-approved Educator Preparation Program (EPP).
• Experience with Colorado educator licensure rules, authorization, reauthorization, and accreditation processes.
• Experience supervising faculty and staff.
• Experience in managing budgets and advisory boards.
• Experience with Title II, SURDS, accreditation, or state reporting systems.
• Experience in higher education teaching and academic administration.
• Demonstrated success developing partnerships with school districts and workforce stakeholders.

Selection Process:

Candidates will be evaluated based on their qualifications as related to the duties and responsibilities of the position. Candidates may redact any personally identifiable information on their materials including but are not limited to age, date of birth, and dates of attendance and date of graduation for educational institutions. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Application Instructions: 

All applicants must submit:
1. Resume
2. Detailed letter of interest (cover letter) addressing the job announcement.

If you have questions regarding this position, please contact us at HR@rrcc.edu.

Starting Salary

Starting salary range for this position is $92,418 to $101,660 annually, commensurate with education and experience. This is a full-time, FLSA-exempt position. This position has been exempted from the State Classified System.

Additional Information/Benefits:

Reasonable Accommodation Statement
Red Rocks Community College provides reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process and/or during the course of employment, please contact Jennifer Matthews, Vice President of Human Resources, at (303) 914-6298, Jennifer.Matthews@rrcc.edu, or Room 1024, 13300 W. 6th Ave. Lakewood, CO 80228.