What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Compliance position at Southern Careers Institute?
The Director of Compliance is responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing activities and initiatives to ensure consistent compliance with federal, state, accreditation, and as well as any changes in regulations, including within institutional policies and procedures.
The position ensures interactions and relationships with external entities (accreditors, states, etc.) and internal customers (campus personnel and corporate partners) are managed and maintained with the highest level of excellence, accuracy, and responsiveness.
Identifies and responds to institutional opportunities for improvement with systems and mechanisms that support institutional compliance, implementing proactive and preventive measures, as well as informing and training to build constituents’ knowledge and capability.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supports or performs duties including accreditor, state and federal applications, submissions, and responses
- Supports or performs development and maintenance of policies and procedures, especially in response to regulatory changes, including conducting employee training when applicable
- Supports or performs review of all compliance-related information (state, federal, accreditor, programmatic, agency, etc.), for revisions, including analysis and summary for distribution
- Supports or performs the development of and reviewing/editing for accuracy and compliance, publications and documents (including public-facing materials such as website and marketing)
- Participates in/coordinates/manages the execution of internal audit programs and processes
- Correctly identifies compliance-related issues to determine whether to escalate, forward to others, or resolve, when appropriate
- Maintains mandatory compliance trainings for all employees
- Works with campus personnel to maintain accreditor compliance
- Manages reporting such as IPEDs, accreditor annual reports, and state annual reports
- Oversees placement scrub process with Career Services, monitoring outcomes
- Initiates investigations and/or routine monitoring for program compliance and/or in response to reports of non-compliance or concerns
- Reviews new regulations to determine impact on the institution and applicable faculty, staff, or students
- Develops and provides technical and administrative guidance on safety and health policies and programs
- Represents the Institute and all affiliate brands professionally and positively
- Performs other duties as required or assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Three years of experience in the field of post-secondary education, compliance, or audit
- Prefer experience with, and ability to apply, federal, state, and accrediting regulations applicable to the education industry
- Strong technology capabilities, especially Microsoft Office Suite
Benefits
- Training & Development
- Fun & Energetic, Family-Based Environment
- Continuous Growth Opportunities
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Options
- Health Savings & Flexible Spending Options (HSA & FSA)
- Basic Life & Accident Insurance
- Short & Long-term Disability
- 401K Retirement Plan
- SCI is an Equal Opportunity employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
About Southern Careers Institute
SCI has been changing lives for over 60 years, now and we’re just getting started. We offer certification-based training with programs in Medical, Business, Cosmetology, Skilled-Trades and Technology with campuses spanning across central and south Texas as well as online. Our students can graduate most of our programs in under one year and with real-world experience under their belt.
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Job Type: Full-time
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
