Education Administrator Responsibilities
Education administrators take care of the administration, support systems, and other activities that ensure effective running educational institutions like schools and colleges. Such job opportunities are available in schools and private colleges. The education administrator responsibilities are inclusive of dealing with admissions, managing data, good quality assurance, and examinations in a specialized department like careers, finance, or human resources. The education administrator responsibilities are very huge and differ on the basis of institution and the department where the administrator works. Some of his key responsibilities are -
- Directing and guiding the education institution to run effectively, barring all hindrances and ensure the same
- Guiding and supervising the teaching staff working under him in order to ameliorate the standards of the school
- Dealing with the academic queries and complaints of that school or institution
- Making the education system easy and adaptable for the sudents
- Laying equal emphasis on theory and practicals, so that the students can experience both the facets, get interested in academics, and do well
- Keeping in touch with all the new educational developments and technologies so that the weak students can be helped and the intelligent ones can benefit further
- Keeping the students' documents carefully, right from the time of their admission to the time they leave the school
- Advising teachers and tutors of the institution on dealing with the students. Helping the teachers in case of difficulties
- Making the future of the students bright, effective, and responsible
- Maintaining the course approval plans and see to it if these plans suit the students
- Reviewing academic board committees and regularize terms and conditions of the schools
- Increasing recruitment, alumni, public relations, and marketing activities
- Administering and taking care of the various phases of the students' life cycle
- Managing examinations and the methods of their assessment
- Preparing drafts, reports, and documents for uses; both internal as well as external
- Making future data plans and designing schemes for the benefit, welfare, and betterment of the students, school, or college
- Ensuring that the financial systems move smoothly, leading to effective functioning of the school or college
- Supervising the budget, so that the school or college is able to work to the best of its ability and yield outstanding results
- Buying equipments and goods as per the needs of the students
- Supervising various kinds of co-curricular activities and encouraging the non participating students to participate in these activities and show their talents
- Connecting with other students and educational organizations or institutions in order to raise the standards of the school or college and arranging educational activities that are a part of development
- Maintainining discipline, obedience, and punctuality in the school or college
- Ensuring all the students are treated as equals in the school or college
Qualifications and Skills
He should have -
- A master's or a doctor's degree in education administration
- Held a teacher's position before moving into administration
- An expertise over the current job
- Determination, positive attitude, and confidence
- Creativity and innovativeness
- Good interpersonal speaking and writing skills
- Sound temperament and well balanced
- Leadership qualities and be a motivator
Salary
He draws a salary of USD 68,000 to USD 102,000 per annum. But this can vary from one place to another depending on the school and the work experience of the candidate.
Working Conditions
He mostly works 8 - 9 hours a day and 40 hours a week. Sometimes, he travels and coordinates with the students or teaching staff of other schools or colleges to better his school or college. He works all the 12 months of the year.
Thus, he actively participates and works with the teachers and staff to raise the curriculam standards of the school and sets performance targets and objectives, which when reached, help the same get recognition.
