Top 75 Director Jobs in Decatur, Il

Director of Student Success
Millikin University —Decatur, IL
- Weekends as needed
- Microsoft Outlook
- Experience working with individuals with disabilities
- Writing skills
Director of Development
MACON RESOURCES INC —Decatur, IL
- $74,000 - $92,000 a year
- Full-time
- Experience working with individuals with disabilities
- Public speaking
- Research
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Assistant Director of Nursing -ADON
Fair Havens Senior Living —Decatur, IL
- $42 - $45 an hour
- Full-time
- RN License
- Mid-level
- Organizational skills
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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Director of Sales and Marketing - Senior Living
Goodwin Recruiting —Monticello, IL
- $115,000 a year
- Full-time
- Marketing
- 5 years
- Bachelor's degree
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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12d
Director of Rehab / Management - FT
Renewal Rehab —Decatur, IL
- $55,000 - $90,000 a year
- Full-time
- Skilled nursing facility
- Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine
- Supervising experience
- Continuing education credits
- Health insurance
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Senior Clinical Director, Community
Heritage Behavioral Health Center —Decatur, IL
- $90,000 - $120,000 a year
- Full-time
- LMFT
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- Residential
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
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Internal Audit Assistant Director
ADM —Decatur, IL
- $151,000 - $283,000 a year
- Overtime
- Background check
- CPA
- 11+ years
- Paid parental leave
- Health savings account
Assistant or Associate Director, TRIO Student Support Services Program
Millikin University —Decatur, IL
- Writing skills
- Databases
- University
Memory Care Director
HERITAGE OPERATIONS GROUP LLC —Decatur, IL
- $47,000 - $52,000 a year
- Computer literacy
- Mid-level
- Team management
- Wellness program
- Paid holidays
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Program Director
LifeWise Academy Inc —Decatur, IL
- Part-time
- Mid-level
- Recruiting
- Retirement plan
Clinical Director
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PRACTICE SERVICES LLC. —Decatur, IL
- $90,000 - $115,000 a year
- Full-time
- 5 years
- HIPAA
- Office
- Paid parental leave
- AD&D insurance
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Maintenance Director
Imboden Creek Senior Living and Rehabilitation —Decatur, IL
- $23 - $26 an hour
- Full-time
- Background check
- Skilled nursing facility
- Pass drug screening
- 401(k)
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Business Development Director Consumer Care - Decatur, IL
ADM —Decatur, IL
- $120,800 - $223,900 a year
- Overtime
- Background check
- Up to 50% travel
- English
- Paid parental leave
- Health savings account
Site Director at Muffley Elementary
KinderCare Education —Decatur, IL
- $20.25 - $28.35 an hour
- Full-time
- Classroom
- Customer service
- Computer literacy
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
Assistant Director at Skyrise School of East Decatur
KinderCare Education —Decatur, IL
- $20.25 - $23.60 an hour
- Full-time
- Classroom
- CPR Certification
- Computer literacy
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
Senior Director: Global Engineering- Decatur, IL
ADM —Decatur, IL
- $167,400 - $279,100 a year
- Overtime
- Background check
- 5 years
- Engineering
- Paid parental leave
- Health savings account
7d
Internal Audit Assistant Director - Data Analytics & AI
ADM —Decatur, IL
- $151,000 - $283,000 a year
- Overtime
- Background check
- Azure
- CPA
- Paid parental leave
- Health savings account
Business Development Director Plant Health - Decatur, IL
ADM —Decatur, IL
- $120,800 - $223,900 a year
- Overtime
- Background check
- Up to 50% travel
- English
- Paid parental leave
- Health savings account
Director of Nursing
Heritage Behavioral Health Center —Decatur, IL
- $100,000 - $130,000 a year
- Full-time
- CPR Certification
- Nursing
- Addiction Medicine
- Dental insurance
- 401(k)
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Youth Director
Clinton United Methodist Church —Clinton, IL
- $35,000 - $45,000 a year
- Part-time
- Mid-level
- Children
- Organizational skills
- Flexible schedule
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Director of Student Success

Millikin University -
Decatur, IL

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Job Details

Qualifications

Project team coordination
Team supervision
Academic institution experience
Working with students from diverse cultural backgrounds
Driving
Leading team collaboration initiatives
Experience at colleges/universities
School staff supervision
General management
University experience

Full Job Description

The Director of Student Success provides strategic leadership for academic advising, retention initiatives, academic support services, and student success programs that promote persistence and degree completion. Reporting to the Dean of Academic Services and University Registrar, the Director is responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating services that foster student achievement and support undergraduate students from enrollment through graduation.

The Director, in conjunction with the Dean, provides leadership for advising initiatives, first-year support, retention efforts, academic recovery programs, and academic support services. Through collaboration with faculty and campus partners, the Director advances institutional goals related to student success, retention, and post-graduate outcomes while ensuring compliance with university policies and applicable regulations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to, the following:

Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for the Student Success Center, which includes accessibility services, advising, bridge programs, grant programs (such as Title III), supplemental instruction, and tutoring.
Manage departmental budgets, assessment activities, policies, procedures, and reporting.
Develop, implement, evaluate, and assess programs and services that support student success and retention.
Provide leadership and oversight for accessibility services, ensuring students with documented disabilities receive reasonable accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and applicable federal and state regulations.
Collaborate with students, faculty, and campus partners to promote equitable access to academic programs and services through timely communication, accommodation implementation, and the resolution of accessibility-related concerns.
Promote a collaborative, student-centered culture focused on continuous improvement.
Lead and coordinate advising initiatives and student success strategies.
Support retention and persistence efforts through data-informed interventions.
Ensure effective delivery and assessment of tutoring, supplemental instruction, study tables, and other academic support programs.
Support first-year and transition programs in collaboration with campus partners.
Partner with faculty and academic departments to strengthen advising and student support.
Serve on university committees, councils, and task forces as assigned.
Performs other work-related job duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: This position supervises seven professional staff in the Student Success Center. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training staff members, planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining staff members; and addressing complaints and resolving issues.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to succeed in a result-driven professional organization. Ability to manage results through a staff of direct and indirect employees. Ability to drive a team in a focused direction. Working knowledge of higher education processes and practices. Maintaining professional performance, demeanor, and results while working under pressure in a dynamic environment. Customer, budget, quality, and delivery conscious mindset. Ability to establish priorities, work independently with minimal supervision, and facilitate teamwork. Highly organized, with the ability to plan, execute, and multitask to meet deadlines and keep projects under budget. Additional qualifications specific to this position are below:

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:

Minimum

Master’s degree required in education or related field
Three years of progressively responsible leadership experience in higher education
Demonstrated strong supervisory experience
Experience leading advising, academic support, and/or retention programs.
Demonstrated experience working with diverse student populations, including students with varying academic preparedness levels
Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills

Preferred

Experience with student information systems and student success technologies (Banner, Ellucian, TargetX, Argos, etc.).
Five to six years of experience in higher education.
Experience with assessment, strategic planning, and retention initiatives.

CRITICAL SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND KNOWLEDGE:

Skills

Communication skills: Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
Self-management skills: ability to manage time effectively, learn, and contribute to overall departmental tasks and goals.
Project coordination skills: ability to lead or contribute to planning or organizing projects, programs, services, etc.
Conflict resolution skills: ability to use interpersonal skills to develop and maintain positive professional relationships and resolve conflict in a team environment and with individuals from various diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Analytical skills: ability to analyze information and offer sound recommendations.
Computational skills: ability to perform basic mathematical computations to assist with financial operations and/or data collection, analysis, and reporting.
Computer skills: proficiency with word processing and spreadsheet software, preferably Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, Outlook Calendaring, Office 365.

Abilities

Ability to adhere to work attendance requirements.
Ability to model self-care and well-being for colleagues and, most importantly, students.
Ability to manage emotions, function effectively, and make sound decisions in stressful and crisis situations.
Ability to handle multiple projects, services, activities, etc. in a timely and professional manner in a fast-paced and results-oriented environment.
Ability to promote and achieve diversity, equity, and inclusion of multi-racial/ethnic, low-income, LGBTQ+, veteran, non-traditional, online, disability, first-generation, and other groups.
Ability to be flexible, diplomatic, patient, service-driven, and a self-starter.
Ability to work independently under limited supervision and in teams.
Ability to make reasoned administrative and procedural decisions and judgments on sensitive and confidential issues.
Ability to work evening and weekend hours based on operational need.
Ability to comply with university vehicle-use requirements (some driving may be necessary, including transporting students and staff to approved events).

Knowledge

Preparatory knowledge: coursework, military, or work-based knowledge of, for example, student development theories, learning theories, organizational theories, risk management.
Software/database systems: Ability to use software/databases related to student success initiatives.
Student knowledge: knowledge of generational college students and the ability to design generation- and audience-specific programs, events, and services.
Accountability: experience with applying formative, summative, qualitative, and/or quantitative methodologies to assessing student learning outcomes and/or evaluating programs and services.
Multimedia experience: ability to collaborate on or design brochures, event flyers, and/or newsletters and develop and manage social media accounts.
Reporting experience: experience with program databases or software programs used to track, monitor, and report services to students.
Ability to plan and execute programs and services based on social justice, cultural responsiveness, anti-racism, and civility.
Regulatory knowledge: FERPA.

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director jobs in decatur, il

Director of Student Success

Director of Development

Assistant Director of Nursing -ADON

Director of Sales and Marketing - Senior Living

Director of Rehab / Management - FT

Senior Clinical Director, Community

Internal Audit Assistant Director

Assistant or Associate Director, TRIO Student Support Services Program

Memory Care Director

Program Director

Clinical Director

Maintenance Director

Business Development Director Consumer Care - Decatur, IL

Site Director at Muffley Elementary

Assistant Director at Skyrise School of East Decatur

Senior Director: Global Engineering- Decatur, IL

Internal Audit Assistant Director - Data Analytics & AI

Business Development Director Plant Health - Decatur, IL

Director of Nursing

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