Fast Facts

The Director of Campus Operations at Amerigo Education will oversee operations at a partner school in Orange County, ensuring academic excellence, financial sustainability, and the overall well-being of international students.

Responsibilities: The DCO will manage campus operations, develop community culture, oversee team recruitment and training, ensure fiscal responsibility for the budget, and maintain communication with stakeholders.

Skills: Candidates should possess strong organizational, leadership, and communication skills, along with experience in a residential education setting.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree required, Master’s preferred, with 5+ years of management experience in education and proficiency in a second language preferred.

Location: Santa Ana, California, United States

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $80,000 - $130,000.

 ABOUT US

Amerigo Education is a U.S.-based education company that helps international students in the United States achieve their full potential. As a growing number of students from around the world seek to advance their education in American high schools, Amerigo is setting a new standard in educating international students by combining the established practices of nurturing, supportive environments from traditional American boarding schools with innovative approaches to language development and college guidance. 

Backed by the Sterling Partners Education Opportunity Fund, Amerigo forms strategic partnerships with private day schools in the United States to provide a seamless academic experience for our students. Through the Amerigo model, we collaborate with our partner schools as they provide the core preparatory high-school curriculum while our team on-the-ground delivers a suite of academic, language, and cultural immersion programs in a well-staffed residential environment based in our local boarding campus. Amerigo seeks partners that our aligned in our mission to energize American educational communities through the diversity of students from around the world.

job Overview

The Director, Campus Operations (DCO) will be an influential voice and leader in a growing global education organization. The DCO will have accountability for operations at an Amerigo partner school campus location (or locations), including all academic, operational, financial, and cultural components of the program. This role is ultimately responsible for the physical and mental well-being of its students; leadership and development of staff; fiscal responsibility for its programs and initiatives; and the development of the relationship with our partner school(s). 

Leveraging existing elements of the Amerigo program, this leader will be expected to implement a residential life program that values academic achievement, prioritizes each student’s overall well-being, and provides a high level of customer service to our students, families, staff members, and partner school community.

In addition to local operational responsibilities, this position will partner with the Central Services team and peers within the organization to develop and refine replicable best practices that can be shared throughout a growing family of partner schools.

Anticipated Start Date: The anticipated start date for this position is January 2026. While we are actively recruiting now, the selected candidate will tentatively begin their role at the start of the new year. 

Success in this role will be demonstrated by:

• Establishing nurturing and trusting stakeholder relationships
• Implementing an organizational focus on delivering student outcomes and satisfaction
• Aligning oneself and the team around a set of organizational values and standards

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The DCO will be responsible for overseeing and implementing all operational elements of the program with our local school partner(s).

On a day-to-day basis, the DCO will be responsible for:

• Implementing core elements of the Amerigo program, while creating unique campus-based activities for students
• Building and developing a community-oriented culture that drives the recruitment and retention of students and staff
• Managing, recruiting, developing, assessing and training the campus team
• Maintaining fiscal responsibility for the boarding budget
• Overseeing all residential facility needs and resources
• Maintaining appropriate communication channels with students, parents, agents, and our school partner(s)
• Collaborating with a school liaison to monitor student performance and progress related to any relevant academic, disciplinary, and emotional issues
• Coordinating a calendar of evening and weekend activities
• Supervising the logistics and scheduling related to academic study, co-curricular activities, transportation, meals, and travel
• Communicating ideas, issues, and opportunities to the Central Services and partner school teams
• Organizing and leading weekly dorm parent meetings
• Developing and implementing a disciplinary program

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

The successful candidate will be an entrepreneurial, energetic leader with a love of working with people, particularly adolescents. This person will be organized and have excellent written and oral communication skills. This person must be resilient and reliable while demonstrating an ability to build a strong community culture within a global environment.

In addition, they will possess:

• Bachelor’s Degree from Accredited 4-Year University in related discipline. Master’s degree preferred.
• 5+ years priormanagementexperience in a residential education setting at the K12 or Higher Education level and/or in a high-level leadership and administrative role at a similar institution.
• Working knowledge of one other language or experience in learning a foreign language. Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Spanish, or Portuguese language abilities preferred. 

For additional information, please contact[email protected]