Distance Education Director Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Salary: $134,531.96 - $190,090.14 Annually
Location : Bakersfield College -- Panorama Campus, CA
Job Type: Management - Educational Administrator
Job Number: FY25-2600321
College: Bakersfield College
Opening Date: 06/02/2026
Closing Date: Continuous
Salary Range/Class: 015
Hours Per Week: 40
Months Per Year: 12
Assured Consideration Date: 06/16/2026
Internal Posting Information: None
Below is our job description for this position. Please also review the Important Instructions & Additional Information section below, which contains valuable information about our application process.
Basic Function
Under the direction of an assigned supervisor, the Director, Academic Technology and Professional Development is responsible for leading the high-level planning and development of Academic Technology Services, Distance Education, and Professional Development. The Director will manage the daily operations of the Library and Academic Technology Department and coordinate instructional professional development activities.
Representative Duties

1. Lead the selection of instructional and academic software platforms and packages, lead implementation efforts, and direct the development of training and support programs for those platforms.
2. Lead the development and delivery of a comprehensive training schedule for college faculty, educational administrators and classified staff, including, but not limited to, FLEX week and Adjunct Faculty Orientations.
3. Administer the full spectrum of strategic and day-to-day operations of the Library and Academic Technology and instructional professional development, including the lead role in strategic planning, departmental budgets, and program reviews.
4. Train and supervise assigned staff; assign and review work; participate in the selection of personnel; provide staff training; work with employees to correct deficiencies; administer performance evaluations; and recommend employees for continued employment or terminations.
5. Participate in the resolution of student grievances, problems, or complaints in the area of the Library and Academic Technology.
6. Direct and oversee the coordination of the resources of the Academic Technology and Professional Development Department to meet the evolving needs of the college and to accomplish the departmental and campus-wide strategic initiatives.
7. Evaluate the performance of management, faculty, and classified personnel in assigned areas of responsibility.
8. Lead the development, submission, and completion of all Academic Technology grant initiatives, including grant administration, budget development, and proposal development, and serve as Principal Investigator when needed.
9. Develop and oversee administrative budgets and expenditures.
10. Lead the strategic growth and enrollment management work related to all distance education modalities.
11. Serve as the college liaison to all state and national distance education initiatives and collaborations, ensuring full participation from, as well as maximum benefit to the college.
12. Participate in the development of policy and procedures related to the Library and Academic Technology, Distance Education, and Professional Development.
13. Initiate and develop strategic collaborative projects with outside entities, including colleges, universities, nonprofit entities, and business organizations, using the platform of academic technology, distance education and professional development, which strengthen and enhance the work of the college.
14. Provide high-level project management for a broad spectrum of Academic Technology projects.
15. Perform other related duties asassigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree from an accredited college/university.

• Three years of experience in the leading or support of Educational Technology and/or Distance Education.

• Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, and disability backgrounds of community college students and employees.

Knowledge & Abilities
Knowledge of:

• Grant management, project management, and structured design techniques
• Computer hardware and software applicable to an educational environment; and of peripheral hardware commonly used in academic computing
• Effective practices in distance education and academic support services
• Federal and state laws related to the development and implementation of student success technologies at the community college level
• Leadership and management principles and techniques
• Accounting, budgeting, and fiscal reporting
• Effective written and oral communication techniques

Ability to:

• Supervise others
• Coordinate and facilitate complex technological undertakings
• Establish and maintain effective working relationship with others
• Plan, develop, and manage a department operational budget
• Plan, organize, and manage complex purchase processes, including negotiations with vendors for hardware and software acquisitions
• Perform short-and-long-range planning to effectively manage personnel and materials processes of the College information technology department.
• Interpret laws, rules, and regulations affecting community college fiscal, attendance, and personnel accounting
• Compile clear, accurate statistical reports
• Logically and realistically evaluate systems and procedures
• Evaluate and assign staff for efficient operation of the department

Important Instructions & Additional Information
Complete applications received by the "assured consideration date" above are guaranteed to be reviewed by Human Resources. If you apply after this date, there is no guarantee that your application will be reviewed. However, we still recommend that you apply because recruitments remain open until filled. The District and/or College reserves the right to extend time limits and/or repost or restart recruitments at any point.
Completed applications must include the following.

• Completed online application for employment
• Current resume
• Letter of interest (cover letter)
• List of 5 (five) professional references (entered in online application)
• Copy of legible transcripts (if required for the position)

It is your responsibility to redact or remove any personally identifiable information from all documents prior to uploading, including Social Security numbers, date of birth, photos, etc.
Equivalency for Minimum Qualifications
Applicants for faculty and educational administrator positions in California Community Colleges are required to meet certain minimum qualifications as provided by the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office and detailed in the If you do not meet these minimum qualifications, you may still be eligible by completing the KernCCD Application for Equivalence process. Please see our for more information.
International or Foreign Degrees
Applicants with international or foreign degrees from colleges or universities outside of the United States must have their coursework evaluated by a professional association that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute, INC. (ACEI). A copy of the evaluation must be submitted with your online application.
Accommodations
Applicants who require reasonable accommodation to participate in the selection process should contact Human Resources to make the necessary arrangements. (For more information, see our )
Discrimination Free Work Environment
Discrimination based on race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation of any person, military and veteran status, or the perception that a person has one or more of these characteristics is illegal and violates Kern Community College District policy.
The Kern CCD Equal Employment Opportunity Plan guides the development, implementation, and monitoring of the District's efforts to foster equal employment opportunities and workplace diversity.
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Work Authorization
Kern Community College District does not provide sponsorship for authorization to work in the United States. Work authorization should be established at the time of application submission.
E-Verify
The Kern Community College District participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's E-Verify program to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, please visit
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Full-time permanent employees (20+ hours per month) are eligible for health benefits:

• Health
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Long-term Disability

In addition to the above benefits, the District also offers a robust voluntary benefits selection:

• Flex 125
• Additional products and services through American Fidelity
• Supplemental Voluntary Life Insurance
• Tax Shelter Annuities

The District participates in CalPERS Retirement System and Social Security benefits for Classified and Management employees. Employees covered under the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), are vested 100% after five years of full-time service credit.
The District participates in the State Teacher's Retirement System (STRS) for faculty. Employees covered under the State Teacher's Retirement System (STRS), are vested 100% after five years of full-time service credit.
All coverages begin on the first of the following month after the hire date.
The following classifications are eligible for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) health benefits at the employee expense offered through SISC:

• Permanent Employees (19 hours or less)
• Adjuncts
• Temporary Hourly
• Professional Experts

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