Job Description
Help students succeed. Lead a team. Build your career.
Are you an educator, leader, or customer-service professional who loves helping people reach their goals?
As a Learning Center Director at Huntington Learning Center, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of students while developing your leadership, communication, and business skills. You'll lead the day-to-day operation of the center, work directly with students and families, coach and support instructors, and make sure every student receives a program designed around their individual needs.
For nearly 50 years, Huntington Learning Center has helped students build academic skills, confidence, and motivation. Our success comes from combining proven instructional programs with dedicated professionals who genuinely care about student success.
Why You'll Love This Role:
- Make a difference every day — See firsthand how your work helps students grow academically and gain confidence.
- Lead and develop a team — Support and motivate instructors while helping create a positive learning environment.
- Build meaningful relationships — Partner with students, parents, teachers, and school administrators.
- Grow your career — High-performing team members have opportunities for increased responsibility and advancement.
- Get the support you need — Paid initial and ongoing training helps you learn our programs and develop your leadership skills.
- Work in a dynamic environment — Every day brings new students, challenges, and opportunities to make an impact.
What You'll Do:
Lead student programming:
- Review student performance and progress toward academic goals.
- Ensure each student's program is aligned with their individual learning needs.
- Monitor student engagement and make instructional adjustments when needed.
- Work directly with students and provide tutoring support when needed.
Partner with families:
- Meet regularly with parents to discuss student progress, goals, and recommendations.
- Help families understand their child's academic needs and the steps that can support continued growth.
- Build strong, long-term relationships with families based on trust and results.
Lead and support instructors:
- Supervise and coach part-time instructors to help them succeed.
- Help teachers deliver high-quality instruction and maintain a positive learning environment.
Run the learning center:
- Oversee daily center operations, including scheduling, invoicing, payroll, and other administrative responsibilities.
- Help maintain an organized, welcoming, and productive center environment.
- Take ownership of center performance and the student and family experience.
Build community relationships:
- Develop relationships with local schools, teachers, and community organizations.
- Help increase awareness of Huntington's programs and the results we achieve for our students.
What We're Looking For:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
- 3+ years of experience in education, tutoring, customer service, management, or a related field.
- Teaching or tutoring experience is strongly preferred, but not required.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- A genuine desire to help students succeed.
- Confidence working with parents and discussing student needs and appropriate program recommendations.
- A positive, energetic, and solutions-oriented approach.
- Ability to lead and motivate a team.
Schedule:
- Part-time — up to 35 hours per week.
- Flexible hours Monday–Thursday, between 12:00 - 8:00 p.m., Fridays 2-7 p.m., with occasional Saturday support between 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
This schedule can be an excellent fit for an educator, former teacher, tutor, school professional, or experienced customer-service/management professional looking for meaningful work with students.
Join a Team That Makes a Difference:
At Huntington Learning Center, you're not just managing a business — you're helping students discover that they are capable of more than they thought possible.
If you're looking for a role where you can combine leadership, education, and relationships while making a tangible difference for students and families, we'd love to hear from you.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Blaine, Minnesota |
| Industry | Education |
| Salary | $20–$23 |
| Company Size | 20 to 49 employees |
| Year Founded | 1994 |
| Website | https://huntingtonhelps.com/center/la-grange |
Benefits
Paid Sick Days, Professional Development, 401K
About Company
The Huntington Learning Center in La Grange Park is proud to serve the communities of La Grange, La Grange Park, Western Springs, Brookfield, Riverside, Hinsdale, Oak Brook, Lyons, Bellwood, Westchester and parts of Chicago. We have a team of capable, caring professionals that work with students from Kindergarten through high school.
We have an excellent reputation as is evident by the fact that over half of the families that we serve come to us through a friend or family recommendation. We strive to provide each student with the best education possible.
We are proud to provide skill work to students in reading, writing, math, phonics and study skills. We are also home to the premier ACT/SAT program in the area. Our ACT preparation has seen our students average a 4.5 point increase on the exam. 4.5 points! We also provide subject specific tutoring in math and science.
All tutoring is done by certified teachers.
We are proud to be active members of our communities as we are involved with both the La Grange Park Chamber and and West Suburban Chamber of Commerce. We reserve our greatest pride for the hundreds of students that we have helped in the 20 plus years that we have been open.
At the 2018 National Convention, Huntington honored outstanding centers with awards for center growth, student enrollment, customer service and other achievements. Garry Fairfield of the La Grange, IL center was awarded the Commitment to Student Success Award and Executive Chairman’s Club Award for superior customer service.
Skills
- Administrative Skillsunmatched
- Billingunmatched
- Business Skillsunmatched
- Coachingunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Community Relationsunmatched
- Customer Service Managementunmatched
- Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
- Educational Administrationunmatched
- Faculty Administrationunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Multitaskingunmatched
- Operationsunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Payroll Administrationunmatched
- Teachers Helpunmatched
- Team Lead/Managerunmatched
- Training Programunmatched
- Training/Teachingunmatched
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