Director, Education - Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE)

ACPE, Inc. seeks a Director of Education to oversee the primary areas of accreditation, certification, and professional development for the Association.

This highly engaged position oversees and ensures quality delivery of education throughout the organization. The most successful candidate will possess extensive, first-hand knowledge of ACPE’s unique experiential learning process with a proven track record of delivering competency-based education to diverse learners while regularly meeting or exceeding accreditation standards. In the national office, this individual will manage the Programs Team and collaborate closely with the Member Engagement Team to provide adequate professional service to ACPE Certified Educators (CE), CE Candidates, CPE students, ACPE Psychotherapists, and all other stakeholders.

• Oversee ACPE accreditation processes and serve as point of contact for accredited programs, federal partners, and other external stakeholders regarding accreditation requirements. This includes, but is not limited to:
  • (Co-)Leading temporary Accreditation Task Force to fulfill 2025 charge.
  • Collaborating with the Accreditation Commission to support the revision and execution of accreditation functions with obligatory follow-through.
  • Monitoring and maintaining compliance with recognition requirements (federal, etc.)
  • Ensuring accurate, up-to-date accreditation records are maintained (i.e., database, directory, review dates, etc.)
  • Ensuring the National Office provides helpful resources for program compliance.
  • Overseeing communications with programs related to their accreditation status.
  • Assist, when invited by program leaders, with administrative matters.
  • Maintaining the online accreditation manual.

• Supervising the ACPE certification process, including, but not limited to:
  • Collaborating with the Certification Commission to execute certification functions with proper follow-through.
• Overseeing professional communications with certification applicants and candidates.
• Liaising with strategic partners, endorsing bodies, certifying bodies, and other stakeholders (i.e. employment institutions) to ensure competencies are on par with market needs.
• Lead planning advisor for annual CE candidate events.
  • Ensuring the National Office provides helpful resources and prompt responses to requests for information.
• Maintaining the online certification manual.

• Overseeing professional development and curriculum development processes, including, but not limited to:
  • Support CEs by coordinating/conducting program curriculum reviews and/or presentations to identify opportunities for updates in alignment with broader educational standards and the values and objectives of the Association.
  • Collaborates with the Curriculum Committee to regularly design and implement professional development offerings for all categories of CPE-focused membership
• Collaborates with the Psychotherapy Commission and staff to design and implement continuing education offerings for Psychotherapist membership.
• Oversee the production of professional development resources online and in print.

• Manage Program Team members in accreditation, certification, and psychotherapy (up to 7 employees).
• Liaise with Accreditation and Certification Commissions and other consultative resources as required (i.e. Professional Ethics Commission) to fully address complaints.
• Ensure prompt response to all inquiries and speedy resolution to related process issues.
• Partner with Executive Director, National Staff, Board of Directors, designated members, and stakeholders to achieve strategic goals and objectives annually.
• Collaborate with staff and volunteers to design and execute education, etc. for annual member events.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Familiarity with the needs of and resources for CEs, spiritual care practitioners, and therapists.
• Strong relationship cultivation skills with commitment to a high level of customer service.
• Extensive problem-solving skills with the ability to anticipate needs, determine priorities, and meet deadlines consistently.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience leading teams (staff and volunteer) successfully.
• Exceptional organizational skills with keen attention to detail.
• Experience with data analysis and management.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite.

• A minimum of five (5) years’ experience as an ACPE Certified Educator with extensive knowledge of ACPE accreditation processes, current standards, and a proven track record in the related outcomes.
• A master’s degree in education, theology, or related field; a doctoral degree is preferred.
• An ability to attend to significant data and details while also providing analysis to assist the organization, board, and commissions in their work.
  

This is a full-time, exempt position. This position will be hybrid or remote (for out-of-state candidates only). Remote will require regular travel to Atlanta for meetings and events. Travel will also be required for annual member programs and events. Total travel expectation for position up to 50%. Management reserves the right to revise these conditions as needed for the benefit of the organization.

ACPE, Inc. is an independent affiliate of Emory University for Human Resources. Its staffing needs and employment benefits are provided through Emory. The Association strictly adheres to the University’s policies for personnel, health, and safety.