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Uncommon Schools · 2 days ago
Director of Operations
Boston, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Director
4+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Leads all aspects of school operations, including facilities, food and transportation services, school schedules, rosters, student information database, visitors, payroll, and benefits;
Manages operations staff and ensures the smooth operation of the main office;
Ensures school-wide compliance with health and safety laws, charter contracts, state education mandates, teacher certification, and federal and state workplace regulations;
Leads student recruitment efforts to ensure fiscal solvency of the school;
Collaborates with the Home Office's Information Technology Team to ensure a fully functioning technology infrastructure;
Creates and oversees the school’s budget, finances, and relationships with outside vendors;
Ability to use data to drive improvements in systems and operations.
Builds a joyful and rigorous school culture;
Partners with the Principal to foster consistency in academic and behavioral expectations;
Ensures that traditions and rituals that support the college mission are built and maintained, grade by grade, year to year.
Communicates regularly with families about their children's performance, school policies, trips, and events;
Builds and fosters relationships with community leaders and organizations, including maintaining a robust database of community organizations.
Qualification
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Required
Passionate commitment to the mission of Uncommon Schools and investment in our vision for being an anti-racist organization
Passionate commitment to improve the minds, characters, and lives of students both in and out of school
Ability to strategically manage and prioritize time and tasks effectively to fully meet the needs of their school, with a strong lens towards systems thinking
Proactive, strategic problem-solver who is able to work successfully in a fast-paced environment, often while balancing competing priorities
Ability to rally stakeholders, communicate clearly and credibly, and lead change effectively
Strong relationship- and team-building skills, including the ability to build and foster effective and trusting relationships with students, families, peers and staff
Dedication to self-reflection and continual professional growth; approaches every experience as a chance to learn and grow and understands that introspection and the outward expression of that learning is essential to leadership
Ability to demonstrate emotional resilience, including flexibility and endurance in the face of challenge or difficulty
School-based or other educational experience preferred
4 or more years of work experience
People management experience, with proven ability to develop and support team members
Project planning experience, with proven ability to see large projects through to completion
A Bachelor’s degree
Preferred
School-based or other educational experience
Benefits
Comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits
Company
Uncommon Schools
Uncommon Schools is an e-learning service company.
1,001-5,000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2023 (3)
2020 (3)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.7MKey Investors
NewSchools Venture Fund
2008-01-08Grant· $1.7M
Leadership Team
Daniel Gennaoui
Chief of Staff to the Co-CEO
Jennifer Consilvio
Chief Financial Officer
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