KIPP

Education Management

DirectorofOperations

$72k+ Indianapolis, Indiana, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Director of Operations at KIPP. Skills: Operations management, Team leadership, Process implementation. Manage school-based operations. Manage school-based operations manager”

Industry & Context.

Education Management
Problems you'll solve

Data-driven problem solving

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3 – 5 years of work experience, Unquestioned integrity, Commitment to KIPP Indy mission, Pass a criminal background check

Nice to Have

Experience teaching in urban school, Experience coaching adults, Experience managing adults, Experience leading adults, Record of helping underserved students

What You'll Do.

Manage school-based operations

Manage school-based operations manager

Collaborate with campus operations team

Solve operational problems

Create master schedules

Manage adjustments to schedules

Coordinate employee PTO

Coordinate employee coverage

Lead arrival procedures

Lead dismissal procedures

Coordinate meal service operations

Implement transportation systems

Disseminate bus information

Implement transportation systems

Implement assessment systems

Resolve technology needs

Resolve reporting needs

Resolve compliance needs

Disseminate school communications

Develop family engagement initiatives

Execute family engagement initiatives

Develop family communications

Execute family communications

Develop family events

Execute family events

Coordinate after-school program logistics

Coordinate after-school program facility needs

Execute Operations Manager responsibilities when absent

Staff front office when absent

Participate in enrollment meetings

Participate in attendance meetings

Implement truancy initiatives

Implement attendance initiatives

Manage recruitment responsibilities

Execute recruitment responsibilities

Manage re-enrollment responsibilities

Execute re-enrollment responsibilities

Coordinate logistics for new students

Support McKinney-Vento compliance

Develop school-based physical environment plan

Execute school-based physical environment plan

Lead classroom assignment planning

Lead furniture planning

Coordinate long-term space planning

Maximize facility utilization

Manage shared-space agreements

Manage schedule alignment

Participate in facilities walkthroughs

Manage school-based staff PD rooms

Maintain safety specialist certification

Lead safety protocol compliance

Lead safety drill compliance

Ensure front-office safety protocol compliance

Deescalate family situations

Investigate Title IX incidents

Resolve Title IX incidents

Collaborate on budget planning

Manage school-based annual budget

Manage school-based credit card

Manage credit card reconciliation

Plan school-based purchasing

Execute school-based purchasing

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

School-based leadership team; Region-wide campus operations team; School Leader; Campus operations team; Regional finance team

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