Director, Operations

LINC Academy

Columbus, OH

Director, Enrollment & Operations

Title: Director, Enrollment & Operations

FLSA: Exempt

Reports To: Founding School Leader

Summary

LINC Academy is a K-4 community school in the Franklinton community. The school is looking for a Director of Operations and Enrollment with strong leadership and execution skills who knows what it takes to run school operations and collaborate with school and management organization partners so that every day, children are getting what they deserve.

Essential Functions The Director of School Operations will lead and implement the following functions:

& Responsibilities

School Leadership

• Partner with the school Principal as an integral member of the School Leadership Team
• Manage daily, non-instructional operations to ensure efficiency and maximum customer service
• Serve as primary point-of-contact for staff, family, student, or community questions, concerns, complaints, or suggestions related to school operations and other areas of responsibility

School Operations Management

• School safety, including:
• Manage the process of developing and ensuring compliance with the school’s Emergency Operations Plan
• Manage the routine of monthly and annual safety trainings and drills
• Develop and ensure fidelity to school safety systems and processes, including visitor management and student arrival and dismissal
• Student attendance, including:
• Develop systems and processes to ensure accurate attendance is taken daily
• Ensure compliance with all attendance-related regulations (e.g. 72-hour removals, Alianna’s Law, HB 410)
• Food Service program management, including:
• Managing the relationship with the school’s food service vendor
• Submitting accurate and timely food claims
• Reviewing monthly food order and claim data, identifying trends, and addressing areas of concern as needed
• Executing the Direct Certification process and coordinating collection of household income information
• Ensuring compliance with all federal program and health department requirements
• Sponsor, State, and Federal Compliance, including:
• Ensure compliance with all school policies, as well as sponsor, Ohio

Department of Education, and federal requirements

• Manage the annual sponsor compliance process
• Transportation services, including:
• Managing yellow bus transportation systems and processes, aligned with processes and requirements set forth by Columbus City Schools.
• Managing transportation for Special Education and homeless students
• Managing transportation requests for field trips and other school activities
• Other (as needed), including:
• Logistics and project management for school events and programs
• Tech project management, including test preparation
• Facilities project management
• Vendor management

Community Engagement, Enrollment and Re-Enrollment

• In partnership with the Principal: o Develop an annual community engagement + enrollment (sales/marketing) strategy o Identify, cultivate, and manage relationships with community partners (e.g. local community organizations, preschools, day cares) o Participate in local community events and serve as a visible outreach agent of the school o Follow up with enrollment leads o Organize and host enrollment events (tours, open houses, community events, etc.)
• Manage the school’s application and enrollment processes, including the

PowerSchool Enrollment system

• Manage the annual re-enrollment process
• Coordinate with and oversee partnerships with marketing vendors/contractors

Skills

Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders

• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities
• Strong customer-service orientation
• Ability to organize workload independently and set priorities; to adapt quickly to changing priorities; and perform multiple interrelated tasks under deadline pressures
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Experience collecting, analyzing, and using data to inform and improve program performance and outcomes
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Flexibility and comfort in a founding school environment
• Regular reflectiveness and receptiveness to feedback
• Passion for the organizations mission and purpose and an ability to communicate this passion to others
• Demonstrated commitment to the values of diversity, inclusion, and empowerment

Education and 5+ years relevant experience, specifically community engagement

Experience: Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Work Environment

The job operates in a professional work and educational environment.

This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

Hours of Work: This is a full-time position that may require weeknight or weekend work.

EEO Statement

Our Company is committed to a policy of Equal Employment

Opportunity and will not discriminate on any legally recognized basis, including, but not limited to, race, age, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other basis recognized by federal, state or local law.

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Ability to Relocate

• Columbus, OH: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person