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The Ella J. Baker House seeks a highly motivated and mission-driven individual to serve in a joint development and organizational support capacity. The position is primarily focused on development and fundraising, but includes some administrative aspects. Key responsibilities of the position include supporting the organization’s fundraising efforts including corporate, foundation and government solicitations, individual donor management and cultivation, and possibly the planning and coordination of an annual event. Limited administrative and financial responsibilities are also included. The ideal candidate would have excellent communications skills, strong management potential, good teamwork experience, and the ability to master details.

Our busy after-school program has an immediate opening for a martial arts instructor who is an experienced teacher and who can confidently manage a group of 10 or 15 elementary-aged kids in our private school setting.

The position is two days a week, two hours each day from 3:30 to 5:30. Our facility is top-notch and our program is structured for success.

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Operations Fellow

Boston, MA
Troy, NY

To make more elementary, middle, and high schools, we need future leaders to commit themselves to the most urgent and exciting work of our time. It takes individuals who can inspire students, who put excellence ahead of easy, and who project urgency about closing the achievement gap. It takes individuals who are fearless about making decisions and conducting difficult conversations and who can build a highly collaborative team and shape a vibrant culture. These individuals cultivate learning communities that are simultaneously academically rigorous and joyful. They know that their job is the most important one in the world. Self-reflective and humble, they are open to feedback and committed to continuously improving.

Uncommon Schools is offering a one-year fellowship to prepare to do one of three things: 1) open a new Uncommon school; 2) take over an existing Uncommon school; or 3) join an existing K-8 school as an Academy Director for Instruction or Operations.

Reports to: Managing Director of an Uncommon Schools network


GENERAL SUMMARY: The Fellowship provides a robust development process to prepare leaders to oversee the ongoing operations at a school in conjunction with the Principal and Uncommon Home Office. The Fellow (i.e., the eventual Operations Leader) will work very closely with Uncommon’s Director of Operations and Director of Leadership Development. The Operations Fellow is a full-time employee, hired, supported, and evaluated by the Managing Director. The Operations Fellow must have a B.A. and ideally has an M.P.P., M.B.A., or J.D.


Prepare for success.
The Fellowship year is based on a foundation of six core elements that are aligned to the competencies of Uncommon leaders. Each element is designed to build Fellows’ capacity towards becoming effective operational school leaders. These include the following:

• Evaluation and Feedback;
• Fellowship Deliverables and Immersion;
• Operations Leadership Meetings;
• Professional Development;
• Reading and Discussion Groups;
• School Startup Preparation; and
• School Visits.


Evaluation and Feedback
Throughout the fellowship year, Fellows will receive coaching and feedback from their Managing Directors in addition to the school leaders they are working closely with during their fellowships. Each Fellow will have an Individual Development Plan that identifies the specific areas of development around which their fellowship will be customized.

Fellowship Deliverables and School Guidelines
During the fall of their fellowship year, Fellows will be placed at an existing Uncommon school to observe and learn in the environment of a successful school. While in this residency, the Fellow will be involved in operations work at the school, Uncommon-wide Operations projects, and observations and analysis of Operational systems. In addition, Fellows will be responsible for completing a variety of pre-determined deliverables that are designed to provide active learning that creates an input or experience to shape the development of their leadership and schools.

Operations Leadership Meetings
Fellows will join the current Operations leaders for periodic meetings to share and tackle current Operational challenges across Uncommon schools and to build their support network of current leaders.

Professional Development
Starting in the summer, Fellows will engage in professional development focusing on three main domains: Cultural Leadership, Leadership and Management, and Operational Leadership. Each professional development session will be lead by our experienced group of Managing Directors, current leaders and a select group of external partners.

Leadership and Management Operational Leadership Cultural Leadership
• Connecting with and Leading Teachers
• Difficult Conversations
• Managing Teams and Groups
• Personal Effectiveness
• Student Recruitment
• Teacher Recruitment
• Understanding Yourself As A Leader • Compliance Management
• Data Analysis and Data-Driven Instruction
• Financial Management
• Governance & Legal Considerations
• Organizational Systems
• Personnel & Certification
• School Transportation, Food Services, Health & Safety
• Systems Thinking and Operations
• Technology Management • Creating Culture and Systems Around Discipline
• The Joy Factor Taxonomy
• Working with Families

Reading and Discussion Groups
Fellows will have a recommended reading list and periodic dinner discussions with current school leaders that will center around a particular topic on the reading list.

School Startup Preparation
During the spring of their fellowship year, Fellows will begin work on their future schools in collaboration with their Managing Directors, their instructional partners, and the Uncommon Home Office. This work will include (but is not limited to) the development of the following:

• Facility (securing a facility, managing any renovations);
• HR Certification & Personnel management;
• Purchasing;
• Operational Blueprint (development of systems and routines);
• Registration for Services (food, transportation, nursing, security, etc.); and
• Student Recruitment & Lottery.

School Visits
In addition, Fellows will participate in a minimum of 3 group school visits with the cohort of instructional and operational fellows to gain breadth of experience and to learn from other schools particularly around issues and logistics of school culture, management and other systems, the relationship between planning and instruction, and joy and engagement.

Demonstrate excellence.
Successful candidates will demonstrate the following:

• Track record of accomplishment;
• Ability to inspire and motivate children and adults;
• Passion for the Uncommon mission;
• A ferocious work ethic;
• Outstanding management and organizational skills;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Commitment to self-reflection; and
• Intellectual curiosity.

Become a committed leader.
Once the Fellow completes the fellowship, s/he will become an Operations Leader at an Uncommon School. The Operations Leader role includes overseeing the ongoing operations at the school to enable principals and teachers to drive success with students.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. School Start-up and Growth:
a. Manage and execute on a detailed start-up plan to ensure the school starts each year fully prepared and fully stocked; and
b. Lead the start-up assessment with Uncommon’s charter authorizer.
2. Finance and Purchasing:
a. Ensure that school-based employees receive payroll and benefits in a timely and accurate manner in partnership with Uncommon Schools Finance department;
b. Manage the school budget process including annual budget development and ongoing budget management and review working with Uncommon Schools Finance department; and
c. Oversee school-based purchasing and constantly strives for cost-savings.
3. Human Resources and Personnel:
a. Work with appropriate staff at the school and at Uncommon to maintain, update and communicate the Employee handbook;
b. Maintain personnel records and tracks staff sick and personal days; and
c. Work with Uncommon Director of HR to manage the certification process to ensure school is compliant with certification and NCLB requirements.
4. Student Information and Assessment:
a. Manage student information database system and generates reports as needed. Oversees creation and distribution of progress reports, report cards and transcripts as necessary;
b. Ensure the school maintains accurate student records;
c. Ensure testing materials are properly ordered, received and submitted for scoring, and that test data is reported to school staff and other relevant constituencies;
d. Manage all requests for student information from all constituencies; and
e. Correspond regularly with families regarding school policies, trips, events, and other relevant information.
5. Technology:
a. Work with Uncommon Schools to oversee the purchase and maintenance of technology equipment and infrastructure, implementation of technology training, and management of technology consultant relationships; and
b. Monitor instructional technology to ensure that technology issues do not interfere with instruction.
6. Facility:
a. Ensure that the school is neat and clean and that minor repairs are made quickly;
b. Manage and oversee the school facility and maintains all school partnerships for shared space agreements. Works closely with the Uncommon Director of Real Estate;
c. Manage all renovation, expansion and construction projects in partnership with the Uncommon Director of Real Estate;
d. Coordinate school security, safety drills and bell schedules with the school’s needs;
e. Work with appropriate staff to ensure hallway and general facility decorations, including student work, are updated and maintained regularly; and
f. Manage office manager, nurse, security personnel, custodians and other non-instructional staff.
7. Food and Transportation:
a. Manage food and transportation services either through private vendor contracts or in partnership with the district services;
b. Ensure that food and transportation service is reliable, healthy and safe; and
c. Complete all compliance information for food and transportation including collection of free and reduced information to determine family eligibility.
8. Regulations and Reporting:
a. Ensure school-wide compliance with health and safety laws, charter contracts, state education mandates and all federal and state workplace regulations. Work in partnership with the Uncommon Director of Operations and Director of Human Resources to ensure all compliance is met;
b. Complete school-based sections of all grant and funding proposals and reports in a timely and accurate manner;
c. Secure student transcripts from prior schools and provides student transcripts to students’ future schools; and
d. Work with the Principal and Uncommon Director of Operations to prepare for charter school authorizer site and renewal visits and Uncommon school inspections.
9. External Relations and Development:
a. Develops, collect, distribute and manage all Board meeting minutes and Board-related documents;
b. Manage relationships with all outside organizations and leads the school’s efforts to partner with community leaders and organizations. Represent school at various state and local charter events and meetings;
c. Manage the creation of any school newsletters or external relations materials. Assist Principal with hosting selected visitors for school tours; and
d. Manage visitor program for the school:
i. Coordinate visitor days for community members, parents, elected officials, and others who want to learn more about the school.
ii. Develop a format for visitor days that minimizes the impact on the school and follows up on all requests from visitors.
iii. Keep an accurate record of all visitors and all services/requests completed for them.
10. Student Recruitment:
a. Maintain thorough list of community organizations and partners with which to correspond regarding student recruitment;
b. Create and manage student recruitment process in partnership with Uncommon Schools;
c. Establish schedule of information sessions and manages the school lottery; and
d. Track student admission applications and maintains waitlist.
11. Manage the administrative staff of the school, staffs the Main Office when the Office Manager is unavailable or not present, and ensures the smooth operation of the main office, including mailings, attendance reporting, office machine maintenance, etc;
12. Coordinate with Uncommon Schools to ensure smooth operations, identify needs, and facilitate flow of information; and
13. Perform other duties as required.

Uncommon Schools is a nonprofit organization that starts and manages high-performing urban college preparatory charter schools. To accomplish this, Uncommon builds tight networks of philosophically aligned schools in close geographic proximity to one another so that principals and teachers can collaborate, benefit from common services, and focus on the urgent tasks of closing the racial academic achievement gap and preparing low-income students to succeed at the highest levels in college and beyond.

We are:

• Collegiate Charter Schools (Brooklyn, NY)
• Excellence Charter Schools (Brooklyn, NY)
• North Star Academy Network (Newark, NJ)
• Preparatory Charter Schools (Brooklyn, NY)
• Roxbury Prep Charter Schools (Boston, MA)
• True North Public Schools (Upstate NY)

To Apply
If you are passionate about improving educational opportunities for historically underserved children and communities and interested in applying for our instructional leader fellowship, please visit http://uncommonschools.org/usi/careers/ to complete the application.

As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.

Rewrite the Rules. Join Uncommon.

Boston, MA
Brooklyn, NY
Newark, NJ
Rochester, NY
Troy, NY

Uncommon Schools is a nonprofit organization that starts and manages outstanding urban charter public schools that close the achievement gap and prepare low-income students to graduate from college. We build uncommonly great schools by developing and managing regional networks that are philosophically aligned and highly accountable.

- Collegiate Charter Schools (Brooklyn, NY)
- Excellence Charter Schools (Brooklyn, NY)
- North Star Academy Charter Schools (Newark, NJ)
- Preparatory Charter Schools (Brooklyn, NY)
- Roxbury Prep Charter Schools (Boston, MA)
- True North Public Schools (Rochester & Troy, NY)

All Uncommon Schools are predicated on standards-based instructional models, highly structured learning environments, and proven curricula driven and informed by assessment. We rely on the strength of the passionate, talented, and tenacious people who work within our schools and organization. Through their hard work, Uncommon scholars have achieved outstanding academic results based on internal assessments, statewide exams, and graduation milestones. Our schools consistently outperform their district counterparts and are among the highest-performing urban schools in their cities and states. Uncommon plans to grow 38 schools serving approximately 14,000 K-12 students by the year 2015.


School Positions:
Elementary Teacher: Newark, NJ
Middle School Math: Upstate, NY
Special Education Coordinator: Brooklyn & Upstate, NY
Physical Education Teacher: Brooklyn, NY



Instructional Fellow (Elementary): Brooklyn, NY
Operations Fellow: Boston, MA
Operations Fellow: Troy, NY

For more information regarding our School Leader Fellowships, please click here


For more specific information about any of the positions listed above, please visit www.uncommonschools.org/usi/careers.


COMPENSATION
We offer a competitive compensation package, including a salary significantly above the district scale and comprehensive health benefits. Aside from extensive professional development, all staff is equipped with a laptop computer, email, high-speed internet access, library budget, and all necessary instructional supplies.

TO APPLY
If you are passionate about improving educational opportunities for historically underserved children and communities, please visit our website and apply online at www.uncommonschools.org/usi/careers/.

As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin,
age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.

Home Office Manager

Reports to: Director of Human Resources

Uncommon Schools is a nonprofit organization that starts and manages outstanding urban charter public schools that close the achievement gap and prepare low-income students to graduate from college. We build uncommonly great schools by developing and managing regional networks that are philosophically aligned and highly accountable.

- Collegiate Charter Schools (Brooklyn, NY)
- Excellence Charter Schools (Brooklyn, NY)
- North Star Academy Charter Schools (Newark, NJ)
- Preparatory Charter Schools (Brooklyn, NY)
- Roxbury Prep Charter Schools (Boston, MA)
- True North Public Schools (Rochester & Troy, NY)

All Uncommon Schools are predicated on standards-based instructional models, highly structured learning environments, and proven curricula driven and informed by assessment. We rely on the strength of the passionate, talented, and tenacious people who work within our schools and organization. Through their hard work, Uncommon scholars have achieved outstanding academic results based on internal assessments, statewide exams, and graduation milestones. Our schools consistently outperform their district counterparts and are among the highest-performing urban schools in their cities and states. Uncommon plans to grow 38 schools serving approximately 14,000 K-12 students by the year 2015.

POSITION OVERVIEW
The Human Capital team has a fierce commitment to ensuring that we develop, support, and retain our tremendous team of people. As a critical part of this team, the Uncommon Schools Office Manager will oversee the administrative operations of the Home Office and provide administrative support across Home Office teams, including the CEO and COO.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

OFFICE MANAGEMENT: Creates and maintains systems that ensure the Uncommon Home Office is organized, clean, fully stocked and welcoming.

1. Serves as the main point of contact for Uncommon visitors.
2. Answers main phone line. Manages and directs external inquiries.
3. Coordinates the maintenance of office equipment, including copier, fax machine, and postage meter.
4. Establishes general office procedures including inventory and purchasing systems to ensure that all Home Office team members have the supplies and equipment needed. Negotiates with external vendors.
5. Opens and distributes the mail.
6. Develops and maintains storage and organization systems to ensure the office is neat and professional.
7. Provides logistical support to key Uncommon meetings and events including securing rooms, setting up relevant materials and technology, ordering food, and documenting minutes as needed.
8. Responsible for Home Office decoration and décor. Orders snacks for Home Office.

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT: Provides administrative support to teams across the Home Office as needed.
1. Manages Uncommon and Uncommon-affiliated travel arrangements.
2. Prepares mass mailings, email blasts, and mass faxing for special campaigns.
3. Maintains the Uncommon calendars and contacts on both the intranet and external website. Updates the Uncommon organizational chart and the schools directory regularly with new hires and transitions.
4. Performs administrative duties (including filing, copying, faxing, scanning files, burning CDs, converting files to PDFs, assembling binders, etc.)
5. Supports and builds Home Office culture by supporting key initiatives and managing gestures of appreciation and celebration.
6. Tracks home office employee sick/vacation/personal days.
9. Provides executive administrative support for the CEO and COO including calendar management . Completes expense/reimbursement requests for CEO and COO and manages a system for use of executive credit cards.
7. Performs other related duties as requested and assigned.

SKILLS:
• Excellent interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills
• Excellent organization skills with a high attention to detail
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Ability to multitask and prioritize
• Possess a “no job is too big or small” attitude
• Proactive ability to manage work independently
• Takes initiative when sees a need or an opportunity for improvement

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION REQUIRED:
• High-school diploma required; college degree preferred
• 1-2 years of experience working in an office environment, preferable in an office management/support capacity

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS: Reports to Director of Human Resources. Works closely with all Home Office, including the leadership team, and school-based employees.


TO APPLY
If you are passionate about improving educational opportunities for historically underserved children and communities, please visit our website and apply online at www.uncommonschools.org/usi/careers.

Human Resources Generalist

Reports to: Director of Human Resources

UNCOMMON SCHOOLS
Uncommon Schools is a nonprofit organization that starts and manages outstanding urban charter public schools that close the achievement gap and prepare low-income students to graduate from college. Uncommon builds uncommonly great schools by developing and managing regional networks that are philosophically aligned and highly accountable. Its schools consistently outperform their district schools and are among the highest-performing urban schools in their cities and states.

POSITION OVERVIEW
The Uncommon Schools Human Resources Generalist supports the execution of HR programs and processes in the areas of benefits administration, payroll, employee relations, HR policy implementation and workforce data analysis. She/he also oversees the health and welfare benefits programs for all of Uncommon Schools. The successful candidate will have a passion for HR as a driver of results, strong business acumen and the ability to identify critical issues and apply HR expertise to deliver long-term, sustainable solutions.



ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Benefits Administration and Payroll
o Uses functional knowledge to drive the execution of Uncommon’s health benefits. Manage broker resources, benefit renewals, and open-enrollment for the medical, dental, and vision programs of all networks. Researches and implements competitive benefits offerings.
o Assists employees with all health, dental, and vision benefit questions across networks.
o Organizes and leads all network Benefit Orientations.
o Administrates all paid/unpaid leaves.
o Manages payroll for the Uncommon Home Office.

• Employee Relations
o Conducts all Home Office on-boarding sessions.
o Provides guidance to employees on all HR related policies and procedures.
o Demonstrates a strong understanding of federal and state legal compliance. Partners with management to conduct investigations and recommends courses of action.
o Trains managers on key employee relations topics (e.g. onboarding, effective coaching, documentation and corrective action, leave administration).

• HR Policy Implementation
o Ensures successful implementation of HR programs and processes. Solicits feedback for and executes proposed HR programs to ensure network-wide adoption and success.
o Communicates processes/policies clearly so staff and managers understand the purpose and expectations.

• Workforce Data and Analysis
o Executes requests for data and delivers appropriate analysis, conducting ad hoc reporting as needed.
Compiles information for routine reporting and analysis (e.g. wage/salary analysis, retention, state/federal reporting, benefit census).
QUALIFICATIONS
Required competencies, skills & abilities
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with demonstrated ability to speak and write clearly and persuasively
• Assertive with excellent influence and negotiation skills
• Outstanding judgment and high discretion
• Strong client focus and an ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituents
• Excellent organization, time management, and follow-up skills; ability to prioritize and demonstrate an appropriate sense of urgency
• Knowledge of benefit plans structure/requirements and insurance claims management
• Knowledge of employment law in NY
• Self directed and able to contribute individually and as a member of a team
• Strong attention to detail and ability to project manage
• Thrives in evolving, fast-paced, high-change dynamic organizations
• Above average knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Background working with entrepreneurial organizations is strongly preferred
• Interest in education/charter schools a plus

Experience required
• Bachelors degree plus 2-3 years exempt level HR experience

TO APPLY
If you are passionate about improving educational opportunities for historically underserved children and communities, please visit our website and apply online at www.uncommonschools.org/usi/careers.


As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.