Director of Out of School Enrichment
Director of Out of School Enrichment
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USD 103491 - 114384
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Job Description
Director of Out of School Enrichment
Job Summary
The Director of Out of School Enrichment role is an integral part of the academic team ensuring that KIPP DC delivers on the promise to provide students with joyful productive learning and enrichment during out of school time. The starting salary range for this role is $103491 $114384. This is a full time fully onsite role based at HDQ with an immediate anticipated start date.
By 2025 KIPP DC will build upon two decades of proven results to develop into a more impactful innovative and inclusive school system that provides joyful identityaffirming learning experiences so that all students and alumni achieve extraordinary outcomes.
Our work is grounded in a commitment to excellence equity and justice. We believe all students have the right to rigorous relevant and joyful learning experiences led by exceptionally talented and diverse educators who promote student achievement and a sense of belonging. We believe students and teachers best succeed when surrounded by an ecosystem of supports including our central headquarters team that supports KIPP DCs 20 schools and two programs 7500 students and 1300 teachers leaders and staff members dedicated to this mission.
About the Role
The Director of Out of School Enrichment is responsible for creating new partnerships and cultivating existing relationships to build improve and sustain program offerings to KIPP DC students and their families yearround. The Director of Out of School Enrichment is a highly collaborative role that also requires work across teams schools and external partnership streams to design implement and evaluate programs and services to generate the highestquality learning experiences for students.
As a Director this position must also ensure adherence to established internal control policies and procedures and maintain compliance within the organization.
Location and Type of Work
This is an exempt position and will report to the Managing Director of Extended Learning & Enrichment.
As a headquarters team that is focused on being responsive to our schools and meeting the needs of our students and families we approach our work in a way that reflects these priorities. Schools operate in person and our students and families rely on us for inperson support which requires this position to be fully onsite. This role is currently required to be onsite or in schools during regular work hours.
Responsibilities
Program Management & Prioritization of Schoolbased Enrichment Programming
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- Build and maintain strategic partnerships to ensure schools have diverse programs and services to meet the needs of KIPP DC students and their families.
- Manages the proposal contract and selection of outofschooltime enrichment programs for all 22 schools and programs
- Collaborates closely with each school leader to identify school programming needs
- Design implement and evaluate each program throughout the year
- Manage the enrichment program budget; ensure school sites are managing enrichment budgets to fidelity
- Ensure enrichment and aftercare programming meets all guidelines set by external authorizers as well as internal policies and procedures
- Ensure strong communication to stakeholders
- Ensure inclusive decision making about program offerings with key stakeholders
- Manage partnerships to ensure successful relationships and service or program delivery
- Share program highlights to promote the engagement in and success of enrichment programs
- Collaborate with school leaders and network leaders to plan for oncampus and offcampus options for KIPP DC students for before and aftercare needs.
- Ensure programs meet all licensing contractual and quality management standards and requirements from OSSE through having or developing a deep knowledge of regulations around before and aftercare including staffing ratios and other requirements.
- Support leaders of aftercare and beforecare programs to implement best practices in service delivery
- Identify timely summer needs of students and their families and engage external partners to provide complementing summer opportunities on and offcampuses.
- Oversee all components of the summer camps operation.
- Develop student recruitment strategies for summer programming and create equitable student selection and enrollment processes
- Direct and maintain multiple camp programs daytoday operations policies and procedures to support and monitor existing summer camp partnerships to ensure fruitful relationships that facilitate highquality and safe environments for students and staff. Recruit hire train and supervise summer camp leads and coordinators to oversee the daytoday activities of onsite camp programs.
- Ensure strong communication to stakeholders
- Ensure inclusive decisionmaking about program offerings with key stakeholders
- Share program highlights to promote the engagement in and success of enrichment programs
- Manage partnerships to ensure successful relationships and service or program delivery; Mediate disputes between partners and families or school community members.
Requirements & Preferences
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree
- 6 years of relevant experience (i.e. program management enrichment program planning nonprofit program coordination etc)
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong communication skills; work effectively and cultivate relationships with a diverse set of stakeholders
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills and an ability to take initiative receive feedback and seek out creative ideas
- Strong time management skills and a detail and resultsoriented team player who is dedicated to getting the job done
- Successful track record of collaboratively working with a wide range of stakeholders both internal and external
- Experience with budget management
Physical Requirements
- Ability to travel to and between campuses and our headquarters office as well as to partner locations in the District Maryland Virginia region
- Flexibility to work outside normal business hours or weekends in the event of a program crisis.
Demonstrated Excellence in the Following Areas:
- Commitment to Students and Schools: Demonstrates commitment to education reform believing in every childs potential for success and prioritizing students schools and the essential role of families.
- Strategic Thinking and Problem Solving: Finds creative solutions to challenges that achieve broader goals of team and organization.
- Project Management: Sets a high bar for own work and supports others to achieve desired team outcomes.
- Communications and Influence: Demonstrates adept communication skills and influence to advance work by adjusting content and style.
- Teamwork: Contributes to a supportive team culture fostering diverse work styles and maintaining a high performance standard.
- Trust and Collaboration: Establishes and nurtures effective relationships with a diverse set of stakeholders to support the best outcomes for our work.
- Cultural Humility: Advances KIPP DCs commitment to antiracism by creating a diverse equitable and inclusive environment for all stakeholders.
- Continuous Learning: Commits to continuous learning through feedback self reflection humility and action.
Benefits & Compensation
KIPP DC offers an extremely competitive compensation and benefits package:
- The anticipated starting salary range for this position is $103491 $114384. At KIPP DC we strive for clarity equity and to be highly competitive. When determining salaries we look at benchmarks in the education and nonprofit sector.
- KIPP DC offers a robust benefits package including medical dental and vision insurances; various voluntary benefits; and employer paid benefits such as short term disability long term disability life insurance and a membership to One Medical.
- KIPP DC also offers a 403(b) retirement account with a 3 employer contribution and a 3 match with vesting after three years.
- Currently individuals in this role have up to 15 paid time off days up to 10 paid sick days and 12 paid holidays. This is subject to change and your exact schedule will be shared in your offer letter.
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
KIPP DC Public Schools does not discriminate against or tolerate discrimination against employees or applicants for employment on any legallyrecognized basis or protected class including but not limited to actual or perceived race color national origin immigration status (except as necessary to comply with federal DC state or local law) religion sex (including pregnancy childbirth lactation and related medical conditions) age physical or mental disability medical condition sexual orientation gender (including gender identity or expression) marital status (including domestic partnership status) genetic information political affiliation pregnancy family responsibilities personal appearance veteran status uniform service member status status of being unemployed status of victim a survivor of domestic violence sexual offense or stalking matriculation or any other protected class under federal state DC or local law.
Click here or here to review KIPP DCs nondiscrimination policy and KIPP DCs Title IX Coordinators contact information.
Please Note: If you encounter difficulties submitting your application or fail to receive a confirmation email after applying kindly reach out to Danica Cunningham at . Please include your name resume and specify the role you are applying for in your email. We appreciate your understanding and apologize for any inconvenience caused.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
