Director, Family & Community Engagement

Position: Director Family & Community EngagementCampus: Home/Central Office (On-Site)Reports to: Chief Operating Officer United Schools (United) is a nonprofit organization in Columbus Ohio. After founding its first school in 2008 it has worked together with incredible leaders to open three more schools in the span of ten years. Each United campus is an open enrollment public charter school that works diligently to close the opportunity gap in Columbus. Moreover the mission of all United campuses is to transform lives and our communities through the power of education while maintaining our vision: For every child an open door. United currently operates two high-performing elementary schools (K-5) and two high-performing middle schools (6-8) that serve more than 900 students. We strive to provide students with a rigorous academic experience in a joyful learning environment and we work hard to ensure that students of all levels grow and succeed by focusing on intentional student support and continual improvement. Position DescriptionUnited Schools is seeking a Director Family & Community Engagement to lead the strategy and performance of its network-wide family-facing systems. This role oversees recruitment enrollment retention attendance strategy family engagement and the development of student health and wellness access systemsincluding community partnerships that reduce barriers to attendance and persistenceacross Uniteds four Director partners closely with School Directors and provides dotted-line supervision to campus-based Deans of Family & Community Engagement. This is a senior leadership role responsible for system design capacity building and measurable results. Key responsibilities include:Lead Network StrategyDesign and execute the annual recruitment and retention clear pipelines from inquiry to enrollment to exemplars and ensure alignment across campuses in messaging outreach and family PerformanceOwn network-level enrollment targets in collaboration with senior retention mid-year withdrawals and chronic data to identify risk early and stabilize enrollment volatility and late-summer campus leadersCoach and support campus deans of family & community their capability in data use outreach strategy and with school directors to strengthen campus-level SystemsStandardize and continually improve recruitment onboarding and transition enrollment dashboards and reporting targeted improvement efforts across Key Responsibilities are meant to be an illustrative but not exhaustive list representative of the types of work the director will lead and support. What success looks like:Enrollment goals are met improves year over systems are proactive and DFCEs execute with clarity and experience professionalism responsiveness and support. Joining Our TeamUnited Core Traits:Mission-Driven. Team members believe deeply in the United mission: to transform lives and our communities through the power of Mindset. Team members believe in their ability and the ability of all students to grow and -Driven. Team members get proximate to students families and colleagues to develop authentic relationships that inform work in the . Team members are professional reliable diligent and pay attention to detail. Emotionally Constant. Team members maintain a sense of calm while addressing a number of :Bachelors degree required; advanced degree preferred.5 years of leadership experience in education enrollment operations or community success achieving measurable performance leading or coaching adults in Spanish Somali or Arabic is a and Skills:Strong strategic thinking analytical and creative problem-solving to shift between high-level strategy and detail-oriented project management skills and ability to manage priorities and work written and verbal communication skills and storytelling to build strong relationships across diverse groups of internal and external desire to work or existing experience working in collaborative and entrepreneurial environments where there is opportunity to set a vision and drive results in creative a high level of professional maturity including emotional constancy in stressful a keen self-awareness of ones own strengths and open and committed to implementing frequent feedback from team using Google and Microsoft products especially spreadsheet running complex projects utilizing the science of improvement (preferred). Terms of EmploymentApplications will be considered immediately on a rolling basis until the position is is a full-time position reporting to Uniteds Chief Operating Officer John A. Dues. Report times are typically Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. although some job-related tasks can be expected outside of these : The starting salary for a new Director with a Bachelors degree is $80000. The starting salary for other applicants will depend on professional experience and education : Medical dental vision life and disability coverage Employees are eligible to participate in the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio (STRS) or the School Employees Retirement System of Ohio (SERS).All United campuses are Equal Opportunity online at Experience:

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