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Position: Elementary School Director of Operations FellowLocation: Match Community Day, 100 Poydras St., Boston, MAStart Date: June/ July 2023ABOUT THE MATCH CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLMatch Charter Public School is a free, high-performing charter public school in Boston. We are a PreK-12 school serving 1,250 students. Our mission is to prepare students for success in college and careers in order to achieve economic security and mobility. Students gain acceptance to our schools via an annual blind public lottery open to all Boston residents.Our families bring amazing racial and cultural diversity to the school community - they represent over 20 different countries of origin with over 20 different languages spoken at home.

94% of our students are people of color. Our students bring a diversity of needs to our school, and we are prepared to serve them. 21% of our students qualify for special education services; 18% of our student body are English Language Learners.Matchs core values are Equity, Freedom, Teamwork, Innovation, and Accountability. We are working to reframe our organizational processes and policies to be truly anti-racist.

At Match, we believe that three aspects of our work and organization - a staff that is diverse by race and other factors, a professional environment that is inclusive of all perspectives, and a curriculum in our PreK-12 school that is culturally competent - are vital to our goals and mission. ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITYMatch is seeking a candidate to join our elementary school team as the Director of Operations Fellow (Ops Fellow). The position is based at Match Community Day, our elementary school on 100 Poydras St. in Hyde Park.

Match believes that excellent schools with excellent teaching and outcomes for kids are built on strong operational foundations. Our ultimate goal is to build up strong Operations staff who are the risk managers of our buildings and as a result, must be proactive, diligent, urgent, and customer service-oriented team players. This is an incredible opportunity for an individual who is passionate about urban education, and excited by the prospect of tackling difficult but rewarding operational challenges on a daily basis. The Ops Fellow will receive intentional training, feedback and development opportunities from Matchs leaders, including MCDs Director of Operations, Matchs Director of Network Operations, and other leaders.

The Ops Fellow position is a great fit for an educator who is interested in becoming a school leader, and/or building their operational expertise to transition into operational leadership.The salary range for this position is $69,000-87,000. Salary determination is made based on prior relevant experience. REPORTING RELATIONSHIPThe Director of Operations Fellow (Ops Fellow) will report to the Director of Operations (DOO) or the Director of Network Operations (DNO), and will work in close collaboration with the operations team of Match Community Day, and Matchs Network Support Team. DETAILED JOB RESPONSIBILITIESSchool Wide Operations The Ops Fellow will play a pivotal role in contributing to excellent school operations through close partnership with the Directors of Operations.

School operations is a complex, multi-faceted body of work, and given MCDs high number of students and multiple buildings on campus, at any given time, the Ops Fellow will contribute to or lead any body of work that falls under school operations. Those key bodies of work include, but are not limited to: Management of school logistics for students, and for staff (e.g. staff schedules and coverage);Management of budgets, purchasing and vendors;Management of building systems and facilities;Management of school enrollment and family engagement/communication; Management of data, hardware and software; andManagement of compliance, including state/federal compliance, health/ safety and overall risk management.Ops Fellow Specific DutiesWhile the Ops Fellow will support each aspect of schoolwide operations at various times, the the Ops Fellow will, in collaboration with the rest of the Operations team lead specific bodies of work which include, but are not limited to: Meals: Match is a Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) school with limited kitchen facilities, so we contract a vendor to provide free meals to all students: Work with our vendor to predict meal consumption amounts, and order food weekly to minimize waste and maximize student satisfaction.Ensure compliance with meal tracking procedures and support the day to day distribution of food.Student Enrollment and Registration: Match enrolls many new students, especially K1 and K2 students each year through its lottery, and also enrolls students from its waitlist in all grades throughout the year to maintain full enrollment: Act as the school lead for interfacing with new and prospective families to encourage them to attend, and ensure they are connected to the community effectively, and that new students have a smooth start at Match.Interface with families who are making a decision whether or not to accept an offer of admissions to answer questions, provide tours, and act as a general resource to sell the school and assist families with the decision-making process.Ensure new students complete registration forms and start school as soon as possible.Student Transportation; Matchs students are transported by Boston Public Schools on yellow buses;Manage bus rosters, liaise with Boston Public Schools.Manage arrival and dismissal daily.Building Maintenance and Inventory Management;;Ensure that Matchs goals around building aesthetics and functionality are met through regular walkthroughs, and communication with staff and students.Manage supply inventory, make purchases as needed in collaboration with the DOOFamily Engagement Initiatives: Contribute to community-building practices that strengthen the partnership between school and families.Assist with event planning, parent conferences, parent council meetings and other initiatives.Help manage the operations of communications with families, including updating contact information, translating materials, and distributing communications.QUALIFICATIONSResearch has shown that people of color and women are less likely to apply for jobs if they dont believe they meet every one of the qualifications described in a job description. Our highest priority is finding the best candidate for the job.

We encourage you to apply, even if you don't believe you meet every one of our qualifications described or you have a less traditional background. --Deep belief in Matchs mission and core values;-2+ years of full-time experience, preferably in a school;-Proficiency with a second language, Spanish or Haitian Creole preferred;-A passion and interest in urban education;-Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;-The ability to be extremely detail oriented;-Be excited about the possibility of receiving feedback and using it to grow continually;-Desire to see all students succeed; and-Experience with data managementABOUT MATCH EDUCATIONMatch Education (www.matcheducation.org) is the shared brand name of The Match Charter Public School, The Match School Foundation, Inc., and The Sposato Graduate School of Education. Match Education is an engine of discovery and applied innovation in education. We operate high-performing urban public charter schools and a unique graduate school of education that trains teachers for high-poverty schools.

Out of this applied work, we refine, validate empirically, and eventually disseminate new ideas and practices on core questions in education reform. The Match Foundation, Inc., The Charles Sposato Graduate School of Education, Inc., and Match Charter Public School prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, religion, veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under state or federal law in any aspect of the access to, admission, or treatment of students in its programs and activities, or in employment and application for employment.

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