JOB DESCRIPTION SITE MANAGER/RANSOM EVERGLADES SCHOOL

Position Profile & Description: Breakthrough Miami is an 8-year, tuition-free academic enrichment program that uses a students-teaching-students model to ensure that motivated students from under-resourced communities have access to excellent educational opportunities, enter college-prep high schools and enroll in college. We serve 1,200 middle-and high-school students in Miami-Dade County at five sites. For more information, visit www.breakthroughmiami.org

The Site Manager is integral to the Breakthrough Miami leadership team. The ideal candidate is an experienced educator and manager who excels at program development and service delivery, and someone who builds strong relationships with students, families, staff and partners.

Reports To: Managing Director, Program Design & Evaluation

Direct Reports: Supervises one full-time Associate Site Director/Student & Family Coordinator, two AmeriCorps members, plus part-time Instructional Coaches, Teaching Fellows and Volunteers. Number of direct reports: up to 30, seasonally variable.

Days/Hours of Work: This is a full-time position requiring a minimum of 40 hours per week. Evening and weekend work are required to fulfill expectations of the role.

Location: Ransom Everglades School

Primary Responsibilities & Duties

Oversee day-to-day operations of the school-year and summer program for students, AmeriCorps members, Teaching Fellows, and Instructional Coaches.
Oversee all student mentoring activities and programs provided by Teaching Fellows, AmeriCorps Members, and volunteers.
Responsible for the implementation, supervision and fidelity of the AmeriCorps program and assigned members.
Collaborate with the Program Leadership Team (PLT—Managing Director of Design & Evaluation, Director of Program Operations, Director of College Access & Alumni Relations) to implement, document and analyze all required performance measurements, outputs and outcomes.
Develop and maintain strong relationships with all Host School personnel and administration.
Collaborate with PLT to create curriculum for the Summer Institute and School Year Program that addresses Breakthrough Miami’s college preparatory mission and facilitates the integration of site activities in support of common goals.
Oversee the student admissions process at assigned site
Collaborate with the PLT to recruit, interview and hire Summer Institute Teaching Fellows, School Year Volunteers, and college work-study interns.
Collaborate with the PLT to recruit, hire, train, and supervise Summer Institute Instructional Coaches
Collaborate with the PLT to develop teacher training agenda and oversee Orientation Week for Teaching Fellows.
Participate in programs fully; will be well-known to students, families, and teachers/interns.
Maintain and deepen existing relationships with partner schools, agencies and programs, and cultivate new partnerships to expand our network. Support the sharing of productive relationships with other sites.
Collaborate with the PLT to develop/refine program policies;
Engage in high-stakes student issues.
Lead initiatives to cultivate and maintain a great relationship with the Breakthrough Parent Network.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree required, M.A./M.Ed. a plus
Embraces and models Breakthrough Miami’s core values: Excellence, Integrity, Commitment, Inclusion and Transparency as stated in the Breakthrough Miami Values Statement.
Minimum three years’ experience in education, ideal candidate will have both teaching and management experience.
Strong Knowledge of the demands of a rigorously academic program.
Strong administrative, organizational and leadership skills.
Energetic and comfortable working in a flexible, fast-paced environment that values innovating on excellence and personal initiative
Effective multi-tasker who can oversee multiple projects and handle a dynamic work schedule.
A strategic thinker who is also good with details.
Highly self-motivated; able to meet deadlines and act with urgency when required.
Experience working with adolescents, young adults and families.
Ability to work effectively in diverse environments and to inspire and teach students of all ages from diverse backgrounds.
Excellent public speaking, writing, communication, and computer skills; 2nd language strongly preferred.
Familiarity with the Breakthrough model and Miami-Dade Public Schools a plus.

SKILLS: The successful candidate will demonstrate a combination of proficiency in and commitment to growth in the following areas:

Leadership: The ability to lead, influence and facilitate others in a positive manner to achieve desired work results.
Management: The ability to initiate and follow through on ideas and projects, prepare program budget, oversee and manage roll-up of all site operation expenditures on a monthly basis, provide input and guidance as needed to programmatic and operational continuous improvements.
Supervisory: The ability to supervise a team effectively resulting in employee productivity, higher goal achievement and staff morale. Demonstrated abilities in project management, problem-solving, sound decision making.
Team-building:: A sound conceptual understanding of what makes teams successful and the ability to effectively apply these concepts in practice.
Interpersonal relationships: The ability to work effectively with others (peers, students, partners, funders, key stakeholders) to achieve common goals and exercise effective interpersonal influence.
Business 101: An understanding of the inner workings of agency functions and how program decisions affect financial and non-financial work results.
Problem-solving: The ability to detect performance variances (plan to actual), effectively analyze the root cause and effect, and the ability to guide others determining the short-term and long-term action requirements.
Program data collection, analysis and use: Experience in data collection, analysis and use to inform program development and improvements and operational decision-making.
Communications: The ability to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels using normal media (e.g. verbal, non-verbal, written, presentation, demonstration, teaching, etc.)

BEHAVIORS: The successful candidate will model the following behaviors that reflect Breakthrough Miami values:

Acts with Integrity: Sets high personal standards for performance and follows through on commitments. Acts honestly and ethically without compromise, recognizes also that his/her role is critical in the overall successes and challenges of Breakthrough Miami.

Accountable for Results/Innovates on Excellence: Holds self accountable for maintaining a standard of excellence in being self-motivated to achieve goals. Acts Intentionally, understanding that long-term goals drive short-term plans. Exercises Agility and Understands Urgency, recognizing that balancing multiple projects and motivating a variety of personalities and interests are important parts of this work. Acts with urgency when required and takes initiative with little governance. Takes personal responsibility for unattained goals or tasks.

Shows Understanding of People/ Invests in Others’ Experiences & Successesby recognizing that Breakthrough Miami succeeds only if every person in our organization is set up for success. Prioritizes the needs of the organization over personal interest. Lives the Growth Mindset by embracing constructive criticism. Strives to Understand by recognizing that others have different experiences and identities.

Interested candidates are should submit a one-page Letter of Interest and resume to lauren@breakthroughmiami.org