Job description

REQUIREMENTS:

This position is year-round beginning on July 10, 2023. The salary range is $49,000 to $57,000 per year depending on experience level. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of experience working in a school setting. This candidate will have practical experience in the management of people, calendars, deadlines, systems checks, scheduling, and holding people accountable. This person is goal-oriented and organized. The ideal candidate will be able to map out the year(s) ahead, ensuring that the bird’s-eye view is considered when representing the programs of Odyssey School.

DUTIES

Problem-Solving/Communication/Planning/Management~

• Operations: implement logistics that support the goals and plans of all programs
• Serve as the high school director
• Support all programs in the creation of curricular schedules
• Accurately represent all programs in the weekly administrative meeting
• Organize in-service professional development training in tandem with other directors
• Organize and facilitate biweekly (every other week) all-program directors' meetings using shared agenda
• Act as an organizer and staff member for any program on an as-needed basis
• Support the rationale and planning of Student trips (international or otherwise)
• Organize and facilitate weekly staff meetings
• Ensure that staff complies with handbook policies and procedures, i.e. conference summaries, supporting their work in professional development, and such, on time, and with quality
• Faculty performance reviews: lead the end-of-year self-assessment that is reviewed and addressed by all directors and HoS
• Participate in your annual professional review
• Support the Leadership Team as needed
• Plan the August Program Director Orientation and Faculty Orientation with support from the leadership team (all non-teaching and learning items) and program directors (all things teaching and learning)
• Annual Handbook review (occurs throughout the year)
• Lead program directors in technology inventory/ working with our CFO, keep our school current in educational technology

Hiring~

• Organize and oversee faculty hiring
• Partner with program directors when hiring teachers in their programs
• Work with the Head of School to make final hiring decisions/ offer positions/ follow through with the onboarding process
• Update/develop employee contracts, yearly

Testing~

• Testing Coordinator- fall and spring, 3 weeks each (prepare for testing, implementation of testing, data interpretation/ present to staff and board, sending data to families)
• Guide testing administrators and proctors
• Organize test proctors and test spaces for the week(s) of standardized testing, and manage the accommodations schedules

Representing Odyssey School~

• Act as a secondary administrator, alongside leadership team members, when the HoS is away/off campus
• Represent Odyssey Administration at events when necessary
• Board of Trustees Duties- year-round, write a portion of HoS report to the board, attend board meetings, represent all programs
• Foster programming partnerships
• Communicate with families via email, text, and in-person or virtual meetings on topics regarding programming
• Attend community events, such as the start of year informational parent gathering, Parent Orientation, Positively Odyssey, Festival of Light, Spring Auction

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $49,000.00 - $57,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Asheville, NC 28801: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• working in school setting: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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