Liberty Classical Schools seeks a full-time Chief of Staff, the principal advisor to the CEO and manager of all legal, regulatory/compliance, and governance matters associated with Liberty and its client schools. This hybrid role will require an in person presence in the Atlanta, GA area, as well as occasional travel to schools within the Liberty Classical network.

Essential requirements for the position include:

• An entrepreneurial spirit;
• Strong personal affinity for Liberty’s Mission and philosophy (see below);
• Superior, sophisticated administrative and management skills preferably in the nonprofit and/or private educational sector;
• Demonstrable experience and skill engaging with government and regulatory authorities;
• Fluency in nonprofit and employment law, risk management, and human resources;
• Ability to manage institutional documents and records and to develop and implement policies and procedures regarding document retention;
• Competency in working and communicating with stakeholders, including public administrative and regulatory agencies, leadership teams, and external program consultants;
• High capacity for teamwork, communication, collaboration, and cooperation;
• Computer literacy including the use of digital tools, databases, and on-line management systems; and,
• Assertive, task-oriented, proactive, conscientious, and a strong verbal and written communicator;
• Ability to work in-person in a collaborative environment, with the occasional teleworking option;
• Ability to travel to schools within the Liberty Classical Schools network (currently: Atlanta and Kennesaw, GA)

Licensed attorney and member of the Georgia bar is strongly preferred. Other advanced degrees and prior professional experience with non-profit organizations and/or private or charter schools is desirable.

Responsibilities of the Chief of Staff

As a member of Liberty’s core leadership team, the Chief of Staff serves as the principal advisor to the CEO and manager of all legal, regulatory/compliance, and governance matters associated with Liberty Classical Schools Educational Services Inc. (“Liberty”), Liberty Classical Schools Foundation, and its client schools. Specific responsibilities include the following:

• Legal
  • Oversee the legal formation of new classical charter schools that may be opened by Liberty and added to its the network;
  • Coordinate all legal matters with general counsel for Liberty and its client schools;
• Regulatory/compliance
  • Oversee and supervise the preparation and submission of required periodic reporting, as well as other governmental compliance requirements provided for by all charter school authorizing agencies (GADOA, SCSC, APS), grantors, etc.
  • Coordinate and oversee the periodic charter agreement renewal and re-accreditation process for supported charter schools;
• Governance
  • Oversee and participate in the preparation, and periodic updating, of all policy manuals, personnel handbooks, parent handbooks, operating procedures, communications protocols and policies for the supported charter schools and Liberty and provide regular training for faculty and staff regarding such matters;
  • Assist the CEO in preparing for board meetings, prepare and distribute board meeting materials, staffing committee meetings as needed, maintaining official corporate records on behalf of the board secretaries and the boards, and serve as the administrative liaison to the boards as directed by the CEO;
  • Oversee ongoing corporate compliance for all supported charter schools, including regular updating of each school’s governing documents and required filings necessary to maintain corporate status and status as exempt organizations;
  • Develop, implement, and manage a document retention policy and program, provide staff training regarding the document retention program, and periodically update policy and associated procedures;
• General administrative support
  • Cooperate with CFO and other department heads on real estate and other financings;
  • Coordinate and facilitate, as directed by the CEO, the opening of new charter classical schools and establish the core administrative framework in each new school; and
  • Assist and advise the CEO on other matters as may be needed from time to time.

About Liberty Classical Schools

Liberty Classical Schools is a nonprofit school support organization that presently manages Atlanta Classical Academy and Northwest Classical Academy (Kennesaw, GA) and has plans to launch three additional public charter schools in the next five years.

Liberty’s mission is to launch and support classical, K12 public charter schools whose purpose is to form knowledgeable, virtuous citizens.

Liberty’s philosophy is that the best way for American public schools to strengthen and unite the nation and prepare its citizens to flourish is to surround students with kind-hearted, subject-matter experts who will teach and model the best things in our intellectual, moral, and cultural heritage; that this is best achieved through a time-tested, American classical curriculum and programming that emphasizes excellence in teaching, traditional learning, and virtue formation; and that it is best to teach students in the context of community and partnership that personal responsibility, equality of opportunity, balanced patriotism, and individual liberty, each bedrock to the American experiment, are essential to good government and the happiness of mankind.

Liberty Classical Schools is a Georgia nonprofit corporation and an equal-opportunity employer.