Director of Immersion Operations
Full Time
Tempe, AZ 85281
$75,000 - $83,500 a year
Posted
Job description
What about learning drives us to do more than deliver the lesson? Maybe we’re overachievers. Or maybe we just know what real impact looks like. Each one of us has seen passion win over fear, vision become relentless focus and belief in human potential make it all the way to the finish line.
Our mission is to design new models for educational success and raise academic achievement for all learners. Are you ready to find a career with a company whose mission, vision, and values align
with yours? Can you see yourself fitting into this mission with us?
POSITION SUMMARY:
As part of Arizona State University’s charter to provide access and excellence, ASU Preparatory Academy (ASU Prep) shares this commitment by demonstrating all students can achieve at the highest levels, regardless of their background. To scale our current impact, ASU Prep is advancing a major expansion program taking fundamental responsibility for the communities we serve.
The Director of Immersion Operation is responsible for the development, implementation and management of the safety, discipline, security and facilities of ASU Preparatory Academy’s educational services. This includes the overall strategic functions and collaborative implementation with Immersion Principals and network team to develop and maintain strong infrastructural leadership of strategic operational needs to support safety, security, discipline and facilities in support student affair services.
QUALIFICATIONS:
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Bachelor’s Degree required; Masters preferred.
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Five (5) years of experience in school operational leadership positions, overseeing operations while driving significant results in a high-performance growth organization.
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Valid/Active Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) issued IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card.
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Any equivalent combination of experience, training and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Assist the Deputy Head of Schools Officer in planning the Communicate and implement the ASU Preparatory Academy mission with the schools and community.
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Supervise all security personnel across the network.
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Determine and obtain all services and programs legally authorized for ASU Preparatory Academy from all sources, local, state, federal, and other.
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Investigate methods to reduce excess costs and to derive maximum benefits for each student from the expenditure of each resource dollar.
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Determine and implement methods to maximize the effectiveness of discipline, security, facilities, etc.
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Collaborate with the Network teams and site leadership necessary steps to implement appropriate priorities.
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Works collaboratively with immersion and network leadership to support all students.
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Act as a student advocate to ensure the rights of all students are respected and that all have equal access to the educational opportunities necessary to meet their needs and abilities.
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Work with the Head of Schools, Deputy Head of Schools, Chief Administrative Officer, Executive Director of Human Capital, Executive Director of Finance and Budget, Site Principals and others in staffing the schools.
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Coordinate the network wide sports strategy based on each site’s unique needs.
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Participate in a continuing personal professional growth program.
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Oversees student safety and conduct, and enforces discipline as necessary in accordance with ASU Prep policy and the students’ rights to due process.
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Responsible for overall strategy for articulated, consistent education for all students while encouraging staff to develop high yield strategies, techniques and activities that reflect instructional rigor and academic excellence.
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Travel to all relevant sites on a weekly basis to ensure presence and collaboration with each site leader.
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Communicate the ASU Prep mission to school personnel, students, parents and community.
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Promote effective communication and cooperation among staff through regular staff meetings and department and network level meetings.
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Implement strategies to promote a cooperative spirit among all the sites and modalities to enhance the educational and social climate ASU Preparatory Academies.
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Additional duties may be assigned as necessary.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Directly supervises employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include decisions related to selection, performance appraisal, discipline and salary recommendations.
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Build strong and empowered teams by providing direction, delegation, counsel, mentoring and expertise to individual team leads, while retaining overall responsibility and accountability for results.
Promote and encourage the development, training and promotion of staff members to ensure the perpetuation of a professional and competent workforce.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
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Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced, ever-evolving environment.
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Demonstrated ability navigating diverse relationships and partnerships with a cross section of stakeholders.
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Awareness of state-wide agencies, municipalities, governmental groups and other entities to proactively seek support and partnerships.
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Ability to integrate expansion within the academic departments to ensure effective execution.
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Tact diplomacy and persistence.
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Knowledge of curriculum development and management.
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Excellent verbal and written communication.
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Excellent organization, time management and follow-up skills; high sense of urgency; demonstrated ability to successfully handle multiple projects concurrently.
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Proven program and project management skills with a track record of working cross-functionally and achieving successful project outcomes.
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Strong analytical skills to research complex problems and recommend strategic and cost-effective solutions.
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Proven ability and success at using data to draw insights and make decisions.
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Proven track record of achieving short- and long-term organizational objectives and financial results through the implementation of infrastructure, business processes and systems.
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Excellence in organizational management with the ability to coach a senior-level staff to manage and develop high performance teams to develop and implement program strategies.
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Highly accountable and results-driven with the ability to set and use goals to guide action and objectively measure performance.
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Ability to work in collaborative, dynamic, and high-performing environments.
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Ability to scale from strategic and tactical quickly, to help guide programs at all levels in the organization.
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Matured judgment and capacity to take initiative and work with a team.
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Ability to articulate, represent professional demeanor and ability to take initiative.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and talk or hear and sometimes walk and sit. The employee must use hands, arms and fingers to input data, handle, feel or reach. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 20 lbs such as boxes, supplies, etc. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, and the ability to adjust focus, close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
LOCATION:
Immersion
TRAVEL:
Travel is required for site visits, meetings, trainings and/or conferences. Locations may vary and may require overnight stays.
This job description is subject to change at any time.
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