Higher Achievement is hiring for the position of Center Director in Washington DC!
To Apply: Please submit your application through our online site. Applications will be accepted until position is filled; interested applicants are encouraged to apply immediately.
HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT
Higher Achievement, a nationally recognized and award-winning nonprofit organization providing out-of-school time academic enrichment programs for middle school students in underserved communities, seeks a Center Director to ensure high quality program operations.
About Higher Achievement
Higher Achievement's rigorous after-school and summer academic program gives youth from at-risk communities their best opportunity to succeed in middle school — and in life. Our research-based program challenges middle school students to meet their full potential in three key areas: academics, social skills, and leadership. On average, 95% of Higher Achievement scholars who complete the program advance to top academic high schools and 93% advance to college. Higher Achievement currently operates achievement centers in Washington, DC, Alexandria, VA, Baltimore and Richmond. For more information please visit www.higherachievement.org.
The Center Director manages the relationships and operations necessary to run an excellent Achievement Center providing year-round academic programming for up to 100 middle school students. The Center Director works intimately with Center-based staff, parents, scholars, volunteer teaching mentors, Summer Academy teachers, the host school's faculty, and other Higher Achievement staff. The Center Director is responsible for all aspects of Center Management and serves as the main liaison between scholars and their families.
Specifically, the Center Director's responsibilities include:
Center Management
§Provide comprehensive leadership, planning and administration of Center including: leading and implementing Higher Achievement's program model for up to 100 scholars and providing guidance and discipline for After-School Academy and for 6 weeks during Summer Academy each year
§Implement Higher Achievement's rigorous curricula and support staff in doing so
§Facilitate large-group meetings of 50 to 100 people
§Maintain consistent communication with parents, scholars, teachers, studio leaders, and mentors
§Maintain accurate and submit regular expense records, and manage the Achievement Center's budget
Scholar Management
§Recruit and retain a roster containing between 80 and 100 scholars in Higher Achievement's four-year, comprehensive program
§Recruit scholars for the Center through regular presentations in classrooms, PTA and faculty meetings and local churches
§Work with school principals, counselors and teachers of host facility and feeder schools to ensure positive and productive communication throughout the year
§Regularly collect scholar's academic performance data including their standardized test scores and school grades
Staff Management
§Supervise and support an Assistant Center Director, interns, and Center-based part-time staff
§Assist with the recruitment, orientation, and support of volunteer teaching mentors and summer faculty
§Manage high school interns and community service volunteers
Evaluation and Training
§Provide ongoing assessments, feedback, and support to all Center-based part-time staff
§Use data to provide ongoing assessment of scholars' performance, including in-depth academic evaluations and evaluation of scholar attendance, participation, and social development
§Provide ongoing evaluation of Center operations, including monthly and trimesterly reports
§Facilitate orientations for staff, scholars, and parents
QUALIFICATIONS:
§Bachelors Degree
§2-3 years work experience with youth in an educational setting
§Strong skills in planning, organizing; written and oral communication
§Interest in community building, mentoring, youth development
§Facility with technology and data analysis
§Experience with middle school students or classroom instruction a plus
§Teaching experience preferred
§Spanish language ability a plus
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