Middle School Director of Operations (2026-2027 SY)

Valor Collegiate Academies • Nashville, TN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Valor Collegiate Academies is seeking an exceptional Middle School Director of Operations who is excited to share our mission of empowering scholars to live inspired and purposeful lives. This position is for our Valor Voyager (5-8) campus.
The Director of Operations (DOO) is the operational leader of the school and reports to the Managing Director of Operations . The DoO is an active member of the school leadership team that is led by the Principal of the school. The DOO plays a critical role in establishing strong, long-term operational infrastructure that can effectively anticipate and serve the needs of our school community. The DOO collaborates closely with the Principal and network leaders to ensure that our non-instructional systems and campus facilities are built to last, and can fully support both scholar and faculty success. At Valor, DOOs are service-oriented leaders and responsive problem solvers, who are deeply committed to leading their school in operational excellence.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum of 3 years of prior school leadership, operations, or teaching experience.
• Proven track-record of achievement in previous leadership positions.
• Ability to respond quickly and thoughtfully to safety and emergency situations.
• Strong planning, organizing and leadership/supervisory skills.
• Commitment to use data and technology to personalize development for both adults and scholars.
• Commitment and enthusiasm for working with an ethnically and economically diverse student body.
• Grit and perseverance to work within a fast-paced, start-up environment.
• Ability to model, live, and reinforce the school’s core values on and off the field of play with colleagues, scholar-athletes, parents, and the larger community.
• Optimism, resiliency, curiosity, a sense of humor, and a burning passion for personal growth and student success.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in a high-performing school is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of school operations, including but not limited to, food and transportation services, facility maintenance, emergency plans, school schedules, technology support, and student information database.
• Manage staff attendance and time-off processes, including maintaining leave records, coordinating substitute coverage, and ensuring adequate staffing for daily school operations.
• Respond to staff support requests in a timely manner (e.g. facilities, classroom, technology, etc).
• Ensure school-wide compliance with health, safety, and school district regulations.
• Manage Office and Operations Coordinator to ensure smooth operation of the main office.
• Support school-based leaders to manage logistical aspects of student assessments, benchmark exams, and support the logistics of school-wide events.
• Collaborate with the Principal to create and oversee the school’s budget, finances, and relationships with outside vendors.
• Maintain inventory of equipment, office supplies, and instructional materials
• Manage purchase requests and procurement processes
• Process accounts payable items including invoices and expense reimbursements
• Improve systems for accounts receivable and vendor management
• Develop a workflow for scholar information collection, analysis, and updates
• Organize elements of the enrollment, registration, and transfer/withdrawal processes
• Facilitate the creation and distribution of progress reports and report cards
• Draft reference and training materials for data systems
• Enforce, uphold, and exhibit school’s values, student management policies and culture
• Own arrival duty, recess or lunch duty, and dismissal duty
• Attend school-wide professional development programming, including 3 weeks of faculty training over the summer and weekly PD sessions throughout the academic year
• Participate in faculty Circle once a week (Wednesdays from 4:00-5:00p.m.)

Benefits

• Full-time role with full comprehensive health and retirement benefits
• Free access to an on-site strength & conditioning facility, Vanderbilt Health Clinic, retirement counseling, and mental health support and resources
• Employee laptop provided and unlimited school supplies
• Full-time employees wishing to enroll their student at Valor in grades 5-12 will be placed at the top of the new student waitlist

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director