School Director- Excel Center Bartholomew County

Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana•Columbus, IN

22h

About The Position

The Excel Center Director provides hands-on leadership in directing, planning, managing, and coordinating the school’s educational goals and vision. The Director is responsible for achieving desired outcomes in operations, curriculum, personnel management, and development, in accordance with The Excel Center’s principles. Performance is measured against applicable state, territory, and local academic standards and regulatory requirements. The Director supervises and manages faculty and staff, creates and maintains a safe and secure educational environment for students and staff, and manages the school’s fiscal activities. Working with Goodwill Education Initiatives leadership and directly with the Regional Director, the Director establishes school goals and leads strategic planning in a fast-paced, high-change environment. The role focuses on graduation outcomes, enrollment, student achievement, retention, college and career readiness, compliance, and building an effective staff team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in psychology, human relations, social work, rehabilitation counseling, education, or a related field.
Working knowledge of applicable state, territory, and local academic standards, college and career readiness frameworks, and 21st-century skills.
Demonstrated leadership ability to lead, develop, and achieve results for a team, department, or organization; qualities include integrity, accountability, empathy, humility, resilience, vision, influence, and positivity.
Effective oral, written, visual, and non-verbal communication and listening skills, including the ability to communicate in person, in writing, and digitally.
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, follow-through, and ability to manage multiple tasks in a timely manner.
Working knowledge of G Suite, MS Office, and student information systems.
Ability to identify and understand issues and opportunities, compare information from different sources, draw conclusions, choose effective courses of action, and act consistently with available facts and constraints.
Ability to create, collect, review, and maintain information used to manage or improve learning goals.
Ability to adapt effectively to shifting priorities while maintaining a positive learning environment.
Must pass a pre-employment background check.

Nice To Haves

School leadership experience managing professionals is described as ideal.

Responsibilities

Work directly with the Regional Director to develop and implement school-wide goals for graduation outcomes, enrollment, student achievement, and retention.
Set graduation and school accountability goals, track progress, and adjust strategies to meet goals.
Establish internal and external partnerships that enhance student achievement and post-secondary outcomes.
Promote graduates’ attainment of dual credits and approved certifications, and review graduate data to adjust college and career programming.
Track school and student data, develop improvement interventions and professional development, and maintain a high-performance culture for staff and students.
Monitor monthly budgets, forecast future needs and expenses, and manage monthly and annual budgets.
Complete state and central office reporting requirements on time and follow central office procedures for school functions.
Maintain compliance with legal, regulatory, and authorizer obligations, including requirements related to special populations.
Manage student recruitment and outreach to meet enrollment goals, oversee student orientation, and adjust strategies to support student retention each term.
Build an effective team by promoting job opportunities, developing a candidate network, interviewing applicants, and selecting qualified candidates.
Use staff evaluations and input to identify strengths and areas for improvement.
Implement professional development, training, goal setting, and succession plans for staff throughout the school year.
Supervise and manage faculty and staff and maintain a safe and secure educational environment.
Manage the fiscal activities of the school and participate in strategic planning with Goodwill Education Initiatives leadership.

Benefits

Continuing education and leadership development
Tuition reimbursement
Comprehensive health plan
Paid time off (PTO)
Paid holidays
Life insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Short- and long-term disability plans
Parental leave
Sabbatical leave
Preventive health and wellness program
Section 125 pretax health spending account
Dependent care spending account
Retirement plan with generous match or contribution into the Teachers’ Retirement Fund for eligible employees
Eligibility for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program