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Who You Are
You love logistics, have a customer support orientation, and want to work in a fast paced environment. You are inspired by and deeply believe in the vision of Impact Public Schools. You believe that all children deserve a wonderful education and want to join a team that is mission driven.
Why This is a Unique Opportunity
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Work in a state of the art facility at an elementary school that is closing the opportunity gap
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Apply your skills in operations and logistics to helping an elementary school thrive
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Receive personalized coaching and support to help you grow as a professional
Essential Functions of the IPS School Manager
Family & Student Engagement
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Maintain a warm, friendly, and organized front desk
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Maintain positive relationships with families with a customer service orientation, addressing family and student needs as they arise throughout the day and throughout pick up
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Warmly welcome students to the school during arrival and ensure the campus is open and ready to serve students
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Draft and send regular family communications and direct communications in support of school culture efforts
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Attend and manage family engagement events which occur approximately 1/week and which may be held in the evening hours
Operations
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Manage student enrollment and disenrollment process, collection of family paperwork, and submit required reports
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Manage daily attendance process, including reconciling, managing tardies/early dismissals, and generating and submitting internal and external reports
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Maintain a clean, neat and highly functional campus by organizing student artwork, conducting regular building and site walkthroughs, coordinating with custodial personnel and cleaning up student accidents when janitor is unavailable.
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Coordinate with food and transportation service providers as needed.
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Manage the School’s supply and asset inventory, place and closely track school purchase orders, unpack and distribute mail and packages, and support assembly/distribution of instructional and operational resources
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Ensure that student records are properly maintained and updated
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Manage room reservations and space use, including coordinating with visitors.
Meal Service
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Serve breakfast and lunch on time. Food comes prepared so this is primarily heating food according to standards and distributing it to classrooms.
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Maintain a clean, organized, hazard-free kitchen environment focusing on sanitation and quality control. Operate equipment safely and efficiently, and monitor for needed repairs.
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Maintain accurate records and receive food deliveries.
Skills and Characteristics:
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Warm and high-energy presence to effectively welcome families to the school
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Acute attention to detail coupled with the ability to think and act strategically
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Communication, management, and problem-solving skills necessary to ensure smooth school operation
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Ability to create, monitor, and maintain systems that enhance organizational efficiency
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Ability and desire to work in a fast-paced, highly disciplined, but sometimes unpredictable school environment
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Willingness to work autonomously, collaboratively, and/or under the direction of senior staff, as needed
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Maturity, humility, strong work ethic, sense of humor, and roll-up-my-sleeves attitude
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Strong belief in the IPS mission and educational model