ACE Academy - Site Director

RESPONSIBILITIES, AND DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCES:

As Tenacity grows to meet the critical needs of Boston’s children, it offers a unique opportunity for a talented professional who understands the development of the whole child. The successful candidates will be entrepreneurial, collaborative, possess a commitment to further developing their understanding of how to best support students and families in our communities, “willing to go the extra mile”, have a strong desire to lead, possess a willingness to accept full responsibility for a site and be deeply committed to enabling Boston’s youth to achieve excellence in the classroom and on-court while imparting life skills and promoting character development to lay the foundation for their pathway to post-secondary success.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

School Site

• Effectively manage all program-related activities.
• Work as a team with other leaders, Tenacity staff, volunteers, and part-time instructors to manage all aspects of the ACE Academy. 
• Supervise and evaluate a diverse team.

• Comply with all program requirements including those specified by the Memorandum of Understanding that is set between Tenacity and the partner school.
• Build and manage highly effective relationships with the partner school principal, teachers, and parents to support student program engagement and success.
• Lead student recruitment, selection, and registration into the program to ensure the site is fully enrolled.
• Maintain high student retention rates and site attendance rates.
• Oversee and ensure the effective implementation of and student engagement in Tenacity’s tennis and literacy curricula, including:
  • Curricula delivery in an engaging and compelling manner (by either you or other staff members).
  • Curricula lessons are objective-driven.
  • Student growth and development are prioritized and monitored.
  • The development of instructional plans for each grade, based on student instructional goals, assessment data, and needs.
    

• Ensure students experiencing behavioral, social-emotional, or academic difficulties are supported.
• Participate in school meetings related to the program partnership, program functioning, and student needs.
• Lead the collection of assessment and evaluation data to improve program implementation.
• Support the Family Engagement Coordinator to ensure consistent communication including outreach to families concerning student engagement and progress, as well as to perform in-person family visits.
• In partnership with Tenacity’s high school team (College and Career Prep), oversee the execution of Tenacity’s high school selection process to ensure every 8th-grade student is fully engaged in the process (e.g. school visits, applications).
• Expectations for this position include assistance in other program areas such as Tennis, Literacy, and Family Engagement
• Support staff recruitment and training.

Organization Leadership

• In the summer months, work either in our Summer Tennis and Reading Program or perform preparatory work for next year’s Ace Program as deemed appropriate by the Chief of the Pathway.
• Assist with the development and implementation of Tenacity’s strategic growth objectives, such as:.
  • The addition of new teams of students and staff within existing schools.
  • The addition of new school partnerships.

• Perform additional responsibilities in a specific area of focus (e.g. fundraising, administrative, program, instruction, funder visit guiding, etc.) as determined by the Chief of the Pathway.
• Support the planning and facilitation of events and activities (may take place some evenings and weekends).

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCES:

• Commitment to ensuring equity in the program implementation to support students in overcoming systemic inequities.
• Experience effectively leading and managing a multicultural team in an urban setting.
• Ability to create and inspire a robust program culture of engagement for all stakeholders (students, parents, teachers, school principal, and others).
• Ability to effectively recruit and retain students and families for the program.
• Experience collaborating with and managing relationships with school personnel and other service providers.
• Significant instructional and program management experience, preferably with middle school-age students including:
• Ability and experience successfully delivering curricula in a classroom or other youth development setting.
  •  Classroom management and oversight experience.
    
  • Behavior management experience.

• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and verbal/written communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in education, human services, social work, or a related field required. Master's degree in Education or Social Work a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft product suites.
• Some tennis experience a plus.
• Driver’s license desired.
• Consistent access to a car desired.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, age, sexuality, gender identification, or physical ability.

Salary : $60,000 - $65,000