Education Director jobs in Bakersfield, CA

Envision Education seeks an experienced school Principal or District Leader ready to extend their leadership to the role of an Executive School Director. Reporting to the Superintendent of Schools, the Executive School Director would support overall campus transformation through their support of the leadership of multiple leaders at a 6-12 campus.

Who we are

Our mission is to transform the lives of students - especially those who will be the first in their family to attend college - by preparing them for success in college, career, and life. Envision Education currently operates three small campuses in San Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward, as well as a national educational consulting firm called Envision Learning Partners. Envision Education has made an explicit commitment to becoming an exemplar network of schools with an instructional and cultural vision rooted in an anti-racist and pro-Black framework. The following represents Envision Schools’ vision for 21st-century skills, character traits, and cognitive and social-emotional skills that learners need for success in college, career, and life.

• Knowledge and Love of Self and Land
• Collectivism
• Critical Thinking
• Self Determination
• Criticality
• Leadership

Who You Are

• You are equity-focused. You are unapologetic about your deeply held belief that all children can achieve. You believe that anti-racist and pro-Black practices and frameworks are essential to change the status quo for all students.
• You are collaborative. You make decisions in partnership with others, focused on what is best for the students.
• You are invested in our core values of Team, High Expectations, Equity, Learning, and Persistence. You hold high expectations for the entire school community. You examine your own biases in your pursuit of equity for all.
• You are focused on and are able to support others to increase student achievement, growth, and outcomes. You can determine insights from school-wide data and observations. You use what you have learned and classroom observations to support yourself and others to make and implement action plans that result in increases in student achievement and success.
• You believe in the power of a strong culture and community. You reject the binary that there needs to be a focus on either culture or on academic achievement, and know that both are important to a strong school where students feel like they belong and are successful. You support others in doing the actions and building the systems, policies, and practices that engage and honor students within the school.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Inspirational Leadership
  • Oversee the development and implementation of a school-wide transformation plan.
  • Facilitate group understanding and communication of Envision's Graduate Profile competencies and core values of Team, High Expectations, Equity, Learning, and Persistence.
• School Culture and Morale
  • Lead organizational morale through fostering collegiality, team building, transparent communication, recognition, celebration, and restoration.
  • Work with other administrators, faculty and students to refine a student discipline management system, code of conduct, and handbook that results in positive student behavior and enhances the school climate.
  • Develop and implement structures with the school team that ensures a rigorous and joyful school culture. 
• Instructional Leadership
  • Ensure the highest expectations for student learning and achievement in every classroom, every day. 
  • Provide instructional leadership through consultation with campus administrative and instructional lead teams regarding planning, operation, supervision, and evaluation of campus education program.
  • Oversee the implementation and interpretation of data systems that support instruction and assessment.
  • Work with campus-level planning and decision-making committees to plan professional development activities and work with them to develop and accomplish improvement goals.
• Personnel Support and Management
  • Motivate, supervise, train, and evaluate the administrative team.
  • Coach and support campus leaders to interview, select, onboard, train, and support staff including retention and progressive discipline processes.
• Operations & Community Relations
  • Support campus administration and district finance team with the implementation of the campus budget while maintaining fiscal control and accurate reporting.
  • Support campus administration and district operations teams with improvement and maintenance of school facilities to ensure a clean, orderly, and safe campus.
  • Demonstrate awareness of school and community needs and use appropriate and effective techniques to encourage community and parent involvement.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Current Cleared California Administrative Services credential or equivalent
• Bachelor's Degree, Preferred: Master’s Degree in Education Administration or M.Ed.
• 5 years teaching experience
• 5 years of school leadership experience with a track record of transformational results
• Demonstrated experience affecting positive organizational change with the ability to motivate and connect with a diverse community. (DEI Leadership; and Community Schools Model Leadership preferred)
• Bilingual Spanish speakers preferred. 
• Receptiveness to feedback and desire to continuously improve to meet outcomes.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Paid sick leave.
• Paid vacation time.
• Excellent health benefits package with employer contribution to benefits.
• Potential access to supplemental housing 
• Optional Flexible Benefits Plan, including dependent care, medical care, parking, and commuter benefits.
• Retirement system from CalSTRS.
• 403b Plan.
• Life Insurance at no cost to employee.

As an equal opportunity employer, we believe deeply in diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all people. Envision Education recruits, employs, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, disability, age, veteran status, and the many other characteristics that make us diverse.