Chief Operations Officer
Company: Ambition Preparatory Charter School
Location: Jackson
Posted on: May 1, 2025
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Job Description:
Ambition Preparatory Charter School is deeply committed to
ensuring that every student in grades K-8 receives the high-quality
education that they deserve. Our mission is to provide students
with the academic skills and self-discipline needed for college and
life success through high-quality instruction, intensive academic
support, and hard work.OverviewThe Chief of Operations, "COO" will
work alongside the Executive Director and the school leadership
team to achieve operational success at Ambition Prep. The COO is a
member of the school's executive team and is responsible for
operational quality, financial stability, strategic quality focused
on innovation and efficiency, and implementation of best practices.
Operational quality is a determinant factor in the success of
Ambition Prep and our students. The COO is responsible but not
limited to: ensuring that all school staff are using their limited
time and resources in the most efficient manner possible; the
physical space and environment facilitates enhances excellent
teaching and learning; obstacles to academic achievement are
anticipated and avoided; and that staff, students, and families are
able to maintain focus on learning and growth in every moment. The
COO manages the business and operation team members in order to
create, implement, and refine systems to maximize the power and
efficiency of these resources in the service of our
mission.Responsibilities and Duties1. Managementa. Manages various
members and leaders of the Ambition Prep operations and business
team.b. Builds the capacity of the Ambition Prep team through
consistent delegation, development, and coachingc. Manages external
vendors, including but not limited to back office providers,
contractors, and insurance providersa. Works with the Executive
Director and leadership team to make high-level decisions.b. Helps
create and implement the strategic vision for the school.c. Problem
solves as required; protects the instructional leadership team's
time by addressing issues as they arise.3. Organizational
Partnershipsa. Ensure strong partnership and alignment on key
priorities with the Executive Assistant inorder to effectively
support the EDb. Ensures regular correspondence with families
regarding school policies, updates, events, and milestones.c.
Oversee recruitment initiatives and support the student recruitment
and enrollment process, ensuring that recruitment goals are met and
students are enrolled in an efficient, accurate, and compliant
manner.4. External Relationsa. Acts as a representative of Ambition
Prep in the community.b. Makes new connections with community
partners and manages relationships with external organizations.c.
Support, plans, and leads various events throughout the year.5.
Human Resourcesa. Work with human resource staff and organizational
leaders to provide capacity for executing towards a vision for
talent acquisition, onboarding, performance management, and
professional developmentb. Works to create a positive staff culture
and teaching environment.c. Reinforces and train staff on policies
and procedures6. Finance and Budgetinga. Serves as the
business/budget manager for the organizationb. Oversees financial
systems and compliancec. Ensures supply purchases and understands
overall supply budget as well as all other department-level
budgets.d. Oversee staff managing federal and state grants to
ensure grants are secured, allocated, budgeted, tracked, and in
compliance.7. School Operationsa. Alongside the Director of
Operations, oversees facility and safetyb. Is responsible for the
overall visual impression and cleanliness of the school and
ensuring that all building decorum is maintained and reflects the
Ambition Prep brand.c. Is on-call for any security or emergency
issues that may arise during non-school hours.d. Oversees the
purchase, maintenance, and inventory of technology equipment,
implementation of technology training, and management of technology
consultant relationships to ensure that the school has a fully
functioning technology infrastructure.e. Oversees management of
food services by ensuring that food service is reliable, healthy,
and efficient.f. Works with the business team to ensure the school
meets all compliance standards and is prepared for food service
audits, and that claims are processed.g. Serves as the
state-required Transportation Supervisor for the school.h. Ensures
that transportation is safe and reliable and that as many
transportation barriers as possible are removed.8. Additional
Responsibilitiesa. Ultimately, the Chief Operating Officer is an
executive leader at Ambition Prep. Therefore, the COO regularly
takes on additional responsibilities and does whatever it takes to
ensure Ambition Prep students and staff have what they need in
order to be successful.RequirementsTo be a part of the Ambition
Prep team, it is required that all candidates possess an unwavering
commitment to Ambition Prep's mission, students, families, and
community through the implementation of policies and procedures.
You must share the belief that every student can learn at an
advanced level regardless of race, culture, or socioeconomic
status. It is required that you have the ability to efficiently
adapt in an ambiguous, fast-paced, start-up environment. Candidates
must be team oriented and can display a professional level of a
growth mindset, maturity, flexibility, promptness, commitment, and
organization. Each candidate must also be receptive to constructive
feedback with the ability to remodel positive behavior precisely
and effectively keeping the common goal of every student in
mind.Qualifications
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