2024-2025 Founding Dean of Operations (Santa Ana) - Ednovate, Inc.

Founding Dean of Operations

Join a dedicated team that fosters autonomy and creativity, while receiving a competitive salary, opportunities for career and personal growth, and the gratification that comes from creating positive multi-generational change.

Ednovate Background

Ednovate launched its first school, USC Hybrid High, a personalized learning high school, in 2012. Since then, Ednovate has grown to six schools and is on a trajectory to continue to grow over the next several years. Ednovate is committed to serving in areas where students traditionally lack access to a quality college prep education by building tuition-free, safe, and high-performing public schools to serve neighborhoods that need it the most. Ednovate is currently planning for our next growth phase as we continue to fulfill our mission to make a positive multigenerational change within the communities we serve and in our profession.

We're made up of world travelers, nacho connoisseurs, KPOP business owners, and Taylor Swift fans. We love LA and OC, and we're our students' biggest cheerleaders. We are looking to hire innovative changemakers who aim to continue our goal of becoming the high school experts across Southern California. Sound like you? Keep Reading.

Information regarding our schools can be found Here

What You'll Do:

The Operations team exists to allow school leaders and teachers to focus their time on students, families and instruction. When operations is running smoothly, everyone has the resources they need and clarity on systems around the school to ultimately create the optimal learning environment for students to succeed and realize their PMC!

This posting is for a Founding Dean of Operations at our 8th Ednovate school, scheduled to open its doors in August 2025 in Tustin, California (pending the availability of facilities).

As Dean of Operations (DOO), you will serve as a member of the school admin team and you will be responsible for leading non-instructional operations, including:

• Create Magic in The Background: Support school team members so that they can effortlessly ensure all students across all identity groups have access to a high quality, personalized college prep experience.

• Lead Operational Excellence: Uphold Operational Excellence for the school and lead the team through strategy, systems, data management, training, management of the school’s Operations Coordinator and Operations Assistant, and creative problem solving to meet goals.

• Be a Logistics Leader: Be the point of contact for special events; facilities needs; budgets; the student information system; and health, safety/emergency preparedness, and nutrition compliance.

• Manage a Super Team: You'll manage an Operations Assistant, modeling top-notch customer service so our school's visitors and families experience a high-quality experience in every interaction.

• Keep Our Buildings Running: You'll supervise the nutrition staff and maintenance staff to keep our campus clean, safe, and functional.

• Find Your People: Join an active, lively school community with vision and purpose. We uplift each other, debate, problem solve, and celebrate our collective work together.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Assessments and Data: Plan & execute quarterly Report Card Pickup (RCPU), ensure logistics for regular assessments run smoothly.

• Attendance: Oversee attendance processes, interventions, data & reporting in addition to leading the cross-functional attendance team to drive the school’s attendance goals

• Enrollment: Manage school-based aspects of the enrollment cycle, including mid-year

• Finance & Purchasing: Serve as school-site partner of the regional Finance Team, with responsibility for procurement, cash receipts, deposits, effective implementation of financial policies, and assistance to the Principal with budget management

• Student Information System: Ensure enrollment requirements, contact info, and attendance data is accurate in Powerschool.

• Technology: Manage inventory, repair process and tracking for school technology

We're Looking For

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in school operations required
• Experience as a people manager is strongly preferred.
• Fluency in written and spoken Spanish required
• A Bachelor's Degree required
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically, anticipating future outcomes and events, then incorporate them into thoughtful solutions
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, adjust priorities and work autonomously
• Ability to build strong interpersonal relationships and work effectively in a collaborative environment

We're Committed To Giving You

• Our salary range for Deans is $85,000 - $99,000 and is commensurate with experience.
• Full Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage, as well as family leave benefits
• Generous paid time off and holidays
• 403b retirement savings plan, with company matching up to 3%
• A place to grow, learn and be a part of the Ednovate family

Additional Details

Salary is commensurate with experience. We are looking to hire someone to begin work in January 2025. This role is full time and in person.

Ednovate actively develops a schoolwide culture in which every student and employee has a sense of belonging. We are committed to celebrating all of our diverse voices. To achieve this goal, applicants are not considered on the basis of race, color, gender, ability, age, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin.

Please contact jsohn@ednovate.org with any questions.