
Head of School
- San Francisco, CA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Starting ASAP
- In Person, Year Round.
- Base Salary Target Range: $115,000- $125,000. Position bonus eligible annually for performance.
- Culture, Vision & Leadership
- Builds a strong, cohesive team that lives the Fusion Academy values
- Paints a compelling picture and ensures a unified vision for the team
- Instills joy and fun into our mission
- Applies persistent creativity to complex problems
- Maintains a high level of Campus team retention as a result of a dynamic and healthy culture
- Talent Development
- Recognizes rockstar skill sets and models behavior
- Sets and expects clear, high standards
- Addresses performance issues swiftly and fairly
- Exhibits achievement of success through the consistent and persistent effort with passion and drive ('work hard, play hard' philosophy)
- Enrollment & Fiscal Growth
- Exceed all top line and bottom line targets
- Ensure appropriate account management within the campus
- Appropriately manage labor costs and staffing
- Builds enrollment through community outreach and connection
- Manage and drive our contact strategy to maximize lead to enrollment conversion
- Effectively execute a solid community outreach and local marketing plan
- Practice effective enrollment closing and follow up techniques
- Build and foster relationships with local public and private educational institutions
- Participate in marketing events on behalf of the school and company at large
- Develop relationships with local businesses, influencers, educators, and specialists
- Actively seek partnership opportunities with companies and educational institutions
- Maintain a healthy and dynamic school culture amongst students, staff, and families
- Ensure student programs and services are appropriately being offered on campus
- Ensure solid administrative practices and policies are being followed while providing world-class customer service
- Communicates with parents, students, and staff to gain feedback and address concerns
- Develops Campus teams that are masters at providing great service
- Appropriately manage any student academic, social, or behavioral issues in alignment with school policies and values.
- Addresses any customer service issues and empowers Campus teams to do the same
- Bachelor's degree in education, business, or relevant field. Preferably a Master's or higher.
- 3 to 5 years demonstrated successful school leadership experience (preferably middle & high school grades) and deep respect for teaching and learning
- Excitement for alternative or non-traditional education systems
- Experience interacting directly with a variety of stakeholders
- Business growth experience through growing enrollment, student admissions, or other business development.
- Culture building, team creation, and inspirational leadership experience
- A passion for delivering mastery-based education to students with learning differences, including social and emotional differences.
- Experience managing a budget, financial reporting, and tracking specific metric performance
- A demonstrated track record of success, career progression, and increased responsibilities
- A passionate belief that students achieve the highest academic standards when there are appropriate school processes & procedures.
- Managerial, program development, and leadership experience in an educational school setting.
- People management experience, including:
- Ability to recruit and lead a professional staff.
- Experience with providing professional development and mentoring
- Strong ability to create and maintain a workplace culture
- Ability to drive the overall success and best represent Fusion core values resulting in recognition of staff.
- Visionary leadership that can articulate the value of Fusion.
- A focus on collaboration, with agility in balancing varying points of view in decision-making.
- Accept ownership and take responsibility for achieving specific metrics of success.
- A passion for serving students.
- Personal motivation and passion for achieving goals and deadlines.
- Persuasive communication skills with a strong customer focus.
- Ability to quickly build relationships.
- Ability to handle difficult conversations and create harmony.
- Enthusiasm and flexibility.
- High energy and tenacity.
- Highly organized with effective time management skills.
- Base salary is competitive. In addition to base salary, Fusion Heads of School are eligible for performance bonuses for KPI performance.
- Five weeks PTO - three prescribed weeks plus 10 days
- Fusion offers Heads of School a full range of benefits, including vacation and holiday pay, health, dental, 401K, basic life & AD&D insurance, and long term disability insurance.
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Note that pay may vary based on location, skills, and experience. We offer a comprehensive benefits package for full time employees which generally includes:
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- An opportunity to contribute to a Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Tax-advantaged commuter benefits
- Employee assistance program
- Sick time, paid holidays and vacation in accordance with company policy and state law
- Accident and life insurance as well as short- and long-term disability
- 401(k) plan with company match, based on eligibility
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