Job description

Ingenuity Prep is a supportive school community dedicated to academic rigor and civic leadership, preparing students for the path to colleges and career of their choosing. Our innovative instructional model promotes small group learning for students, collaborative teaching teams, and robust coaching and professional development opportunities for teachers and staff. We are one of the highest performing schools in Ward 8 and proud recipients of a Bold Performance School award.

We are seeking a Chief of Student Support and Wellness to join our executive team to deepen our Special Education programmatic impact and lead the expansion of a robust mental health services model. In this new role the Chief of Student Support and Wellness will design and lead implementation of a five-year, multimillion-dollar federal grant to expand the school’s school-based mental health program. They will manage, coach, and develop the Director of Student Support, Director of Community and Family Engagement & Out-of-School Time, and new Director of Student Wellness as each of those leaders oversee and grow their teams. The role offers the opportunity to develop innovative school-based mental health support and external partnership models rooted in student, family, and staff needs. Successful candidates are fierce advocates for Special Education and mental health services. They believe in the power of collective impact and build teams that innovate, take risks and take an equity-centered approach.

WHAT WE’RE ABOUT

• Mission: We’re closing the opportunity gap. Students and families in Southeast D.C. have too few options for high-quality elementary, middle, and high schools. Ingenuity Prep aspires to right this systemic injustice providing an exemplary educational option for Southeast D.C.’s students and families.
• Model: We pair high expectations with high support. Too often, our students are underestimated. At Ingenuity Prep, an innovative teacher development model, paired with best-in-class training from strong instructional leaders, allows us to grow great teachers who, ultimately, lead high-expectation and high-support classrooms.
• Results: Our students are defying expectations. Ingenuity Prep’s students outperform their neighborhood peers on rigorous, national, college-track assessments. Already out-performing many of their more privileged peers around the city, in the coming years, Ingenuity Prep’s students will provide an expectation-defying and achievement-gap-closing proof point — showing what our kids are capable of when we provide the right opportunities, expectations, and support.

WHAT YOU’LL DO AS CHIEF OF STUDENT SUPPORT AND WELLNESS:

People Leadership (60%):

• Catalyze community-wide investment in the student support and wellness model
• Thoughtfully create and lead a new team Wellness within the school through collaborative, equity-centered and outcomes-driven leadership; Hire, onboard and manage a new Director of Student Wellness
• Manage and develop the Director of Student Support as they lead and coach teams of practitioners towards internal goals and external compliance requirements
• Manage and develop the Director of Community and Family Engagement & Out-of-School Time to solidify current practices, deepen impact and launch the school’s athletic programs
• Partner with the Chief Talent Officer and Talent team to design and double the size of the team over a two-year period

Program Design and Grant Management (25%):

• Utilize external research and collaborative design approaches to develop and continually improve new models for internal mental health support and external partnerships
• Collect, reflect upon, and invest others in using data to drive program improvement
• Serve as the lead for the implementation of the US Department of Education’s School-based Mental Health Grant, monitoring progress towards grant outcomes and partnering with the Philanthropy and Grants Manager to ensure grant deliverables are met

School-Wide Leadership (15%):

• Serve on the Executive Team, setting school-wide vision and goals, collaboratively driving towards outcomes, and collectively owning strengths and challenges
• Liaise with external stakeholders and the board as a representative of the school

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Ingenuity Prep may be the right fit for you if:

• You hold a passionate belief in Ingenuity Prep’s mission, values, and educational model
• You have at least seven years of combined leadership experience in Special Education, student wellness and program management, preferably in a school serving a high number of at-risk students
• You have a proven ability to create and maintain a strong, positive adult culture achieved through empowering coaching and management practices
• You have a track record of designing programs to measurably meet the needs of students
• You consistently delight in and deliver on grant management outcomes and deliverables
• You relentlessly drive to achieve goals
• You thrive in a fast-paced environment and a have capacity to remain calm and focused when faced with unexpected challenges
• You can work collaboratively with all stakeholders to innovate, problem-solve, and/or resolve conflict
• You demonstrate a strong commitment to growth, professional learning, and equity-centered leadership
• You can join our team between August 1 and October 1, 2023.

Ingenuity Prep does not make hiring decisions on the basis of race, color, creed, ethnicity, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, age, disability, veteran status, religion, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.

All Ingenuity Prep employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before their start date. All persons offered a position will be required to provide valid proof of vaccination prior to starting employment or must be approved for a medical or religious exemption.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $145,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Signing bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Washington, DC 20032: Reliably commute or willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (Required)

Work Location: In person

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