Operations Associate
$65,000–$75,000 year
On-siteNewark, New Jersey, United States
Job Summary
Manage the school-wide calendar, including key events, testing windows, and deadlines. Co-lead student experiences such as spirit days, assemblies, and convocations. Oversee school facilities in coordination with custodial and maintenance teams to ensure safety, cleanliness, and readiness. Manage daily lunch duty coverage, including supervision assignments and cafeteria flow. Create and maintain a strategic and functional school schedule, including coverage and adjustments. Design and manage arrival and dismissal procedures to ensure efficiency and student safety. Plan and execute all student trips, including logistics, chaperones, and transportation. Lead new staff onboarding related to operational systems and expectations. Coordinate school-based testing logistics and manage supplemental time systems. Lead enrollment and registration processes and monitor attendance data for compliance. Co-support Culture & Climate initiatives and manage documentation for HIB reports and suspensions. Coordinate emergency preparedness, respond to parent concerns, and administer student surveys. Ensure bulletin boards are current and manage technology deployment and inventory. Other duties, as assigned by the Principal.
Required Qualifications
- A Bachelor's degree
- A deep sense of personal accountability
- Strategic thinking
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Ability to proactively identify challenges
- Ability to implement smart, scalable solutions
- Eagerness to own all of MPTCS' operations
- Ability to ensure systems are executed with precision and care
- Ability to lead from the front
- Ability to guide climate and culture initiatives
- Ability to ensure building cleanliness and safety
- Ability to co-lead key events
- Ability to manage behind-the-scenes logistics
- Ability to lead custodians, security guards, and clerical staff
- Ability to create daily schedules
- Ability to run tight arrival/dismissal systems
- Ability to ensure lunch duty goes off without a hitch
- Ability to manage trips and spirit days
- Ability to manage enrollment
- Ability to ensure attendance compliance
- Ability to manage HIB documentation
- Ability to manage school-wide calendar
- Ability to manage key events
- Ability to manage testing windows
- Ability to manage deadlines
- Ability to oversee school facilities
- Ability to coordinate with custodial and maintenance teams
- Ability to ensure safety, cleanliness, and readiness
- Ability to manage daily lunch duty coverage
- Ability to supervise lunch assignments
- Ability to manage cafeteria flow
- Ability to oversee CHE processes
- Ability to coordinate with the Office Manager
- Ability to create and maintain a strategic school schedule
- Ability to manage coverage and coverage adjustments
- Ability to design and manage arrival and dismissal procedures
- Ability to ensure efficiency and student safety
- Ability to plan and execute student trips
- Ability to manage trip logistics
- Ability to manage chaperones
- Ability to manage transportation
- Ability to lead new staff onboarding
- Ability to relate to operational systems and expectations
- Ability to coordinate school-based testing logistics
- Ability to manage state, interim, and internal assessments
- Ability to manage supplemental time systems
- Ability to ensure accurate documentation
- Ability to lead enrollment and registration processes
- Ability to ensure the school is fully enrolled
- Ability to monitor and analyze attendance data
- Ability to identify compliance and trends
- Ability to collaborate with attendance counselors
- Ability to co-support Culture & Climate (C&C) initiatives
- Ability to collaborate with the Principal
- Ability to manage documentation and follow-up for HIB reports
- Ability to manage follow-up for student suspensions
- Ability to coordinate emergency preparedness
- Ability to manage required drills
- Ability to manage safety protocols
- Ability to respond to parent concerns
- Ability to resolve parent concerns
- Ability to administer student surveys
- Ability to ensure strong participation rates
- Ability to ensure bulletin boards are current
- Ability to ensure bulletin boards are engaging
- Ability to ensure bulletin boards are aligned with school culture
- Ability to manage technology deployment
- Ability to track technology
- Ability to manage technology inventory
- Ability to manage devices for students and staff
- Ability to collaborate with the IT team
Desired Qualifications
- A Master's degree
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