Company Description

Uncommon Schools is a nonprofit network of high-performing, public charter schools providing an outstanding K-12 education in historically under-resourced communities. We have proudly built schools that reflect our student population, with more than 60% of our teachers and staff across our network identifying as a person of color. Uncommon currently manages 53 schools serving more than 20,000 students in five cities: Boston, Camden, New York City, Newark, and Rochester. We are proud that Uncommon graduates persist in and graduate from college at five times the rate of their peers nationally. We achieve this by offering strong academic, co-curricular, and social-emotional learning that prepares students for success in college and beyond.

Job Description

The Regional Schools Coordinator (RSC) plays a central role in the management of Uncommon’s 53 schools by providing communications and operations support to a Regional Superintendents (RSI) directly. Uncommon’s RSIs develop and manage principals and oversee instructional and academic programs. The duties below represent some of the responsibilities of the RSC. As the work evolves, new responsibilities will be added. We are looking for someone who is excited to help us work more efficiently and effectively through their communication and operations support!

Responsibilities

• Lead communications with key stakeholders by writing and editing email correspondence and other written materials on behalf of the RSI
  
• Ensuring the RSI’s time is maximized by expertly running the RSI’s calendar through prioritization of appointments, and arranging in-person and virtual meetings
  
• Tracking, prioritizing, and holding accountable RSI and principals for tasks and project milestones to ensure progress to deadlines
  
• Leading preparation of meeting agendas, materials, and logistics for key meetings – e.g. check-ins, professional development sessions, and regional principal meetings – involving the Chief Schools Officer, principals, and senior leaders across Uncommon
  
• Conduct analysis of student achievement data and staff survey results
  
• Perform general administrative duties including photocopying, mailing, meeting support, and tracking and preparing expense reimbursements, as needed

Qualifications

• You get things done and thrive in a fast-paced environment! You have a “whatever it takes” attitude and thrive on getting results through your excellent personal attention to detail and organizational system. You deftly handle your time and multiple, opposing priorities
  
• You are receptive to feedback and have a high bar of excellence—you seek input on how to improve in your work and strive to continuously improve
  
• You are a self-starter who approaches a variety of tasks with enthusiasm—you have experience initiating and moving work at varying levels of complexity forward and feel comfortable identifying and raising/overcoming challenges along the way
  
• You believe that people matter—you find happiness in working on initiatives that would make someone better in their job or made someone else’s life easier. You value the relationships you build with partners and work hard to build trust
  
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
  
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, especially Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint, and able to learn new computer systems quickly
  
• Bachelor’s degree required

Additional Information

Our people are what make us uncommon. It’s important to us that our compensation practices align with our values and enhance our ability to attract and retain talent.  Our compensation philosophy is focused on equity and fairness, retaining our talented staff and valuing their expertise, and transparency and clarity.

Compensation for this position: The starting compensation for this role based in Rochester, NY is between $19.57/hr to $23.03/hr and generally, we expect that qualified candidates in this location will be made an offer of $19.57/hr. The starting pay will depend on a variety of factors that may include but are not limited to experience, education, training, certification, and location. Because we value staff staying in their roles over time, we do not currently cap salary ranges.

Uncommon believes in the importance of being a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization that enables our students and staff to thrive. We are committed to building a talented team that reflects the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our students. At the same time, we work to ensure an inclusive community through creating a space for meaningful dialogue about issues of race and identity for our staff and students.  As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.