Temporary Site Operation Manager

ORGANIZATION

Education for Change Schools

Site Operations Manager

Oakland, CA

Principal

The Site Operations Manager (SOM) runs the day-to-day operations of a school(s). The Site Operations Manager prepares program budgets, facilitates several programs around the school, controls inventory, handles logistics and supervises operations employees as directed by the administration. The Site Operations Manager has a strong leadership background and must know how to handle problems quickly and efficiently. In addition, the SOM must have great communication skills.

The operations manager has to set rules and procedures for employees to follow. This includes setting policies in the workplace to ensure effective implementation and adherence among each and every employee in the organization. SOM’s are also representatives at committee meetings and functions. The SOM will be a spokesperson for their school and will be able to discuss the various objectives and plans the organization has in store to make its schools more successful.

One of the top priorities is to find ways to make the school more productive by providing effective methods in its business operations.

Founded in 2005, Education for Change (EFC) is a charter management organization that was created as a partnership between Oakland Unified School District and the education reform community in order to leverage the flexibilities in charter law to facilitate greater innovation and to address the underperformance of our most vulnerable student populations. EFC is Oakland’s largest charter operator, serving over 3,000 students in the Fruitvale and Elmhurst neighborhoods of East Oakland.

Five of seven of our schools were formerly OUSD schools that converted to EFC to leverage the flexibility and agility provided by charter law for greater outcomes for our students.

• In conjunction with principal, manages budgets and operations for school programs;
• Manages facilities operations (maintenance, custodial, and security);
• Supervises and manages custodial staff and ensures facilities are maintained up to EFC standards;
• Supervises and manages food services operations, including daily cafeteria operations and food service processes including management of free and reduced lunch program;
• Manages student information systems
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• Responsible for Site Safety Management
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• Analyzes and organizes office operations and procedures such as typing, bookkeeping, preparation of timesheets, flow of correspondence, filing, requisition of supplies, and other clerical services;
• Supervises and manages office staff and ensures office operations meets EFC standards;
• Evaluates office production, revises procedures, or devises new forms to improve efficiency of workflow;
• Supervises, coordinates and implements office technology and communication systems including providing ongoing training to office staff on office technology and communication systems, and office policies and procedures;
• Maintain and ensure accuracy of data of daily attendance records for staff and submit monthly report to Home Office Operations and Finance;
• Maintains communication with the home office and provides information as needed;
• Supervises additional operations staff and programs as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree (prefer directly related experience) or equivalent combination of education and experience, in a large organization or school;
• Departmental budget management, database management, spreadsheet analysis, and student information system applications experience;
• Meticulous attention to detail;
• Excellent organizational, project management and time management skills;
• Outstanding problem solving skills;
• Effective oral and written communication skills with an ability to communicate with various constituencies and to work comfortably with a variety of staff at all levels within the organization;
• Proactive, independent thinker, goal oriented;
• Excellent team player with a high degree of willingness to be hands-on and do whatever it takes to support the success of Education for Change.

• Knowledge of modern…