Who You are
An educator with an unwavering commitment to the Democracy Prep mission of college success and authentic civic engagement for our scholars. A self-reflective and self-aware teammate who is dedicated to aligning their work to Democracy Prep’s commitment to antiracism and who is eager to use these skills to contribute to a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. An exceptional project manager who leads the charge on anticipating the need for and designing systems in support of smooth operations. A clear and proactive communicator with the ability to work and collaborate with diverse stakeholders while inspiring action and creating impactful relationships in service of scholar achievement. A results-driven decision maker with a proven record of using data analysis to drive literacy instruction. An innovator who leverages data and observations in proposals for new technology and tools to drive success towards our KPIs as a campus. A flexible professional with outstanding written and oral communication skills. A team player with a strong ability to tackle moving projects and deadlines.
What You’ll Do
Technology
Serve as a first responder for basic technology issues for staff and scholars and coordinate support with SAISD and DP tech support. Serve as the technology lead and proactively train and assist staff in learning to effectively use key classroom technologies. Develop and maintain systems of respectful technology use by scholars and staff. Troubleshoot and develop preventative maintenance systems for all school technology, including but not limited to laptops, copiers, printers, smartphones, projectors, interactive whiteboards, etc. Diligently manage the inventory, movement, and organization of all school technology. Assist scholars with basic technology and research skills to aid in completion of some academic projects. In collaboration with instructional leaders, manage the exploration and purchasing of new technologies. Library:
Maintain upkeep and order of the library by ensuring cleanliness, shelving and cataloging all books. Track and analyze scholar reading data from our online platform, create competitions and incentives to encourage scholars to read more, and publicly celebrate scholar accomplishments through posters and messages, and at assemblies. Create a positive, orderly experience for your school and scholars by managing a welcoming, quiet and studious atmosphere in the library with a clearly communicated library schedule. Advise young readers on how to find just-right books with the support of teachers and help groups of scholars find, check out and return books. Consult with teachers and team leaders to integrate library services and multimedia materials with classroom curriculum. Other Operational Duties:
Support student culture and behavior systems by participating in operational posts such as arrival and dismissal, lunch, late duty, event support. Other operational tasks as assigned by the Operations Manager and Director of Operations. Compensation
Salary is competitive and commensurate with your experience. Democracy Prep employees are provided with a benefits package that includes medical, vision, and dental insurance, parental leave, a smartphone, and a laptop. Along with participating in the mandatory TRS, employees have the choice of enrolling in a pre-tax 403b or post-tax Roth with Democracy Prep.
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Democracy Prep is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, familial status, domestic violence victim status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Our mission is to educate responsible citizen-scholars who will change the world. We strongly believe that by building a DREAM team that represents numerous perspectives, backgrounds, and expertises, we can achieve this goal together. This is a value we highly support and strongly encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply.