Director of Talent Management bei DC Prep

Role Type: Full-Time, 12 month

Location: Washington, DC

FLSA Status: Exempt

WHO WE ARE

DC Prep is a high performing network of public charter schools serving over 2,100 preschool through 8th-grade students across six campuses in Wards 5, 7, and 8. We’re proud of  the high bar we set for ourselves to achieve results–our students deserve our best! We recognize that how we support our students to be successful is just as important as the results we achieve, which pushes us to reflect on questions such as: 

• How can we facilitate our students’ academic, social, and emotional development?  
• How can we support our team members’ professional growth and personal ability to do this work long-term? 
• How can we engage our students’ families as our own? 

While this work is hard, it’s worth it – we believe in the transformative power of education, the can-do-itness of our students and staff, and the joy that comes from engaging in meaningful work with people we care about and trust!  

Here’s how we drive results: 

• Rigorous academic focus.  Our Preppies receive the highest level of academic preparation through standards-based instruction, daily targeted interventions, and meaningful assessments.

• Social-emotional learning. We have always had a dual mission of academic and social-emotional skill development.  Our research-based SEL curriculum is integrated into daily instruction, helping students leverage their personal values to strengthen their self-awareness, social awareness, and responsible decision-making skills and create a school-wide culture of empathy and reflection.

• Commitment to reflection and refinement.  Our results tell us that we are moving in the right direction, but there’s further to go to ensure that every student receives a transformative education. As a team, we regularly reflect on our programmatic model to see what’s working and where we can get better.  

Are you interested in learning more about the DC Prep Way? If so, check out our website to find out more about what we’re working towards and how we’re doing it.

WORKING AT DC PREP

DC Prep's faculty and staff are passionate, talented, and uncompromising with a mission to make sure all students succeed at a high level. Every aspect of our organization and program is designed – and continually refined – to ensure that goal. DC Prep students spend approximately 25% more time in school than other DC public school students. DC Prep’s supportive, stimulating, and professionally rewarding learning environment continuously develops and motivates high-performing educators. DC Prep's staff and school leadership promote meaningful relationships between faculty and students, enable excellent teaching, and foster professional collaboration. The end result: great outcomes for students.

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are successful if our students build the knowledge, skills and confidence that will enable them to change the world. Achieving that goal requires an incredible team, and our Director of Talent Management will play a pivotal role in our efforts to attract, develop, and sustain the talent required to do this important work.  They will  play a lead role in building DC Prep’s adult culture through onboarding and celebrations, and support the performance management cycle for non-instructional staff.  This person’s portfolio of work will be multi-faceted, requiring outstanding listening and collaboration skills.   

This role reports to the Senior Director of Talent.  A full-time, 12-month role, the nature of this role requires travel across DC Prep’s 6 campuses; it may periodically require attending early morning or evening meetings.  This is an exempt role (i.e., not eligible for overtime). 

WHO YOU ARE

You see possibility everywhere - You have a deep curiosity for why things are the way they are, and what it would take to make them better. You ask questions, seek advice, then create a plan to act on what you’ve learned. 

You are a people whisperer - You’ve been called a thoughtful and savvy communicator, and are awfully good at influencing people to get work done (formal management authority or not, you know how to get a team moving in the same direction!). 

You take pride in crossing your t’s and dotting your i’s. You are detail-oriented, highly organized and good at building and maintaining systems.  

You are mission-driven. You believe deeply that all students deserve an excellent education, and that too few receive that today.  You’re open to feedback, eager to grow, and bring your best to everything you do. You are willing to dive into any situation, work on any challenge, and explore all opportunities to ensure our students are best served. 

THE DAY-TO-DAY  

Responsibilities of the Director of Talent Management will include but are not limited to:

• Ensuring ongoing measurement and analysis of employee engagement and satisfaction through careful design and implementation of feedback channels, including staff surveys, new hire and exit interview protocols
• Lead day-to-day execution of the staff onboarding processes to build knowledge of and pride in DC Prep with support from a cross-functional team including Ops, People Ops, Schools & Program, including Mid-Year Onboarding & NTO
• Designing and implementing strategies and opportunities to celebrate impact and Values, and build organizational pride through:
• All-org Events (e.g., August Orientation Kickoff, start-of-year party, end-of-year party, holiday party) designed and executed in partnership with Operations
• Awards (Bold Schools celebration, Values Awards, Years of Service awards)
• Organization-wide gifts and swag
• Leading the Home Office Culture Club and biweekly Huddles
• Overseeing the performance evaluation system for non-instructional staff
• Coordinating the creation and refinement of competency maps
• Recommending improvements based on analysis and trends
• Ensuring the evaluation process happens with fidelity 
• Leading recruitment and selection process for Home Office and Operations positions

QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated belief in DC Prep’s Vision, Mission and Values
• 5+ years of recruitment experience, preferably for a high performing school network
• Track record of delivering high-quality work against ambitious goals  
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and relationship-building skills with staff at all levels  
• Outstanding problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate nuanced situations and conversations with a variety of stakeholders
• Strong written and verbal communication skills  
• Highly organized; able to convert many moving pieces into a plan that is clear, simple, and accessible
• Optimistic, mature, flexible, hungry to grow and improve
• Deep familiarity with urban school systems and/or urban teaching experience in a high-performing school strongly preferred

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Recruitment Team members must be able to report to any of DC Prep’s six campuses
• Additional responsibilities may arise during the school year.  This could include: out of state/offsite trainings or recruitment events as well as morning or evening duties at a DC Prep campus.  DC Prep will communicate mandatory events outside of school hours with ample notice.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands and environmental conditions described below are representative, but not exhaustive, of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the role.  All of these physical requirements must be able to be performed with clarity, coherence and connectedness to DC Prep’s vision.  A reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals who have an ADA qualifying disability to perform these essential functions which include:

•  Must be able to sit and work at a desk/computer for extended periods of time
• Must be able to spend the majority of the day standing or mobile throughout the classroom, as well as talk, hear, grasp, reach and lift up to 30lbs with or without accommodations
• Ability to concentrate in active and noisy environments such as cafeterias, gymnasiums, stairs and playgrounds, classrooms and large group professional settings
• Must be able to walk, stand and monitor crowded hallways, gymnasiums, cafeterias, stairs and playgrounds.
• Must be able to climb stairs throughout the day and escort students to and from class
• Must be able to have repetitive wrist/hand/finger movement to work on computer and/or related office equipment
• Ability to handle potential high stress conditions

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

• Highly competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability insurance; maternity, paternity, and adoption leave; and a 403b retirement plan

Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. They may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

JOIN US

Do you believe that Learning Has No Limits? Are you eager to join a supportive, innovative, and collaborative community of educators? Are you committed to growing your strengths as an educator through individualized professional development and coaching? Apply today!

We’re an equal opportunity employer and hire without consideration of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability. We strongly encourage diverse candidates to apply.