After School Site Administrator- IDEA Rio Grande City (Immediate Opening)

About the Role

The After School Site Administrator will design and coordinate programming for priority students, focusing on academic support, enrichment opportunities, and college/career readiness outside of regularly scheduled school hours and days. Site Administrators (SAs) will ensure 100% of student and parent involvement goals are met by developing well-rounded programming opportunities in academic support, career and college readiness, and enrichment. SAs will work with campus principals to ensure after school programs enhance the vision and priorities of the school and serve as a business partner to other IDEA stakeholders at the campus, district, and external partner levels.

This is a full-time, on-site position based in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, with preference given to candidates who live in the Rio Grande Valley, San Antonio, Austin, Greater Houston, Permian Basin, or who are willing to relocate. This role requires up to approximately 15% travel annually for team professional development meetings and/or large event support or meetings.

Responsibilities

• Determine programming options that ensure consistent student attendance and align with the curriculum implemented at IDEA.
• Engage campus leadership and staff in the importance and benefits of after school programming.
• Recruit students using communication strategies that ensure buy-in from both students and families.
• Recruit and train staff to deliver high-quality, school theme-aligned programming.
• Utilize data to re-recruit and follow up with targeted priority attendance students and families.
• Work with and support counselors in determining and executing campus family programming needs.
• Organize and implement quality family programming options monthly with the support of the counselor or other campus stakeholders.
• Communicate with vendors to ensure high-quality programming for families.
• Develop clear and consistent communication systems with families.
• Communicate the After School Programming vision to all stakeholders.
• Engage stakeholders in the benefits of after school enrollment beyond programming: academic success, character growth, college readiness, and leadership.
• Ensure students and families see alignment in programming with campus and grade-level themes.
• Ensure families and staff view after-school programming as a value-add.
• Provide students and families access to all four programming components each semester: Academic Support, Enrichment, College/Career Readiness, and Family Engagement.
• Develop program opportunities aligned with topics implemented during the campus day/quarter/semester.
• Utilize campus, student, and parent feedback to develop needs-based programming.
• Ensure all documentation is collected, entered into the database, and properly stored.
• Develop organizational systems to ensure all attendance is collected, entered into the student attendance database daily, and audited weekly.
• Supervise and coach after school programming enrichment specialists and part-time team members.

Requirements

• Believes and is committed to IDEA’s mission: that all students can get to and through college.
• Driven by outcomes and results, with a willingness to be held accountable.
• Propensity for action, willing to learn from mistakes and improve quickly.
• Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; comfortable with ambiguity and change.
• Seeks and responds well to feedback, shared often and freely across all levels of the organization.
• Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships to achieve outcomes.
• Embodies IDEA’s core values.

Qualifications

• Minimum bachelor’s degree required.
• Experience coordinating engaging and relevant programming for children and adults, project management, and a minimum of one year of professional work experience.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite.
• Preferred experience working in a K-12 school setting, previous experience with grants and grant compliance, and experience managing others.

Goals

• 100% of students attend 60 or more days of programming (~15% of campus enrollment).
• 100% of unique family members attend at least one event (one event per month).
• 90% of classes/clubs offered on campuses are rated high quality by the end of the academic year.
• 90% of students enrolled persist to the following school year with IDEA Public Schools.
• 100% of 21st Century sites are on-track for 5% variance of budget spending.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to sit for extended periods and perform work on a computer.
• Must be able to lift and carry or otherwise move 50 pounds (occasionally).
• Physical ability to work around children, including sitting, standing, walking, squatting, and climbing stairs.
• Must be able to work in indoor and outdoor environments, including in times of excessive heat or cold.

Pay

Salaries for this ESSER III grant-funded role typically fall between $55,174 and $63,450, commensurate with relevant experience and qualifications and in alignment with internal equity. This role is also eligible for a performance bonus based on team performance and goal attainment.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental benefits.
• Retirement plans.
• Generous vacation package.
• Relocation stipend may be offered to defray moving costs, if applicable.

More information about benefits can be found at https://ideapublicschools.org/careers/benefits/.

Schedule

Work is primarily conducted between 9:30 AM and 6:30 PM, Monday through Friday, with occasional Saturdays.