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Salary range: $80,000 starting salary for new Directors with Bachelor’s degree; varies by experience and education
Director, Family & Community Engagement - Job Summary
Lead the strategy and performance of network-wide family-facing systems including recruitment, enrollment, retention, attendance, family engagement, and student health and wellness access across four campuses.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and execute annual recruitment and retention strategy.
- Build pipelines from inquiry to enrollment to persistence.
- Ensure alignment across campuses in messaging, outreach, and family experience.
- Own network-level enrollment targets and monitor retention and absenteeism.
- Use data to identify risks and stabilize performance.
- Reduce enrollment volatility and late-summer surprises.
- Coach and support campus Deans of Family & Community Engagement.
- Partner with school directors to strengthen campus performance.
- Standardize and improve recruitment, onboarding, and transition processes.
- Maintain enrollment dashboards and reporting systems.
- Lead targeted improvement efforts across campuses.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
- 5+ years leadership experience in education, enrollment, operations, or community engagement.
- Demonstrated success achieving measurable performance goals.
- Experience leading or coaching adults preferred.
- Fluency in Spanish, Somali, or Arabic is a plus.
- Strong strategic thinking, analytical, and creative problem-solving skills.
- Ability to shift between high-level strategy and detail-oriented work.
- Excellent project management and independent work skills.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication and storytelling.
- Ability to build relationships across diverse stakeholders.
- Experience working in collaborative and entrepreneurial environments.
- High professional maturity and emotional constancy.
- Self-awareness and openness to frequent feedback.
- Proficient with Google and Microsoft spreadsheet applications.
- Experience with complex projects using science of improvement preferred.
Education
Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred
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About United Schools Network
siteUnited Schools Network is a nonprofit organization operating public charter schools in Columbus, Ohio, focused on closing the opportunity gap through rigorous academic experiences in joyful learning environments.
What Our Employees Say
- Strong focus on staff professional development, providing continuous growth opportunities for educators. (unitedschoolsnetwork.org)
- Supportive and collaborative work environment where staff are empowered to make a difference. (unitedschoolsnetwork.org)
- Mission-driven organization committed to providing quality education to underserved communities. (unitedschoolsnetwork.org)
Challenges You Might Face
- Teaching roles may require a high workload and time commitment, leading to potential work-life balance challenges. (www.indeed.com)
- Limited resources compared to traditional public schools, particularly in terms of facilities and materials. (www.indeed.com)
- As a charter network, job security can be impacted by changes in enrollment and funding. (fordhaminstitute.org)