Head of School
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Position Summary:

In Person, Year Round.

Base Salary Target Range: $105,000- $112,000. Position bonus eligible annually for performance.

Fusion Academy Heads of School are innovative, and inspiring leaders who exhibit a growth mindset and our company's core values.

The Head of School is responsible for the operational, academic, enrollment growth, and fiscal health of the campus.

Your Day to Day:

• Culture, Vision & Leadership
• Builds a strong, cohesive team that lives the Fusion Academy values
• Paints a compelling picture and ensures a unified vision for the team
• Instills joy and fun into our mission
• Applies persistent creativity to complex problems
• Maintains a high level of Campus team retention as a result of a dynamic and healthy culture
• Talent Development
• Recognizes rockstar skill sets and models behavior
• Sets and expects clear, high standards
• Addresses performance issues swiftly and fairly
• Exhibits achievement of success through consistent and persistent effort with passion and drive (“work hard, play hard” philosophy)
• Enrollment & Fiscal Growth
• Exceed all top line and bottom line targets
• Ensure appropriate account management within the campus
• Appropriately manage labor costs and staffing
• Builds enrollment through community outreach and connection
• Manage and drive our contact strategy to maximize lead to enrollment conversion
• Effectively execute a solid community outreach and local marketing plan
• Practice effective enrollment closing and follow-up techniques
• Build and foster relationships with local public and private educational institutions
• Participate in marketing events on behalf of the school and company
• Develop relationships with local businesses, influencers, educators, and specialists
• Actively seek partnership opportunities with companies and educational institutions
• Maintain a healthy and dynamic school culture amongst students, staff, and families
• Ensure student programs and services are appropriately being offered on campus
• Ensure solid administrative practices and policies are being followed while providing world-class customer service
• Communicates with parents, students, and staff to gain feedback and address concerns
• Develops Campus teams that are masters at providing great service
• Appropriately manage any student academic, social, or behavioral issues in alignment with school policies and values.
• Addresses any customer service issues and empowers Campus teams to do the same

What you bring to the team:

• Bachelor's degree in education, business, or relevant field. Preferably a Master's.
• 3 to 5 years demonstrated successful school leadership experience and deep respect for teaching and learning
• Excitement for alternative or non-traditional education systems
• Experience interacting directly with a variety of stakeholders
• Business growth experience through growing enrollment, student admissions, or other business development.
• Culture building, team creation, and inspirational leadership experience
• A passion for delivering mastery-based education to students with learning differences, including social and emotional differences.
• Experience managing a budget, financial reporting, and tracking specific metric performance
• A demonstrated track record of success, career progression, and increased responsibilities
• A passionate belief that students achieve the highest academic standards when there are appropriate school processes & procedures.

Management & Leadership

• Managerial, program development, and leadership experience in an educational school setting.
• People management experience, including:
• Ability to recruit and lead a professional staff.
• Experience with providing professional development and mentoring
• Strong ability to create and maintain a workplace culture
• Ability to drive the overall success and best represent Fusion core values resulting in recognition of staff.
• Visionary leadership that can articulate the value of Fusion.
• A focus on collaboration, with agility in balancing varying points of view in decision-making.
• Accept ownership and take responsibility for achieving specific metrics of success.

Personal Traits

• A passion for serving students.
• Personal motivation and passion for achieving goals and deadlines.
• Persuasive communication skills with a strong customer focus.
• Ability to quickly build relationships.
• Ability to handle difficult conversations and create harmony.
• Enthusiasm and flexibility.
• High energy and tenacity.
• Highly organized with effective time management skills.

Compensation

• Base salary is competitive. In addition to base salary, Fusion Heads of School are eligible for performance bonuses for KPI performance.
• Fusion offers Heads of School a full range of benefits, including vacation and holiday pay, health, dental, 401K, basic life & AD&D insurance, and long-term disability insurance.