Director, Equitable Culture & Climate

Alliance College-Ready Public Schools; Los Angeles (CA); Hybride; USD 110 000 - 154 550; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance coverage at 100%

Relocation bonus up to $7,500

$500 for professional development

8.5 weeks of vacation and paid time off

Résumé du poste

Alliance College-Ready Public Schools is seeking a Director of Equitable Culture & Climate in Los Angeles. This role involves developing strategies for scholar culture and equity initiatives, leading a team towards ambitious goals, and fostering an inclusive environment.

The ideal candidate will have at least five years of leadership experience and a bachelor's degree. Benefits include health insurance, a relocation bonus for eligible candidates, and generous paid leave. The compensation ranges from $110,000 to $154,550 per year.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication and media skills.
• School leadership experience.
• Teaching experience with a strong classroom culture.
• Experience designing and leading adult learning cycles.

Responsabilités

• Directly manage and coach the Equitable Culture and Climate Team.
• Establish and maintain the team’s portfolio model of direct school support.
• Plan and execute signature events that foster inclusive environments.
• Lead the design and facilitation of professional development experiences.

Connaissances

Leadership experience

Verbal and written communication skills

Data collection and analysis

Coaching experience

Formation

Bachelor's Degree or higher

Outils

Data analysis tools

Description du poste

About Alliance College-ready Public Schools

Alliance College-Ready Public Schools is one of the largest and most successful nonprofit public charter school networks in the nation, operating 25 high‑performing middle and high schools that educate nearly 13,000 scholars who make up the heart of Los Angeles’ Latinx, Black, and recent immigrant communities. Alliance schools have been recognized as among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, the U.S. Department of Education, and the California Department of Education. Since opening our first school in 2004, 95% of Alliance scholars have graduated from high school. We strive to uplift our scholars and their communities by fostering unparalleled educational opportunities that encourage scholarly thought, resilient learning, powerful communication, mind‑body wellness, and community advocacy. To learn more, visit www.LAalliance.org.

Role Overview

The Director, Equitable Culture & Climate is a forward‑thinking change agent responsible for developing the vision, goals, and strategy for Alliance's scholar culture and equity initiatives in collaboration with staff and senior leadership. Reporting to Alliance’s Vice President, Scholar Culture, Belonging, and Equity, the Director will own the implementation of Alliance’s Culture of Learning strategy with a DEI lens to increase organizational capacity to embed DEI practices throughout scholar culture systems and experiences.

Essential Responsibilities

• Directly manage and coach the Equitable Culture and Climate Team, including Instructional Specialists, supporting all 25 Alliance schools toward achieving ambitious goals and outcomes.
• Facilitate regular check‑ins with direct reports, provide feedback and development for progress to goal attainment.
• Conduct outcome‑driven team work‑planning sessions, meetings, and progress monitoring.
• Establish and maintain the team’s portfolio model of direct school support.
• Provide guidance and ongoing development experiences to team members toward a shared vision of a strong, equitable culture and climate.
• Establish functional‑area vision, goals, and strategy in partnership with the supervisor, including building scholar culture systems and strategic leadership to combat chronic absenteeism.
• Co‑lead Culture of Learning network strategy and guide the contribution of self and team in implementation teams aimed at providing direct‑to‑schools individualized support.
• Develop and refine systems for dean development, including walkthrough and coaching cycles, in partnership with internal and external partners to ensure alignment to Culture of Learning priorities.
• Identify needs and lead the creation of systems, tools, and work plans that facilitate timely execution of functional strategy across schools.
• Coordinate cross‑functional collaboration to achieve goals and milestones that build infrastructure for equitable scholar culture and climate.
• Plan and execute signature events and initiatives that foster inclusive school environments and celebrate cultural diversity, including scholar‑centered celebrations, community engagement events, and DEI‑related programming.
• Design, co‑design, and deliver an outcome‑driven learning arc for Leaders of Scholar Culture (LOSCs)/Deans, including structured cycles of practice, observation, and feedback.
• Provide targeted coaching and modeling, including through structured walkthrough cycles, to help LOSCs/Deans grow in their ability to coach teachers and staff on scholar culture and engagement.
• Strategize intentional shared spaces of learning and collaboration related to equitable scholar culture and climate, in partnership with home office teams.
• Mentor Specialists, school leaders, and Home Office staff to build equitable culture champions.
• Lead the design and facilitation of professional development experiences focused on identity and belonging to build educators’ and leaders’ capacity for equitable and inclusive practices.
• Regularly monitor progress to goals, create and implement plans of action, and communicate roadblocks in a timely manner to key decision makers.
• Support the continued implementation of Alliance’s anti‑racist, pro‑Black vision and strategy by utilizing network‑wide progress‑monitoring tools and providing actionable feedback to school leadership teams.
• Maintain and iterate upon the internal data collection system related to scholar culture supports.
• Use data to inform strategic and operational decision‑making.
• Coordinate the collection and input of evaluation data used to measure ongoing program effectiveness of services and program outcome measures.
• Establish strong, productive, and trusting relationships with the administrative team, school personnel, staff, scholars, and community to seek input on needs and address barriers to learning, equity, and inclusion.
• Value diversity among team members and promote cooperation and interaction within and across teams.
• Carry a small caseload of priority schools based on strategic data points.

Ideal Candidates

• Commitment to Alliance’s core beliefs, educational philosophy, low‑income communities, and communities of color.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and media skills.
• School leadership experience.
• Teaching experience with a proven track record of strong classroom culture grounded in belonging, warm‑demander practices, high expectations, and effective classroom management.
• Coaching experience in a school or school system setting.
• Experience designing and leading adult learning cycles (e.g., walkthroughs, coaching cycles) that build instructional and culture leadership capacity.
• Demonstrated record of effectively leading other adults in creating change.
• Leadership experience with frameworks for excellent teaching such as Teach Like a Champion and Get Better Faster.
• Reliable transportation to and from school sites and the downtown Los Angeles network home office.
• Strong data collection, entry, and analysis skills.
• Entrepreneurial spirit to thrive in a fast‑paced and achievement‑oriented environment.
• Detail‑oriented with excellent organization skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build and cultivate relationships with school stakeholders.
• Value diversity among team members.
• Composure in the face of high workload, competing or conflicting demands, ambiguous assignments, interruptions, and distractions.
• Ability to recognize and respond to unanticipated events and requirements, and willingness to do what is necessary to get the desired result.
• Willingness to go above and beyond to contribute to the success of a dynamic team committed to a new future for urban education.
• Understanding of the nuances of urban school environments and school culture.
• Experience managing multiple projects with strong administrative and organizational skills.

Key Qualifications

• At least five (5) years of progressive professional work experience leading scholar culture strategy and systems within K‑12 public schools.
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accredited college or university.
• At least three (3) years of working in a leadership position in a public school or school system.

Work Location

This is a hybrid role, which will include a combination of working from home, our network office, and travel to school sites. The successful candidate will receive a $400 work‑from‑home set‑up allowance and a monthly stipend of $100.

Benefits

• Relocation: Individuals residing outside of the Greater Los Angeles area are eligible for a relocation bonus of $5,000 for individuals and $7,500 for new staff with families or partners.
• Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision plans are covered at 100% of monthly premiums for individual employees and at least $1,000 per month towards medical family plan premiums.
• Retirement: Eligible for a retirement allowance equal to 7.5% of regular yearly earnings.
• Paid Leave: Full‑time employees receive 8.5 weeks of vacation and paid time off; 3 weeks of flexible paid time off per year; and 27 paid holidays.
• Professional Development: $500 per year for professional development expenses.

Compensation

$110,000 – $154,550 per year.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Alliance College-Ready Public Schools is tuition‑free public charter schools that do not discriminate against any individual on the basis of ancestry, age, color, disability, gender or gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or group with protected characteristics. All team members must complete a LiveScan background check and TB clearance. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply.