Education Operations Manager — Data-Driven, Impactful Role

Ascend Schools; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

403(b) plan

Paid time off

Employer matching

Job summary

Ascend is Brooklyn’s premier K12 public charter network, committed to supporting school-based staff with operational information systems, maintaining and analyzing data, managing student recruitment and enrollment, and coordinating academic or operational purchasing.

The Operations Manager reports to the Assistant Principal of Operations and will work Monday–Friday with occasional evenings and weekends for events.

Qualifications

• Experience with data management systems similar to Infinite Campus, Illuminate DNA, ATS.
• Two or more years of experience in an office environment, preferably in an education-related organization
• Outstanding computer skills, including fluency with Microsoft Excel, and preferably experience with Microsoft Access
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including experience with data analysis
• Excellent skills of organization and follow-through
• Ability to work under pressure and tight timetables
• Ability to self-manage in a highly professional work environment, which requires interfacing with constituents at the network and school levels
• Experience managing others preferred

Responsibilities

• Ensure fidelity of the Infinite Campus student information system by training staff and instituting protocols to ensure system-wide consistency in use
• Support in ensuring that ATS and state-level data systems are up-to-date and accurate
• Conduct data entry, analyze, and report on operations data, including data required for school, board, and regulatory reporting
• Manage student recruiting and enrollment under the guidance of the director of operations
• Help to continually improve school operations systems and procedures, and lead or support with special projects in this area
• Support the purchasing of required curricular materials (e.g., textbooks, or science kits) and other operational purchases
• Support academic operations staff in ensuring that academic materials at the schools are inventoried on a regular basis
• Assist the director of operations with special/time-sensitive projects throughout the year, including but not limited to: summer inventory, school year startup, scholar enrollment, assemblies, end-of-year closeout, and parent events
• Potentially manage associate-level operations team members

Skills

Data systems experience

Excel

Access

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Time management

People management

Tools

Infinite Campus

Illuminate DNA

ATS

Job description

Ascend is Brooklyn’s premier K12 public charter network, committed to supporting school-based staff with operational information systems, maintaining and analyzing data, managing student recruitment and enrollment, and coordinating academic or operational purchasing.

The Operations Manager reports to the Assistant Principal of Operations and will work Monday–Friday with occasional evenings and weekends for events.