Excel Center Director- University Heights ('25-26 school year)

Goodwill de Puerto Rico, Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 78,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic role as the Excel Center Director is available, focusing on directing and managing educational goals in a fast-paced environment. Essential duties focus on operations, governance, faculty leadership, budgets, and student outreach. Successful candidates will foster collaboration to enhance student achievements and ensure adherence to educational regulations.

Benefits

Continuing education and leadership development

Comprehensive health plan

Paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays

Life, dental and vision insurance

Short- and long-term disability plans

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Experience in school leadership preferred.
• Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Direct and manage the educational goals and vision of the school.
• Supervise and manage faculty and staff.
• Ensure compliance with educational standards and reporting requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational Aptitude

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in psychology, human relations, social work, rehabilitation counseling, education, or related fields

Tools

G Suite

MS Office

Job description

Excel Center Director- University Heights ('25-26 school year) page is loaded

Excel Center Director- University Heights ('25-26 school year)

Apply locations Indianapolis, IN time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id 2025 - 11263

This is for the 2025-26 school year with a target hire date of July 21st. The range of this position is $78-$95K and the location is on the south side of Indianapolis.

The Excel Center Director provides a hands-on approach in directing, planning, managing, and coordinating the educational goals and vision of the school. The Director meets desired outcomes in the areas of operations, curriculum, personnel management, and development, in accordance with the principles of The Excel Center. Accountability is measured both internally and externally by state and local standards. The Director supervises and manages faculty and staff, creates and maintains a safe and secure educational environment for staff/students, and manages the fiscal activities of the school. The position works with the leadership of Goodwill Education Initiatives (GEI) in establishing school goals. The Director is heavily involved with strategic planning within a fast-paced, high-change environment.

Example Duties and Activities

Accountability Performance

• Works directly with the Regional Director to develop and implement school-wide goals around graduation outcomes, enrollment needs, student achievement, retention, etc.

• Develops graduation and school accountability goals for school success. Strategizes and makes adjustments to ensure goals are met.

• Establishes internal and external partnerships to enhance student achievement and post-secondary outcomes.

• Ensures a high rate of graduates receiving dual credits and/or approved certifications.

• Reviews graduate data to make adjustments to the college and career programming of the school.

• Tracks school and student data to drive goals for improvement. Develops interventions and professional development in support of improvement goals.

• Sets and maintains a high-performance culture for staff and students.

Budgeting and Compliance

• Monitors monthly budgets to drive conclusions about students, staffing, and the building. Forecasts future needs and expenses to manage monthly and yearly budgets.

• Ensures all state and central office reporting requirements are completed in a timely manner.

• Follows central office procedures and requirements for various school functions.

• Maintains compliance with all legal, regulatory, and authorizer obligations of a school leader and special populations to ensure all students are being served.

Student Recruitment, Enrollment, and Retention

• Proactively manages student recruitment/outreach opportunities to meet enrollment goals.

• Manages the student orientation process to maximize the number of enrolling students.

• Strategizes and makes adjustments to ensure retention of students every term.

Staffing, Evaluation, and Development

• Builds an effective Excel Center team by promoting job opportunities, establishing a prospect network, interviewing applicants, and selecting qualified candidates for position openings.

• Utilizes staff evaluation and staff input to identify strengths and areas of improvement.

• Implements professional development, training, goal setting, and succession plans for all staff throughout the school year.

Required Competencies

• Degree and Credential Requirements - Bachelor’s degree in psychology, human relations, social work, rehabilitation counseling, education, or related fields.

• Industry Standards - Displays a working knowledge of the Indiana Academic Standards, Common Core State Standards, and 21st Century Skills and knowledge of disciplinary literacy.

• Proven Leadership - Leads, develops, and gets results for a team, department, and organization through qualities of integrity, accountability, empathy, humility, resilience, vision, influence, and positivity, ideally in a school leadership role managing professionals.

• Communication Skills - Articulates thoughts and expresses ideas effectively using oral, written, visual, and non-verbal communication skills, as well as listening skills to comprehend others' needs. Delivers information in person, in writing, and in a digital world.

• Organizational Aptitude - Plans and attends to details and pursues quality in accomplishing multiple tasks in an organized and timely fashion. Exhibits careful attention to detail and follow-through.

• Technical Knowledge – Has working knowledge of G Suite and MS Office, as well as student information systems.

• Informed Decision-Making - Identifies and comprehends issues, problems, and opportunities; compares data from different sources to draw conclusions; uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; takes action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.

• Information Monitoring/Reporting/Design - Creates, collects, reviews, and maintains information to manage or improve the achievement of learning goals.

• Adaptability - Maintains effectiveness when experiencing shifts in priorities; adjusts effectively while maintaining a positive learning environment.

Other Requirements

• Background Screening - All candidates must pass a pre-employment background check.

Benefits: Full-time employees may participate in a comprehensive benefits program that includes:

• Continuing education and leadership development as well as tuition reimbursement

• Comprehensive health plan

• Paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays

• Life, dental and vision insurance

• Short- and long-term disability plans

• Parental and sabbatical leaves

• Nationally recognized preventive health and wellness program

• Section 125 pretax health spending account, dependent care spending account, and premiums

• Retirement plan with generous match or contribution into Teachers’ Retirement Fund for eligible employees

• Eligible for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program

Goodwill Education Initiatives

Goodwill strongly believes it is essential to raise education attainment levels in Indiana. Not only are the lifetime earnings of high school graduates significantly higher than those of dropouts, children of high school graduates are 50% less likely to drop out of high school than the children of dropouts are. Goodwill provides opportunities for adults (The Excel Center) and youth (Indianapolis Metropolitan High School).

The Excel Center Model

The Excel Center is operated by Goodwill Education Initiatives, Inc., a not-for-profit organization formed by Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana.

Recognizing that nearly a half million working-age Hoosiers lack a high school diploma, Goodwill opened The Excel Center for adults in 2010. The Excel Center is a tuition-free public high school for adults offering an Indiana Core 40 high school diploma.

Mission and Values:click here

Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana is an EEO Employer/Vet/Disabled

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About Us

Since 1930, Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana has helped Hoosiers become more economically self-sufficient through employment, education, job training, and health services. Today, we are one of the largest Goodwills in North America, providing services to thousands of individuals and families each year.

We change lives every day by empowering people to increase their independence and reach their potential. As employees, we thrive and work as a team living and breathing Goodwill’s values. When becoming an employee, you can expect to embrace the values of Innovation, The Value of the Individual, Learning, Employment, Self-Sufficiency, and Lasting Impact.

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