School Director – Prince George’s

School Director – Prince George’s County

Full-time

Washington

Unknown

Negotiable

As the founding Director of a new Goodwill Excel Center Adult High School expected to launch in Prince George’s County in 2027, the position is responsible for leading the planning and implementation of the GEC adult high school model in Prince George’s County for adults age 22 and above - to include school operations planning partnership building, staff hiring and training, student recruitment and enrollment, and implementation and oversight of daily building and student operations.

The Director is the school’s instructional leader responsible for ensuring instruction and curriculum are applied according to the Excel Center philosophy and that the school meets all desired outcomes. The Director provides a hands on and data driven leadership approach in the directing, planning, and managing of daily operations at the school facility. Additionally, the position will work with the VP, Education & Career Development and key Goodwill of Greater Washington Teams (Development, Marketing, Finance, IT, Legal, People & Culture, and GEC DC) in carrying out the daily operations and success of the school.

The position will work with all team members in meeting the educational objectives and supporting a school culture that embraces strong “Relationships, Relevance, and Rigor” in all practices. This position is responsible and will be held accountable for behaving in accordance with school and organizational RISE values and expectations.

• Develops Talent
• Values Differences
• Drives Vision and Purpose
• Collaborates
• Strategic Mindset
• Decision Quality
• Plans and Aligns

Goodwill offers exciting opportunities for professional growth, and robust benefits, including personal time off (PTO), paid holidays, basic life insurance, short/long term disability benefits, individual and family medical, dental and vision benefits, pet insurance, generous employee discounts, and access to an employee assistance program (EAP). 403(b)/401(k) plan with match available after 1 year. Bonus eligible.

• Fosters and promotes a student first mindset and culture of high achievement with a focus on an inclusive and positive school culture for all students, staff, and community members. Leads an environment of collaboration and support where creativity, innovation, and excellence are encouraged for students, co-workers, partners, stakeholders and customers.
• Hires, supervises and maintains a high performing and motivated facility-based leadership team responsible for managing the following school functions Instruction, Special Education/ELL, Academic Success Coaching, College and Career Readiness programming, and Office operations.
• Leads, creates, and implements, in collaboration with the Lead Teacher, plans and schedules for all assessments (internal and external state mandated), and ensures organized data tracking and analysis is completed.
• Manages student recruitment and enrollment processes and cycles, that take place every 8-week term. Understands the impact of enrollment and focuses on creating strong pipelines for student retention through intentional strategies.
• Leads with a data driven mindset and is responsible for directing the development of high quality internal and external data performance reports that address school performance. Creates a data analysis culture that focuses on gap analysis and innovative solutions.
• Directs the implementation of high quality and appropriate performance evaluations for all staff at the facility. Directly evaluates and provides coaching to site-based leadership team.
• Develops clear and concise strategies, goals, and objectives for the school, in line with key gaps and…