Director of Operations

Director of Operations (DOO) is a vital member of the school leadership team and oversees all non-instructional school functions. The DOO will lead all planning, implementation, and compliance efforts related to facility readiness, classroom setup, school technology, school finances, supplies procurement, meals, transportation, school safety, state and federal compliance, and staff orientation/onboarding.

The DOO designs, implements, and refines systems that anticipate the needs of our school community. As a service-oriented leader, the DOO will solve problems, share best practices, and respond to urgent needs to ensure that educators at Pinnacles Prep are able to focus their energies solely on instruction.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in operational systems, continuous improvement, finance, and team management. They must be a self-directed problem solver, enjoy being part of a collaborative team, and thrive in finding solutions to complex operational and financial issues. This is a unique opportunity for a highly-organized dynamic leader who enjoys planning for and executing operations that will positively impact student outcomes and success.

Pinnacles Prep believes that ALL students, regardless of background, deserve a meaningful education in a culture where every student matters. We are deeply committed to our mission of cultivating curious, confident, and self-directed students that lead and succeed in college, career, and their communities; with the vision of our graduates becoming the leaders who drive our Valley’s future forward–making it a thriving economic, scientific, and artistic hub for the 21st century.

Our school is grounded in the following essential characteristics, which shape the Pinnacles Prep experience for our faculty, students, and families. Our school is small by design. We know every student by name, story, strength, and need.

We have high expectations: Our EPIC core values guide us:

• Equity | creates a school culture that celebrates equity and inclusion for all
• Purpose | creates a school culture where scholars design and build the lives that we want.
• Integrity | creates an intentional culture of humility and excellence
• Collaboration | leads to change we want to see in our school, community, and world

We are intentionally diverse: Pinnacles Prep’s students, staff and board is intentionally diverse. We come from different backgrounds and experiences in order to be reflective of the collective diversity of our student body and community. Our staff validates and reflects the multiple identities, intersectionalities and experiences of our students.

We value context over content: Students engage in 9-week, place-based interdisciplinary projects rooted in the Wenatchee Valley, with a community partner. These projects apply the standards and competencies students are learning in their foundational courses.

• You are self-aware:
  Aware of your own strengths and weaknesses, work relentlessly to improve upon weaknesses, are open to feedback, willing to take personal responsibility, show balance in confidence vs. humility, and behave professionally.
• You maintain a positive attitude and style that contributes to the overall public relations of the school
• You are able to be flexible and work with interruptions in a positive manner and in an environment with a number of staff, students, and parents/guardians often present
• You are able to maintain self-control under stressful situations and workload pressures without exhibiting negative behaviors (e.g., loss of temper, rudeness, use of foul language, etc.)
• You are able to use logical reasoning principles to arrive at solutions to work related problems for which no established procedures exist
• You thrive when leading teams to achieve ambitious goals
• You are comfortable flexing into different roles, including but not limited to:
  Operations Manager coach, data analyst, school operations visionary, and beyond
• You love coaching and developing others and have innovative ideas for leveraging professional development to improve operations and leader performance
• You are unwavering in holding others to high expectations and…