Senior Manager Of Teacher Development (2023-2024 School Year) [Immediate Start]

POSITION: Senior Manager of Teacher Development
LOCATION: DSST Public Schools: Home Office in Denver, CO
SALARY: $75,000 - $84,000 with up to six years of aligned experience. We also offer a relocation stipend for anyone joining us from 75 miles or more from Denver!
STATUS: Full time, benefits eligible, exempt, in-person position
START: Immediate. You can view the current School Year Calendar here.
KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
DSST Public Schools (DSST) seeks a Senior Manager of Teacher Development to join one of the leading charter school organizations in the nation. This position provides a unique opportunity for an individual with superior program visioning, strategic planning, project-management, people-leadership, and relationship-building skills to play a central role in supporting the advancement of Teacher Development across the organization.
The Senior Manager of Teacher Development will lead mission-critical work to:

• Use data to effectively assess current state of instruction, diagnose areas of strength and need, and respond appropriately.
• Execute the vision for and management of data collection and analysis as it relates to new Teacher Development across the network
• Ensure DSST has effective tools, systems and structures for measuring and developing high quality professional development and instructional practices especially with new Teacher Development.
• Lead contents cross-functionally to identify New Teacher training needs and execute on those needs across the Network,
• Collaborate with multiple Home Office teams including Leader Development, Culture, Special Education and Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment to maintain the full scope of new Teacher Development needs.
• Work in partnership with schools with high numbers of new/early career teachers, acting as a consistent (weekly) presence on campus to provide guidance and support for new Teacher Development.
• Partner with the Senior Manager of Teacher Pipelines to ensure vision and support alignment for new teachers across the network.
• Partner with Home Office Content Managers (Science, ELA, and Math) to ensure Teacher Leader content roles and responsibilities are aligned to best provide new Teacher Development.
• Create a system for content onboarding utilized by new hires throughout the School Year.
• Manages implementation and logistics of various DSST professional development (network content PD days, NSI, TLI, new teacher cohort,,)

Additional Duties: This role will also support Content programming execution and teacher leadership as needed (30%).
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree
• Possesses 3+ years as a 6-12 educator and instructional leader, encompassing mentorship and coaching responsibilities, dedicated to cultivating and empowering new educators.
• 7+ years of experience working with both middle school and high school students, as well as school staff, fostering a positive and impactful learning environment.
• An unwavering belief that all students can succeed in high school, reach their most ambitious post-secondary goals, and lead exemplary lives
• Desire to personally professionally grow in their practice of becoming an anti-racist educator
• Self-awareness, a regular practice of reflection, and a desire to continuously improve

• Proven, measurable success in enhancing teacher retention rates.
• Displays measurable advancements in student performance on assessments such as CMAS/PSAT, showcasing tangible outcomes from implemented strategies and interventions.
• Highly organized individual comfortable with delivering impactful professional development sessions both in-person and virtually, adept at adapting to various instructional settings.
• Openness to feedback and a proven ability to work autonomously and collaboratively within a team, integrating feedback constructively.
• Strong desire to revolutionize the public education system, ensuring equitable access to college opportunities for all students regardless of background.
• Deep commitment to addressing educational inequities, with a passion for cultivating a joyful, inclusive school culture to drive equitable solutions.
• Proactive problem-solving skills, showcasing initiative both independently and within a team context, and adeptness in facilitating classroom sessions and educational events.
• Ability to create clear, replicable systems and procedures for others to adopt, coupled with a strong customer service mindset, guiding users toward effective solutions.
• Showcased influential leadership at school or network levels, exemplifying visionary strategy development and execution on an organizational or system-wide scope.

IDEAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Proven commitment to and experience with serving students of color, students with disabilities, and/or multilingual students
• 7+ years of experience in education (classroom experience required)
• 3+ years of experience in school leadership or central office or network leadership
• Ample classroom experience and a diverse range of leadership roles within the school setting (e.g., department lead, coaching roles, vice-principal), showcasing a creative and entrepreneurial approach in teacher training and program development.

WHO WE ARE
At DSST Public Schools, we are proud to be the largest and highest-performing network of public charter schools in Denver and Aurora with 100% of our students having been accepted into college or post secondary programs since our inception in 2004. When you join DSST, you play a part in ensuring ALL students at our 16 schools have access to a transformational and joyful education. We encourage you to visit our website to learn more about why we've been selected as the 2018 Broad Prize Winner and as a Denver Post "Top Place to Work".
Not interested right now but might be in the future, or want to learn about other positions? Complete our Interest Form to connect with a member of our Talent Team.
INTERVIEW EXPECTATIONS
For most of our positions, we hire on a rolling basis. Therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as you are able! You can learn more about what to expect in our interview process here.
TOTAL REWARDS
At DSST, we know that our people are the greatest asset we have in reaching our mission of eliminating educational inequity. We work hard to build a work culture that allows our staff to not only feel fulfilled by the work they do but also feel supported to live a joyful, healthy life. We want this work to be your life's work. Check out our website and our benefits highlight guide to learn how we deliver on our commitment to the human condition.
Some Highlights:

• Staff Experience Bonus: DSST celebrates staff that continue to choose our network by rewarding a bonus every 3 years in increasing increments from $3,000-$6,000.
• Excellent Healthcare Plan: We encourage you to check out our benefits guide to see the ways we are committed to the wellness of our staff. We are always looking to improve how we care and, through staff feedback, we've been able to implement innovative new benefits such as Fertility Benefits as well as staffing a Mental Health Counselor that is dedicated solely to DSST Staff.
• Time Off: DSST Staff enjoy 11+ weeks off per year + paid PTO (from Day 1!)
• Career Development: In addition to weekly coaching from a designated coach, you'll have access to internal training and development pathways designed by our Professional Development & Training Team as well as external development opportunities.

REFERRAL
Know someone who would be a great fit? Refer them here! Anyone can refer a candidate and we offer a $500 referral bonus for every successful referral.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
DSST Public Schools is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not exclude participation in, deny benefits to or discriminate on the basis of, race, color, religion, National origin, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions, sexual orientation, or gender identity), Age (40 and older), Disability, Genetic information (including employer requests for, or purchase, use, or disclosure of genetic tests, genetic services, or family medical history), retaliation for filing a charge, reasonably opposing discrimination, or participating in a discrimination lawsuit, investigation, or proceeding in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs and activities.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is active and may require standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, and crouching throughout the day. The employee must lift and/or move items up to 30 pounds. The employee must have sufficient hand, arm, and finger dexterity to operate a computer keyboard and other office equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.