Media Operations Manager jobs in Missouri

School Overview

St. Louis Voices Academy of Media Arts is a new, innovative charter public school that opened in the fall of 2023 to serve students and families within the boundaries of St. Louis City. The school started with Kindergarten through First Grade and will add a grade each year, growing to kindergarten through Fifth Grade. St. Louis Voices Academy of Media Arts leverages media arts and storytelling to equip students with the agency to excel academically, author their own futures, and make meaningful contributions in their communities. St. Louis Voices Academy of Media Arts is committed to media and storytelling, whole-child development, real-world inquiry, and progressive learner autonomy as design elements that allow the school to fulfill its mission.

Role Overview

The School Operations Manager believes in the mission of St. Louis Voices Academy of Media Arts and designs, implements, and refines systems that anticipate the needs of our school community and ensure that the instructional staff maximizes time and energy on student achievement. The SOM will ensure smooth daily operations and manage relationships with vendors and contracted service providers. The School Operations Manager will demonstrate the passion, integrity, and systems thinking critical to the success of St. Louis Voices Academy of Media Arts. The SOM is managed by the Head of Schools.

Mission Alignment

Mission-aligned members of the St. Louis Voices Academy community share the following dispositions:

• Dedication to the school’s mission, vision, values, and graduate outcomes; 
• Understanding that relationships are essential to working with students who have experienced the effects of poverty or trauma; 
• The belief that our students have strengths and assets and build on these strengths in their work;
• A positive attitude and a solution-based approach to challenges in the workplace;
• Commitment to restorative justice as a means of addressing conflicts or challenges in the community, whether between students, staff members, or students and staff members;
• Commitment to inclusive excellence, including a willingness to engage in conversations about privilege, power, equity, and diversity and to invest time in community-building and professional development based on inclusive excellence;
• Active participants in a supportive and demanding professional community that fosters respect, trust, honesty, risk-taking, open-mindedness, flexibility, collaboration, and continuous improvement.  

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Facilities

• Oversee the custodial team to maintain a clean, safe environment for our students
• Ensure hallways and other public spaces reflect the school’s culture, brand, and mission
• Manage the school’s maintenance needs

Transportation

• Implement arrival and dismissal procedures that ensure our students enter and leave campus in a safe, orderly fashion
• Partner with vendors to ensure bus routes properly serve our the school’s student population

Food Service

• Implement dining schedules that facilitate effective and efficient food service to all students
• Manage the schools’ relationship with food service vendors to promote consistent service and safe operating practices

Procurement

• Manage procurement processes to ensure the school has all necessary supplies
• Maintain accurate inventory records of the school's assets
• Verify and submit invoices and purchase card charges accrued by the school

Communication

• Maintain communication channels that effectively and efficiently inform parents and guardians of important campus events and deadlines
• Foster good relationships and solid communication with the school’s neighborhood community

Enrollment

• Support school student recruitment strategy to ensure 100% of available seats are full

Administrative Activities

• Ensure students and staff have access to needed technology
• Manage copy machine maintenance and supply orders
• Lead the execution of the school’s events and field trips
• Maintain a friendly, welcoming, helpful atmosphere for all who visit or contact the school
• Support the coordination of student testing

Other

• Perform all duties as assigned

Additional Information

Salary for this position is competitive and commensurate with experience. Additionally, St. Louis Voices Academy offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health coverage and retirement.

Qualifications

• Three years of broad, varied, and increasingly responsible experience with school budgeting, computer information systems, and organizational procedures
• Evidence of alignment with the school’s mission
• Evidence of alignment with St. Louis Voices Academy’s core values: Community, Commitment, Courage, Confidence, Compassion, and Celebration
• Ability to think strategically and innovatively to continuously improve school operations
• Proactive, strategic problem-solver who can work successfully in a fast-paced environment, often while balancing competing priorities
• Personal responsibility and commitment to continual professional growth
• High-quality communication skills with multiple audiences, including teachers, students, families, vendors, and colleagues.

Additional Information

St. Louis Voices Academy of Media Arts offers competitive salaries commensurate with experience and a comprehensive benefits package. Aside from extensive professional development, all our staff members are equipped with laptops, email, and all necessary supplies. Performance is evaluated by the Head of Schools in accordance with St. Louis Voices Academy’s Human Resources Policy.

St. Louis Voices Academy of Media Arts believes in the importance of being a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization that enables our students and staff to thrive. We are committed to building a talented team that reflects our students' diverse backgrounds and experiences. At the same time, we work to ensure an inclusive community by creating a space for meaningful dialogue about issues of race and identity for our staff and students. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability.