About this Role: We are looking for an individual who is passionate about using coding and technology to make the lives of our students, teachers, and staff better. This individual must be deeply committed to CA’s mission and prepared to enter this role with the knowledge, skills, and growth orientation to contribute on day one.

About Collegiate Academies: Collegiate Academies prepares all students for lives of unlimited opportunity. Founded in 2008, Collegiate Academies serves over 3,000 students in five public high schools and two postsecondary programs in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. We serve a dramatically higher proportion of students with special needs, students who are English language learners, and students who are from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. We see the individual greatness of every student who comes through our doors.

Role and Responsibilities:

This person will work in collaboration with our data and school teams to:

• maintain our databases of student and staff information.
• use computer code to automate processes that are inefficient and inaccurate.
• create technical documentation for reference and reporting

Mindsets, Beliefs, and Skills:

• Customer service mindset grounded in empathy for schools, teachers, and students.
• Ability to coordinate, prioritize, and manage a variety of diverse and complex tasks and systems while maintaining a high level of attention to detail.
• Ability to persist in challenging situations or when dealing with complicated systems or processes.
• Ability to maintain the utmost confidentiality of private data.
• Unwavering belief in the potential of all students to achieve rigorous and dignified academic, professional, and personal success.
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Commitment to CA’s core values:
• Joy: We spread our gratitude and love for the work always.
• Ownership: We take responsibility and solve problems for our team as much as our leader does.
• Growth: We grow ourselves constantly

Qualifications:

Knowledge of APIs, SQL, Schoolrunner, PowerSchool, Paylocity

We invest in our team:

• We are committed to providing our staff with a comprehensive compensation package that consistently:
• Values people for their contributions and longevity, and allows them to stay and thrive for many years.
• Is competitive in the local and national marketplace to attract and retain talent for the organization.
• Ensures equity for all employees, regardless their gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, sexual orientation or identity, education or disability.

The starting salary range for this position is: $55,000 - $70,000. New hires are typically brought into the organization at a salary between the range minimum and the range midpoint depending on qualifications, internal equity, and location.

Additionally, CA provides the following benefits:

• Industry-leading comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• 403(b) Plan with 3% match
• 6 weeks of breaks per year (plus additional federal holidays) for all employees, with an additional 6 weeks for most school based roles.
• 12 weeks paid parental leave for primary and 4 weeks for secondary
• Up to $2,500 for out-of state moving expenses

To Apply

Please submit a resume and application online. In the application, you will be asked to answer the following questions. You may want to plan your answers in advance of beginning the application.

• How do you see this role as critical to the CA mission? (1-2 paragraphs)
• Describe a time in your career where you had to grow dramatically in your mindsets and skills to ensure you met your goals. What was challenging about this? How did you do? (2-3 paragraphs)
• Describe an instance in your professional life when you successfully influenced an outcome or influenced change when there was not a direct reporting relationship. How did you do it? (2-3 paragraphs)

Disclaimer:Collegiate Academies encourages individuals of all identities and backgrounds to apply for this position. We are an equal opportunity employer, fully committed to hiring a talented and diverse group of individuals. Collegiate Academies does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, national origin or ancestry, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other category protected by applicable law. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Being authorized to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment. Collegiate Academies does not sponsor employment visas.

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