WORK AT CHalk Schools

Chalk Schools is on a mission to improve school district performance through operational excellence. Our solutions enable school and district administrators to operate more efficiently and gain insight into how resources are being allocated throughout their districts. Today, we help thousands of school district staff, teachers and administrators to increase productivity, improve collaboration, gain visibility, and reduce time spent on routine paperwork in order to ensure fair and equitable use of resources both inside and outside of the classroom. 

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We work hard for inclusion because it is more than a special project or afterthought to us; we believe it is the foundation for building a great company. Diversity and excellence go hand in hand and building a team that is both exceptional and truly inclusive is not only possible but vital to success. We are prepared to go the extra mile to seek and launch great careers for world class candidates from non traditional tech and underrepresented backgrounds.

Director of People & Community Operations

As our Director of People and Community Operations, you will help us continue to work hard at retaining top talent and creating an environment that welcomes, champions, and encourages diversity in all forms. You will design and develop innovative outreach and internship programs, and you will find new ways for us to engage our local communities. We are committed to setting a new standard in the Silicon Valley by showing that tech companies can genuinely participate in and advocate for their communities in positive ways. It is an honor and privilege for us to work with teachers, principals, and district leaders who fight for their neighborhoods every day. We want to do more than build software that helps them and actually get on the ground by making mentorship, volunteering, and service part of our work too.

To make all this possible, we know we must be intentional and thoughtful in creating our company culture. We are looking for the right strategic thought partner to help us define and build this culture and protect our values so we can continue living what we believe as our business grows.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Director of People and Community Operations at Chalk Schools, you will:

• Work daily to ensure that we live our value of “Work hard for inclusion” by serving as a public ambassador of our company to the full spectrum of Chalk stakeholders
• Help drive high quality, diverse candidates through the top of our hiring funnel, ensuring that we continue to provide an inclusive, mission-driven work environment for all
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate community outreach events with our local district partners on a quarterly basis.
• Coordinate all aspects of the hiring process with the relevant hiring managers
• Manage the delivery and documentation of all performance reviews for existing employees, while also working with the executive team to improve performance management across the company
• Work with relevant department leaders to ensure that all employees are properly trained and on-boarded both functionally and culturally
• Jack of all trades. We are a startup, after all. So, you will need to pitch in where needed.  
• Learn and comprehensively understand all of our products and services and how they relate to the mission of our company
• Represent Chalk Schools at conferences and other networking events.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

A big part of your day is going to be spent communicating with prospective and current employees, the executive team, and key external stakeholders. Strong communication skills and team attitude are requirements.

Skills we’re looking for:

• Smart and strategic mind – you must master a message that stands out to top education decision makers
• Open to growth, ability and desire to receive feedback and improve daily
• Mission-driven professional with a strong desire to solve the problems that we aim to fix
• Outgoing, engaging, and compelling personality
• Time management and task management skills
• Strong desire to advance your career
• History of effective collaboration in a team setting.
• Highly adaptable to changing and difficult circumstances -- Startups are an insane amount of fun, but they sure do change quickly. That should excite you

In addition, you should have:

• A Bachelor’s degree
• Graduate degree preferred
• Verifiable interest in K12 public education
• Live within commutable distance of our office in San Francisco, CA

Founded in 2012 out of the Learning and Design program at the Stanford Graduate School of Education, Chalk Schools is dedicated to supporting school districts to focus on what matters most - ensuring all students, teachers and administrators have access to the resources they need to succeed.  Engrained in everything we do are our four key pillars:

1. People first.
2. Work hard for inclusion.
3. Take agency and ownership.
4. Never finished, always growing.

Our commitment to equity and access extends beyond the school districts we serve. We value diversity and inclusion in every aspect of our business. Our staff is comprised of a diverse team of people from a variety of personal and professional backgrounds, but we all share a deep passion for improving the infrastructure that supports K-12 educators and leveraging technology to help underserved communities.

Chalk Schools is an equal opportunity employer. We not only value diversity but believe it is a fundamental necessity to building a successful company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or arrest and conviction record.