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New York, New York, United States
Hybrid
Achievement First (AF) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization supporting 39 public charter schools across New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. For more than 25 years, AF has been recognized as one of the top tuition-free public charter school networks in the country. We are committed to creating schools of academic excellence within nurturing environments — schools that prepare students to be college-ready and to pursue and succeed in whatever paths they choose in life.
The majority of AF students are Black and Latinx children from low-income families, many of whom will be the first in their families to graduate from college. Across our network, we employ more than 2,200 staff members — 64% of whom identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color — who collectively educate nearly 15,000 students in Brooklyn and Queens, NY; New Haven, Bridgeport, and Hartford, CT; and Providence and Cranston, RI.
Our mission is to prepare every student to excel in college, career, and life; deepen their understanding of self and community; and lead lives of purpose. We believe in the limitless potential within our students and their power to shape a more just society. That belief drives our deep commitment to student achievement: we aim to set a high bar for learning and create warm, demanding classrooms where rigorous instruction is paired with the care, encouragement, and consistency every student deserves.
We are looking for a strategic and dynamic Associate Chief, Special Services to join our Special Services team.
The Associate Chief, Special Services sets the vision and strategy for how every Achievement First school serves students with disabilities and multilingual learners across New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island. You will lead the regional Managing Directors of Special Services and the network leads for Multilingual Learner (MLL) and Specialized Workshop/Classroom (SW/C) programming, building a team that holds schools to both 100% legal compliance and real academic growth. You will partner closely with principals, regional superintendents, the Legal and Operations teams and local sending districts so that every scholar receives the services they are entitled to, delivered in a way that expands their opportunities. You will also own outcomes for a portfolio of schools, writing and facilitating professional development for school leaders and coaching your team to do the same. This role is for a proven special education leader who believes our students with IEPs, 504 plans and MLL needs deserve the same rigor, joy and high expectations as every other AF scholar, and who can build the systems that make that true at scale.
Reporting to the Chief of Academic Programs your responsibilities include but are not limited to:
All candidates for this position will support AF core values, lead innovation, and manage projects to ensure our team, like our schools, are setting a high bar in all areas and pursuing it relentlessly. Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience in a similarly, fast-paced work environment.
An ideal candidate will have the following experience and qualification:
This is a hybrid role. The expectation is that the person in the role would be able to come into Schools and the Network Support office (NYC, CT, or RI) at least 3 days a week. There may be additional travel to regions outside of your own on a monthly basis.
Achievement First sets salaries through a lens of equity, and based on the requisite skills, education, and experience relevant to the role. The salary for this position is $170,258. In order to uphold our commitment to equity, Achievement First does not negotiate pay. Additionally, Achievement First offers to all regular, full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes paid time off, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, a 403(b) retirement benefit package with match, and paid Family Leave.
Achievement First is an equal opportunity employer and an organization that values diversity. People from all diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. Spanish language proficiency is a plus. You can learn more about diversity at Achievement First here: http://achievementfirst.org/about-us/diversity/
