Team: Special Services
Job Level: Director
Location: Rhode Island - Hybrid (2-3 Days Per Week Onsite)
Standard Work Hours: 7:30am - 5:00pm
Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time

About Achievement First

Achievement First (AF) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that currently supports 41 public charter schools in New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Consistently rated as one of the top charter school networks in the country for almost 25 years, AF is committed to continuous improvement, programmatic evolution for enhanced student outcomes, and sustainable growth. The majority of AF students are Black and Latinx children from low-income families who will be the first in their families to graduate from college. AF currently employs more than 2,200 staff — 61% of whom identify as Black, Indigenous, and Multi-racial — who collectively educate nearly 15,000 students in Brooklyn and Queens, NY; New Haven, Bridgeport, and Hartford, CT; and Providence, RI.

The mission of Achievement First is to deliver on the promise of equal educational opportunity for all of America’s children. AF knows that every child—regardless of race, zip code, or economic status—deserves access to great schools. At AF, students realize their potential and develop the skills they need to graduate from high school, succeed in college, thrive in a competitive world, and serve as the next generation of leaders in their communities. At AF, students and staff embark on a shared journey to fulfill their incredible potential.

We are looking for a strategic and dynamic Director of Multilingual Learner Instruction, Rhode Island to join our Special Services team in RI.

Your Impact

The person in this role will provide supplemental support to K-12 MLL program staff and general education teachers, including MLL specific PD & coaching to MLL Teacher-Coordinators, Deans, and Building Administrators.

Reporting directly to the Managing Director of Special Services, RI you will be responsible for:

Outstanding academic achievement and personal development

• • Skillfully lead others towards collective results - is relentlessly positive and solutions-focused; consistently leads and communicates with the “why” to rally others around shared goals. 
  • Create a positive, achievement-oriented and structured environment that excites and invests educators to reach ambitious goals.
  • Build learner communities by partnering with classroom teachers, school leaders, and families to facilitate children’s academic success and personal development.
  • Utilize data from state exams, Achievement First assessments and English Language Proficiency assessments to drive instruction. 
  • Design and implement unit and lesson plans in collaboration with multiple grade or subject teams.
  • Exemplify AF’s core values in all interactions with students, families and colleagues. 
  • Demonstrate an assets-based approach to multilingualism and embrace culturally sustaining pedagogy.

Professional learning, development and growth 

• • Integrates MLL work within the functions and strategies of a school overall; applies development tactics in a way that is simplifying so others can execute at a high level with confidence. 
  • Be part of an MLL professional learning cohort at Achievement First.
  • Collaborate with the Senior Director of MLL Education, school leaders, and teachers to improve instructional, culture-building and leadership skills. 
  • Attend all professional development, team planning and data analysis meetings, especially as related to expanding our vision and capacity of supporting multilingual learners across all AF Rhode Island.
  • Participate enthusiastically in structured and informal learning and development opportunities. 

Skills and Characteristics 

• • Strong instructional skills and experience in working with adult learners. 
  • High level of personal organization and planning. 
  • Team player: maturity, humility, strong work ethic, follow-through, sense of humor, willingness to respond positively to feedback and a “roll-up-my-sleeves” attitude.
  • Strong belief in the Achievement First mission, core values, and educational model.
  • Mastery of and enthusiasm for subject matter. 

Educational Background and Work Experience 

• • 5 years of teaching experience preferred with a proven record of high student achievement. 
  • Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree preferred.
  • ESL-certified in the state of Rhode Island
    • RI: All Grades English to Speakers of Other Languages (11594)

Compensation

Achievement First sets salaries through a lens of equity, and based on the requisite skills, education, and experience relevant to the role. Salary for this role is $117,753.60. In order to uphold our commitment to equity, Achievement First does not negotiate pay. 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/