Title: Director of Technology
Supervisor: Head of School

Ben Porat Yosef in Paramus, NJ is hiring a Director of Technology for the 24-25 school year. BPY holds prestigious dual accreditation from The Middle States Association and the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools and educates students from ages 2 through 8th grade.

At the heart of BPY lies a commitment to nurturing not just academic excellence, but an innovative skills-based learning approach in which students are empowered with the tools to understand new ideas; a commitment to develop each child’s Ahavat Hashem and Yirat Hashem; a genuine warmth that permeates our halls and imbues our students with confidence, empathy, middot, and leadership skills; a commitment to celebrating both Sephardic and Ashkenazic minhagim for unique inclusivity; and Hebrew language immersion (in Limudei Kodesh subjects) and celebration of Israeli culture.

Join the exceptional team of professionals that make up the BPY family.

BPY seeks technology administrator with a broad and deep technical skill set along with proven experience to successfully lead a professional technology department. The applicant must enjoy working with passionate people in a fast-paced educational environment. Reporting to the Head of School, this is a hands-on position with extensive responsibilities that range from strategic and long-range planning to implementation of system-wide technology solutions, as well as providing one-on-one and group training and support. Experience working in the education field is preferred.

Job Type: Full-time

Essential Responsibilities

Leadership

● Analyzes needs, forecasts requirements and plans future direction of the school's technology infrastructure through short-term and long-term technology plans.

● Collaborates with the BPY leadership team, technology staff, and external partners to present and implement cohesive technology solutions that promote deeper learning.

● Prepares and recommends the departmental budget to the CFO and ensures all IT and ed tech operations are within fiscal guidelines.

● Develops Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Return on Investment (ROI) analyses for proposed technology projects.

● Systematically plans for the development and implementation of new, efficient and effective technology solutions that maximize the school's resources.

● Sets policy, regulations, system standards and operating procedures. Takes responsibility for
CIPA, FERPA, and all state and federal laws and policies as they apply to technology in Jewish day schools.

Information Systems

● Provides skilled management of, and assumes responsibility for, all school-wide IT systems and services, including email, phone and voicemail, Internet, website, student information systems, relational databases, and office productivity software, educational software, AV solutions, as well as all hardware computing assets.

● Serves as a primary resource to resolve ongoing technical issues. Ensures stability and maintains availability of school systems at the agreed upon SLA.

● Manages all operations of mission-critical systems and technology platforms.
● Manages security firewalls, enterprise-class stackable access-layer switches and routers, wired and wireless Ethernet network infrastructure.
● Provisions and manages a reliable remote-access infrastructure to enable authorized staff to remotely access secure databases.
● Supervises technology and media staff for effective provisioning of all technology and media support services, consistent with users’ needs and school's priorities.
● Oversees the helpdesk support functions so users have acceptable level of support.
● Sets policy for the purchase and maintenance of computers, peripherals, and audiovisual equipment. Tracks inventory and ensures it’s kept updated.
● Manages school's POTS/VOIP system with current vendors and explores new options.
● Supervises and evaluates technical staff and external consultants (as needed).
● Conducts regular training for staff and direct reports; develops training handbooks.

Instructional Support

● Works closely with the educational leadership team to ensure that technology hardware, software and digital resources support BPY's mission.

● Systematically shares the latest applications of technology as an instructional tool.
● Works with the educational leadership team in creating, implementing, sustaining and expanding the Technology Plan.
● Builds and maintains positive working relationships with all members of the community. Makes time for classroom visits, meetings, and training.
● Evaluates technology-integrated professional development programs to improve quality of instruction.
● Assists with the development of digital resources for classroom teachers and administrators.
● Develops and administers periodic surveys to students and staff to measure effectiveness.

Qualifications and Experience

● Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required; Master's Degree in a field appropriate for this position preferred.

● Professional technical certifications from Microsoft, Apple, Cisco, etc., preferred.
● Minimum 5-8 years of progressively responsible experience in the development, installation and maintenance of information systems. Three years or more in a leadership role with supervisory experience required.

● Deep knowledge of and troubleshooting experience with computer systems.
● Extensive knowledge of networking and ability to configure enterprise-grade switches, routers, wireless access points, and firewalls required.
● A working knowledge of student database systems.
● Ability to lead, plan and manage the IT team in challenging fiscal times.
● Demonstrated ability to communicate and work well with all levels within an organization, especially within the culture of an educational institution.
● Highly organized with strong project management skills, and drive to meet organizational and department objectives; ability to manage projects on interrelated time lines.
● Knowledge of classroom technology, including SMART Boards and interactive projectors, clickers, document cameras, sound systems, cameras, etc. a strong plus.
● Proven ability to negotiate and work with vendors and consultants.
● Knowledge of various AV setups and systems as well as basic understanding of video editing and live event setups.
● Familiar with E-rate funding and submitting e-rate applications

Candidates should submit a resume and a cover letter explaining their qualifications and experience.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Paramus, NJ 07652: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person