Executive Director - Seattle, WA, United States - Clover Search Works

Description

Team Read seeks a strategic, dynamic and highly relational leader to be our next Executive Director. Team Read believes that all kids deserve to be great readers, and teens should have access to a meaningful, paid first job. For the past 27 years, Team Read has paired 2nd and 3rd grade students who are struggling to read at grade level with trained, paid teen reading coaches to deliver a structured reading curriculum through one-on-one tutoring. Due to these"Powerful Pairs," Team Read students make measurable gains in reading proficiency, and teens develop essential skills to succeed in college, work, and life.

As Team Read's next Executive Director, you will help shape our future by championing our unique dual impact model and building capacity so we can grow. We are particularly seeking candidates who:

• Are visionary and strategic leaders who can move the organization's mission forward and help us increase our impact.
• Can work across sectors to build strong partnerships with school districts and community supportersHave fluency and experience leading and operationalizing racial equity initiatives and efforts.
• Have experience with fundraising and resource development strategy, including comfort making direct asks for support.
• Have experience building and supporting inclusive and effective staff teams.
• Understand board governance, volunteer engagement, and nonprofit finance and operations.

Read the full announcement here .

Salary Range: $130,000 - $150,000

Applications submitted by May 2, 2024 will be given full consideration. Interviewing will begin in May; early applications are strongly encouraged.

Organizational Overview

Team Read's mission is to propel young students to become inspired, joyful readers and teens to become impactful leaders, ready to succeed in school and life, building stronger communities for all. We envision equitable learning communities that nurture and celebrate the strengths of young readers and teen leaders, and where every student gets the support they need to thrive.

What we do:

We work to close education opportunity gaps through a unique cross-age, one-on-one tutoring program after school and during the summer.

A Dual Impact:

• By fourth grade, reading is essential to learn and succeed academically. Our structured curriculum with one-on-one tutoring enables young students to develop essential reading skills for academic success. Each year, hundreds of children who are reading below grade level become confident, joyful readers by participating in Team Read.
• Teen participation in the workforce has steadily declined over the past decade, particularly for kids from low-income and minority communities. Team Read provides teens with the opportunity to gain valuable work skills and the satisfaction of changing the lives of children in their community, while also acquiring tangible benefits such as pay, college savings, or service hours.

Organization Snapshot:

Team Read has a staff of 8, an active Board of Directors with 16 members, and an annual operating budget of close to $1 million. Significant additional financial resources and talents are leveraged through partnerships with Seattle, Highline, Renton, and Tukwila Public Schools. Seattle Public Library also partners with us, focusing on select locations to enable us to serve more students.

For more information about Team Read, visit our website:

• 71% of students who started the year below grade level made one or more grade levels of reading growth after participating in the program.
• 100% of principals report Team Read is a high-quality program for their schools.
• 100% of site assistants and 85% of reading coaches indicated their roles helped them develop skills they can use in other work settings, now and in the future

Position Duties & Opportunities

As we reach the conclusion of our last strategic plan, Team Read is poised to take all of its success in reaching students and partnering with schools, to now determine the nature of our growth for the next five years. The Executive Director will have a rich opportunity to partner with the board and staff to further hone and clarify Team Read's evolution and impact. As the key thought leader of the organization, the Executive Director will engage the board and community stakeholders in developing and delivering on the future goals of the organization.

We anticipate the Executive Director will spend their time on the following priorities:

• Serve as the "face" of the organization and Team Read's most visible champion and spokesperson.
• Lead the Team Read staff and oversee all aspects of running an effective and efficient nonprofit organization.
• Lead organizational capacity building, and continued investment in program development and infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain positive partnerships designed to help Team Read deliver a high quality program.
• Collaborate with staff and the board in fundraising efforts by developing and implementing a diversified resource development and fundraising strategy.
• Oversee strategic communications and brand management