The Croft School – Director of Talent
Boston, MA and Providence, RI
Start Date: July 1, 2025 (approximately) or sooner, as available
About The Croft School
The Croft School is a young high-quality independent school organization. We currently operate three schools across Boston and Providence. Our schools provide a rigorous, balanced, student-centered program to their students and a unique parent-oriented experience to their families, all within a tight-knit, diverse, and joyous environment. We are considered by many families and teachers to represent an exciting new type of school that is ideal for those concerned about the area’s existing public school (inconsistent quality; driven by standardized test outcomes) and private school (elitism; unaffordable; lack of diversity; limited innovation) options.
Our first school opened in Providence in 2018. It currently educates 200 students across Kindergarten - Grade 6, and will ultimately grow into a K-8 school.
Our second school opened in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston in 2020. It currently educates 225 students across Preschool - Grade 4, and will ultimately grow into a Preschool - Grade 6 school.
Our third school opened in the South End neighborhood of Boston in 2022. It currently educates 100 students across Preschool - Grade 1, and will ultimately grow into a Preschool - Grade 6 school.
More information about our organization and schools can be found here: www.thecroftschool.org.
About The Role
The Croft School is seeking an outstanding Director of Talent. This team member will report to The Croft School’s Founder, and will work closely with the Chief Program Officer, Chief Operating Officer, as well as our three Heads of School. The Director of Talent will serve as an integral member of our “Behind The Scenes” team, which exists to help our school leaders, teachers, and schools deliver an outstanding experience for our students and families.
The role presents a unique opportunity to play a critical role in a young, innovative, entrepreneurial organization that is increasing in complexity and scale. Individuals considering this role should understand how passionate Croft is about continuing to build an organization where experienced “top 1%” educators are consistently drawn to join our team and, upon starting, recognize that Croft is where they would like to remain for the rest of their career.
This role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:
Talent Strategy:
- Analyzes and monitors organization-wide talent needs
- Determines resources needed to achieve talent strategy, including a focus on diversity goals
- Develops and executes strategies to attract and hire top talent within the education field
Talent Development & Management:
- Develops and refines role-specific competencies
- Develops, refines, and oversees performance evaluation system
- Collaborates with Chief Program Office and school leadership to manage and resolve complex personnel matters
- Develops and executes strategies to measure and improve employee engagement and satisfaction (as needed)
Talent Acquisition:
- Designs position descriptions aligned with mission and role competencies
- Designs selection and cultivation tools and processes
- Engages with candidates in early stages of application process (screening resumes, assessing fit, answering questions)
- Designs quality onboarding plans for new team members
- Supports/coaches school leadership teams on hiring decisions
Qualifications And Qualities
- A minimum of 8 years of professional experience, with a majority of time spent in or adjacent to talent management roles
- Specific expertise in attracting, selecting, developing and retaining outstanding educators
- A track record of leadership, including the ability to encourage, motivate, manage conflict, team build, mentor, coach, set goals, prioritize and plan
- Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop strong relationships with a variety of stakeholders
- Strong strategic thinking skills, with the ability to develop long-term plans and execute against goals
- Excellent consultative and collaborative skills, with recognition about how much collaboration and teamwork is valued at Croft
- Adaptive and flexible, capable of moving in a variety of directions while being focused on achieving the required results
- Experience managing projects in a fast-paced environment, including creating systems and engaging with stakeholders to achieve project outcomes
- An entrepreneurial spirit coupled with an ambitious work ethic and solutions-oriented mindset
- Empathy for others, thoughtful listening, team-orientation, and enthusiasm for collaborating with other colleagues
- Self-reflectiveness, humility, and an eagerness to continually improve one’s practice
- A Bachelor’s Degree and current authorization to work in the United States is required
Compensation
The Croft School offers compensation which is competitive with other local independent and public school opportunities.
Non-Discrimination
As an equal opportunity employer, The Croft School does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ability, age, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply.
Next Steps
Interested candidates should share a short cover letter of interest, along with an attached resume.
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