Careers

• Reporting to the Head of School, the AHSA works closely with the Head of School and the Board of Trustees, including staffing the Strategic Futures Committee, Advancement Committee, and related Board task forces.
• The AHSA will provide confident and strong leadership to the development, constituent relations (parents, grandparents, alumni parents, alumni, and friends), and communications and marketing programs in support of the School’s mission, vision, and goals. Specific responsibilities include:
• Collaborate with the Head of School as a thought partner in strategy and in donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship;
• Work effectively within the distributive leadership model implemented in the past five years;
• Develop strong working relationships with the Board and other key constituencies;
• Manage the Viewpoint brand, ensuring that all of the School’s advancement activities are cohesive and intentional.  It is important to know that a new brand platform is in development that articulates a very attractive “high ground” for Viewpoint’s identity;
• Externally represent Viewpoint to current and prospective support constituencies;
• Sustain and enhance current development, alumni relations, and parent programming;
• Help implement annual support goals, with an emphasis on operating funds and endowment;
• Increase annual giving participation and dollars significantly;
• Formulate leadership gift solicitation strategies, emphasizing endowment and, when needed, capital project priorities;
• Ensure prompt and accurate gift and pledge recording, acknowledgement, and compliance with school policy and philanthropic best practices;
• Serve as an effective mentor and communicator to constituents with different personalities and cultures;
• Enhance the school environment by serving as an active and visible community member.

Qualifications and Qualities of the Position

The Head, Board, and the Viewpoint community seek a candidate who possesses the proven leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills to help the School maintain its commitment to academic excellence and who resonates with the School’s powerfully felt culture, mission, and core values. The School seeks a person who leads with imagination, vision, energy, and drive.

The following qualities will be welcomed:

• 10+ years of leadership fundraising experience, including campaign planning and management, ideally in an independent school, college or university, or similar setting;
• Impressive track record in fundraising, communications and/or alumni administration;
• Track record of conceptualizing, planning, and cohesively integrating a full range of advancement programs;
• A firm believer in the School’s values and the capacity to articulate the case for support of Viewpoint;
• Contributor to the overall strategic planning of the School;
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and a sophisticated understanding of what should be communicated to different audiences;
• A decisive and confident leader, embracing the School’s culture and with the ability to develop consensus;
• Highly professional team-player, with a strong sense of integrity and desire to work effectively with colleagues, volunteers, and boards;
• Thorough grasp of the current trends in advancement and issues facing independent schools.

Candidates interested in applying for the position should submit an updated resume and cover letter to careers@viewpoint.org.

Viewpoint is seeking a Temporary Utility Worker to provide hands on support with the Utility/Custodial Department during the day, after hours and during weekends. The Utility worker will provide hands on assistance with moving items, loading and unloading and with the set-up and breakdowns of events/meetings.
 
Additional Functions:

• Assist team members with event/meeting set ups and breakdowns
• Assist in moving tables, chairs, canopies, classroom/office furniture as needed
• Assist with loading and unloading stock items
• Assist in supply chain organization
• Conduct basic custodial work during down periods, such as but not limited to trash and recycling clean up, spot cleaning of exterior walkways, trash pick-up, etc.
• Provide general labor as needed/requested
• Participate in OSHA and “Right to Know” training
• Support and maintain Viewpoint School Operations Dept. work conditions and standards, along with applicable health and safety codes
• Must be accessible and available in the event of emergencies or when needed to meet the ongoing mission of the school

 
Experience, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities Required:
 
Demonstrated experience in a customer service setting, with the ability to establish and maintain effective and professional working relationships with parents, faculty, staff and administration
 

• Available to work a flexible schedule with the ability to work the afternoons into the evenings.
• Must have a valid driver’s license
• Position requires dependability, adaptability, common sense decision making, good judgment, be team oriented and have the ability to work in a fast paced environment

 
Physical Requirements and Work Environment:
 

• Courteous manner in dealing with public. Maintain a professional distance between students and families.
• Must be able to walk and stand for long periods of time. Must be able to frequently climb stairs, uneven terrain and hillside pathways. (Reasonable accommodations that do not cause an undue hardship on Viewpoint may be available)
• Required to occasionally bend and stoop. Be able to occasionally lift up to 50 lbs. (Reasonable accommodations that do not cause an undue hardship to Viewpoint may be available)
• Work at desk and computer screen for extended periods of time
• Ability to work outdoors under year-round climate.
• Works in a high stress environment dealing with a wide variety of challenges, deadlines, and a varied and diverse array of contacts
• Position may require weekend and evening work
• Meetings and events at different locations around 40-acre campus
• Knowledge of safety practices and procedures
• Team building skills
• Decision making skills
• Problem solving skills
• Effective verbal and listening communications skills
• Time management skills
• Ability to work with little or no supervision

Candidates interested in applying for the position should submit an updated resume to careers@viewpoint.org.

Viewpoint School is currently seeking on-call part-time Campus Safety Officers. Shifts and times are as follows:

11:00 a.m. -7:30 p.m., 2:00-10:30 p.m., or 10:30 p.m.-7:00 a.m.

• Swing
• Graveyard
• Weekends

Qualifications and requirements include, but not limited to:

• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Experience in law enforcement, security protection or combination of the two
• BSIS Guard Card required
• Additional certifications, licensing or training in security or safety related field is highly suggested.

The school will provide a work shirt, jacket and equipment as needed. You are required to supply pants and shoes.

Candidates interested in applying for the position should submit an updated resume to careers@viewpoint.org.