Job details

Head of School Leadership (Part-time 6-month contract, Remote location, some reimbursed travel required)

Who We Are

The Mill Institute, inspired by the work of philosopher John Stuart Mill, is leading a movement of K-12 and post-secondary educators to change the way students engage with the most heated issues facing society. We work with instructors and administrators to bring viewpoint diversity and open inquiry into educational settings. We aim to create spaces where students can be curious about anything.

The Mill Institute at UATX is hiring a part-time Head of School Leadership (approx. 20 hrs/week) to help us grow our advisory services that support school and district culture change. This person will take a leadership role in guiding the Mill Institute’s work helping schools build a culture of open inquiry that embraces viewpoint diversity, truth seeking, and civic engagement.

This position will report to the Executive Director of the Mill Institute.

Responsibilities include:

Leading school and district level advisory projects that help leaders explore different strategies for building a culture of open inquiry, including but not limited to: Teacher training, parent communication, strategic planning, and the re-articulation of organizational mission/vision/values (will involve some travel, likely 3-5 short trips over the duration of the contract)
Overseeing the development of the Mill Institute School Leader Fellowship, launching in Summer 2025
Building a network of school and system education leaders across the country to determine their biggest roadblocks to building a culture of open inquiry
Other duties, as needed, including supporting the delivery of teacher professional development and participation in teacher learning communities

Job requirements:

Min 3 years of organizational design or strategic planning experience, preferably in the education sector
Min 2 years of experience working with schools in the formal K-12 education sector (e.g. public or private/charter school system)
Comfort and experience working with system leaders such as principals and superintendents of education (we will also consider people who have worked with high-level system leaders in other sectors)
Excellent writing and editing skills
Experience in entrepreneurial settings

The right person will be:

A strong, highly organized, multi-tasker who takes pleasure in turning messy details into well-defined systems
A people person who enjoys highly collaborative teams
Comfortable working with leaders and educators in a wide variety of settings
Able to turn written content around quickly and adhere to short-term deadlines
Able to engage with, and hopefully enjoy, self-directed work
Able to break down large projects into smaller pieces with minimal guidance

Preference will be given to people who have both 1) experience with strategic consulting and 2) have experience working with teachers and/or leaders in the K-12 school system

How We Work

We are a small start-up team that operates very quickly. These traits also make us flexible and open to new ideas. We are highly self-directed, as we all work remotely from different cities. We have a lot of fun together, but we also get down to business as needed. As a team, we value direct communication and challenge each other’s ideas frequently as a way to make them better. Because we are such a young organization, we are looking for someone with an entrepreneurial spirit, who enjoys carving out poorly defined projects and turning them into clear plans of action.

$40 - $45 an hour

20 hrs per week. 6 months in total, with the possibility of extending upon review.

EEO / AA STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION

UATX & The Mill Institute do not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.