Oxbridge Academy

Summary/Objective:

Oxbridge Academy, an independent, non-profit, grades 9-12 school in West Palm Beach, FL, seeks an outstanding IT professional to improve and innovate on technological experiences and outcomes across the school. The IT Director is responsible for providing strategic direction and oversight for the design, development, operation, and support of IT systems that fulfill the school's needs in core areas, including teaching and learning, student life, security, and administrative operations. The IT director will administrate the full life cycle of technical architecture, infrastructure engineering, infrastructure operations, and IT service support to achieve this.  The Director is also responsible for the effective and efficient delivery of all third-party and internally managed IT infrastructure to support all processes across the school. 

The successful candidate will possess superb technical skills, strong project management acumen, excellent vendor management skills, and a superior, service-oriented approach to all IT operations.   Having a passion for education and technology are hallmarks of this position.    

Reports To:  Chief Financial Officer

Essential Duties:

 

• Collaborate with the academic and administrative leadership to establish an IT strategic plan, nested within the overall technology plan, that supports the school's mission
• Manage all IT activities and resources, including personnel, infrastructure, software and hardware deployment, academic and administrative systems
• Develop and control the annual operating and capital expenditure budget for IT to ensure it is consistent with the school's overall strategic objectives
• Manage a full-time staff, supervise their work, and grow their capabilities.
• Provide and maintain a high-quality support environment for all students, faculty, and staff
• Facilitate the development of best-of-class classroom and virtual educational technology solutions in collaboration with academic leadership
• Research, prepare, and present recommendations to leadership for improvement and/or replacement of major infrastructure, systems, and processes
• Ensure high availability of critical technologies, including:
  • VMware server cluster
  • Veeam Backup & Replication
  • Palo Alto Networks NGFW
  • Cisco and Cisco Meraki switching and wireless
  • Office 365
  • Microsoft AD/Azure AD
  • JAMF MDM
  • IP video conferencing and telephony solutions

 Required Skills:

• Expertise in:
  • macOS and the deployment and management of Apple devices and applications using the JAMF Pro MDM platform
  • Windows Server and Windows 10
  • Microsoft Active Directory and Group Policy
  • Office 365 Suite including Exchange Online and Azure AD
  • Server virtualization with VMware and Dell vSAN
  • Networking protocols including DHCP, DNS, routing and switching
  • Systems monitoring tools, including SolarWinds NPM
• Experience in project management

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in and in-depth knowledge of K-12 and/or higher-ed educational environments
• Network and process automation using RedHat Ansible, Python, PowerShell, Node-RED
• Extensive knowledge of Rest API integration

Education Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required. Bachelor's or advanced degree in IT, computer science, engineering, or related field desired
• Minimum 10 years of experience in an IT role with consistent progression of responsibility
• Minimum 5 years of supervisory experience preferred
• Experience in a K-12 or higher education environment preferred
• Technical certifications from Cisco and Palo Alto preferred (CCNA and PCNSA or higher)

Personal Attributes

• Communicates clearly and concisely using a variety of communication methods and styles tailored to different stakeholder groups
• Strong team player
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to evaluate performance and implement changes
• Ability to exercise judgment and discretion
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and meet objective

Interested candidates should click on HERE to apply. Please, no phone calls.

 

Full Time Permanent Position

Summary/Objective:
Employee is responsible for understanding the Mission, Vision, Core Values, Employee Handbook, and other school policies of Oxbridge Academy, ensuring the adherence of these policies in performance, action, and self-conduct.

The role of a line cook is to prepare culinary delights for our students and staff. The line cook is responsible for the daily preparation of food items in all areas of the kitchen. 

General Responsibilities 

• Sets up station according to school guidelines.
• Prepares all food items as directed in a sanitary and timely manner.
• Follows recipes, portion controls, and presentation specifications as set by the Executive Chef.
• Restocks all items as needed throughout the shift.
• Cleans and maintains all areas of the kitchen while practicing exceptional safety, sanitation, and organizational skills.
• Has understanding and knowledge of how to properly use and maintain all equipment in the kitchen.
• Assists other employees with the cleaning, sanitation, and organization of the kitchen, walk-in coolers, and all storage areas.
• Performs additional responsibilities as requested by the Chef or Sous Chef at any time. 

Job Qualifications 

Basic understanding of professional cooking and knife handling skills. Understanding and knowledge of safety, sanitation, and food handling procedures.  Five years previous prep or line cook experience. 

Skills/Aptitudes:

• Professional communication skills are required.
• Ability to take direction.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to work calmly and effectively under pressure.
• Must have problem solving abilities, be self-motivated and organized. Commitment to quality service, and food and beverage knowledge. 

License/Qualifications: 

• Food Handlers/Serve Safe permit preferred.
• Must be able to work some nights and weekends.
• Must be able to speak, read and understand basic cooking directions. 

 Physical Requirements 

• Ability to speak and hear.
• Close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Constant standing with some walking.
• Must be able to work in a standing position for long periods of time (up to 8 hours). 
• Be able to reach, bend, stoop and frequently lift up to 35 pounds and occasionally lift/move 50 pounds.
• Continual use of manual dexterity and gross motor skills with frequent use of bi-manual dexterity and fine motor skills.

Working Conditions 

• Generally, in an indoor setting. 
• Varying schedule to include evenings, weekends, and extended hours as business dictates. 
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to heat/cold.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. 

Interested candidates should please send their resume, a cover letter, and 3 references to Executive Chef, Daniel Gasperi at dgasperi@oapb.org. Please, no phone calls.

Summary/Objective:

Oxbridge Academy, a non-profit, independent grade 9-12 school in West Palm Beach, Florida, seeks to hire a full-time, experienced head speech and debate coach and teacher for Oxbridge’s nationally prominent program starting in the Fall of 2021. Oxbridge students have championed in speech and debate events at tournaments, including the Tournament of Champions, the National Catholic Forensic League Grand Nationals, and the National Speech and Debate Association Championship. The head speech and debate coach will provide instructional and supervisory leadership, develop and implement the classroom curriculum and travel extensively with the debate team to tournaments throughout the United States. This is a 10 month, full-time teaching (full load) and coaching position.

Requirements/Qualifications:

•  Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred
• 4+ years’ experience debating and/or judging required
• Expertise in other subjects preferred

Tasks/Essential Functions:

 The principal responsibilities of the Speech and Debate Coach are:

• Create and implement speech and debate curriculum for classroom use
• Assist with creating and researching arguments within a group setting
• Assist with identifying needs and establishing goals for the group and individual students
• Assist with planning and executing events
• Assist in argument development
• Assist in script/ poetry/ prose identification and analysis
• Attend at a minimum ten TOC bid tournaments per academic year
• Attend NSDA national Qualifiers each academic year
• Attend NCFL Grand nationals’ qualifier each academic year
• Attend FFL State qualifier each academic year
• Submit requisite field trip paperwork promptly
• Coaching a competitive team in a variety of events
• Create and adhere to the approved yearly budget
• Keep an accurate record of student’s NSDA points

Oxbridge Academy is a premier private coeducational college preparatory high school in West Palm Beach, Florida. Oxbridge Academy commits to being a community characterized by civility, respect, and trust; a school that fosters the virtues of discipline, perseverance, and responsibility. Oxbridge Academy is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity at all levels, and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, age, national origin, ethnic, background, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. Interested candidates should apply here: Speech and Debate Coach - Indeed.com    Please, no phone calls.