The Primary School is creating a new school model that brings together all of the adults in a child’s life, including parents, educators, and medical and mental health providers, starting from a very early age. We recognize the entrenched racism that exists within our public systems and the unjust impact this has had on families of color. Our aim is that children and families most impacted by systemic poverty and racism receive the multidisciplinary support they deserve to be well, learn, and thrive.
Long-term, we hope to create a game-changing model that can be replicated across the country. As we continue to learn and grow, we plan to share what we’ve learned and pursue policy and systems change on a local, state, and national level. We are supported by a growing coalition of philanthropic partners, building on the generous support of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
Our approach has three defining characteristics:
In 2016, we opened our flagship school in East Palo Alto, California, with our first class of four year olds. We have grown to serve over 400 children and their families through our Early Family Foundations program, parent wellness program, full-day preschool, and elementary/middle school, which will grow through eighth grade. In 2021, we opened our second site in the East Bay.
We are continuing to grow our East Palo Alto site and are excited to launch 7th grade for our 2024-2025 school year. In our school program, we currently serve over 400 students across two preschool grades (3 and 4 year olds) and kindergarten through sixth grade. Integrated into our program are the other core components of our model including our parent program - partnering closely with parents throughout their child’s development and providing wellness programming for caregivers; our Early Family Foundations program - coordinating early developmental screenings and intervention services; and our medical home partnerships - working with existing health care providers in the community to coordinate care for children.
Given The Primary School’s unique focus on health integration and building a new school model, Manager of Health role offers a unique opportunity to leverage unique programs and partnerships to impact student health and wellbeing within a school model.
The role will have ownership in leading and implementing health integration programming of The Primary School model at EPA. This entails leveraging a school site to bring more accessible health services to campus that prevent and address health barriers to learning, fostering partnerships that help families navigate the health care system, and supporting programs that build life-long health behaviors for our students. The Manager of Health will work closely with the Executive Director to ensure health programming is being fully integrated throughout the site. They will also work with the central office Medical Director and Sr Manager of Health to design and refine programs that re-imagine how well child care, developmental services, and social emotional supports are delivered to support the whole child. Additionally, they will work closely with the integrated school nurse from Ravenswood Family Health Center to bring clinical expertise about the health needs of children. Finally, in collaboration with our learning and data team, as leader of the site’s health team, the health team manager will oversee our tracking of annual goals, health outcomes, and improvement processes that build the school models rapid cycle learning and evaluation engine.
This role reports to the Executive Director and will be a part of the EPA Health Team. This position follows a year-round calendar.
Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: In-person
Health Program Management
Team Culture and Management
Community Health
Quality Improvement
Mindset and Attitude
Annual salary range begins at $75,900-$93,400; compensation is commensurate with qualifications and experience, plus excellent health benefits (medical, dental, and vision), 401k retirement plan, flexible spending account (FSA), dependent care FSA, and generous paid time off, including a competitive paid parental leave benefit. TPS will cover 93% of the total premium cost for individual team members in our HMO and PPO plans, and 95% for individual team members in our HDHP plan. TPS also covers 50% of enrolled partners and/or dependents' costs on all three of our medical plans (HMO,PPO, HDHP). Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. We are unable to offer sponsorship.
To ensure fair and equitable compensation for all of our employees, The Primary School has a no-negotiation policy on all offers extended. Final offers are determined using role descriptions, job market data, internal parity, and semi-annual benchmarking. Our goal is that this policy, paired with ongoing transparency in our compensation process, will make TPS a more fair, inclusive, and diverse workplace.
The Primary School is creating a new school model that brings together all of the adults in a child’s life, including parents, educators, and medical and mental health providers, starting from a very early age. We recognize the…
Excellent health benefits (medical, dental, and vision), 401k retirement plan, flexible spending account (FSA), dependent care FSA, and generous paid time off, including a competitive paid parental leave benefit. TPS will cover 93% of the total premium cost for individual team members in our HMO and PPO plans, and 95% for individual team members in our HDHP plan. TPS also covers 50% of enrolled partners and/or dependents' costs on all three of our medical plans (HMO,PPO, HDHP).
Excellent health benefits (medical, dental, and vision), 401k retirement plan, flexible spending account (FSA), dependent care FSA, and generous paid time off, including a competitive…