Breakthrough High School Program Manager

Description

Position: Breakthrough High School Program Manager

Position Status: Active

FTE: 1.0

Agreement Dates: September 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026

Report to: Breakthrough Director of High School and Postsecondary Programs

Department: Staff

Supervisory Responsibilities: Y

EEO Category: 5

Pay Category: Non-exempt

Pay Rate: $25 - $35 hourly, depending on experience

Pay Schedule: Semi-monthly

Breakthrough Overview

Breakthrough San Francisco is a college access and teacher training program. In 2025-26, we’re serving 258 students from across San Francisco. They make an eight-year commitment - from the summer after fourth grade until their high school graduation - with the goal of attending a four-year college. In addition, through our summer teacher residency, we train outstanding college students for education careers. Founded in 1993, we’re a community involvement initiative of San Francisco Day School and one of two dozen affiliates of the national non-profit organization Breakthrough Collaborative. For more information, please visit www.breakthroughsf.org.

Position Summary

The High School Program Manager supports Breakthrough students during their first two years of high school, ensuring they’re succeeding in school, participating actively in Breakthrough’s programming, and embodying our core values. They lead workshops for ninth and tenth graders, and support management of the Breakthrough Leadership Program in the summer. At all times, they strive to maintain strong relationships with each student that affirm their high potential. The High School Program Manager collaborates closely with the other members of our administrative team and reports to Breakthrough San Francisco’s Director of High School and Postsecondary Programs.

Responsibilities

High School Success

• Support Breakthrough ninth - tenth graders. Build strong relationships with each student, characterized by positive rapport and clear communication. Ensure each student participates actively in our program, transitions successfully to high school, and embodies our core values of collaboration, excellence, gratitude, perseverance, and responsibility.
• As needed, connect students with tutors and with summer opportunities, such as Yale Young Global Scholars.
• In collaboration with the Director of High School and Postsecondary Programs, promptly and effectively handle all academic, behavioral, personal, and social issues that arise throughout the year. Maintain high expectations while always affirming each student’s dignity and tremendous potential. Demonstrate cultural competence and thoughtful communication at all times.
• Lead Saturday workshops for ninth and tenth graders on topics such as DEI, financial literacy, leadership development, and more, supporting their success in high school and college and career readiness. 

Student Record Keeping and Communication 

• Manage high school student records, including contact info and attendance. Manage calls, mailings, email newsletters, and Remind texts.
• Maintain up-to-date High School Program website, a source of information including grade-level calendars, High School and College Talk recordings, and scholarships.

Breakthrough Leadership Program

• Support management of summer Breakthrough Leadership Program, an intensive service and leadership opportunity for high school students that supports the operation of Breakthrough’s summer program.
• Support recruitment and selection of a group of high-performing high school students, comprised of Breakthrough students as well as other students from across the city.
• Support leadership of orientation and ongoing professional development workshops.
• Support management of volunteers in decorating the school, teaching elective classes, overseeing lunch service, providing special event support, staffing the after-school program, and more. 
• Support creation of a culture of strong community and high expectations.
• Possibly, support leadership of our Junior BLP program.

Additional Program Support

• Lead planning and implementation of key programmatic events, such as our summer Community Day.
• Support recruitment and selection of new Breakthrough students.
• Collaborate effectively with other Breakthrough staff members, as well as staff at San Francisco Day School and other Breakthrough sites nationally. Participate actively in staff meetings.
• Complete other projects as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• At least 2-3 years of experience working with youth, preferably at the high school level
• Extremely organized and dependable
• Positive attitude and strong interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated history of reflecting on own performance and striving for professional growth
• Commitment to increasing educational opportunity
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with first-generation college students and their families
• Commitment to honoring and celebrating all members of our diverse and inclusive community
• Fluency in Amharic, Cantonese, Spanish, or Tigrinya a plus
• Familiarity with Breakthrough and/or San Francisco schools a plus

Commitment and Compensation

• Year-round, full-time, hourly position, starting September 2025
• Competitive compensation and benefits package, commensurate with education and experience and consistent with SF Day School personnel policies.

To Apply

• Please submit a resume and cover letter at link here[1] 
• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis

EEO

San Francisco Day School is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. San Francisco Day School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition or history, pregnancy, expression, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law. San Francisco Day School will provide reasonable accommodation(s) to all qualified candidates and all employees with disabilities, where their disability affects the performance of their essential job functions, except when doing so would create undue hardship. If you need assistance or need to request accommodations, please contact [email protected].

In following these community expectations, we strive to create:

• A working environment for employees to feel grounded in purpose, seen, and respected at school.
• A learning environment for students to gain the skills and knowledge to grow into global citizens who care for themselves, each other, and our world.

Employees:

1. Are compassionate and kind to ourselves and others. We work together as active contributors in a connected community and focus on balance and wellness so we can show up fully for students. 
2. Are prepared.  We have the appropriate training, knowledge, and skills regarding this age group's developmental characteristics and needs. We complete our responsibilities with professionalism and fidelity.
3. Are reflective and accountable. We take time to consider the intent and impact of our actions and repair the harm done for the betterment of the community.
4. Are lifelong learners. We are committed to continuous professional growth and lifelong learning.
5. Put the children first. We are child-centered, both in and out of the classroom. We treat each child as an individual with respect and dignity. We create a safe environment where students grow in autonomy and the ability to work and play together.
6. Partner with families. We believe in the importance of the home-school partnership and partner with families proactively and      positively.
7. Communicate with professionalism and care. We communicate with professionalism and care to each other and our students.
8. Uphold high expectations for ourselves and our students. It is all of our work to create an environment that fosters personal integrity and social responsibility.

Teachers:

1. Are skilled at teaching their subject area and grade level(s). We are constantly deepening  and evolving our craft to ensure best practices. We know how we teach is as important as what we teach, and growth requires feedback, reflection, and change.
2. Understand the arc of child development. We align our pedagogy and content to this developmental arc.
3. Create an engaging, culturally responsive classroom. We recognize and value the importance of actively engaging students’ learning. We honor students’ cultural displays of learning and respond positively and constructively. 
4. Plan for predictable variability in the learning profiles of students. We provide multiple means of representation and engagement, as well as support and extension in what we teach and assess.
5. Provide clear, consistent classroom norms and logical consequences. We provide feedback to students with clarity and care and guide them through the reflective and restorative process. Students know what routines to expect and what’s expected of them to support them in becoming empowered learners and responsible school community members. 
6. Provide clear learning goals and objectives. We align to content area scope and sequence. We ensure that students know what they are learning when they are learning it, and why they are learning it.

This job description supersedes all prior job descriptions and is intended to describe the general content and essential requirements for the position listed above. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of requirements, duties, and responsibilities. Management reserves the right to add or change the duties of this position as required at any time. All employment with San Francisco Day School is at will and shall continue only upon the mutual consent of the School and the employee. This means that an employee may terminate their employment with the School at any time with or without cause or prior notice and that the School may terminate an employee’s employment at any time with or without cause or prior notice.