Director of Jobs Program & Mentorship

Job description

About SOLFL SOLFL is a new movement in conscious education dedicated to cultivating intellectual, emotional, and spiritual intelligence. Our first school, SOLFL עץ חיים, a K-12 Miami Torah Earth School, offers a rigorous, mutli-disiplinary curriculum that integrates hands-on, experiential learning with entrepreneurship, ecology, creative expressions and spiritual practice. Our goal is to move children away from traditional classrooms, desks and screens, into the real world. This is an irl (in real life) school aimed at cultivating the impact entrepreneurs of the future. About the Role The Director of Jobs Program & Mentorship leads SOLFL’s real-world business and venture ecosystem. This role is responsible for designing, operating, and integrating on-campus enterprises—most notably our **coffee shop, retail store, and student-run ventures**—as living laboratories where students learn how businesses actually function. This role centers on **hands-on business execution**. Students learn by participating in inventory management, bookkeeping, product development, branding and marketing, customer experience, operations, and impact-driven decision-making. Entrepreneurship is taught as a practical discipline—grounded in responsibility, systems thinking, and service. The Director of Jobs Program & Mentorship collaborates closely with faculty and the onsite farm educator to develop **farm-based products** that move from soil to shelf, reinforcing the full lifecycle of production, value creation, and ethical commerce. Additionally, this role will also run the school wide Jobs Program wherein students of all ages take part in the day-to-day operations of SOLFL from setting up and serving lunch to distributing mail, to crafting and curating the SOLFL community newsletter. With our High School cohort, this individual will help oversee the launch of entrepreneurial initiatives in the community including a public facing coffee shop, retail store, and gallery. Core Responsibilities **Lead Real-World Enterprises** - Oversee daily operations of SOLFL’s coffee shop and retail store as functioning businesses - Ensure systems are in place for inventory, purchasing, pricing, bookkeeping and reporting - Maintain operational excellence across front-of-house and back-of-house functions **Entrepreneurship Through Practice** - Design student roles within each enterprise so learners gain exposure to: - Inventory & supply chains - Basic bookkeeping & financial literacy - Product development & iteration - Branding, storytelling, and marketing - Customer experience & operations - Giveback and impact programs - Teach entrepreneurship through participation, accountability, and real outcomes **Product & Venture Development** - Collaborate with the onsite farm educator to co-create farm-based products for sale - Guide students through the full product lifecycle—from ideation to production to retail - Ensure ventures reflect ethical sourcing, sustainability, and community impact **Impact & Responsibility** - Integrate social and ecological impact into business decisions and pricing models - Oversee the giveback program connected to student-run enterprises - Model entrepreneurship as a tool for contribution, stewardship, and long-term thinking **Program Leadership** - Systems-driven approach to tracking, teaching and learning activities - Data-driven in their approach to optimizing individualized learning - Build systems, workflows, and documentation that allow enterprises to scale sustainably - Coordinate with school leadership to align enterprises with broader learning goals - Support student-led ventures and capstone projects rooted in real economic activity ### Qualifications - 5+ years of experience launching, running, or operating real businesses or ventures - Background in entrepreneurship, operations, business development, or social enterprise - Experience managing inventory, finances, products, and teams in real-world settings - Comfort operating in dynamic, hands-on environments with young people involved - Strong systems thinker who values structure, responsibility, and execution - Experience in sustainability, food systems, retail, hospitality, or mission-driven business is a plus ### Who This Role Is Ideal For Someone Who - Sees entrepreneurship as **doing**, not talking - Believes students learn responsibility by being trusted with real systems - Is energized by operations, problem-solving, and building things from the ground up - Understands the power impact entrepreneurship can have on bettering the world - Thrives in a fast paced, quickly changing start-up environment ### Why Join SOLFL? - Build and lead real, student-powered enterprises—not simulations - Shape how young people understand work, value creation, and impact - Operate at the intersection of education, business, sustainability, and community - Be part of a school that treats entrepreneurship as a lived practice, not a class