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Location

Eugene, OR | United States

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Job description

Position Summary

Eugene School District 4J is accepting applications for high school assistant principals for the purpose of establishing an on-going pool of candidates. Qualified candidates will be contacted by 4J Human Resources for interviews/screening. Applications are for vacancies for the 2024/25 school year.

The High School Assistant Principal assists the building principal in organizing and fostering a positive, safe environment that is conducive to best meeting the needs of all students, staff and parents. This includes such responsibilities as: leading, directing, counseling, and supervising a variety of personnel and programs; creating effective parent, teacher, and child communications; supporting, encouraging, mentoring, and evaluating staff; fostering teamwork between teachers and among staff and parents; and managing budget items. The assistant principal acts in the capacity of the principal during the principal's absence from the school.

Essential Functions:

• Assists the principal in the discharge of his/her duties at all times and acts in the capacity of the principal during the principal's absence from the school.
• Assists in the role of instructional leader to promote student behavior that is supportive, and conducive, to the implementation of the school's instructional programs and goals.
• Assists in the selection, training and implementation of District standards and initiatives.
• Evaluates assigned personnel for the purpose of ensuring that standards are achieved and performance is maximized.
• Assists with scheduling; implementation of goals and selection of instructional materials; analyzes test data; determines ways to improve instruction and student goals. Designs and implements programming for Title 1 (for Title schools only), assisting with programming for ESL students, etc.
• Assists in the supervision and evaluation of classroom instruction.
• Assists in implementing instructional strategies, including supporting the needs of diverse learners, delivery methods, assessment, and staff development techniques for improvement of instruction.
• Facilitates communication between personnel, students and/or parents for the purpose of evaluating situations, solving problems and/or resolving conflicts.
• Facilitates meetings, processes, etc. for the purpose of meeting curriculum guidelines and/or ensuring that state mandates are achieved.
• Assists in the orientation of new staff members to the teaching environment at the high school, especially as it relates to the area of students, personnel policy and procedures and general building practices.
• Supports teachers who have students with behavior problems.
• Assists the principal with developing and managing the school budget and implementation of Human Resources policies.
• Maintains accurate student attendance records and strives to promote good student attendance.
• Assists with student orientation; counseling; discipline; due process; data gathering; student recognition; and securing student services with outside agencies. Cooperates with the School Resource Officer (SRO), the juvenile court system, and social service agencies.
• Assumes responsibility for implementing discipline procedures as stated in the Student Handbook. Develops innovative strategies, preventative approaches, and proactive plans for students who exhibit at-risk behaviors.
• Acts in a supportive role with the principal in work with parents, teachers, and the community to promote the effective flow of communications and ensure positive relations with parents, business leaders and community members. Listens and responds to parent concerns with sensitivity. Conducts parent and student meetings and attends all after-school activities.
• Facilitates the development, communication implementation and evaluation of quality learning for the purpose of enhancing excellence, equality and equity for staff and students.
• Promotes good school-parent relationships when discussing specific student problems with parents. Assists in organizing parent conferences, back-to-school nights and other times when staff is available to parents to discuss their child's learning and behavior.
• Represents the principal, in his/her absence, at school activities.
• Works with teachers and students to promote building maintenance and cleanliness. Assists in supervision of custodial staff; creating and implementing safety and crisis response plans; maintaining facility and equipment.
• Develops and manages a campus supervision plan and supervises the campus supervisors. Organizes and directs cafeteria supervision during lunch periods.
• Works in conjunction with the principal in supervising all school activities, i.e., field trips, orientation programs, assemblies, plays, musicals, and other special events.
• Supports substitute teachers in carrying out their duties.
• Supervises administrative detention for students.
• Assists in the promotion of positive school climate and staff morale through recognition programs and honoring those who excel.
• Promotes school safety by implementing safety drills for fire, lockdown, etc. Provides first aid and CPR if needed.
• Conducts search and seizures, works with law enforcement and enforces District discipline policies.
• Implements co-curricular activities, including athletics, athletic supervision and clubs.
• Assists with the evaluation of licensed and classified staff.
• Assists with developing the master schedule.
• Assists with: hiring and orientation of licensed and classified staff; teacher and classified employee evaluation; working through concerns and classroom management; planning and directing meetings, staff development, trainings and in-services; communications; listening, providing and receiving feedback, and encouragement for all staff.
• Serves on District-level committees as assigned by the principal or Superintendent. Attends conferences, workshops and meetings to keep informed of current practices and trends in education. Attends meetings of the school site council, advisory committees, etc. as requested beyond the regular workday.
• Performs such other duties as may be assigned by the principal.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong decision-making, analytical and organizational skills.
• Advanced skill in dealing with students and staff with diverse needs at various levels.
• Knowledge of varied instructional strategies, how to support the needs of diverse learners, delivery methods, assessment, and staff development techniques for improvement of instruction.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of, and ability to, develop, monitor and evaluate curriculum, discipline plans and supervision/safety plans.
• Knowledge of understanding of adolescent physical, emotional, and intellectual development.
• Knowledge of effective behavior management techniques such as Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
• Ability to promote and follow Board and Administrative policies, and building and department procedures.
• Ability to communicate, interact and work effectively and cooperatively with all people, including those from diverse ethnic and educational backgrounds. Ability to contribute to cultural diversity for educational enrichment.
• Ability to recognize the importance of safety in the workplace, follow safety rules, practice safe work habits, utilize appropriate safety equipment and report unsafe conditions to the appropriate administrator.
• Excellent interpersonal relations and oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from parents, administrators, community stakeholders, etc.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Knowledge of curriculum design, planning, development, implementation and evaluation, assessment processes and how they should operate in an effective school.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with students, school personnel, parents, vendors, peers and other stakeholders.
• Ability to use tact, patience and courtesy when dealing with others.
• Ability to understand and be sensitive to those of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
• Qualify for a Standard First Aid and CPR certificate.
• Experience differentiating practices for diverse populations.
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with diverse students, staff, and community populations.

Minimum Qualifications

The District strives to expand representation at all levels of its workforce and to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace reflective of our student population. Studies have shown that minoritized individuals often disqualify themselves from opportunities because they do not exactly fit all of the requirements. We strongly encourage individuals of the BIPOC community (culturally and linguistically diverse), LGBTQ, disabled, women and veterans to apply despite hesitation over qualifications. Eugene 4J is looking for individuals who are willing to grow and be dedicated to ensuring that every student is connected to community and empowered to succeed.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Education or related field from an accredited college or university; Master's Degree desirable.
• Possess an Oregon administrator license.

Experience

• Minimum of five (5) years successful teaching experience, plus 3 years related administrative experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience in supervision and administration preferred.
• Excellent human relations skills, speaking and writing skills.
• Knowledgeable of current public school laws.
• Successful experience working with secondary students.
• Previous experience working effectively with culturally and linguistically diverse groups.
• Training and/or experience in group facilitation and process management.
• Bilingual proficiency and/or multicultural experience strongly preferred.

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Additional Information

Complete application in its entirety. Incomplete applications will not be accepted or processed, there are no exceptions.

We do not accept walk-in, faxed, or applications via mail. All applications must be submitted using the GovermentJobs website. It is your responsibility to submit a complete application. Submitting an application does not guarantee any candidate an interview. Candidates are interviewed by appointment only. If you apply to more than one job, an application is required for EACH job posting.

ALL required documentation must be scanned and attached in order to submit an online application.
Required documents for this posting are:

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• Three (3) letters of recommendation. Must be from the last 2 years and one letter must be from a supervisor.
• Copy of all college transcripts. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted.
• Copy of Administrator License(s)

Upon offer of employment applicants must obtain a fingerprint clearance from the Oregon State Police Department and the FBI through a process authorized by the Eugene School District 4J. Applicants would be responsible for the one-time fingerprint clearance fee.

An Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer

The Eugene School District 4J does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ancestry, color, national origin, gender, age, disability, marital or family status, sexual orientation, gender identity in admission or access to the treatment of employment in its programs and activities as required by state and federal law. If you have any complaints, please contact the HR Department at (541) 790-7670.

It is the District's policy to provide qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment in accordance with applicable law. Applicants wishing to claim veterans' preference must provide the following military documents verifying their eligibility:

Veterans : A copy of the applicant's Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (a federal DD Form 214 or 215), which shows character of service upon discharge OR a letter from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs indicating the applicant receives a non-service connected pension.

Disabled Veterans : A copy of the applicant's Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (a federal DD Form 214 or 215), which shows character of service upon discharge AND a copy of the applicants veteran's disability preference letter from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (unless the information is included on the DD Form 214 or 215).

For veterans' preference to apply, the required military documents must be submitted to the District at the time of application submission.

There are a wide variety of benefits to eligible Eugene School District 4J employees. These benefits include health, dental, vision, life insurance, optional life and disability, flexible spending accounts, 403B, and an employee assistance program.

Positions at a minimum of four hours (0.5 FTE) are benefit eligible. Please contact the hiring administrator if you have questions about this position's benefit eligibility.

For a complete description of benefits available for 4J employees please visit our Employee Benefits webpage at

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