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Location

Stafford, VA | United States

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Job description

Job Title: Coordinator, Specialty Center

Location: High School Base for Specialty Center

Pay Grade: Licensed Scale

Work Calendar: All 12 Month Staff

FLSA Status: Exempt

GENERAL PURPOSE

Under the supervision of the Principal, the Specialty Center Coordinator provides instructional leadership and oversees the operation of a high school Specialty Center responsible for the organization and structure of the program. The coordinator is responsible for recruiting students into the program and supporting their academic success.

MAIN JOB TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Oversees program structure, curriculum, and personnel

• Provides program direction and supervision to this specialty center. Provides leadership in promoting choices for students in pursuing courses of study appropriate to their special talents and interests.
• Coordinates staffing needs with the principal; recommends staffing changes; participates in recruiting, selecting, and assigning the center's staff.
• Assists the administrative team in selecting, supervising, and developing the center's faculty and support staff.
• Provides leadership and direction to the center teachers and support staff; reviews and analyzes data to lead the center's efforts in achieving high academic performance of all students.
• Collaborates with the principal on budget preparation; monitors specialty center budget and record of expenditures; approves spending. Identifies funding sources to address specialty center needs. Ensures compliance with fiscal guidelines.
• Seeks grant funding to enhance and support new initiatives.
• Communicates policy, procedures and guidelines to the school staff. Interprets school board policy, procedures and guidelines to parents and public. Ensures compliance with existing applicable federal and state statutes, policy, and guidelines related to public schools and institutional policies of related organizations.
• Serves as a member of the school leadership team and represents the center at meetings, conferences, hearings and other public forums; gathers business and community parental input. Works with committees of teachers, business alliances and organizations in specific programs.
• Provides coordination and supervision, in partnership with the curriculum specialists and central staff, for curriculum design, course selection, course offerings, staff selection, curriculum writing and material/textbook selection and ordering.
• Makes recommendations and assists in developing and revising existing or implementation of new policies.
• Serves as a school system representative to the community.

Oversees student selection and monitors program effectiveness

• Coordinates with school counselors to direct and support center students in the scheduling process.
• Communicates educational opportunities of the Specialty Center including conducting orientations, open houses and countywide curriculum fairs.
• Prepares and edits brochures and other publications. Works with the Office of Communications, the principal, and the director of high schools on public relations as it applies to the center.
• Consistently evaluates program effectiveness. Assess/Monitor student learning. Work with curriculum specialists to identify student achievement measures, professional development and community outreach.
• Coordinates student selection and notification.
• Prepares regular reports related to the instructional program, operations of the center and progress of students.

Serves as lead specialty center instructor

• Provides classroom instruction: Plans and delivers appropriate curriculum using division curriculum. Assesses student's learning on an ongoing basis and alters instruction to meet group and individual needs. Maintains order within the classroom in accordance with division guidelines regarding student behavior management. Supervises students during non-classroom times (lunch, fire drills, etc.).
• Attends extra-curricular/co-curricular Specialty Center/school events.
• Demonstrates commitment to improving professional competence.
• Assesses student learning on an ongoing basis and alters instruction to meet group/individual needs.
• Uses the curriculum of the district to plan daily instructional activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Extensive knowledge of instructional and internship program planning, total high school operation and group dynamics.
• Considerable knowledge of: federal and state regulations relative to areas of responsibility and the ability to interpret and apply the regulations; the concepts, principles and methodologies of instruction; of academic curriculum for assigned classes.
• Demonstrated ability to develop instructional goals to design and deliver instruction and to assess students' learning and in decision-making, problem analysis, conflict resolution, interpersonal relationships, long range planning and forecasting and the ability to communicate effectively.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university required, with major or concentration in a relevant field.
• Valid Virginia Postgraduate Professional License or eligibility for the same, an endorsement in administration and supervision preferred.
• Three (3) years of successful full-time experience as a school-based administrator preferred; substantial experience as a teacher, counselor, or central office coordinator of administrator may be considered

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge
  • Industry sector and labor market, including existing pathway programs for students
  • Aligning instructional practices with the needs of the labor market
  • Effective school and classroom instructional practices
  • Effective practices for adult professional learning
• Skills
  • Grant writing and management
  • Budget management
  • Computer usage to include Internet and Intranet, spreadsheet and office applications (Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel) and familiarity with computerized testing programs.
  • Event planning
  • Project management
• Abilities
  • Work cooperatively in a team environment to meet goals
  • Communicate effectively to diverse audiences via written and oral presentation
  • Organize and perform work independently
  • Meet deadlines for all work even when working on multiple projects
  • Show sustained effort and enthusiasm in quality and quantity of work

WORKING CONDITIONS and PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Work environment is primarily inside, with moderate noise, temperatures that are controlled, and no exposure to chemicals or other negative air quality elements.
• The work is light work, requiring exertion of up to 20 pounds of force to move or lift objects.
• The following physical and mental abilities are representative of those expected to complete the essential functions of the job: standing for prolonged periods; sitting for prolonged periods; moving the hands, wrists, or fingers repetitively; moving with force on the back or lower body repetitively; feeling, grasping, or holding objects by hand; identifying colors visually; identifying objects in low light or distant conditions; communicating via spoken language; communicating via written language; perceiving sounds; making decisions using logic and rational thinking.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations shall be made, as required by law, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described.

Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties, just as though they were actually written out in this job description.

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