Summary:
To assist the program director in fulfilling the responsibility of promoting the educational wellbeing of each student in the school and to provide sound special educational programs for students.
Qualifications:
- Masters degree in special education and/or leadership required
- Eligible for a Virginia Collegiate Professional Certificate with an endorsement in one or more areas of special education and an endorsement as a principal or a supervisor
- Three to five years of successful experience as a special education teacher
- Leadership qualities and personal characteristics necessaryto work effectively with students parents teachers administrators and community in a public day special education school
- Experience working in a regional program is preferred yet not required
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- In collaboration with the program director assist in the leadership of regional program operations related to curriculum and instruction and program development.
- Assist with management/ ensure compliance of Special Education processes
- Assists program administrator in management of office clerical personnel and other staff.
- Assists program director in maintaining proper discipline for the students.
- Supervises extracurricular and co curricular activities.
- Assists program director in administering division policies.
- Attends meetings as designated by program director.
- Responsible for continued operation of the school unless other arrangements have been made in the absence of the administrator and or superintendent.
- Visits classrooms regularly for the purpose of evaluation and improvement.
- Assists in providing inservice education for the faculty.
- Assists the administrator in the employment assignment and orientation of personnel.
- Participates in the preparation of schedules for staff and student activities.
- Assures the safety of all students and personnel in the case of fire other disasters or emergencies.
- Maintains open lines of communication between the school and the home and arrange parental conferences when needed or requested.
- Serves as an LEA designee for special education functions.
- Other duties as may be assigned through the immediate supervisor.
Pay Rate:
The salary range is $82000$138342
Contract:
Full time / 12 months / 245 days
Start Date:
This position is effectivefor theschool year. Applicants for theschool year will also be considered.
Required Experience:
Director