JOB TITLE: Program Coordinator

POSITION: Full-time

QUALIFICATIONS: Requires a Masters degree or education administration experience supplemented by two to three years of related classroom experience or an equivalent combination of education training and experience that provides the required knowledge skills and abilities.

REPORTS TO: Adult Education Director

JOB GOAL: Assist the Adult Education Director with various areas of program management student outcomes curriculum and instruction community engagement and school district liaising.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain a collaborative relationship with district high schools to provide seamless transitions. for students in need of additional time to complete secondary credential requirements after leaving high school to include meetings with students and parents at high schools to inform about diploma and GED options evaluating transcripts and assisting with transition.
• Assist with implementation of student recruitment strategies to increase diploma and GED enrollment particularly for persons aged 17-24.
• Oversee the Diploma program to ensure compliance with proctoring and tracking of student progression through courses.
• Provide curriculum and instructional support to both GED and Diploma instructors
• Promote the adult education program in the community through the distribution of public service announcements serving on community boards and committees and distributing publicity materials.
• Monitor and review LACES data specifically in regard to post test and WIN certificate data.
• Analyze and make recommendations to the director regarding ways to positively impact data.
• Serve as the Special Education liaison with the Spartanburg County school districts.
• Facilitate student applications for GED exam accommodations.
• Serve as first point of contact for teacher absences student orientation student discipline Workers Comp claims and school safety committee.
• Complete and submit relevant reports to the program director as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 220 days. Salary to be determined by the salary schedule established by the Board.

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Boards policy.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OR STANDARDS REQUIRED TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Physical Requirements: Requires work that involves walking or standing some of the time and involves exerting up to 50 pounds of force on a recurring basis.

Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable functional structural or compositional characteristics (whether like or divergent from obvious standards) of data people or things.

Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability of speaking and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving assignments and/or directions from supervisor.

Language Ability: Requires the ability to read a variety of documents. Must be able to speak with poise voice control and confidence and to articulate information to others.

Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply logical thinking to define problems collect data establish facts and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of instructions in oral written or diagrammatic form; to deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Must have the ability to comprehend and interpret received information and the ability to comprehend and implement basic machinery functions.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information to explain procedures to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently with persons of varying educational and cultural backgrounds.

Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to add and subtract totals to multiply and divide to determine percentages and decimals to determine time. Must be able to use practical applications of fractions percentages ratio and proportion.

Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length width and shape and visually read various information.

Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using automated office equipment and communications machinery.

Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items including computer keyboards office equipment control knobs switches etc. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.

Color Discrimination: Requires the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.

Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under moderate stress when confronted with an emergency or tight deadline. The worker is subject to tension as a regular consistent part of the job.

Physical Communication: Requires the ability to talk and hear: (talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words; hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear). Must be able to hear and understand communications through a telephone.

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Knowledge of Job: Has thorough knowledge of the methods policies and procedures of Spartanburg School District Seven pertaining to specific duties of the Adult Education Instructor/Program Coordinator. Is knowledgeable in the standards and regulations pertaining to the specific duties and responsibilities of the position.

Has knowledge of the organization of the district and of related departments and agencies. Has the ability to comprehend interpret and apply regulations procedures and related information.

Can perform duties effectively and professionally in an environment in which discrimination and other public issues are constant concerns. Has the ability to plan organize and prioritize daily assignments and work activities. Has good organizational technical and human relations skills. Has the ability to learn and utilize new skills and information to improve job performance and efficiency.

Quality of Work: Maintains high standards of accuracy in exercising duties and responsibilities. Exercises immediate remedial action to correct any quality deficiencies that occur in areas of responsibility. Maintains high quality communication and interaction with internal and external entities with whom the position interacts.

Quantity of Work: Performs described Essential Functions and related assignments efficiently and effectively to produce quantity of work which consistently meets established standards and expectations.

Dependability:Assumes responsibility for completing assigned work. Completes assigned work within deadlines in accordance with directives policy standards and prescribed procedures. Maintains accountability for assigned responsibilities in the technical human and conceptual areas.

Attendance: Attends and remains at work regularly and adheres to policies and procedures regarding absenteeism and tardiness. Provides adequate notice to higher management with respect to vacation time and leave requests.

Initiative and Enthusiasm: Maintains an enthusiastic self-reliant and self-starting approach to meet job responsibilities and accountabilities. Strives to anticipate work to be accomplished and initiates proper and acceptable action for the completion of work with a minimum of supervision and instruction.

Judgment: Exercises analytical judgment in areas of responsibility. Identifies issues or situations as they occur and specifies decision objectives. Identifies or assists in identifying alternative solutions to issues or situations. Implements decisions in accordance with prescribed and effective policies and procedures and with a minimum of errors.

Cooperation:Accepts supervisory instruction and direction and strives to meet the goals and objectives of same. Questions such instruction and direction when clarification of results or consequences are justified i.e. poor communications variance with established policies or procedures etc. Offers suggestions and recommendations to encourage and improve cooperation intra- and inter-departmentally.

Relationships with Others: Shares knowledge with managers supervisors and co-workers for mutual benefit. Contributes to maintaining high morale among all employees. Develops and maintains cooperative and courteous relationships inter- and intra-departmentally and with external entities with whom the position interacts. Tactfully and effectively handles requests suggestions and complaints to established and maintain good will. Emphasizes the importance of maintaining a positive image.

Coordination of Work: Plans and organizes daily work routine. Establishes priorities for the completion of work in accordance with sound time-management methodology. Avoids duplication of effort. Estimates expected time of completion of work elements and establishes a personal schedule accordingly. Attends required meetings planning sessions and discussions on time. Implements work activity in accordance with priorities and estimated schedules.

Safety and Housekeeping: Adheres to all established safety and housekeeping standards. Ensures such standards are not violated.

DISCLAIMER:This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.

Spartanburg School District Seven does not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race religion sex color disability age national origin or any other applicable status protected by local state or federal law. The district also provides equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups as required by law.

Required Experience:

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