Assistant Director

Job Purpose

The Assistant School Director is responsible for managing the academic progress of students; maintaining a climate conducive to teaching and learning; assuring effective delivery and improvement of instruction; supervising mentoring and developing instructional staff; and ensuring that the school meets its defined goals. The Assistant School Director will model and enforce the policies and procedures of the School. The Assistant School Director reports to the School Director and assists the School Director with all of the educational and operational aspects of the school.

Duties and Responsibilities

Primary job duties and responsibilities:

• Supports the School Director and serves as Acting School Director in his/her absence.
• Supervises and evaluates all teaching faculty curriculum design and improvement.
• Coordinates classroom activities with internship activities.
• Assists with teacher professional development and teacher assignment in close cooperation with the School Director.
• Supports extracurricular activities and the fulfillment of administrative duties as assigned by the School Director.

Leadership and Operations Responsibilities

Assists in providing strategic leadership for school improvement and development

Supports daily school operations regarding academics day-to-day activities security and staffing to ensure a successful school

Ensures an orderly motivational and aspirational culture and a strong school community where teaching learning and healthy relationships can thrive

Ethical and motivational leadership appropriate to the cultural and political context in which the school operates

Aligns students teachers staff and parents around the companys values and approach

Develops mutually supportive relationships with parents characterized by good communication strategies and the intent to involve parents

Maintains professional internal and external relations with the board donors and local and national community demonstrating the school is well managed

Implements consistent strategies for managing students with the most challenging behaviors in a deterring and therapeutic manner that does not allow disruption of the norms of the school and the learning of other students

Enforces code of conduct to maintain proper discipline and conduct

Assists director with development support and implementation of school policies

Curriculum and Instruction Responsibilities

Ensures high standards of achievement for all students

Holds high expectations and is accountable for student behavior

Utilizes data-driven behavior management systems and practices to ensure consistent norms of orderly respectful behavior throughout the school that preserve the sanctity of teaching and learning in the classroom

Works with and assists the staff in the development of effective classroom discipline and organization

Communicates relevant policies and procedures with regard to student discipline conduct and attendance to students staff and parents

Participates and monitors the RTI process

Supports implementation of the instructional framework

Partners with external organizations that enrich the culture of the school through service opportunities life and cultural experiences educational and support programs and other resources

Administrative Responsibilities

Effectively creates and submits weekly/monthly reporting to supervisor

Prepares required reports and paperwork such as discipline and suspension reports

Assists the Director with student expulsions

Maintains confidentiality concerning all student and staff information and in all professional matters

Facility and Personnel Development Responsibilities

Supports ongoing development of teaching for all staff through a variety of strategies including observing and implementing Lesson observations Regular use of data Collaborative planning and inquiry Informal support strategies including coaching and mentoring Systematic use of formative assessment data to guide learning support and drive instruction curriculum and professional development

Assists in the evaluation of all staff according to policies and procedures

Maintains facilities in the appropriate manner and follows the appropriate procedures to remediate issues

Collaborates with colleagues demonstrating a model of connected educators and develops positive working relationships with students parents and school staff

Is a part of a whole school team actively involved in decision-making on the preparation and development of policies and programs of study teaching materials resources methods of teaching and pastoral arrangements

Performs all other job duties as assigned

Qualifications Education and Experience

Necessary and desirable qualifications include but are not limited to the following:

Passionate for improving educational opportunities for urban students and for building a strong mission-driven organization.

Commitment to continued personal and professional growth

Commitment to the companys mission vision and growth

Experience setting and managing budgets

Experience in communicating with diverse populations

Excellent communication leadership and presentation skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Teaching experience

Demonstrated record of success

Passion for working with and teaching youth of various social educational and economic backgrounds and levels

Willingness to go above and beyond to support students in achieving academic goals

Commitment to continued personal and professional growth

Proficiency in the use of technology

Education Preferred:

• Bachelors Degree in Education or related area.
• Masters Degree is preferred
• Administrative certification welcomed but not mandatory

Experience Preferred:

• 12 years experience as a school leader or in a leadership role educational leadership experience or program management experience

Working Conditions

This job is performed in a generally clean and healthy environment. May work with challenging students at times.

Physical Requirements

The usual and customary methods of performing the jobs functions require the following physical demands: some lifting carrying pushing and/or pulling; and significant fine finger dexterity.

Reasonable accommodations can be made to employees with qualified disabilities who can perform the essential functions of the job so long as there is no undue hardship created upon the organization or other employees within the organization.

Supervision Received

Occasional minimal guidance but follows established work methods.

Direct Reports

All School Staff.

Conclusion

This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed within this job. However this job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities duties qualifications or physical demands associated with the position.