Apptegy Support Specialist

POSITIONS:

Apptegy Support Specialist TMS (2 positions)

LOCATION: TMS

REPORTS TO: School Principals/ Superintendent

SCHOOL YEAR: 2026-2027

JOB DESCRIPTION: School based Apptegy Support Specialists must wear many hats and the following areas are an overview of the typical personal qualities sought for our school district Apptegy Support Specialist position:

• Be able to work independently as well as with a team
• Be able to meet strict deadlines and commitments
• Be able to adapt and pick up new skills quickly
• Have good interpersonal and communication skills
• Recognize and value the importance of customer service to our staff and parents
• Be thorough and precise in your work and have excellent follow-up
• Be able to rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
• Capable of performing a variety of tasks
• Experienced in working with selecting and negotiating with external supplies
• Capable of motivating and organizing others
• Have a strong attention to detail and be highly organized

EDUCATION TRAINING and EXPERIENCE:

• Preference given to those employees who have been involved with the transition from Blackboard to Apptegy which started in January 2022.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists the District Apptegy Web Specialist with developing and maintaining the school websites. Learn the Thrillshare website platform and work closely with the website service providers hosting company or others who provide the platforms upon which we manage our schools websites.
• Manage the day-to-day operation of the schools websites ensuring the functionality navigation and overall performance meet the needs of our school/district. This includes ongoing maintenance and updates including content adding functionality optimizing images and includes links database and other website add-ons.
• Assure that the school website design is attractive professional informative error-free and intuitive.
• Regulate and manage the access rights of the different users.
• Proficiency in writing and proofing content. Some editing of images and graphics is also necessary.
• Implement and maintain a style guide for all website content that maintains consistency for all print and content published.
• Develop and implement annual training of website content managers and staff members on use and best practices for the various systems and platforms including CMS platform for the school and teacher websites and pages.

STIPEND:

Apptegy Support Specialist $500 year

APPLICATIONS: Apply on

Providing Students Opportunities and Access to the World Through Quality Education

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The Newport School Department does not discriminate on the basis of race age sex religion sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin color disability or veteran status.

Required Experience:

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