Assist the principal in the administration of the school building operations.
Qualifications:
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree required and Master’s Degree preferred.
- Certification: Principal K-12 Certification, Secondary Principal Certification, or other appropriate certification as determined by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
- License: N/A.
Experience:
- A minimum of five (5) years of teaching experience required.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Possesses strong instructional leadership and decision-making skills.
- Possesses proven analytical and organizational skills.
- Possesses excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Ability to learn and use district-specific technology (hardware and software) to effectively perform assigned work duties.
- Possesses knowledge of federal and state laws, Board Policies, and District and Building procedures and protocols.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Demonstrates ability to work collaboratively with staff, co-workers, community members, parents, board members, and administration.
- Proficient data collection, data reporting, and interpretation skills.
- Ability to conduct a thorough and fair investigation.
- Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
- Ability to work with frequent interruptions and frequently working extended or non-standard hours.
- Ability to attend work regularly at assigned work hours subject to lawful leave rights and responsibilities.
- Ability to successfully address emergency situations that pose a risk to the well being, safety, and security of students and staff.
Functions/Duties/Responsibilities:
- Provide general supervision and direction to selected staff persons, both professional and support.
- Ensure proper placement of students within the overall educational program. Assist in the overall scheduling and analyzing of student data and Pennsylvania school assessment test results in order to align the curriculum to the student’s needs.
- Assist in the planning and implementation of a building-wide schedule for Pennsylvania standardized testing and other required benchmark testing.
- Assist in coordinating the curriculum, design, development, implementation and evaluation in cooperation with the Assistant to the Superintendent for Academic Programs.
- Manage building discipline, attendance, and grade reporting programs. Ensure that all the above are consistent within district policy and guidelines. Enforce Pennsylvania laws with respect to truancy.
- Assist in the development of the master schedule along with designating staff special assignments.
- Assist in the planning, attending and presiding over meetings with staff and also with the Superintendent and central office staff on various tasks, projects and departmental/curriculum areas.
- Perform various administrative tasks such as completing internal and external forms, submitting reports as required, maintaining accurate records and administering the labor agreements in a fair and consistent manner.
- Assist with selection, assignment, orientation and training of staff in cooperation with the central office.
- Assist in coordinating extracurricular programs and evaluating these programs by regular attendance at these events.
- Communicate effectively both verbally and in written form with parents, parental groups, and community members.
- Work with central administrative staff on school problems that encompass the entire district.
- Ability to build and maintain working relationships with students, staff, parents, administrators, and community members.
- Ability to work regularly at assigned work hours, subject to lawful leave rights and responsibilities.
- Ability to use laptop or desktop computer presentation and instructional software, current software/technology packages, and related equipment.
- Ability and knowledge to use the internet and other data management programs to facilitate student data management and student growth as an instructional aid and research tool.
- Ability and knowledge to use technology to communicate with students, parents, staff administrators, and community members.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Principal.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee may regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Must be able to hear (40 decibel maximum) and verbally communicate.
Work Environment:
The noise level in this environment is quiet to loud, depending on the activity in the particular part of the day.
The information contained in this position description is in compliance with state and federal law (ADA, EEOC).
Terms of Employment:
Salary, work year, and other terms and conditions of employment as established by contract between Whitehall-Coplay School District, Superintendent, and the Whitehall-Coplay School District Board of Directors.
Physical Requirements which are requisite to complete the functions/duties/responsibilities listed above
- Ability to stand, bend, stoop, sit, lift, reach, communicate (vision, hearing, and speech), carry, or convey sufficient weight to safely and effectively carry out functions, duties, and responsibilities.
- Ability to independently ambulate in and around school buildings and office areas.
- Ability to travel to and from assigned work locations without employer support.
This job description may be updated and/or altered at the sole discretion of the employer.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary function/ duty/responsibility at acceptable standards as set by the employer. In accordance with both state and/or federal law, reasonable accommodations will be considered upon employee request.
