Job summary
Assists principal in directing a Chesterfield County School at the elementary school level.Responsibilities include administration of instructional and operational programs and activities; assisting principal in directing a staff of professional and support instructional personnel.Work is performed under broad policies and established objectives; decisions/actions impact the entire system; contacts are regularly and frequently made inside and outside the school system.
Job seniority: mid-to-senior level
Responsibilities
• Serves as an instructional leader; reviews and analyzes data to lead the school efforts in achieving high academic performance for all students.• Serves as an assistant to the principal. Provides leadership and direction to the school teachers and support staff.• Coordinates curriculum development with Instructional Services, administrators, specialists and teachers.• Communicates division wide policy, procedures, and guidelines to school staff.• Interprets School Board policy, procedure and guidelines to parents and public.• Ensures compliance with existing applicable federal and state statute, policy and guidelines related to public schools and in particular the operation of programs for the academically talented and special education.• Assists principal in directing full compliment of extracurricular programs to include athletic, performing arts, and academic activities.• Assists the principal in determining staffing needs with the Director of Elementary Education and the Human Resources Department, recommending staffing changes; and participation in the recruitment, selection, and assignment of the elementary school staff.• Assists in budget preparation and monitoring of school and activity fund budget.• May represent school at meetings, conferences, hearings, and other public forums; gathers citizen and parental input.• Works with committees of teachers, other assistant principals and principals and lay persons in specific programs, projects, or courses of action.• Demonstrates commitment to improving professional competence.• Assesses student learning on an ongoing basis and alters instruction to meet group/individual needs.• Uses the curriculum of the district to plan daily instructional activities.• May perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
• Considerable knowledge of the principles, concepts and methodologies of school administration; of instructional program planning; of child growth and development, total school operation and group dynamics and of related state and federal regulations.• Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply regulations; to plan, organize and administer a public school and direct and evaluate a diversified professional staff.• Demonstrated abilities in decision-making, problem analysis, conflict resolution, interpersonal relationships, long-range planning and forecasting and to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.• Masters Degree in Administration; eligibility for Virginia Postgraduate license with appropriate administrative endorsement; experience in teaching and in school administration; or any equivalent combination of experience and training which would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.• Must hold or be eligible for a Virginia teaching license with an endorsement in Administration and Supervision.• Demonstrated success in a leadership role strongly preferred.• Applicants considered for employment must successfully complete the following background investigations/tests: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal History Investigation, State Police Criminal History Investigation, Child Protective Services (CPS) Investigation, Tuberculosis Screening/Test.
Key Skills Needed
• Leadership• Communication• Decision-making• Problem analysis• Conflict resolution• Interpersonal relationships• Long-range planning• Forecasting
