Associate Junior High Principal

Campbell County School District; Gillette (WY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Campbell County School District is seeking an Associate Principal for a junior high school to oversee instruction, curriculum, staff supervision, and discipline under the direction of the Junior High Principal. The role includes budget oversight, records management, and public relations to maintain an orderly school environment.

Responsibilities include developing and implementing instructional processes, monitoring achievement, and driving the annual school improvement plan.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's and Master's degree required.
• Proper certification issued by the Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board as an Administrator or Director is required.

Responsibilities

• Assists in providing for a safe and orderly environment.
• Assist in ensuring student discipline complies with district guidelines.
• Assist in the overall operation of the school, including the physical plant.
• Assist in maintaining accurate records (attendance, student files, etc.).
• Assist in budgeting and financial disbursements accounting.
• Supervise non-certified personnel per policy.
• Supervise certified staff per policy.
• Communicate with parents and community.
• Recruit and retain quality staff.
• Collaborate to develop and sustain quality curriculum.
• Develop and implement instructional processes.
• Monitor student achievement and graduation rate.
• Develop annual school improvement plan.
• Supervise student activities and programs.
• Make recommendations on contract status and re-employment.
• Conduct yearly evaluations of staff.
• Foster positive relationships among school personnel and stakeholders.
• Promote a climate of learning and innovation.
• Support CCSD Strategic Plan.
• Comply with laws and district policies.
• Recommend expulsion to the board of trustees.

Skills

Curriculum knowledge

Technology for learning

Clear communication

Decision making

Student development

Patience and initiative

Education

Bachelor's and Master's degree

Wyoming Administrator/Director certification

Tools

Computer

Telephone

Visitor Management Software

Blue Point Crisis System

Job description

REPORTS TO: Junior High School Principal
DEPARTMENT: Instruction
SCHEDULE:Administrator-6

NATURE AND SCOPE OF JOB:

The associate principal is responsible for all aspects of the junior high school environment asdirected by the junior high school principal; including but is not limited to: instruction,curriculum, staff supervision and evaluation, staff development, student discipline, crisismanagement, record-keeping, public relations, and maintenance of building and grounds.

JOB FUNCTIONS

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Assists in providing for a safe and orderly environment.

Assist in ensuring that student discipline will be conducted in a manner consistent with schooland school district guidelines.

Assist in the responsibility for the overall operation of the school including the physical plant.

Assists in providing for accurate record keeping in the areas of attendance, student files,achievement, safety drills, special education, and in all other phases of school life where accuraterecords are essential to smooth functioning.

Assists in preparing and administering the budget and ensures that all monies collected anddisbursements made are properly accounted for.

Assists in the supervision of all non-certified personnel in a manner consistent with state andschool district policy and guidelines.

Assists in the supervision of all certified personnel in a manner consistent with state andschool district policy and guidelines.

Assists in providing for timely and straight forward communications with parents andcommunity.

Assists in the recruiting and retaining a quality staff.

Assists in working collaboratively with appropriate personnel in the district to develop andsustain a quality curriculum.

Assists in the development and implementation of instructional processes.

Assists in monitoring of student achievement and graduation rate.

Assists in the development and implementation of the annual school improvement plan.

Assists in the supervision of all student activities and programs.

Assists in making recommendations of contract status, re-employment, or termination.

Assists in conducting yearly evaluations of all school staff.

Assists in creating positive relationships with and between all personnel in the school and allpublic stakeholders.

Assists in creating and sustaining a climate of learning.

Assists in promoting best practices and innovation.

Assists in implementing the CCSD Strategic Plan.

Follows federal and state laws and district policies and regulations.

Makes recommendations of student expulsion to the board of trustees.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

• Conducts follow-up studies.
• Conducts fire, tornado, and crisis drills.
• Serves as a liaison to city, county, state, and national agencies.
• Attends student activities.
• Conducts monthly staff meetings.
• Attends district meetings and functions.
• Drafts and updates student and staff handbooks.
• Assists in the planning and conduct of ceremonial activities.
• Manages the various school improvement processes.
• Help oversee building professional learning communities (PLC).
• Perform formal observations of all certified staff.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Principal.

- - EMPLOYEES ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALL FUNCTIONS OF THIS JOB - -

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND MENTAL ABILITY:

• Knowledge of curriculum and principles of learning.
• Knowledge of technology for the purpose of facilitating student learning.
• Ability to speak clearly and concisely.
• Ability to weigh options, think clearly, and evaluate accurately.
• Ability to understand and facilitate needs of various personality types.
• Ability to make decisions with sound emotional judgement.
• Must understand the psychological and physiological development of children.
• Must possess the ability to see, hear, and talk in order to ascertain teacher effectiveness.
• Must be able to walk, write, lift, and sit.
• Must be able to concentrate with numerous interruptions.
• Must be persuasive, alert, creative, and have patience, initiative, and reasoning.

EDUCATION, LICENSE, CERTIFICATION OR FORMAL TRAINING

• Possess a Bachelor's and Master's Degree.
• Proper certification issued by the Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board as anAdministrator or Director is required.

EQUIPMENT USED:

• Computer
• Telephone
• Fire-Alarm Control Panel
• Copy Machine
• Blue Point Crisis System
• Visitor Management Software

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Be able to stand 20% of the time.
• Be able to walk 50% of the time.
• Be able to sit 30% of the time.
• Be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Be able to carry up to 25 pounds 100 feet.
• Be able to push up to 200 pounds 30 feet.
• Be able to pull up to 100 pounds 50 feet.
• Possess proper stress management techniques.