IT Specialist - SST Champions Elementary

CL febc200c 5d16 4962 9dc8 be53e38b4634; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Campus is seeking an IT Specialist to support instructional technology use and remove technical barriers in a school setting. You will collaborate with district staff, plan and implement technology applications, and provide ongoing in-service to educators.

The role requires strong communication and organizational skills, with responsibilities ranging from hardware troubleshooting to maintaining inventory and coordinating tech resources for classrooms.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Associate degree in a related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Cooperate with the District staff in the total effort to bring about quality education for students through the use of instructional technology.
• Assist in planning, coordinating and implementing instructional technology applications consistent with established project objectives and activities.
• Provide ongoing in-service to teachers, administrators and para-professionals in the use of instructional technology and the use of hardware applications.
• Troubleshoot hardware and software to identify computer malfunctions.
• Maintain technology inventory records and paperwork.
• Coordinate efforts to assist schools in the identification, selection, acquisition, use and evaluation of computer hardware and appropriate software.
• Establishing and maintaining technology resources appropriate for classroom use.
• Attend required local, state and other meetings/workshops/conferences for the purpose of sharing and collecting information gained with the district schools.
• Performs other job-related duties as required.

Skills

Communication

Relationship management

Program organization

Computer skills

Data analysis

Public speaking

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate degree in related field

Job description

• Position: IT Specialist
• Department/Campus: Campus
• Reports to: Operations Manager
• FLSA Status: Nonexempt
• Pay Grade: PG-1065
• Job Type: Full Time
• Work Hours: Normal School hours

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

• HighSchoolDiplomaorG.E.D.
• AssociateDegreeinarelatedfieldfromanaccreditedcollegeoruniversityispreferred.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• CooperatingwiththeDistrictstaffinthetotalefforttobringaboutqualityeducationforstudentsthroughthe use ofinstructional technology.
• Assistinginplanning,coordinatingandimplementinginstructionaltechnologyapplicationsconsistentwith established projectobjectivesand activities.
• Providingon-goingin-servicetoteachers,administratorsandPara-professionalsintheuseofinstructional technology and the use of hardware applications.
• Troubleshootshardwareandsoftwaretoidentifycomputermalfunctions.
• Maintainstechnologyinventoryrecordsandpaperwork.
• Coordinatingeffortstoassistschoolsintheidentification,selection,acquisition,useandevaluationofcomputer hardware andappropriate software.
• Establishingandmaintainingtechnologyresourcesappropriateforclassroomuse.
• Attendingrequiredlocal,stateandothermeetings/workshops/conferencesforthepurposeofsharingand collecting information gained with the district schools.
• Performsotherjobrelateddutiesasrequired.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Abilitytocommunicateeffectivelyinbothwrittenandoralformswithalllevelsofmanagement,bothinternaland external to the district.
• Abilitytoestablishandmaintaineffectiveworkingrelationshipsbothinternalandexternaltothedistrict.
• Abilitytoorganizespecialprogramsforassignedcampus.
• Abilitytousecomputerincludingsoftware,databaseusedbythedistrict,spreadsheetandwordprocessing software, calculator, copy machine and telephone.
• Abilitytoanalyzedata
• Abilitytouseeffectiveinterviewtechniques,effectivepublicspeakingskills,andproblem-solvingskills

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• LightWork:mayrequireoccasionallightlifting.
• Nightsandweekendactivitieswillbeoccasionallyrequired.
• Positionisinschoolsettingandrequiresprolongedworkatadeskinonelocation,walking,andstanding.
• Moderate travel is required.