TITLE: ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL (OPEN UNTIL FILLED)

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

To assist the school principal in the leadership, direction, and supervision of the total school program.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Hold the Postgraduate Professional Certificate with an endorsement in Administration and Supervision.
• Successful, full-time experience as a teacher or supervisor at the middle or secondary level.
• Have demonstrated the leadership qualities and personal characteristics necessary for working effectively with students, teachers, parents, and the community.
• Strong organizational, management, and leadership skills.
• Ability to utilize technology for instruction, data and analysis, and administrative purposes.

REPORTS TO: Principal

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists the principal in the development, implementation, improvement, and evaluation of the instructional program ensuring conformance to state standards, the school divisions’ goals, and policies.
• Works collaboratively with all staff to strengthen the instructional program.
• Confers with teachers, students, and parents concerning educational and behavioral problems in school, and student attendance concerns.
• Provides supervision of students in educational settings and at athletic events.
• Assumes responsibility for the safety of students and staff.
• Establishes effective communication and maintains positive relationships with division administrative offices, students, staff, parents, and the community.
• Works with the principal in compiling the annual budget.
• Assists in the preparation of master schedules, staff assignments, student scheduling, accumulative records, and attendance reports.
• Assists in the communication, implementation, and observance of all school division policies and regulations by staff and students.
• Assists the principal in teacher evaluations; and providing feedback for all staff.
• Responsible for special duty assignments as directed by the principal.
• Coordinates the assignments and supervision of substitutes, student teachers, paraprofessionals, and volunteers.
• Attends special events held to recognize student achievement, and attends school-sponsored activities, and functions.
• Assumes responsibility for professional growth and development.
• Assists in the recruiting, screening, interviewing, hiring, training, and evaluating of the building staff.
• Serves as a primary administrator in the absence or disability of the principal.
• Performs any other related duties as assigned by the Principal.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Hold a valid Virginia driver's license.

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 this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas utilizing the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and use hands and fingers to handle and feel. The employee is occasionally required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Twelve-month contract (250 days). Compensation is based on the administrative salary scale.

EVALUATION:

Performance on this job will be evaluated by the Superintendent following school board policy and administrative regulations on evaluations of administrative personnel.