Elementary Assistant Principal

Employment Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Exempt

Calendar: 215

Experience Required : Minimum five (5) years of successful, full-time, lead teaching experience preferred.

Minimum Education Requirements: Master’s degree in related field.

Department: Building Principals.

Direct Supervisor: Building Principal.

Primary Work Location: School setting.

Certification: Meets Missouri department of Elementary and Secondary certification requirements and teaching certificate.

Job Summary : Assists the building principal in organizing and fostering a positive safe environment conducive to meeting the needs of the students and families and the mission and goals of the district.

Essential Job Functions

An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential duties:

• Under the direction of the Principal, administer, supervise, and monitor the disciplinary aspects of the school in the building, on school grounds, and at school events.
• Provide adequate supervision and assign supervision of students on school grounds including before and after school, during lunch, and passing periods.
• Responsible for student attendance and duties related to attendance such as tardiness and truancy; monitor and maintain records, and completion of required attendance reporting.
• Assist the Principal in the responsibility for the school and educational programs.
• Assist in providing for effective evaluation of all personnel.
• Assist in the effective selection, induction, and continual development of all personnel.
• Assist in providing effective instructional leadership including monitoring student performance relative to assessments and ensuring that the written curriculum is the taught assessed curriculum.
• Assist staff with the use of data to make educational improvement decisions.
• Assist in articulating the educational program and transition process between the schools.
• Assist in developing, revising, and publishing the student and staff handbooks.
• Help coordinate emergency and safety plans.
• Participate and attend required meetings in the building district community and educational organizations to carry out administrative responsibilities.
Perform such other tasks and assume such other responsibilities as may be assigned by the building principal or superintendent.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA’s) for Position

An employee in this class must have the following knowledge, skills, and abilities upon application:

Knowledge

• Principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• Business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

Skills

• Strong leadership skills.
• Strong written and oral communications and relational skills.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Interpersonal and organizational skills.
Operate a variety of office equipment, including computer, printer, calculator, and copier.

Abilities

• Maintain confidentiality required by law, policy or a specific situation.
• Attend Board meetings, District, community, and school events both on and off campus.
• Attend IEP, 504, SST, and parent meetings, and home visits as appropriate.
• Work independently under broad organizational guidelines to achieve unit objectives.
• Supervise the use of funds.
• Effectively welcome and embrace differences among employees and citizens.
• Must be able to successfully complete a background investigation.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule as needed.

**This position description is a general guideline for work behavior and is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of all job duties. Therefore, it is also not, nor can it be implied to be, a contract of employment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks. Must be able to successfully complete an intense background investigation.