What are the responsibilities and job description for the Coordinator, Technology position at District of Columbia Public Schools?
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We are looking for highly motivated and skilled talent to join our team at District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS). We seek individuals who are passionate about transforming the DC school system and making a significant difference in the lives of public school students, parents, principals, teachers, and central services employees.
DCPS serves 50,000 students in the nation's capital through the efforts of approximately 4,000 educators in 118 schools. As part of a comprehensive reform effort to become the preeminent urban school system in America, DCPS intends to have the highest-performing, best paid, most satisfied, and most honored educator force in the nation and a distinctive central services staff whose work supports and drives instructional excellence and significant achievement gains for DCPS students.
Position Overview
The Coordinator, Technology will help increase the technological competency and proficiency of the school faculty and staff, as well as assist in managing the ongoing Information Technology educational program to promote student learning. The Coordinator will ensure the seamless use of technology for communication and operations, professional development (curriculum design and assistive technology), and teaching and learning of the National Educational Technology Standards for students. Finally, the Coordinator will ensure compliance with district technology use and ensure that equipment meets district standards. This position is a safety-sensitive position. As a result, throughout employment this position will be subject to the Employee Mandatory Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy.
The Coordinator, Technology will report to the Principal.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The below statements are intended to describe the general nature and scope of work being performed by this position. This is not a complete listing of all responsibilities, duties, and/or skills required. Other duties may be assigned.
- Coordinates or implements several small or medium-sized projects, or components of a larger project.
- Determines nature of obstacles and best DCPS staff to resolve; and tracks and follows up until issue is resolved.
- Schedules and coordinates program-related meetings, conferences, appointments and logistics.
- Coordinates and follows up on logistics of staffing and funding projects, working with HR, budget, and procurement.
- Builds relationships and liaises with various internal departments to drive collaboration and project success.
- Tracks and reports progress of projects through use of various computer programs and tools.
- Interacts with and responds effectively to urgent requests from multiple internal and external DCPS stakeholders.
- Refines and improves project management process; identifies patterns/trends in issues across multiple projects; and develops longer-term, systematic solutions to address them.
- Stays closely aware of progress of projects, high-level initiatives, and emerging issues across DCPS organization; and informs the Director of developments that impact or change the direction of programmatic priorities.
Qualifications
Associate’s degree and or equivalent from two-year college or technical school.
- At least one to two years of experience providing IT technical support.
- Mastery of essential operating system functions, file management, routine maintenance procedures and commercial applications, including Microsoft Offce 365.
- Familiarity with, or ability to learn, all aspects of the school’s information technology system (PeopleSoft, STARS, QuickBase, etc.) and how all components are interrelated.
DCPS Values
- STUDENTS FIRST: We recognize students as whole children and put their needs first in everything we do.
- COURAGE: We have the audacity to learn from our successes and failures, to try new things, and to lead the nation as a proof point of PK-12 success.
- EQUITY: We work proactively to eliminate opportunity gaps by interrupting institutional bias and investing in effective strategies to ensure every student succeeds.
- EXCELLENCE: We work with integrity and hold ourselves accountable for exemplary outcomes, service, and interactions.
- TEAMWORK: We recognize that our greatest asset is our collective vision and ability to work collaboratively and authentically.
- JOY: We enjoy our collective work and will enthusiastically celebrate our success and each other.
