Principal - Granite Transition Services

Granite School District is posting for the Principal of Granite Transition Services vacancy. Applicants from within and outside the district may apply for this position by completing the required application process. Current Granite School District administrators may apply by completing the internal application. Candidates who satisfy the requirements of the position will be contacted for interviews.

Interviews will be held at the Granite Education Center located at 2500 South State Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84115.

Job Title Principal, GraniteTransition Services Department Special Education Salary Schedule Administrator Salary Schedule Lane Placement CA-CD Contract Length 12 Months FLSA Classification Exempt

Granite School District - Principal, Granite Transition Services

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, training, education, responsibilities, abilities; the machines, tools and equipment used; background; and any licenses or certifications required. Physical, punctual, reliable, and predictable regular attendance is an essential job function to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.?

Job Summary

Under the direction of the Special Education Director, the Principal of the Post High Services is responsible for all aspects of employment of all certificated and non-certificated staff; participates in determining student discipline policy and practices; supervises and evaluates all staff assigned to the Hilda B. Jones Center; prepares and recommends annual budget; manages all budget expenditures; maintains facility and instructional spaces.

Essential Functions

• Recruits, assesses qualifications, employs, trains, and supervises certificated and non-certificated staff at the Hilda B. Jones Center, Granite Transition Services, Post High Programming (GT-SCORE and GT-SA).
• Responsible for program services, staff meetings, in-services, Special Education staff meetings, and other district meetings as requested by the Special Education Director.
• Participates in determining policy and practice for student discipline at the Hilda B. Jones Center.
• Participates in phone calls with parents, district staff, USBE, etc.
• Provides instructional leadership for programs supervised.
• Assist in budget preparation and presentation by the Special Education Director.
• Facilitates maintenance of vision and philosophy of programs supervised.
• Provides oversight of the identification, evaluations, placement, and provisions of the free appropriate public education (FAPE) of students in programs supervised.
• Build and Cultivate relationships with secondary school administrators, as well as stakeholders related to the programs serviced (i.e. staff, parents, district office personnel, groups utilizing meeting spaces at the Jones Center, Community Nursing Services, USBE, Adult service providers, and other government agencies.
• Promote public relations on a local/city level.
• Employment, Supervision, and Evaluation of program staff supervised.
• Manages parent relations within programs supervised.
• Manages student discipline in programs supervised.
• Manages budgetary decisions in programs supervised.
• Manages the facility and transportation needs of the Hilda B. Jones Center and the accompanying programs supervised.
  
  

Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.

• This description should not be construed to contain every function/responsibility that may be required to be performed by an employee assigned to this position. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the education, knowledge and experience requirements; the machines, tools and equipment used; background; and any licenses or certifications required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• In-depth knowledge of the IDEA and its implementation as related to the GSD, USBE Special Education Rules and Regulations, and the accompanying LRBI policies; as well as Section 504 of the Rehabilitation ACT and its implementation.
• Requires well-developed oral and written communication skills, as well as mediation, facilitation, and problem solving-skills.
• Ability to work calmly and effectively in contentious situations
• Demonstrate the ability to establish and maintain collaborative positive relationships with peers in other districts as well as GSD secondary school administrators.
• Display effective multitasking and time management skills.
  
  

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Direct supervision of:
• Four (4) Secretaries
• Fifty-eight (58) or more Contracted and Hourly Para Educators
• Eleven (11) or more Licensed Teachers
• One (1) or more Licensed Clinical Social Worker
• One (1) Technical Compliance Manager
• One (1) School Technology Specialist
• Other Departmental Staff as assigned by the Special Education Director
• Performance/supervisory evaluations of all employees under program supervision.
• Corrective disciplinary procedures of all employees under program supervision.
• Hiring new employees as positions become vacated of all employees under program supervision.

Budget Responsibilities

• Responsible for four (4) budgets:
• GT-SCORE
• GT-SA
• Jones Center
• Cafe
• Gift Shop
• Responsible for participation in planned spending activities annually for each budget to make recommendations for both the amount and category of budget expenditures.
• Responsible for authorizing expenditure of all funds in each of the above stated budgets.

Working Environment

• Balancing multiple programs, maintaining full staff, and keeping high instructional standards in each program can be stressful and time consuming.
• Requires work that may be frequently and unavoidably interrupted, which may delay some work assignments.
• Supervision of staff and students requires both indoor and outdoor responsibilities (e.g. recess duty, gymnasium activities, etc.) in all types of weather and air quality. Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation.
• Equipment Use standard office equipment such as personal computers, printer, copier and fax machines, and telephone. Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation.
  
  

Physical Demands

Requires the ability to sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Ability to reach with hands and arms, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects. Ability to talk or hear. Vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to focus. Physical demands require moving and lifting supplies, equipment, etc. up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Physical Requirements – Not Limited To The Following

• While performing the duties of this job, the administrator is regularly required to speak and/or hear. The administrator is frequently required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, and crouch. The administrator is occasionally required to use hands to handle or feel and must occasionally climb or balance.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
• The administrator must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• The administrator may participate in transferring adult students (i.e. transfers from changing table to wheelchair) and/or pushing wheelchair.
  
  

Note: This list of essential and non-essential functions and of physical requirements is not exhaustive and may be supplemented in accordance with the requirements of the job.

Required Training And Education

• Current USBE Teaching License with Administrative/Supervisory Endorsement required.
• Training in Special Education or Related Services preferred.
• Minimum of 2 consecutive years of building level school administration experience preferred.
• Minimum of 3 consecutive years of Special Education or Related Services teaching experience required.