Assistant Principal - Secondary

Summary/Objective

Assist the Principal in the administration of instructional leadership to staff including: curriculum planning, review and implementation; and professional development. Responsible for day-to-day building administration and the safety and welfare of students, staff and activities. Ensure a safe, pleasant and effective educational atmosphere.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

• Respond to all internal and external customers, as it relates to job, in a prompt, efficient, friendly, and patient manner
• Serve as administrative head of school in the absence of the principal
• Administer a program of student discipline and interact with students to encourage positive performance
• Assist with staff evaluations
• Assist in management of building staff, including class schedules and building problems
• Assist in scheduling special events during the school day
• Assist with the development and coordination of the master schedule
• Provide general supervision to students
• Supervise extracurricular activities
• Maintain positive relationships with parents and the community

Other Duties

This job description is not a comprehensive listing of duties, responsibilities, or activities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Competencies

• Ability to apply knowledge of business and management principals involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human capital utilization, leadership techniques, and coordination of people and resources.
• Ability to apply knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• Ability to apply knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, evaluation, and corrective action.
• Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Ability to work through complex problems, evaluate options, and implement solutions.
• Ability to effectively communicate information and ideas in written and verbal form.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.

Supervisory Responsibility

In conjunction with the school principal, carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the district's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

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.

• Regularly required to communicate, detect, converse with, discern, convey, express oneself, and exchange information with faculty, students, and visitors.
• Regularly required to detect, determine, perceive, identify, recognize, judge, observe, inspect, estimate, and assess details as needed to complete job functions.
• Regularly required to remain stationary, type, and focus on a computer screen for long periods of time.
• Ability to move, transport, position, put, install, and remove items up to 10 pounds as needed.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time, exempt position, contracted for 172 days. Incumbent may regularly work extended hours in the performance of duties.

Required Education and Experience

Master's or more advanced degree from an accredited institution with completion of applicable coursework relative to obtaining a Principal, PreK-12 certificate through the Arizona Department of Education and three or more years of full-time teaching experience in PreK-Grade 12; or, any combination of education and experience that will allow the incumbent to successfully perform the essential functions of the position and obtain appropriate licensure through the State of Arizona.

Required Certifications/Licenses

• Arizona Standard Professional Principal, PreKindergarten-12 Certificate
• Valid driver's license

Preferred Education and Experience

Administrative experience in a school environment

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Must be able to pass a criminal history check and obtain a Fingerprint Clearance Card with an IVP number through the Arizona Department of Public Safety.