What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Director position at Prodigy at Settlement?
Who We Are
Charter Schools USA (CSUSA) is one of the largest and highest performing education management companies in the United States, proudly serving over 82,000 students in over 150 schools in four states. Founded by Jonathan Hage in 1997, CSUSA's mission is a Relentless Commitment to Student Greatness in School and in Life™. CSUSA provides an academically rigorous education to students equipping them with real world readiness, prepared for college or career after graduation. With an unwavering dedication to the success of students from every background, CSUSA is closing the gaps in achievement and opportunity, keeping our promise of Strong Minds, Good Hearts™.
Job Purpose
To join a team of people with the mission: Relentless Commitment to Student Greatness in School and in Life ™. If you love inspiring and motivating young learners and want to put students first in education, CSUSA is the right place for you. We deliver on our promise of Strong Minds, Good Hearts™ through an education model that gives every student the opportunity for success. As an Assistant Director, you will provide leadership and assist in the overall administration of the school with the Campus Director. The Assistant Director will assist in the development of procedures, organizational plans, goals, and objectives in order to maintain a fully compliant and highly effective school.
How You Will Impact Education
Instruction/Education Responsibilities
- Assume supervision on behalf or in the absence of the Director.
- Collaborate with the Director to oversee the effective implementation of the Professional Learning Community (PLC) process, EEL Instructional Model, and Charter One-approved curriculum.
- Oversee documentation of PLC meeting agendas, tutoring sign-in logs, teacher newsletters, etc.
- Monitor lesson plan development and grading practices, providing feedback as needed.
- Observe and evaluate teacher/staff performance using Charter One's informal/formal evaluation rubrics.
- Effectively articulate performance expectations with staff.
- Collaborate with the Director to provide professional development and coaching to staff as needed.
- Collaborate with the Director to develop and enforce Teacher Improvement Plans.
- Oversee all benchmark, state, and other required standardized testing.
- Analyze and report student data.
- Collaborate with the Director to build Master Schedule and class rosters.
- Attend IEP and 504 meetings, serving as LEA and 504 Coordinator as needed.
- Oversee MTSS team and process.
- Collaborate with the Director to establish and maintain Charter One expectations for policy and procedure compliance.
- Collaborate with the Director to provide oversight of Title 1 coach, Instructional Coach, and Reading Specialist (if applicable).
- Address student behavior and student handbook compliance as needed.
- Oversee coordination of Parent-Teacher and Student-Led Conferences; Maintain documentation of attendance.
- Use the 5S System to maintain accurate inventory of all curriculum and identify needs.
- Assist the Director with hiring of teachers and staff.
- Build and maintain rapport with staff, students, and families.
- Resolve conflict among stakeholders as needed and accurately document stakeholder feedback.
- Lead campus-wide initiatives and coordinate and attend campus events as needed.
Required Qualifications and Skills
- 5 years of teaching experience
- Leadership or school administration experience
- Instructional coaching experience
- Business experience
- Knowledge of effective teaching strategies, curriculum implementation, and Charter One's evaluation tool and rubric.
- Computer proficiency (Google Suite, Microsoft Suite).
- Skilled in coaching and leadership.
- Strong interpersonal communication.
- Ability to effectively articulate ideas orally and in writing.
- Ability to make effective oral presentations before large groups of people.
- Ability to exercise considerable tact and courtesy in frequent contact with school staff and stakeholders.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Ability to think creatively.
- Ability to meet strict deadlines.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree
- Completion of appropriate background check(s).
Work Environment
While performing the responsibilities of this position, the work environment characteristics listed below are representative of the environment the employee will encounter:
- Usual office working conditions.
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 the essential functions.
- No physical exertion required.
- Travel within or outside of state.
- Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force as frequently as needed to move objects.
FLSA Overtime Category
Job is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.