What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Academic Resource Services position at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory?
POSITION TITLE: Director of Academic Resource Services
SUPERVISED BY: Assistant Principal for Academics
FLSA STATUS: Exempt or Non-Exempt depending on status (11 month)
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 1, 2025
COMPENSATION: $69,626 - $109,376 per year
Position Summary
The ARS Director oversees and facilitates a comprehensive program for students with documented learning differences and the adults who support those students.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Model the characteristics of a Lasallian Vincentian Catholic educator;
Promote SHC’s mission, philosophy and Integral Student Outcomes;
Coordinate academic accommodation services within the school community, with external professionals, and with families to ensure equitable access to learning;
Supervise the ARP staff, including a Learning Specialist and Coordinator;
Encourage students to become self-advocates who access support and request reasonable accommodations as necessary;
Create Learning Plans for student academic success and communicate them with faculty and families.
This may include summer meetings;
Promote healthy self-image of students with learning differences;
Monitor academic progress for students in the program;
Maintain accurate records for the ARS program;
Provide referrals for an educational assessment for students who have not been previously diagnosed but who may have a learning disability or ADHD;
In preparation for the upcoming school year, evaluate educational testing and prepare Learning Plans aligning accommodations and best practices during summer;
Work with counselors and teachers to address student learning needs
Meet annually with students and families to review learning plan;
Coordinate with educational therapists, tutors, and other outside support as appropriate;
Collaborate in the design and instruction of a Metacognitive and Study Skills class
Create and regularly update resources for study skills via Schoology;
Mainta Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory (SHC) is a Lasallian Vincentian Catholic, co-educational college preparatory secondary school located in the heart of San Francisco, California. We provide academically rigorous, vibrant learning grounded in social justice and emerging / 21st century pedagogy. Our entire community is committed to cultivating each student's unique talents and passions, providing myriad opportunities for students to discern and realize their individual intellectual, artistic, athletic, social, and spiritual potential. SHC is a San Francisco Archdiocesan High School that is cosponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, District of San Francisco New Orleans and the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Province of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree;
Credential in Special Education;
Experience in communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and programmatic oversight.
Salary : $69,626 - $109,376
