What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2025-2026 Secondary Assistant Principal IV - Operations position at SECONDARY EDUCATION?
Job Summary:
Position is responsible for assisting the school principal in the planning, organization, administration, and management of an assigned secondary school with an emphasis on leading the school’s operations. Position assists with supervising staff, creating a safe environment, and other duties associated with the successful operation of a secondary school.
Essential Duties:
1. Coordinates and supervises the daily operation of the school’s attendance program, athletics and activities program, security functions, transportation, cafeteria program, custodial program, in-school suspension, detention operations, and the clinic and also works in cooperation with central office administrators and supervisors who have division wide responsibility for these operations.
2. Establishes and administers the school’s student discipline plan and the school’s plan for ensuring a safe and orderly environment.
3. Assists the school principal in ensuring that the school’s policies and procedures related to student discipline referrals and discipline action plans meet state, federal, and division requirements.
4. Assists the secondary school principal in the supervision and performance evaluation of staff assigned to the school.
5. Performs classroom observations and conferences with teachers to improve the instructional program.
6. Supervises and coordinates the preparation of student discipline review documents as required by School Board policy.
7. Conferences with parents/guardians of students concerning discipline, attendance, and student behavior.
8. Conferences with students referred for violations of the Rights and Responsibilities Handbook, administers disciplinary action as necessary, and notifies parents/guardians of action taken.
9. Consults with student services personnel to find long term solutions to inappropriate student behavior.
10. Provides professional development for the instructional staff and other assigned personnel regarding school security, the Rights and Responsibilities Handbook, classroom management, effective discipline strategies, and conferencing techniques.
11. Supervises the secondary assistant principals in the building.
12. Assists the school principal in establishing and sustaining relationships with the business community and other youth serving organizations to foster understanding and solicit support for students and their families.
13. Monitors halls, school grounds, and pupil movement to ensure a smart, safe environment at the assigned school.
14. Attends and supervises after-school, evening, and weekend school sponsored events and activities as assigned.
15. Develops, articulates and supports school safety initiatives to the faculty and school community.
16. Seeks ways to develop and sustain a climate of mutual respect between and among the students and adults who participate in the school.
17. Prepares related reports and records as required by the school division, local, state, or federal government.
18. Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.
(These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.)
Other Duties:
1. Assists the secondary school principal with interviewing and recommending qualified candidates for vacancies within the assigned secondary school.
2. Initiates and maintains effective liaisons with professional societies to keep abreast of developments and research in the profession.
3. Performs any other related duties as assigned by the school principal or other appropriate administrators.
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities Required):
Must possess a Master’s degree and be eligible for a Virginia Postgraduate Professional License in administration and supervision. Must possess at least three years of successful experience as a teacher with some experience at the secondary school level. Must possess a comprehensive knowledge of the current issues, principles, and practices in public secondary school education and the ability to apply them to the needs of a school. Must possess the ability to assist with administering and managing the operation of a secondary school. Must possess the ability to plan and supervise the work of others. Must possess the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, parents, staff, and the public.
In order to view the full job description, please click on the following link: https://sbo.nn.k12.va.us/hr/jobs/descriptions/Asst_Prin_IV_Ops.pdf.
