Assistant Principal at Saint Stephens Elementary

JOB TITLE: ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

FLSA STATUS: EXEMPT

BENEFIT STATUS: FULL TIME

NC SALARY SCHEDULE + LOCAL SUPPLEMENT

JOB DESCRIPTION OF THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

REPORTS TO: Principal


SUPERVISES: Will supervise as assigned by the principal.


PURPOSE: The assistant principal serves as a member of the administrative team to develop and implement the total school program.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES


The assistant principal:

• serves as the leader of buses, manages all bus drivers, and works with the Transportation Department to ensure the safety of buses.
• assists to define and disseminate information about the school discipline policy and procedures to parents, students, staff, and community and handles student discipline issues as they arise.
• serves as the testing coordinator for the school.
• assists in the development and implementation of the school safety plan and manages safety protocols and reviews.
• assists in providing direction to staff in implementing instructional goals and objectives, and interacts with staff to assist in their development.
• communicates and carries out established Catawba County Schools Board of Education policies.
• assists in implementing student orientation and registration activities.
• assists in the development and implementation of the school improvement plan and serves as the process manager for NC STAR.
• assists in the evaluation of the school program and of staff and assists to initiate needed improvements.
• assists in the preparation and management of budgets and schedules and in the coordination and implementation of the co- and extra-curricular program.
• promotes and maintains open communications, positive student attitudes, respects dignity, worth of staff, students, and complies with established lines of authority.
• assists in completion of records and reports and in the supervision and inventory of necessary supplies, textbooks, equipment, and materials.

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE


Master's degree in Education Administration, 3 to 5 years of experience as a classroom teacher or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS


Must possess a teaching certificate from the State of North Carolina. Must possess a valid North Carolina driver's license.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OR STANDARDS REQUIRED TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Physical Requirements: Must be physically able to operate a variety of equipment including computers, copiers, calculators, cellular phones, etc. Must be physically able to operate a motor vehicle. Must be able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, and pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Light Work usually requires walking or standing to a significant degree.

Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural or composite characteristics (whether similar or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.

Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving instructions, assignments, or directions to subordinates or assistants.

Language Ability: Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports,


forms, charts, strategic plans, etc. Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, reports, forms, appraisals, charts, etc., using prescribed formats and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction, and style. Requires the ability to speak before groups of people with poise, voice control, and confidence.

Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form; and to deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in Standard English.

Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract; multiply and divide; utilize decimals and percentages; and to apply the principles of algebra, descriptive statistics, statistical inference, and statistical theory.

Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width, and shape.

Motor Coordination: Requires the ability coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using office equipment.

Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items such as office equipment and hand tools. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.

Color Discrimination: Requires the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.

Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations.

Physical Communication: Requires the ability to talk and hear: (Talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words. Hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear.) Must be able to communicate via telephone.

DISCLAIMER


The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.