Assistant Program Director, Career Center

Omaha Public Schools•Omaha, NE

20h•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Program Director at the Career Center is an instructional leader in the program. OPS seeks excellent leaders who can prepare all students for college, career, and community leadership. The Assistant Program Director assume joint responsibility with the Program Director at the Career Center for the effective administration and all facets of its instructional program. Under the direction of the Program Director, this individual is responsible for supervising and evaluating all certified and non-certified staff assigned to the designated program. The Assistant Program Director is responsible for providing leadership in establishing expectations for student attendance, conduct, and learning performance. This individual will exhibit strong standards of professional ethics when relating to staff, students, parents, administration, and the community.

Requirements

Minimum of a Master's Degree with a major emphasis in educational administration and supervision required.
A valid Nebraska Administrative Certificate with endorsement in the area of secondary administration and supervision.
A minimum of five years of successful teaching experience required.
Exemplary communication and organizational skills.
Exemplary skills in leadership and interpersonal relations.
A demonstrated philosophy that all students can and will learn.
Knowledge of current educational trends/issues impacting the secondary school setting.
Demonstrates the promotion of life-long learning by assisting in providing pertinent professional development in both the academic curriculum as well as cultural proficiency and awareness of understanding diversity.
The skills pertinent to fostering positive human relationships and working effectively with students, the instructional staff, and the community.
A continuous quest for quality education.

Nice To Haves

Successful teaching experience in a multiculturally diverse urban setting preferred.
Demonstrates understanding of the function and needs of Career & Technical Education.
Demonstrates a clear understanding of an urban school district's philosophy, purpose, and function.
Demonstrates empathy for helping to lead a strong, diverse urban educational environment.

Responsibilities

Keep abreast of developments in the high school curriculum and instruction and assist in providing leadership in determining the appropriateness of incorporating current strategies.
Maintain the district’s overall mission, assist in supporting and implementing board policies and the academic action plan school-wide with staff and students.
Assist in developing and supporting curriculum and instructional growth to enhance educational opportunities for all students.
Under the direction of the Program Director, assume responsibility for creating and maintaining the school schedule and using school data to inform and advise decision making.
Responsible for enrolling and onboarding students entering the Program.
Monitor and provide staff development on the use of Infinite Campus, including all the functions therein, including but not limited to attendance, grade books, student information, and discipline.
Monitor and use relevant data to effect change in instructional practices enhancing student learning.
Maintain effective communication with all supporting divisions within the Omaha Public School district, staff, students, and community.
May need to assist in the maintenance of accurate budgetary information essential to the running of the educational facility.
Assist in providing leadership for a collaborative team to ensure that curriculum and instructional initiatives are student-focused and aligned with the District’s mission, beliefs, and school goals and improvement plans.
Works collaboratively with the Program Director and Leadership staff in completing teacher appraisals including, but not limited to, conducting observations, feedback conferences, and coaching visits for continuous growth.
Adhere to the district evaluation process related to both classified and non-classified staff.
Ability to work outside of normal business hours or weekends.
Performs other related tasks as assigned by the Program Director and Central Office Administrators, as designated by the Superintendent.