Director of Pupil Personnel

Franklin Cty•Frankfort, KY

About The Position

To coordinate on an individualized basis the combined resources of the school district with those of selected appropriate community agencies in assisting students to meet problems which threaten effective school performance and to assure students enrolled in the district’s schools gain full advantage from available educational opportunities.

Requirements

Kentucky teaching certification with Pupil Personnel endorsement.
Principal Certification
Teaching and administrative experience.
Knowledge of: Principles and practices of accounting including auditing, budgeting, and computerized accounting reports.
Principles and practices of supervision and training.
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles applicable to educational accounting.
Record-keeping techniques.
Oral and written communication skills.
Principles and procedures of state requirements and other applicable regulations.
Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy.
Modern office practices and procedures.
Technical aspects of field accounting.
Computer and other modern office equipment.
Ability to: Perform professional level accounting including statistical and financial analysis auditing.
Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
Maintain records, prepare reports and prepare clear and concise financial and accounting analysis reports.
Read, interpret, apply and explain rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
Train, supervise and evaluate personnel.
Meet schedules and time lines.
Plan and organize work.
Assign and review the work of others.
Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.
Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
Work independently with little direction.

Responsibilities

Defines and interprets the professional functions of student personnel specialists to administrators, teachers, students, parents, and the public.
Explains and interprets state and district policies and procedures to students, staff and community.
Assumes responsibility for the enforcement of compulsory attendance and census laws.
Determines the causes of irregular attendance and truancy to assist in the elimination of these causes.
Assists social workers and principals in the preventing, identification, and counseling of potential dropouts.
Assists administrators, teachers, students, and parents on an individual basis with explanation of attendance laws and policies, and to encourage regular student attendance.
Works closely with teachers, school nurses, guidance counselors, principals, and pupil personnel staff regarding students who have excessive absences and have not responded to the corrective efforts made by the building principal.
Maintains and communicates knowledge of current laws and regulations regarding child welfare and attendance.
Monitors the community during the school hours to locate truants.
Assists various agencies and organizations to aid students in need.
Provides projected student enrollments to the Superintendent.
Administers the tuition program/out-of-district requests
Manages student computer attendance accounting.
Assists principals in developing attendance improvement programs.
Prepares and submits all reports and records required by the State Department of Education.
Audits school enrollment, attendance, and transfer records to assure compliance with applicable laws and sound principles of accounting for student personnel.
Participates in training programs on local, state, and national levels.
Assists principal in investigating and preparing juvenile petitions for formal hearings and attends juvenile court for follow-up.
Also serves as liaison between family, court, and school system in cases where students have been delinquent outside of school.
Participates as district representative of the community FAIR team.
Participates in individual or group counseling sessions whenever requested by a member of the administration or the student personnel team and conducts/participates in case conferences and formal probational hearings.
Assumes responsibility for own professional development; for keeping current with the literature, new research findings, and improved techniques in specialized area; and for attending appropriate professional meetings.
Establishes effective working relationships with other institutions of the city, county, and state that may be of assistance to teachers, parents, or students.
Coordinates the development of district and school safety plans and acts as liaison to school safety center.
Develops and implements the Safe and Drug Free Schools.
Oversees community Education Program.
Oversees behavioral RTI.
Serves as a resource for the after-school programs.
Oversees the implementation of the Family Resource Centers and Youth Service Centers.
Chairs district calendar committee to develop school calendar for board approval.
Other duties as assigned by the Superintendent.