Student Support Administrator - Overland High School

Cherry Creek Schools•Aurora, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Student Support Administrator assists the Principal or Assistant Principal with organizational leadership, direction, supervision, operations, and accountability at the school. The role implements school practices, procedures, and policies to advance the school’s educational philosophy, goals, and objectives, as well as the District’s mission and strategic initiatives. The administrator supports the growth and academic achievement of all students and assists with human resource management, while inspiring vision, motivating instructional excellence, and modeling service-oriented administration to meet the goals of Future Forward. The position helps maintain a positive, safe, and academically supportive environment through active supervision and student behavior monitoring. It also supports student achievement and progress toward graduation, staff development and evaluation, school improvement and accountability, and productive relationships among students, staff, families, and community partners. The role primarily works indoors in a normal school district environment and includes frequent standing and walking, with occasional bending, reaching, lifting, pulling, and pushing. Light work may involve lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Colorado Department of Education (CDE) Principal license.
Three years of certified teaching experience.
Criminal background check and fingerprinting required for hire.
Basic knowledge of typical office equipment, including telephones, copiers, fax machines, and email.
Basic knowledge of special education issues.
Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Intermediate knowledge of effective school discipline and restorative justice practices.
Intermediate knowledge of academic curriculum and effective instructional strategies, including innovation.
Intermediate organizational skills.
Intermediate human relations, relationship-building, and leadership skills.
Advanced skills in public relations, conflict resolution, and problem solving.
Advanced verbal and written communication skills.
Advanced interpersonal relations skills.
Advanced planning skills.
Ability to create collaborative relationships with students, staff, parents or guardians, and the community.
Ability to promote and follow Board of Education policies, District policies, and building and department procedures, protocols, and guidelines.
Light work strength level, including lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds.
Frequent standing and walking; occasional bending, reaching, lifting, pulling, and pushing.
Close, distance, color, and peripheral vision; visual concentration, depth perception, ability to adjust focus, and eye-hand coordination.

Nice To Haves

Experience as an administrator, director, manager, supervisor, certified classroom teacher, certified coordinator or coordinator on special assignment or teacher on special assignment with scope of practice beyond one school building, certified instructional coach, dean of students, certified assistant to the principal, campus administrator, school assistant principal, or school principal.
Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Racially conscious and culturally competent, with the skill, will, capacity, and knowledge to commit to a culture of continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Maintain a positive, safe educational environment during and outside the school day and at school events through active supervision.
Supervise and monitor student behavior, including during lunch, in hallways, and at after-school and evening extracurricular activities; support MTSS when applicable; and use effective discipline and restorative practices to promote social-emotional learning and psychological safety.
Recruit, hire, evaluate, and promote or discipline assigned staff; assess staffing needs; support development of individual and school goals and priorities; and plan and provide staff development and training.
Apply federal and state statutes, district policies, and school rules consistently, fairly, and ethically.
Develop positive working relationships with parents, teachers, counselors, students, administrators, outside agencies, and other constituents.
Work with diverse students and staff to support individual success.
Support and promote student achievement and progress toward graduation through student conferences, interventions, and school-based support systems.
Provide leadership in the school accountability and improvement process.
Inspire a vision and motivate staff in instructional excellence and innovation strategies.
Perform other duties as assigned or requested.