Substitute Administrator Eligibility Pool (2025-26)
About The Position
BASIC FUNCTIONS: Enable all children to achieve at high levels. Ensure that every child receives an excellent, free, public education. Lead teachers, staff and community members in creating a collaborative learning community. REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES: (Incumbents may perform any combination of the essential functions shown below. This position description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, knowledge, or abilities associated with this classification, but is intended to accurately reflect the principal job elements) All of the functions listed below are essential. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Improve student achievement by nurturing excellent teaching and learning and building a safe and supportive student culture. Supervise students and staff. Use data to inform decisions about instruction. Distribute leadership across staff, students. Manage and evaluate staff using sound methods. Engage parents in student learning and site functioning. Develop and empower teams. Build trust to facilitate change. Plan strategically. Schedule and manage effectively. Manage personal and staff time and priorities. Build and maintain network of support outside the school.
Requirements
- Any combination of education and/or experience equivalent to: Master’s Degree or higher from an accredited college or university with graduate courses and minimum of three (3) years teaching experience
- Valid California driver’s license
- Valid Clear Administrative Services Credential for California authorizing service as a principal
- Employment eligibility that may include fingerprints, health (TB) and/or other employment clearance
- California content frameworks and standard
- Numerous, proven, successful instructional practices
- Leadership skills, management strategies and community building techniques
- Local policies, state and federal laws relating to minors
- Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint
- Provide effective instructional leadership
- Create a nurturing and safe learning based on high expectations for all students
- Develop collaborative, professional learning communities
- Analyze data and use it to make decisions
- Provide professional development and coaching to teachers
- Distribute leadership among administrators, teachers, staff, parents, students & community members
- Effectively manage staffing, budget, facility, and other administrative responsibilities
- Build and lead the school community in attaining community, school –based, district, state and federal goals
- Use relational databases, web-based tools, the internet and other technologies
- Calmly and efficiently handle crises and solve problems
- Effectively communicate orally and in writing
- Manage competing priorities and time.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in Oakland Unified Schools is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Improve student achievement by nurturing excellent teaching and learning and building a safe and supportive student culture.
- Supervise students and staff.
- Use data to inform decisions about instruction.
- Distribute leadership across staff, students.
- Manage and evaluate staff using sound methods.
- Engage parents in student learning and site functioning.
- Develop and empower teams.
- Build trust to facilitate change.
- Plan strategically.
- Schedule and manage effectively.
- Manage personal and staff time and priorities.
- Build and maintain network of support outside the school.
