Middle School Assistant Principal JobID: 2393
+ + Position Type:
Administration/ Middle School Principal
Date Posted:
4/12/2022
Location:
All Middle Schools
Middle School Assistant Principal
The Helena School District, is seeking a creative, progressive educational leader to serve as a Middle School Assistant Principal, located in one of America's last best places. Helena, Montana, is a recreational destination situated at the base of the Rocky Mountain's Continental Divide. The Helena School District is nationally recognized for innovative practices meeting the needs of all students. The successful candidate must be a student-first, team oriented, collaborative and experienced educational leader and must have a strong background in both academic and social-emotional learning. Qualifications: Successful experience in teaching and school administration. Demonstrated human relations and team building skills, experience in curriculum development, instructional leadership with knowledge of contemporary educational trends. Candidates must possess a master's or advanced degree from an accredited college or university. The successful candidate must possess or qualify for the appropriate Montana administrative license. Entry Salary is $96,500.00. Position serves 217 day contract. A comprehensive benefit package is also included. Required application materials include: completed district online application, cover letter, resume, copy of Montana administrative license or letter of status of licensure and college transcripts. Applications will be accepted immediately. The position will remain open until filled. Helena School District # 1 is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. District online application is available at: https://helenaschools.org/departments/human-resources/join-our-team/ (https://www.applitrack.com/helena/onlineapp/default.aspx) Contact Information: Helena Public Schools Human Resources Office 1325 Poplar Street Helena, Montana 59601 Phone: (406) 324-2012 E-mail: recruit@helenaschools.org email: recruit@helenaschools.org
Helena Public Schools Position Description
Position Title: Principal, Middle School Department: Building Reports To: Assistant Superintendent, Instruction SUMMARY: Provides instructional leadership to staff including: curriculum planning, review and implementation; and professional development. Responsible for building administration and the safety and welfare of both students and staff. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Other duties may be assigned. Interacts with students to encourage each individual to perform at their highest level. Manages all building staff personnel. Assigns teachers to classrooms and students to classes. Completes performance appraisal on staff. Resolves staff problems and provides support to teachers. Provides general supervision to students . Supervises extra curricular activities. Evaluates performance of teachers, program and staff. Provides in-service training to teachers as needed. Prepares the school budget. Maintains relations with parents, parent groups, school volunteers and outside agencies. Implements policy and procedure changes from the Board, or the State and Federal level at the building level. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Manages one subordinate supervisor who supervises a total of over 100 employees in the Middle School . Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of this unit. Also directly supervises 100 non-supervisory employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees and students; addressing complaints and resolving problems. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: M.A. and five years experience in teaching and administration. CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Valid Administrative Certificate with M.S Endorsement or special course work related to Middle School. LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. REASONING ABILITY: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES: Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory in specific field. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the community. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in this environment is quiet to loud depending upon the activity in the particular part of the day
