Greenwood School District 50 Position Description

POSITION TITLE: Assistant Director of Career and Technology Education Center

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Reports To: Director

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SUMMARY: Provides students enrolled in the career and technology education program with education and training of sufficient excellence to enable them upon graduation to enter the job market with well-developed skills, varied intellectual interests and sufficient understanding and curiosity to continue their growth and maturation as workers and as individuals.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. Other duties may be assigned.

· Helps to administer a comprehensive Career and Technology Education (CATE) program.

· Maintains a close working relationship with Greenwood School District 51 and Greenwood School District 52.

· Maintains a close working relationship with community and state agencies, area industries and businesses in order to provide training that is consistent with the needs of our community.

· Maintains current knowledge of all rules and regulations affecting career and technology education.

· Advises and assists in obtaining state and federal funds for career, technology, and technical education programs.

· Assists with the responsibility for the collections, review and submission of all forms and reports relative to career and technology education to state agencies.

· Helps to coordinate the gathering, selecting, and analysis of data with respect to jobs available to local high school graduates.

· Assists with the coordination of all cooperative programs in the schools.

· Helps to interpret the CATE program to the public.

· Assists with arranging and directing inservice education for the staff.

· Makes recommendations to the Director for long-term adjustments, changes, additions, and deletions in the CATE program to meet changing job trends and needs.

· Assists in the recruitment and screening of CATE teachers.

· Attends and participates in the affairs of professional societies devoted to the advancement of CATE.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Manages employees in the school when the principal is absent.

· Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the school in the principal’s absence.

· 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; 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:

S.C. Certificate in school administration; Master’s Degree or higher, and a minimum of 5 years teaching experience; CATE teaching experience preferred

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to respond to common inquired or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies or members of the business community. Ability to effectively present information to administrators, top management, public groups/community, and Board of Education.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plain and solid geometry and trigonometry.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:

Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory in specific field. Ability to develop effective working relationships with the community, staff and students. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and the 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 or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception. The employee must be able to hear the difference between bells, buzzers, beeps, horns, etc. The employee frequently communicates through speech.

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 the work environment is quiet to loud depending upon the activity in the particular part of the day and location.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.