SENIOR ADMINISTRATOR, CTE AND ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Salary Schedule

To provide quality educational and family services through the career and technical and adult education programs and to assist the senior director in managing the district and its human and material resources.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Master’s degree from an accredited institution.


2. Certificated as a Vocational Director or Adult Education Administrator or in Educational Leadership in the State of Florida.


3. Five (5) years of successful teaching experience in Secondary, a vocational certified program area or Adult Education.


4. Demonstrated success working with and through people, in establishing goals, objectives, and action plans to produce expected results.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: 
Knowledge of teaching and learning processes. Knowledge of organization and management theory and practice. Knowledge and commitment to shared decision-making and accountability for results that facilitate creative processes toward achievement of district goals. Knowledge of adult education theory and practice, school budget development and implementation, finance, and support services delivery systems. Ability to work and communicate effectively with people to focus resources (both human and financial) toward the achievement of district goals. Ability to promote career and technical education and adult education through interaction with the community, organizations, agencies, and business and industry. Knowledge of and ability to work with labor relations and collective bargaining agreements. Ability to facilitate group processes in consensus building, conflict resolution, planning and decision-making. Understands that quality teaching and learning are the essential processes and product of public schools and has the ability to focus human and financial resources toward this end.

REPORTS TO: Senior Director, Senior Director of Career and Technical Education

SUPERVISES: Teachers and classified staff at the district office as assigned by the Senior Director

MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT:
Machines, tools, equipment, electronic devices, vehicles, etc., used in this position. Telephone, Computer, (Personal Computer and Mainframe), Automobile, Copier

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Describes physical conditions of this position.

Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated as Light Work.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY:
Physical activities of this position. Percent of a typical day involved in each applicable activity is noted. 

Percentage
70 Sitting: Resting with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs.
10 Standing: Assuming an upright position on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.
10 Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.
5 Bending: Lowering the body forward from the waist. 
5 Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
5 Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position through the use of the upper extremities and back muscles exerting up to 10 pounds of force.
80 Finger Dexterity: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm.
70 Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
90 Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed accurately, loudly or quickly.
90 Hearing Acuity: The ability to perceive speech and other environmental sounds at normal loudness levels.
90 Visual Acuity: The power to see at a level which allows reading of numbers and text, operation of equipment, inspection of machines, etc.

Note: Will total more than 100 percent as several activities may be performed at one time.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
Conditions the worker will be subject to in this position.

Indoors and Outdoors: The worker is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Manifests a professional code of ethics and values.
* Responds to internal and external customers in a timely, accurate, courteous and empathetic manner representing OCPS in a positive light.
* Models the routine, intentional and effective use of technology in daily work, including communications, organization and management tasks.
* Direct, oversee and evaluate district staff assigned to the career and technical and adult education section in terms of their effect in supporting education programs at the technical centers.
* As directed by and delegated by the Senior Director, assume responsibility and accountability for planning, developing and implementing with and through the staff, programs, activities and functions designed to achieve tech center and district priorities.
* Analyze programs, activities and functions under his/her supervision to identify disparities between what is (current condition) and what ought to be (desired condition) and working through people to develop plans to eradicate the disparities as they relate to tech center goals and district priorities
* Administer the budgets for assigned work locations
* As designated by the Senior Director, recruit, supervise and evaluate full- and part-time instructional staff in terms of their performance and responsibilities in the achievement of tech center goals and district priorities.
* Work with teachers and staff members to identify problems and issues (disparities) for which they may need expertise and support services for their won training and development to effectively address the problems and issues (disparities).
* Ensure compliance with district/state/federal requirements for designated areas of responsibility including completion points (LCPs and OCPs) and other performance-based outcomes.
* Assess business, industry and community requirements and incorporate strategies in programs to ensure that completers are employable and maximize funding through the performance-based funding system.
* Assess business, industry and community requirements and incorporate strategies to provide effective Career and Technical Education programs and other efforts to meet established needs at both on and off campus locations.
* Maintain visibility in the community and be recognized as an educational leader who is responsive to needs of centers and the community. 
* Serve as a member of the Senior Director’s leadership team and participate in the district’s planning, development and evaluation.
* Follow the district’s policies and procedures as related to all HRMD guidelines, executive limitations, the district’s instructional initiatives, and the school district’s charter guidelines.
* Follow the district’s policies and procedures as related to fixed assets. 
* Develop leadership in subordinates. 
* Responsible for keeping up to date on current technology being used by OCPS. With the support of the district, attends training to ensure skill level in various technologies is at the level required to perform in current position. 
* Responsible for maintaining timely and accurate information and accountable for the quality of information maintained by those they supervise.
* Responsible for self-development and keeping up to date on current research, trends and best practices relevant to the area of responsibility.

* Essential Performance Responsibilities

Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Non-bargaining unit compensation plan, twelve months, 8.0 hours per day.

EVALUATION:
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on evaluation of personnel.