PROGRAM SPECIALIST, SCHOOL TRANSFORMATION OFFICE

Salary Schedule

To coordinate, provide and make available desired expertise in the best practices of instruction and curriculum research-based strategies to help schools achieve desired priorities in response to needs and disparities identified at the school and classroom level.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution required. Master’s degree preferred. Ed Leadership or related education areas preferred.
2. Valid Florida teaching certificate or have applied to obtain a Florida teaching certificate.
3. One (1) year coaching or teacher leader experience to include leading professional learning and using coaching competences.
4. Three (3) years of teaching required.
5. A proven track record in increasing student outcomes in a fragile school preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of teaching and learning processes. Knowledge of organization and management theory and practice. Knowledge and commitment to decentralized decision-making and accountability for results that facilitate creative processes toward achievement of district expected results. Knowledge and understanding of the distinction between line and staff positions and functions within an organization. Knowledge of best practices in instruction and curriculum research-based strategies. Ability to work and communicate effectively with people to focus resources (both human and financial) toward the achievement of district expected results. Ability to plan and conduct professional development training for teachers and administrators. 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 goal.

REPORTS TO: Principal Leader

SUPERVISES: Administrative Support; Instructional Personnel

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:
∗ Manifest a professional code of ethics and values.
∗ Respond to internal and external customers in a timely, accurate, courteous, and empathetic manner representing OCPS in a positive light.
∗ Model the routine, intentional and effective use of technology in daily work, including communications, organization, and management tasks.
∗ Assist in directing and supervising the staff in terms of their performance responsibilities and productivity in achieving the district's priorities and results.
∗ Develop and conduct training for school staff related to implementation of instructional best practices with particular emphasis on minority and gender achievement gap.
∗ Provide, upon request, consultations to schools on implementation of best practices in instruction and curriculum.
∗ Serve as liaison with district School Transformation Office units to assure consistency of best practices and planning and collaboration required for district-wide consistency and standardization.
∗ Facilitate, upon request, communication with schools and staff resolving problems and critical issues.
∗ Keep Principal Leader informed of critical issues and incidents within his/her area of responsibility about which the supervisor should be aware.
∗ Follow the district’s policies and procedures as related to all HRMD guidelines and the district’s instructional initiatives.
∗ 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, attend 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.

Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.

* Essential Performance Responsibilities

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.

11/18/2024