School Assistant Director
Denver, CO
Full Time
Laradon School
Manager/Supervisor
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Position Title: School Assistant Director
Department: School
Reporting Function: School Director
Supervisory Functions: Special Education Teachers, Specialized Service Providers, Paraprofessionals
Salary Range: $80,000-$100,000
Location: Denver, CO 80216 - 5187 Sherman St.
Laradon has been a leader in advocacy, education, and support for kids and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities for over 75 years. We are looking for talented and dedicated team members to carry our legacy forward.
If you genuinely care about providing youth and/or adults with a sense of direction and hope, then you’ll get huge satisfaction from this role. Your influence will not only impact the lives of youth and/or adults, but the community as a whole. Laradon staff work extremely hard and are challenged every day, but they play a key role in supporting the well-being of the individuals that we serve.
Job Summary:
As a member of the school leadership team, oversee daily operations of the school consistent with Laradon’s policies and procedures and requirements of regulatory agencies. Leads long and short range goals and objectives as outlined in the organization’s business plan and school improvement plan.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Supervise special education teachers, specialized service providers, and paraprofessionals
- Assist with recruitment, hiring, and retention of qualified staff.
- Serve as an ambassador and role model for Laradon to internal and external entities
- Effective written and oral communications with Laradon personnel and external entities
- Plan and facilitate staff meetings and training.
- Act as Director in their absence, including attending, facilitating, and participating in meetings.
- Oversee operations of the school related to facilities (including health and safety), technology, transportation, school lunch program, and staffing.
- Assist school director in preparation of budgets, grant applications, correspondence, policies, school improvement plan and annual business plan.
- Collect and analyze date to help staff improve effectiveness and efficiency of programs
- Assist with coordination of admissions and discharges.
- As Laradon is a small employer and employees work in a collaborative, team environment, employee must be physically present in the office to perform the different job functions.
- Maintain regular and punctual attendance.
- Ensure compliance with Colorado Department of Education and Colorado Department of Human Services.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Training:
All trainings deemed mandatory by Laradon:
- A minimum of 24 hours of approved training annually
- Orientation
- First Aid/CPR
- MANE/IR
- Safety Care Training
- Driver Improvement Training
- 20 hours of on-the-job training.
Minimum Position Requirements:
- Colorado Department of Education license with special education or specialized service provider endorsement
- Colorado Department of Education principal or special education director license preferred
- Three years of experience as a licensed teacher or provider in special education
- Supervisory/mentoring experience in an educational setting
- Physical requirements include the ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force; physical condition to enable walking, standing, sitting, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling; stamina to be on feet and active for full work days; ability to speak or exchange information in an audible manner.
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