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JOB SUMMARY:

The Adult High School Director provides a hands-on approach in directing, planning, managing, and coordinating the educational goals and vision of the school. The Director meets desired outcomes in the areas of operations, curriculum, personnel management, and development, in accordance with the principles of Goodwill’s Excel Center Adult High School. Accountability is measured both internally and externally by state and local standards. The Director supervises and manages faculty and staff, creates and maintains a safe and secure educational environment for staff/students, and manages the fiscal activities of the school. The position works with the leadership of Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, Inc. (GIC) in establishing school goals. The Director is heavily involved with strategic planning within a fast-paced, high-change environment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Works directly with the Chief Mission Officer to develop and implement school-wide goals around graduation outcomes, enrollment needs, student achievement, retention, etc.
• Develops graduation and school accountability goals for school success.
• Strategizes and makes adjustments to ensure goals are met.
• Establishes internal and external partnerships to enhance student achievement and post-secondary outcomes.
• Ensures a high rate of graduates receiving dual credits and/or approved certifications.
• Reviews graduate data to make adjustments to the college and career programming of the school.
• Tracks school and student data to drive goals for improvement. Develops interventions and professional development in support of improvement goals.
• Sets and maintains a high-performance culture for staff and students. Monitors monthly budgets to drive conclusions about students, staffing, and the building.
• Forecasts future needs and expenses to manage and achieve monthly and yearly budgets.
• Ensures all state and GIC reporting requirements are completed in a timely manner.
• Maintains compliance with all legal, regulatory, and Authorizer obligations of a school leader and special populations to ensure all students are being served.
• Proactively manages student recruitment/outreach opportunities to meet enrollment goals.
• Manages the student orientation process to maximize the number of enrolling students.
• Strategizes and makes adjustments to ensure retention of students every term.
• Builds an effective Excel Center team by promoting job opportunities, establishing a prospect network, interviewing applicants, and selecting qualified candidates for position openings.
• Utilizes staff evaluation and staff input to identify strengths and areas of improvement.
• Implements professional development, training, goal setting, and succession plans for all staff throughout the school year.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, human relations, social work, rehabilitation counseling, education, or related fields required.
• Five years of supervisory experience in an educational environment required
• Three years of teaching and/or school-based Counselor, or Administrator experience required.
• Three years of experience working with students with diverse learning styles, learning differences, behavioral health disabilities and/or other barriers traditional to educational attainment preferred.

SCOPE OF SUPERVISION:

• Directly supervises lead teacher, lead coach, college and career readiness coordinator and administrative staff; Typically 5 – 7 full time employees

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Maryland Advanced Professional Certificate preferred
• Must possess a current valid driver’s license and be fully insured according to Maryland law.

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.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Industry Standards - Displays a working knowledge of the Maryland College and Career Ready Standards, Common Core State Standards, and knowledge of disciplinary literacy.
• Proven Leadership - Leads, develops, and gets results for a team, department, and organization through qualities of integrity, accountability, empathy, humility, resilience, vision, influence, and positivity, ideally in a school leadership role managing professionals.
• Communication Skills - Articulates thoughts and expresses ideas effectively using oral, written, visual, and non-verbal communication skills, as well as listening skills to comprehend others' needs. Delivers information in person, in writing, and in a digital world.
• Organizational Aptitude - Plans and attends to details and pursues quality in accomplishing multiple tasks in an organized and timely fashion. Exhibits careful attention to detail and follow-through.
• Technical Knowledge – Has working knowledge of computer applications, including MS Office, as well as student information systems.
• Informed Decision-Making - Identifies and comprehends issues, problems, and opportunities; compares data from different sources to draw conclusions; uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; takes action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
• Information Monitoring/Reporting/Design - Creates, collects, reviews, and maintains information to manage or improve the achievement of learning goals.
• Adaptability- Maintains effectiveness when experiencing shifts in priorities; adjusts effectively while maintaining a positive learning environment.

Demonstrated Leader Competencies

• Functional/technical skills
• Intellectual horsepower
• Comfort around higher management
• Managerial courage
• Motivating others
• Organizational agility
• Managing and measuring work
• Developing direct reports and others

Demonstrated Professional Competencies

• Presentation skills, including knowledge and use of software
• Written communications
• Conflict management
• Self-knowledge
• Time management
• Technical learning
• Ethics and values
• Work/life balance
• Compassion
• Drive for results
• Peer relationships

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

X Light

Lifting up to 20 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying objects weighing up to 10 pounds. May be required to regularly stand for extended periods of time, walk, reach with hands/arms with full range of motion, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, push or pull. Regularly required to talk and hear. Frequently required to use hands and fingers to hold, handle and feel objects, knobs, keys and/or buttons.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

Travel is defined as travel to all areas within Goodwill’s territory (Cecil, Harford, Baltimore, Howard, and Anne Arundel Counties, Baltimore City and the entire Eastern Shore of Maryland). In some cases, long-distance travel, including overnights may be required but is typically planned in advance. In some cases, travel may be unplanned.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

X Limited

General office environment where the employee is infrequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, wet and/or humid conditions, fumes, airborne particles or outside weather conditions. The noise level is usually quiet.