Bryant School District
Deputy Superintendent
Department: District Administration
Job Status: Full Time
FLSA Status: Exempt
Reports To: Superintendent of Schools
Grade/Level: K-12
Amount of Travel Required: Varies
Job Type: Regular
Positions Supervised: Central Office Directors; Elementary and Secondary School Principals
Work Schedule: 240-day contract. While most job responsibilities are during the day, some night activities, such as attendance at school board meetings, are required.
POSITION SUMMARY
Serve as direct assistant to the Superintendent of Schools and serve as his/her designee in the event the Superintendent is not available to perform the duties of the position. The Deputy Superintendent will assist in planning, directing, and coordinating district activities at the highest level of management within the administrative team.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Functions Statement(s)
• Confer with Superintendent, organization officials, or staff members to discuss issues, coordinate activities, or resolve problems.
• Analyze operations to evaluate performance of staff in meeting objectives or to determine areas of potential program improvement or policy change.
• Review reports submitted by staff members to recommend approval or to suggest changes.
• Supervise department heads or managers and assign or delegate responsibilities to them.
• Establish departmental responsibilities and coordinate functions among departments and sites.
• Implement corrective action plans to solve organizational or departmental problems.
• Review and analyze legislation, laws, and public policy, and recommend changes to promote and support interests of both the general population and special groups.
• Make presentations to various groups regarding policies, programs, or budgets.
• Supervise building principals and other personnel as assigned by the Superintendent.
• Collaboratively develop and implement a shared vision and mission.
• Collect and use data to identify goals, assess organizational effectiveness, and promote organizational learning.
• Promote continuous and sustainable improvement.
• Nurture and sustain a culture of collaboration, trust, learning, and high expectations.
• Develop assessment and accountability systems to monitor student progress.
• Develop the instructional and leadership capacity of staff.
• Promote the use of the most effective and appropriate technologies to support teaching and learning.
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of the instructional program.
• Promote and protect the welfare and safety of students and staff.
• Monitor requirements to meet compliance with state guidelines.
• Ensure that a program for providing quality substitute teachers is in place.
• Report to the proper authorities any cases of suspected child endangerment, neglect, or abuse.
• Adhere to all policies of the District.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Superintendent.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Competency Statement(s)
• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Adaptability - Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.
• Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.
• Applied Learning - Ability to participate in needed learning activities in a way that makes the most of the learning experience.
• Assertiveness - Ability to act in a self-confident manner to facilitate completion of a work assignment or to defend a position or idea.
• Conceptual Thinking - Ability to think in terms of abstract ideas.
• Conflict Resolution - Ability to deal with others in an antagonistic situation.
• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Decision Making - Ability to make critical decisions while following district procedures.
• Delegating Responsibility - Ability to allocate authority and/or task responsibility to appropriate people.
• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Diversity Oriented - Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type.
• Enthusiastic - Ability to bring energy to the performance of a task.
• Ethical - Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.
• Friendly - Ability to exhibit a cheerful demeanor toward others.
• Goal Oriented - Ability to focus on a goal and obtain a pre-determined result.
• Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
• Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
• Interpersonal - Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals.
• Leadership - Ability to influence others to perform their jobs effectively and to be responsible for making decisions.
• Loyal - The trait of feeling a duty to the employer.
• Management Skills - Ability to organize and direct oneself and effectively supervise others.
• Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• Presentation Skills - Ability to effectively present information publicly.
• Problem Solving - Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems.
• Relationship Building - Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and co-workers.
• Strategic Planning - Ability to develop a vision for the future and create a culture in which the long range goals can be achieved.
• Team Builder - Ability to convince a group of people to work toward a goal.
• Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Education: Master's Degree Required, Field of Study: Education
Doctorate Preferred, Field of Study: Education
Experience: Previous district-level administrative experience preferred.
Computer Skills: Shall be able to demonstrate an acceptable level of proficiency with computers and programs associated with the position.
Certifications & Licenses: Current Arkansas teaching license that is appropriate to the position.
Other Requirements:
1. Successful completion of pre-employment background checks.
2. Appropriate personal and professional conduct at all times around students, staff, and the general public.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Most job responsibilities for this position are performed in an indoor school environment that is temperature controlled (heated and cooled) according to the season. Noise levels are mostly low to moderate.
The Bryant School District has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the District reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the District may deem appropriate.
It is the policy of the Bryant School District not to discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, or disability in its educational programs, activities, or employment practices.
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