General Job Description: To use leadership, supervisory, and administrative skills to promote the educational development of each student.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Demonstrate foresight, examine issues and take initiative to improve the quality of education in the community.
Embrace and encourage the acceptance of diversity.
Use effective people skills to communicate.
Provide and maintain an environment where optimal student growth can take place.
Demonstrate instructional leadership.
Demonstrate an understanding of the dynamics of educational organization.
Effectively manage the resources for which he/she is responsible including personnel, finances, facilities, program and time.
Use supervision, staff development and performance evaluation to improve the educational program.
Maintain a familiarity with current educational issues through a process of ongoing personal development.
Use supervision, staff development and performance evaluation to improve the educational program. To do this, the principal follows procedures consistent with the state and local Cooperative Professional Development Plan.
Comply with all School Board policies and administrative regulations.
Complete required reports and communications throughout the year.
Participate in the hiring of new staff members.
Enhance public relations with community members, parents, staff and students.
Deal with information that is confidential regarding personnel and labor relations issues.
Additional Duties and Responsibilities:
Supervise all staff attached to the school.
Supervise all other resource and service personnel while functioning in assigned school.
Form and meet with or appoint individuals to meet with all committees in a consistent and timely manner.
Supervise extra-curricular activities.
Be able to perform the essential duties of other employees in the building including custodial, instructional, and secretarial.
Perform any other duties as assigned by the superintendent.
Qualifications:
Master's Degree
Valid New Mexico administrative license as required by the State of New Mexico.
Five years of experience in public school administration and supervision and/or teaching.
Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent may find appropriate and acceptable.
Physical Requirements:
Sitting, standing, lifting, and carrying (up to 50 pounds), climbing stairs, reaching, squatting, kneeling, and moving light furniture may be required.
Equipment/Material Handled:
Must know how to properly operate, or be willing to learn to operate, all multimedia equipment including current technology.
Work Environment:
Must be able to work within various degrees of noise, temperature, and air quality. Job responsibilities require both inside and outside assignments. Interruptions of work are routine. Flexibility and patience are required. Must be self-motivated and able to complete job assignments without direct supervision. After hours work may be required. May make site or home visits when needed and appropriate. Must be able to work under stressful conditions.