Education Administrator, - Eckerd Connects

Do you enjoy working outdoors? Do you have a passion for helping people, or you love to see youth and young adults work hard to reach their full potential? Want to provide at-risk-youth with the tools to begin their process of change and be successful?

Come work with us as our Education Administrator, and contribute to the positive transformation of the at-risk teens in our adolescent residential academy program located in Yanceyville, NC, and give them a second chance to succeed. We are seeking employees who are passionate about serving and making a difference in the lives of others.

Make more than a Living, Make a Difference

We are proud to offer:

• Low-Cost Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 19 days of Paid Time Off the first year
• 11 paid holidays
• Retirement savings plan with employer match up to 5%
• Flexible spending accounts
• Paid short-term and long-term disability
• Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary term life insurance

Extra Benefits:

• Meals provided when on duty

Salary Range: $60,000 to $65,000

Position Concept

Coordinate the development and implementation of the educational policies, program, curriculum activities, and budgets at the Yanceyville NC Residential Programs, in a manner that promotes the educational development of each student and the professional development of each staff member. Provide educational leadership to the Yanceyville NC Residential programs by establishing a continuous educational improvement planning process that focuses on improving student outcomes. Supervise the delivery of the Yanceyville NC Residential educational programs ensuring compliance with applicable policies, procedures, laws, standards and regulations promulgated by the NC Department of Public Instruction and alignment with Eckerd programs and organizational improvement plans.

Essential Functions

Vision and Purpose

• Establish and communicate a shared vision, purpose, and direction for the Yanceyville NC Residential education programs that focuses on improving student outcomes and program effectiveness.
• Conceptualize the broad goals of the Yanceyville NC Residential education programs and plan, monitor, review and revise them accordingly.

Educational Leadership

• Coordinate development of facility-based policies and procedures used to carry out the daily routine of the Yanceyville NC Residential educational programs.
• Define responsibilities and accountability of teachers and education support staff at the Yanceyville NC Residential programs to ensure compliance with established policies and procedures, and applicable local, state, and federal laws, standards and regulations.
• Provide leadership and oversight to the Yanceyville NC Residential programs for state specific school approval and SACSCASI accreditation processes, as appropriate to each facility.

Curriculum and Instruction

• Coordinate the thematic integration of subject matter and supervise the implementation of the established curriculum based on clearly defined state standards at the Yanceyville NC Residential programs.
• Monitor the instructional programs at the Yanceyville NC Residential campuses to ensure a positive learning climate is established, students are actively engaged in meaningful and relevant activities, and instructional strategies and activities are research-based, reflective of best practice and differentiated to meet individual student needs.
• Work actively with instructional staffs at the Yanceyville NC Residential programs to coordinate the use of effective classroom management and organizational strategies to maximize time students are actively engaged in learning activities.
• Supervise the development, implementation, and revision of personal education plans at the Yanceyville NC Residential campuses for all program students, to include IEP’s, as required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
• Supervise the implementation of the Exceptional Student Education (ESE) programs at the Yanceyville NC Residential programs to ensure compliance with state and federal IDEA regulations.

Assessment

• Coordinate with instructional and support staffs the administration of standardized and diagnostic testing, as required at the NC Yanceyville Residential campuses.
• Develop and implement a system at the Yanceyville NC Residential programs to monitor, document, and analyze student performance and outcome data, and use results to improve outcomes

Communication

• Establish effective interdepartmental collaboration to ensure integration of education throughout all elements of the Therapeutic Program.
• Establish and maintain positive and collaborative working relationships with students, parents, staff and community stakeholders to support student learning, to enhance the educational program, and to facilitate quality transitional services

Quality Improvement

• Provide leadership to the program’s process for establishing, implementing, and monitoring a continuous process of improvement that focuses on student performance.

Resources and Support Systems

• Assist in development, implementation, review and evaluation of Federal Programs (Title I, Title II, IDEA) and Grant Projects, as appropriate to facility.
• Assist in the preparation and administration of educational budgets; ensure necessary instructional materials, supplies and equipment are up-to-date, functional, appropriate for the purpose intended, and in sufficient numbers to support the educational program and implement its plans for improvement.
• Establish and supervise the maintenance of a secure, accurate, complete, and compliant student record keeping system that monitors student progress.
• Coordinate and supervise the maintenance of safe, clean, orderly, and engaging learning environments
• Providing support, mentoring, counseling, feedback, coaching and instruction to education staff in fulfilling their job responsibilities, to include the completion of annual performance appraisals.
• Provide activities that will facilitate the professional growth of the staff and enhance the quality of the instructional program.
• Participate in a continuous program of professional development that supports achievement of the program’s improvement goals.
• Complete all training, in-service and staff development requirements as set forth by Eckerd and it’s contracting, licensing, accrediting and state teacher certification agencies.

Position Specifications

Education: Master’s degree, from an accredited College or University, required in Education Leadership or Education Administration, Bachelor’s degree in Elementary or Secondary Education, Special Education, Curriculum and Instruction, or Counseling. North Carolina Standard Professional II teaching license required and Highly Qualified in a Middle or High School core subject area. Prefer Highly Qualified certification in Special Education.

Experience: Three to five years of successful teaching experience required, working with middle or high school students who were identified as at-risk, and/or having learning difficulties and/or special education needs. Prefer five years’ experience teaching and/or supervising other teachers.

Skills: Supervisory, analytical, excellent verbal and written communication, self-motivation, collaborative, resourceful, flexible, creative, objective, interpersonal skills initiative, problem solving, decision making, organization, planning and critical judgment skills. Basic skills instruction, development and use of learning and media centers, experiential and special education, and supervisory knowledge. Ability to learn and use various instructional technology software programs and equipment.

Other: Must interface effectively at all organization levels, commitment to professional standards and personal development. Must successfully pass a background screening process, including, but not limited to, state, local, and funder criminal background check requirements. Required to pass a drug screen in compliance with our Substance Abuse and Drug-Free Workplace policy.

Travel: Must be able to meet requirements for Eckerd’s Auto Insurance and be able to drive for business purposes. Must have and maintain appropriate and valid state driver’s license.

Physical Demands: Requires extended periods of walking/sitting/standing; Depending on the assigned program/facility, position may also occasionally expose incumbent to working outdoors for extended periods of time, and exposure to the elements; Incumbent may occasionally lift/move up to 25 pounds. Ability to restrain youth in accordance with approved techniques. Must be free of communicable diseases as defined by state and to the extent that knowledge is attainable under the law.

*This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person assigned to this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties that may be performed by a person so classified.

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Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Inc. ("Eckerd Connects") is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Eckerd Connects is a drug-free workplace and utilizes E-verify to confirm employment eligibility.

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