Assistant Principal (24-25SY)

LOCATION / DEPT : Assigned School

REPORTS TO : Principal

FLSA Status : Exempt

Start Date : 1 / 3 / 2025; Permanent Full-Time with Full Benefits

Position Summary :

Performs difficult professional work assisting the Principal and administrators in developing and maintaining an effective educational program consistent with state and federal guidelines and the philosophy, policies, and goals of the School Board, and related work as apparent or assigned.

Work involves setting policies and goals under the direction of the Principal. Departmental supervision is exercised over Custodian, Bus Drivers, and other staff.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

• Thorough knowledge of the practices, methods, and techniques used in the administration and supervision of all facets of a school.
• Thorough knowledge of prescribed School Board and district policies, rules and procedures.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively in both oral and written formats.
• Ability to motivate others to reach their fullest potential.
• Ability to operate standard office equipment and related hardware and software.
• Ability to learn and operate specialized equipment and software based on district needs.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, parents, students, and the general public.

Qualification Requirements :

• Master's degree in education administration, or related field and considerable experience teaching, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• NC License in Principal Area

Essential Duties :

• Enforces discipline, health, safety and general welfare standards for students and staff within building.
• Observes classrooms and performs walk through; performs pre- and post-conference observations
• Facilitates and attends various meetings
• Handles attendance and truancy issues by meeting with students, conducting parent calls, etc.
• Supervises hallways, lunchrooms, etc.
• Supervises various events including athletic events and extra-curricular activities.
• Assigns, directs, trains, and reviews staff work; Evaluates staff performance, develops staff schedules, coaches and / or counsels staff, provides recommendation regarding hiring, promoting, suspending, and terminating staff.

Physical Requirements :

• This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 10 pounds of force; work occasionally requires standing, walking, sitting, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling and lifting;
• work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word;
• hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and / or to make fine distinctions in sound;

work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data; work has no exposure to environmental conditions; work is generally in a quiet location (e.

g. library, private offices).

Disclaimer :

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.

It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.