CRAVEN COUNTY SCHOOLS

Assistant Principal

Position Description

Position Title:  Assistant Principal
Reports to: Principal

Terms of Employment:  10 +1 months, full time
Pay Grade:  See state salary scale
Pay Range:  See state salary scale
FLSA Status:  Exempt

Nature of Work

The assistant principal serves as a member of the administrative team to develop and implement the total school program.

Education and Experience

• Master’s degree in School Administration

Certification and Licensure Requirements (if applicable):

• Must hold a Principal license or be eligible for a provisional license

Essential Functions/Typical Tasks

• Pre-Class Organization: assists to implement student orientation and registration
• Planning the School Program: assists in the development and establishing of the school goals and objectives and the planning of the schools instructional program.
• Implementing the School Program: assists to provide direction to staff in implementing goals and objectives, interacts and meets with staff to assist in their development.
• Evaluation and Remediation of the School Program: assists in the evaluation of the school program and of staff and assists to initiate needed improvements.
• Involving the Staff in Budget Allocations: involves the staff in setting budget
• Keeping Professionally Competent: acts to upgrade own professional knowledge and skills.
• Coordinating Budgets and Schedules: assists in the preparation and management of budgets and schedules and in the coordination and implementation of the co-curricular program.
• Handling Disciplinary Procedures: assists to define and disseminate information about school disciplinary policies and procedures to parents, students, staff, and community.
• Coordinating and Communicating the Schools Formal Structure: communicates and carries out established policies, delegates and accepts responsibility for completion of tasks and communicates program goals, objectives, and policies to the community.

• Coordinating School Services and Resources: assists in supervising and maintaining auxiliary services and uses community resources to supplement the school program. 
• Facilitating Organizational Efficiency: promotes and maintains open communications, positive student attitudes, respects dignity, worth of staff, students, and complies with established lines of authority.  
• Assisting in Record Keeping: assists in completion of records and reports and in the supervision and inventory of necessary supplies, textbooks, equipment, and materials.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Assists to implement student orientation and registration activities.
• Assists in the development and establishment of the school's goals and objectives and the planning of the school's instructional program.
• Assists to provide direction to staff in implementing goals and objectives and interacts and meets with staff to assist in their development.
• Assists in the evaluation of the school program and of staff and assists to initiate needed improvements.
• Involves the staff in setting budget prior ities.
• Acts to upgrade own professional knowledge and
• Assists in the preparation and management of budgets and schedules and in the coordination and implementation of the co-curricular program.
• Assists to define and disseminate information about school discipline policy and procedures to parents, students, staff, and
• Communicates and carries out established policies, delegates and accepts responsibility for completion of tasks and communicates program goals, objectives, and policies to the community.
• Assists in supervising and maintaining auxiliary service and uses community resources to supplement the school program.
• Promotes and maintains open communications, positive student attitudes, respects dignity, worth of staff, students and complies with established lines of
• Assists in completion of records and reports and in the supervision and inventory of necessary supplies, textbooks, equipment, and materials.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS 

• The usual and customary methods of performing the job’s functions require the following  physical demands: some lifting (up to 20 pounds), carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; significant  manual dexterity, ability to perform keyboarding tasks, sufficient hearing and speaking ability  for normal voice level conversations, telephone conversations, and to hear and speak to be  understood in indoor and outdoor settings. The job includes 40% sitting, 40% walking, and 20%  standing. This job is performed in a school environment that may include indoor and outdoor  duties.  

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 for this job. Your submission for this position indicates that you have read the above position description of the job for which you are being recommended. In addition, you are indicating that you are aware of the essential duties of the position and that you can perform the essential functions of the job. You agree to perform each of the duties identified on this job description and understand that failure to perform any of the duties may lead to reprimand up to and including dismissal by the Craven County Schools.

In compliance with Federal Law, Craven County Schools administers all education programs, employment activities and admissions without discrimination against any person on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age or disability.