Position: Learning Program Manager

Location assigned by the Superintendent or designee based on district needs.

 

Applicants must meet requirements to be considered.

 

OBJECTIVE:

Under the direct supervision of the Superintendent or designee, the Learning Program Manager assists the administration in managing and administering school programs.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Representative Duties

• Assists with the development of the Master Schedule.
• Assists  in smooth  articulation with the curriculum and provides for University, Community College, and Trade School articulation.
• Development of teachers by providing input on student/teacher relations in classroom visitations and assisting with professional development.
• Participates in school-wide training, decision-making, and related activities to provide the counseling perspective to school management and staff concerning teachers, students, and parents.
• Conduct parent/teacher conferences, retention meetings, and provide graduation student counseling.

Educational Development

• Aid students in establishing educational development and goals.      
• Develop a four-year plan for all students.
• Attends all SSTs (s), EPPs (s), and 504 meetings of students in case load, acting as school administrator as needed.
• Selects schedules and assists personnel in providing services designed to meet students' individual needs.
• Evaluates student IP(s) program at each credit reporting period, making necessary changes.
• Maintains open communication with other district school sites to facilitate the best alternative program for students.
• Supervises the administration and recording of survey and test results.
• Holds formal and informal conferences with all caseload students at least once a year or more often when needed.

Career Development

• Designs and develops appropriate education programs based on students' career goals.
• Provide a system to ensure equitable dissemination of materials and information concerning colleges, jobs, scholarships, student loans, and grants to all 9-12 grade students.
• Provide orientation, career, and group activities to promote self-direction.

Personal Development

• Counsels with individual students to build positive attitudes, self-understanding, and self-reliance.
• Communicate with parents to maximize students ' social and academic adjustment, interpreting test scores, explaining school policies, and assisting in parental understanding of child development.
• Utilizes all available resources (i.e., Alternative Education, Advanced Education, Special Education, and Community Services) to meet the individual needs of each student.

Social Development

• Counsels with groups/individual students to promote confidence and interaction, solve problems, and assist in decision making.
• Services as a referral agent and consult with teachers to promote cooperative efforts.
• Serves as liaison with community agencies and organizations concerned with child welfare and attendance.
• Student, Attendance, Discipline.
• Assist students with the resolution of attendance problems.
• Supports and guides students in making healthy decisions about attendance, behavior, projected future plans, and other areas as needed by working directly with students individually and in small groups.
• Coordinates the assignment of missed work due to absence or administrative action upon request of the student or parent and refers students for Independent Study.
• Serves as a liaison with community agencies and organizations concerned with child welfare and attendance.
• Informs and counsels with families of persistent attendance offenders and implements related disciplinary measures as needed.
• Refers persistent attendance offenders to the School Attendance Review Board.

Responsibilities for Non-Counseling Duties

• Chairs schools' site committees as assigned.
• Coordinates academic support programs with Educational Options.      
• Supervises students in and out of classroom activities as assigned.
• Supervises and directs the counseling technicians and other support staff as assigned.
• Perform Certified Evaluations and non-certified Evaluations.
• Maintains accurate and timely records of student, parent, and staff contacts.
• Develops and maintains contacts with social service, law enforcement, private, and public agencies to the benefit of students.
• Meets with assigned departments or designated organizational units (i.e., teams, career schools, etc.)
• Assists in the development and delivery of the registration process for new and continuing students.
• Conduct meetings.
• Plans, organizes, and/or assists with orientation programs for feeder schools.
• Takes on an active role in interpreting the school's objectives to teachers, parents, and the community at large by maintaining high visibility at student and community events.
• Participating daily in campus supervision and student discipline.
• Confer with teachers, parents, and others who may assist in problem-solving.
• Works with teachers and other staff to improve the educational prospects of individual students being counseled.
• Supervises the preparation and processing of college scholarships and employment applications.
• Acts as community service coordinator.
• *Perform other duties as assigned or required.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES

 

Knowledge and application of guidance and counseling techniques and methods, development and maintenance of class assignments, master schedule preparation, college and university admission requirements, career preparation, planning graduation requirements, and laws relating to student counseling, guidance, and the ability to:

• Work effectively with a wide variety of organizations and with people of all socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.
• Understand, implement, and give complex oral and written directions in English.      
• Maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Compose clear, complete, and concise correspondence and reports independently using correct grammar, syntax, punctuation, and spelling.
• Demonstrate computer skills.
• Manage confidential student files and records,
• Manage time and resources to serve assigned students.
• Assist students in constructive problem solving and long-term planning.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described are representative of what an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

PROFESSIONALISM

• To be punctual and be available during official working hours.
• To comply with AAMA policies, standards, rules, regulations, and procedures.
• To take precautions to protect equipment, materials, and facilities.
• To participate responsbily in the school's improvement initiatives.
• To demonstrate timeliness and attendance for assigned responsibilities.
• To work collaboratively with other professionals and staff.
• To provide and accept evaluative feedback professionally.
• Maintains a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about school personnel.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND QUALIFICATIONS

CREDENTIALS:

Counselor Certification and/or Administrative Credential 

 

EDUCATION:

Preferred: Master's degree or equivalent from an accredited college or university.

 

EXPERIENCE:

Any combination of two years of teaching experience and/or two years of student counseling experience or administrative experience.

 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Physical requirements, in the context of employment, refer to the specific physical abilities and characteristics needed to perform a job safely and effectively. These requirements include standing and walking with the ability to stand for extended periods or walk for specific distances around the school and campus, in addition to using a computer daily. Physical requirements are the physical demands of the job, not necessarily  of Labor Statistics.