Program Administrator III - Enterprise

Job Summary

Position is responsible for the daily operation and administration of Enterprise. Incumbent is expected to lead by establishing a culture for continuous improvement. Focus all efforts to promote student achievement, advancement and youth development. Develop staff to promote employee expertise and monitor by implementing a system to determine performance and progress.

Essential Duties

• Facilitating the development, communication, implementation and evaluation of a shared vision of teaching and learning that leads to student academic success;
• Developing, advocating, and sustaining an academically rigorous, positive, and safe school climate for all stakeholders;
• Managing human resources effectively by assisting with selection and induction, and by supporting, evaluating and retaining quality instructional and support personnel;
• Supporting, managing, and overseeing the school’s organization, operation, and use of resources;
• Communicating and collaborating effectively with stakeholders to include leadership teams of all Newport News High Schools.
• Demonstrating professional standards and ethics, engaging in continuous professional development, and contributing to the profession;
• Implementing the state and local testing program;
• Selecting students for enrollment in the program and developing the master schedule to ensure student programming needs may be met;
• Designing innovative programming to nurture and extend the non-traditional characteristics of the program.
• Modeling nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills And/or Abilities Required)

• Must possess a Master’s degree and be eligible for a Virginia Postgraduate Professional License in administration and supervision;
• Must possess at least three years of successful experience as a teacher with some experience at the secondary school level. Three year’s administrative experience at the secondary school level preferred;
• Must possess a comprehensive knowledge of the current issues, principles, and practices in public secondary school education and the ability to apply them to the needs of a school;
• Must possess knowledge and effective skills in curriculum development, instructional practices, and interpretation of test data;
• Must possess the ability to assist with administering and managing the operation of a secondary program;
• Must possess the ability to plan and supervise the work of others;
• Must possess the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, parents, staff, and the public.