Assistant Director of Pupil Services

Position Overview

Company Name

City of Waterbury

Job Title

Description

APPLICATIONS: Can be accessed through our website at www.waterburyct.org or via www.JobAps.com/Waterbury & must be on file by 4:30 p.m. on:

EXAMPLES OF WORK: (Illustrative only)

Assists with designing and implementing appropriate assessment systems to provide data for determining the eligibility of students for special services programs programming or services;

Assists with developing and directing the orientation and induction program for new staff members, including assigning mentors;

Assists with developing annual goals and action planning for the special services program and operations;

Assists with developing procedures for referral, securing medical reports, psychological examination, and placement;

Assists with developing, monitoring and evaluating special education instructional services to ensure that the District maintains a rigorous, relevant, and results-based curriculum;

Assists with the development, evaluation, and revision of special education curriculum and instruction and assumes responsibility for the implementation of approved programs;

Assists with ensuring that special education curriculum and programs are developed, maintained, and revised on a regular basis; Assists with establishing effective liaison with the various offices and agencies within the community that may provide specialized or professional help to students and their parents, and serves as the referral agent to those offices and agencies;

Assists with establishing performance standards and conducts performance evaluations of assigned staff;

Assists with establishing procedures for placement, evaluation, assignments, and reappraisal of students with regard to the special services programs and services;

Assists with evaluating, administering, and supervising on an ongoing basis the system’s testing programs including group and individual tests for intelligence, aptitude and achievement;

Formulates, plans and implements professional development for assigned professional staff (teachers and administrators);

Assists with implementing policies and procedures and supervises personnel and coordinates activities for all aspects of the District’s psychological and mental health services;

Assists with implementing State regulations and in developing, implementing, and maintaining special education programs;

Observes and evaluates assigned administrators and staff in accordance with law and established procedures;

Assists with preparation and filing appropriate grants and claims for special services personnel approval and funding;

Assists with recruiting, screening, assigning, evaluating and training staff members for the various branches of student personnel services;

Assists in representing the District’s interests as pertains to contractual arrangements for homebound tutoring, hospital instruction, independent evaluations and private placements;

Supervises and implements, administers and directs case study services for students including the identification, diagnosis, follow-up, and referral of students with problems related to attendance, mental health, or learning disabilities;

May serve in the capacity of the Director of Pupil Services in his or her absence, as needed.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

A Master’s degree in education or related field plus eighteen (18) semester hours of graduate credit
and completion of fifty (50) school months of successful teaching or service employment as
identified in State of Connecticut, Regulation of State Board of Education, Sec. 10-145d-574 (a - f).

Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in a leadership position relating to special education and/or
related services.

Minimum of three (3) years’ continuous experience as a special education teacher and/or related
service provider.

Experience in an urban district, preferred.

Experience in special education, social work or school psychology, preferred

REQUIRED LICENSURES, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Connecticut State Board of Education certification as an Intermediate Administrator/Supervisor (092)

and endorsement in one of the following: 065, 165, 061, 070, or 071 will be required at time of
appointment.

Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a current Motor Vehicle Class D
Operator’s License with a good.

CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

Administrators in this job class must complete all State CEU requirements for re-certification.

IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION YOU MUST INDICATE ON YOUR

APPLICATION THAT AS OF THE CLOSING DATE YOU HAVE THE FOLLOWING:

COPIES OF APPLICABLE EDUCATIONAL DOCUMENTS AND LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED AT TIME OF APPLICATION

In order to verify possession of the appropriate Driver’s License and good driving history, applicants will now be required to provide the H.R. Office with a Driving History Report that is less than 30 days old. Only reports generated by the Department of Motor Vehicle will be accepted. This information will be specifically requested of the applicants at the time that a conditional offer is made. In the event that a report is not supplied within (7) seven days or the H.R. Director deems your driving history to be poor, the conditional offer may be rescinded.

Appeal Process- An applicant may appeal notice of not meeting the minimum qualifications (Civil Service Rules and Regulations, Section 3741, Subsection B, Article 9) to the Civil Service Commission within seven (7) days of the date on such notice.

THE CITY OF WATERBURY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

E.O.E. M/F/D/V

EEOP Utilization Report available upon request

Salary Range

$120000.00 -$160000.00

Job City

Waterbury

Job State

Job Country

Website

www.JobAps.com/Waterbury

Qualifications

Min. Years of Experience: 5

How to Apply

Contact Name: West, Nicholle
Contact Address: 235 Grand Street Waterbury CT 06702 United States
Contact Phone: (203) 597-3444
Contact Fax: (203) 574-6804
Email: nwest@waterburyct.org

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