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Trimble County Public Schools Position/Job Description District Community Educator
220 DAYS 7 HOURS A DAY
Purpose: To direct the community education program including adult and student enrichment, high school completion, preschool, summer school, and senior citizens. To develop and manage programs, ensure a balanced budget, and assess community needs. Reports To: Assistant Superintendent Qualifications:
• High School Diploma
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing with parents, students and faculty.
• Demonstrate people skills to indicate ability to function in a team oriented environment.
Administrative Responsibilities:
• Report to the district assistant superintendent about all community education operational procedures and program activities.
• Adhere to school board policies in program development and implementation.
• Facilitate the full participation of the community education advisory council in the community education process and program development.
• Coordinate the utilization of school facilities and resources to provide programs and services needed by the community.
• Establish a process to ensure optimal home-school-community cooperation, e.g., parent involvement, interagency collaboration, and community partnerships.
• Develop and implement a plan for maintaining a harmonious relationship with school administrators, faculty, and staff.
• Evaluate and document the effectiveness of the community education process for involving the community.
Program Responsibilities:
• Coordinate the development of community education programs that benefit community members of all ages, interests, and needs.
• Work with the community advisory council during all stages of program development.
• Design and implement community wide needs and resource assessments that will provide information not already available. (Community assessment should be a continuous process.)
• Coordinate programs and services based on the information obtained from the community.
• Establish enrollment procedures and fee schedules for classes and activities.
• Develop and obtain approval of the program budget.
• Seek additional resources, when needed, to supplement expanded community programs and services.
• Assist the school instructional staff in the development and operation of programs capable of enriching the P-12 curriculum.
• Establish and maintain comprehensive record keeping, reporting, and evaluation procedures.
• Meet deadlines with severe time constraints.
• Work irregular or extended work hours to implement community programs and services.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Assistant Superintendent and/or Designee.
Communication Responsibilities:
• Develop and implement a plan for informing all school district personnel about community education before programs are begun.
• Keep administrators and staff members of each school informed about programs scheduled in their building. Include them in the planning process when possible.
• Devise a plan for mediating differences among P-12 programs and those sponsored by community education or other agencies.
• Develop and implement plans for enlisting and maintaining the support of community groups, service agencies, news media, community leaders, and others in the community.
• Plan and implement a marketing campaign for community education programs, classes, and activities.
• Coordinate activities that will develop community awareness of the philosophy and goals of community education.
Physical Requirements:
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, twist, and reach
• Ability to push, pull, or lift exerting up to 30 pounds of force
• Grasping – applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Repetitive Motion – substantial and continuous movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Talking – expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
• Hearing Acuity – perceiving speech and other environmental sounds at normal loudness levels.
• Visual Acuity – seeing at a level which allows reading of numbers and text, operation of equipment, inspection of machines, etc.
• Vision
• Color - ability to identify and distinguish colors
• Peripheral – observing an area that can be seen up and down or right and left when eyes are fixed on a given point. Days of Employment: 220 days/7.25 hours per day (unless otherwise specified by district/school needs) Salary: Commensurate with the school district's Community Educator Salary Schedule Note: This description of responsibilities in each domain – administrative, program, and communication - is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed a declaration of what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct or control the work of employees under his/her supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of a similar kind or level of difficulty with the job description. Board Approval: __________________________ Date