About this role
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor's degree.
• Valid Tennessee teaching certificate preferred.
• Administrative endorsement preferred, but not required.
• Must be currently employed by Bristol Tennessee City Schools.
REPORTS TO Director of Accelerated Learning and Data Analysis PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES The Project Director will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the program. This will include the following specific responsibilities:
• Build a trustworthy, working relationship with the assigned State Department program coordinator, all community agencies and all partners involved in the grant.
• Act as a liaison to provide appropriate communication needed to organize the operation of the grant. High levels of communication will be expected between the Project Director, the business office, State Department office, principals, as well as all other agencies affected by the grant.
• Facilitate the process of posting jobs and recruiting new personnel to fill the positions listed in this grant.
• Educate current Bristol Tennessee City School staff members about the LEAPS Grant and effectively present the services that are available within the new grant programs.
• Act as a liaison between the schools and the State Department and all contracted services.
• Oversee cross-training of all contracted employees that enter our schools.
• Oversee all regulatory and programmatic requirement issues related to this grant.
• Report all required information to the State Department in a timely manner.
• Performs such other duties as may reasonably be prescribed by the Director of Schools.
• Execute on-site monitoring of all programming at each school site.
• Organize on and off-site learning opportunities
• Monitor that documentation is thorough and submitted.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS This job may require lifting of objects that exceed 25 lbs. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows:
• Pushing and/or pulling
• Climbing
• Stooping and/or kneeling
• Reaching
• Talking, hearing, seeing
CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS
• Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.
• Intelligence: The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments.
• Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them.
• Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.
• Manual Dexterity: Ability to move the hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers.
• Form Perception: To make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures.
• Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color.
WORK CONDITIONS Normal working environment. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so assigned. TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT Position will continue until the end of the grant, which will last 180 days. Salary includes $25 per hour, up to 90 hours.