Assistant Superintendent/Executive Director

Mitchell County Schools
Assistant Superintendent/Executive Director
Start Date: 6/1/2024
General Definition of Work
Under limited supervision, performs a variety of supervisory and administrative tasks directing and carrying out the tasks and goals of Mitchell County Schools.
Duties and Responsibilities May Include:

• Career and Technical Education Director- Plans, develops, and implements a comprehensive program for students in career and technical education
• Works with the Athletic Director to oversee the grades 6-12 athletic program
• Ensures schools have a plan for emergencies and school safety and works with local agencies to prepare for emergency situations
• Develops and executes maintenance and construction programs and supervises maintenance department staff
• Works closely with various school officials and department heads to determine current and future needs
• Responsible for all aspects of identification, planning, development, budgeting and execution of projects associated with maintenance and repair of school facilities
• Enforces state, local, and school system policies and standards
• Serves as liaison for Mitchell County Schools with Mayland Community College
• Works with the Mitchell/Avery YMCA to oversee Afterschool Program
• Drop-out Prevention
• High School Curriculum and Student Services
• Title IX
• Student Transfers
• OCR-CRDC
• Grant-Writing
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Must be able to:

• Prepare, read and comprehend a variety of job related forms, reports, spreadsheets, maps, plans, records, documentation and correspondence in all languages required by the job
• Understand and conform to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction and style
• Speak to individuals or groups of people with poise, voice control and confidence
• Respond adequately to inquiries and complaints
• Write using standard convention in all languages required by the job
• Apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
• Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagrammatic form
• Communicate effectively and efficiently in all languages required by the job using whatever communication device or system is required
• use/interpret job related terminology, mathematical formulas and functions effectively and efficiently
• Deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions
• Perform under stress, deal with persons acting under stress and adapt when confronted with emergency situations
• Be sensitive to cultural differences among individuals and groups of persons
• Operate a motor vehicle
• Operate/use a variety of automated office machines and other office equipment
• operate/use a variety of printing/graphic arts machines
• operate/use a variety of audiovisual/electronic machines and devices
• operate/use a variety of communication machines/equipment/devices
• operate/use a variety of job specific machines/equipment

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Education related field
• Current license as a principal or CTE program area
• 5 years of work experience within the past 8 years (Teacher, CTE Support Services, Supervisory, or Administrative Experience)
• A minimum of two years supervising or administering Career and Technical Education Programs (Examples include program area director (secondary, elementary, curriculum, EC, AIG, testing/accountability, ESL, student services, human resources, technology), assistant/associate superintendent, superintendent, assistant principal, or required
• Hold or willing to obtain Career and Technical Education Director License

How to Apply
Internal applicants should submit a letter of interest to Chad Calhoun and Jennifer Gregory by Wednesday, January 10, 2024. Applicants outside Mitchell County Schools should submit an application found at www.mcsnc.org by Wednesday, January 10, 2024.
DISCLAIMER
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.