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SalaryPosting Date
02/13/24Application Deadline
02/27/24Pay Range
$62,400 - $97,500 annuallySalary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. This position is not eligible for overtime compensation.
Job Type
UnclassifiedDepartment
County School SuperintendentAbout the Position
While the global pandemic has resulted in dramatically slowed academic progress for K-12 students, we are poised to launch lasting and impactful solutions! The Learning Acceleration Specialist (LAS) holds the keys to unlocking teachers’ and students’ potential. Guided by the LAS, teachers and schools will increase their capacity to identify and address learning gaps, shift mindsets toward mastery, and ensure that all students’ urgent need to engage in appropriate grade-level learning is met.
About Us
The Office of the Maricopa County School Superintendent is led by the Elected Superintendent. The office is statutorily responsible to provide services supporting school governing board elections, bond and override elections, appointments, school finance, and maintain homeschool and private school records. The superintendent leverages the office to strengthen teacher voice, increase respect for the education profession, and create resources that expand the capacity of teachers, administrators, and support staff. The superintendent also oversees the Maricopa County accommodation district.
Proud to Offer
- Work with a greater purpose
- Tuition reimbursement
- Exceptional work-life balance, Onsite 90% of time/ 1-2x month training
- Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County
- Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents
- Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave
- Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts
- Employee discounts for goods and services
- Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System. This defined retirement benefit requires a 12.29% monthly contribution rate and includes a 100% employer match on Day 1
- Learn more at Work With Us | Maricopa County, AZ
We Require
- 3+ years of effective classroom teaching
- Bachelor’s Degree in education or related field
- A combination of post-secondary education and/or job-related experience may substitute for the minimum qualifications on a year-for-year basis
We Also Value
- Master’s Degree in education or related field
- 5+ years of effective classroom teaching
Job Contributions
- Co-plan and co-teach with classroom educators to develop teacher capacity to implement Learning Acceleration strategies including instructional scaffolding and formative assessment
- Partner with teachers for effective student needs analysis, standards implementation, and lesson design
- Conduct student needs analysis used to identify achievement strengths and high-priority areas for school-wide professional development
- Design and facilitate professional development, adjusting support for teachers based on need
- Establish and maintain trusting relationships that promote learning and risk-taking with students and teachers
- Develop and implement efficient management practices (planning, scheduling, communication) that produce quality student-centered coaching cycles
- Maintain accurate and timely results-based coaching logs
- Lead honest and challenging conversations with internal and external stakeholders
Working Conditions
- This position will work extensively in a classroom setting with considerable interactions with teachers and students.
- Standing, talking, hearing, walking, and sitting.
- The employee must use hands, arms and fingers to input data, handle, feel or reach; employee may occasionally push or lift up to 50 lbs. such as boxes, supplies, etc.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, and the ability to adjust focus, close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
- Traveling to assigned school sites and the Maricopa County School Superintendent’s Office is a requirement of this position.
Selection Procedure
- Only the most qualified candidates will be considered
- Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications
- Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile
- Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive
Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer.
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