JOB DESCRIPTION: Location: Office of Secondary Schools
Hours Per Day: 7.5
Contract Months:10
Days Posted:3
Cutoff date for Internal qualified
candidates to be guaranteed an interview: 07/29/2026Posting ClosingTime: 4:30 PM
Salary Schedules: Salary Schedules
PROGRAM SPECIALIST (INSTRUCTIONAL)
SALARY SCHEDULE: INSTRUCTIONAL
COST CENTER: DISTRICT - WIDE QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master's Degree preferred or Bachelor's Degree from an accredited educational in stit ution.
- Certified in the appropriate area and level.
- Minimum of three (3) years successful teaching experience.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Knowledge of federal, state and local laws, rules, and regulations governing area of responsibility. Exper tise in c urriculum in appropriate content area and level.
- Knowledge of best practices, appropriate assessment strategies and current literature.
- Ability to model in the classroom and collaborate with classroom teachers and principals.
- Positive commun icat ion skills.
- Listening skills.
- Organizational and time management skills.
- Flexibility.
- Conferencing skills.
- Synthesizing and distribution of information.
REPORTS TO:
Director
JOB OBJECTIVE:
To assist schools and teacher s with issues relative to a specific curricular area or level of instruction and provide the essential resources needed to better serve the targeted student groups and individuals.
SUPERVISES:
N/A
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Disseminate, im plement an d au dit state and federal mandates.
- Provide direct support to schools based on department initiatives and/or school requests.
- Provide direct support to department and schools in specific areas of program expertise.
- Assist in the comple tion of all District and department goals and initiatives.
- Provide direction and training for appropriate staff development activities.
- Assist in planning and implementing county - wide programs for the department.
- Work with community - ba sed agencies and resources.
- Chai r or serve on school or District committees relative to program area of responsibility.
- Represent School District at regional and/or state - level conferences to acquire current knowledge and research to dissemin ate to District staff.
- Assist in providing new teacher orientation.
- Review, revise, develop and distribute information, materials / resources appropriate to the needs of District schools.
- Promote parent and community collaboration of effe ctiv e services delivered to students.
- Demonstrate initiative in the performance of assigned responsibilities.
- Provide for a safe and secure workplace.
- Model and maintain high ethical standards.
- Follow attendance, punctuality and pro per dress rules.
- Maintain confidentiality regarding school matters.
- Keep supervisor info rmed of potential problems or unusual events.
- Respond to inquiries and concerns in a timely manner.
- Prepare all required reports and maintain al l ap propriate records.
- Follow all School Board policies, rules and regulations.
- Exhibit interpersonal skills to work as an effective team member.
- Demonstrate support for the School District and its goals and priorities.
- Perform oth er i ncidental tasks consistent with the goals and objectives of this position.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Light Work: Exerting up to 20 p ounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force as frequently as needed to move objects.
TERMS OF EMPLOYME NT:
Salary and benefits shall be paid consistent with the District's approved compensation plan.
Length of the work year and hours of e mployment shall be those established by the District.
EVALUATION:
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accor danc e with provisions of the Board's policy on evaluation of personnel.
Job Description Supplement No. 11