Duties
Position Summary:
As part of the Office of Student Learning, this position oversees Instructional Technology throughout the building to enhance educational opportunities for students, faculty and staff. Coordinates the Library and Bookstore operations. In addition, this position will assist the Director of Student Learning with the development of an Information Technology Pathway that includes a Student Helpdesk.
Position Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership in the ongoing planning, development, coordination, implementation, improvement, and assessment of Instructional Technology throughout the building.
- Directly supervise Instructional Technology staff, Library Support Staff, Bookstore and Student Helpdesk Support Staff. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
- Assist Director of Student Learning with needs assessment, long-range planning and budget development.
- Serve as liaison between the curriculum and instruction and technology departments.
- Seek educator and student participation in selection and evaluation of instructional technology materials, equipment, and assessments to support instructional objectives.
- Research and write grants supporting instructional technology initiatives.
- Model effective use of appropriate instructional technology in the classroom and the library for teachers and students.
- Promote cooperation and articulation between OPRF and District 90 and District 97 middle schools.
- Design, coordinate and provide instructional technology in-service opportunities for school-based personnel.
- Participate in the development of curriculum through an instructional technology lens.
- Create and implement a building Instructional Technology Plan.
- Conduct online research to foster educational applications of technology.
- Establish an environment which encourages creative and independent use of instructional technology throughout the District.
- Contribute to students’ development of instructional technology skills through the development of curriculum and college and career pathways.
- Work with and support the instructional technology coordinators in planning for and integrating technology throughout academic programming.
- Provides the staff with information about new instructional technology developments in their specific area of responsibility.
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Employees are expected to perform other related functions as assigned. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Educational Technology or related field preferred.
- Professional Educator License with general administrative or principal endorsement preferred.
- At least 5 years of successful classroom experience using instructional technology.
- Leadership and organizational skills.
- Demonstrated commitment to educational equity.
- Ability to effectively relate to students.
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships with co-workers.
- Demonstrated initiative and ability to work with minimal supervision.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Language Skills:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Mathematical Skills:
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, and percentages. Ability to manage a budget effectively.
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work activities are conducted in a climate-controlled open office environment and noise levels are usually quiet. There are no hazardous or significantly unpleasant conditions.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for extended periods of time, possess average ordinary visual acuity necessary to prepare or inspect documents or operate office equipment, talk, hear average or normal conversations, reach with hands and arms, walk, climb and descend stairs, bend, crouch, lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Frequent and regular movements are required using the wrists, hands and fingers to feel, handle, or operate office equipment, tools, or controls.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
This is a full-time, twelve-month position that may require some early morning and evening hours.
Salary/Benefits
Terms and Conditions: 12-month work year. This is a full-time position that may require some early morning and evening hours.
Salary: Base salary $91,000 - $115,000 based on qualifications and experience; excellent benefits package.
FLSA Status: Exempt
Additional Notes
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive listing of the duties performed in this position. The individuals currently holding this position perform additional duties and additional duties may be assigned.
Oak Park & River Forest High School District 200 (OPRF) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
This position description should not be considered to contain every function/responsibility that an individual may be asked to perform by his/her supervisor. Employees are expected to perform other related functions as assigned.
How to Apply
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