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Specialist - Stronger Connections Grant Job Description

Contract Days:  210 (funded by Stronger Connections Grant)

Pay Grade:  Admin Inst 4

Primary Purpose:

Responsible for: helping the District develop, launch, and implement District-wide structures, processes and procedures to successfully meet all outcome goals of the Stronger Connections grant; overseeing the planning of the Stronger Connections schools; ensuring compliance with all grant requirements.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

Bachelor’s degree

Valid Texas Teacher Certificate

Master’s degree (preferred)

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Relentless focus on improving quantitative and qualitative student outcomes
• Thorough knowledge of MTSS with a focus on emotional and behavioral health
• Technological expertise
• Strong project management skills and ability to manage competing priorities and drive team towards results
• Entrepreneurial attitude with a growth mindset and demonstrated ability to accept and implement both solicited and unsolicited feedback quickly
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information to various audiences
• Consistent ability to produce quality, accurate and appropriately-detailed work products for a diverse set of audiences
• Ability to facilitate continuous improvement of program components through a user-focused approach to evaluation
• Strong leadership, management, interpersonal, public-speaking and writing skills
• A desire to self-reflect, give and receive feedback, and continuously improve
• A willingness to try bold, innovative strategies

Experience:

Minimum of one year of successful teaching experience

Counseling or social work experience (preferred)