Title:   Assistant Principal

 Accountable to:

• Building Principal; Superintendent

 Primary Objective:

• To create and foster an environment in which pupils can learn most effectively

 Evaluation:

• Per Contract; Based on Illinois Performance Standards and Rubric for School Leaders

Qualifications:

• Professional Educator License (PEL) with Administrative Endorsement
• Demonstrated experience implementing MTSS initiatives
• Demonstrated success facilitating the development of initiatives/systems that resulted in improved student achievement
• Five years of teaching experience preferred
• Experience coordinating extracurricular activities preferred
• Strong technology skills required (e.g., experience using student management and application management software)

Essential Job Functions:

1. Serve as instructional leader in ensuring quality programs for students.
2. Assure the safety of students and staff at Mokena Junior High and any other school-sponsored event.
3. Develop and maintain positive and productive relationships with all MJHS stakeholders (students, parents, staff, community, school board, and district office personnel).
4. Has primary responsibilities for student discipline.
5. Develop and maintain positive and productive communication systems with all MJHS stakeholders, including social media, and building websites
6. Acts as the 504 Coordinator for the building.
7. Serve as administrative representative on District curriculum committees.
8. Attend all meetings appropriate to the assistant principal position.
9. Coordinate and plan student activities and events.
10. Serve as Athletic Director.
11. Recruit, supervise and evaluate teaching staff.
12. Recruit, supervise and evaluate non-certified staff
13. Facilitate the collaborative development, finalization, implementation, and evaluation of an annual School Improvement Plan.
14. Attend Board of Education meetings as requested.
15. Attend building, district, and community events to demonstrate support for students, staff, and programs affiliated with MJHS and Mokena School District 159.
16. Has primary responsibility to schedule, train staff, coordinate accommodations, for building-wide assessments.
17. Develop yearly class schedules and teacher assignments.
18. Complete all federal, state, county, and district forms and reports.
19. Assume the Principal's responsibilities when he/she is out of the building.
20. Other duties as assigned. 

 Requirements:

• Bending, carrying, climbing, must be able to travel between job sites, lifting, pushing, pulling, reaching, sitting, standing, and walking
• Must be able to occasionally lift, move, or push items of 50 lbs., such as assisting children or moving/rearranging furniture
• Must be able to supervise students in all types of weather
• Meet multiple demands from several people and interact with the public and other staff

 Working Conditions:

• Includes extremes of temperature and humidity
• Hazards include stairs and communicable diseases

 Terms of Employment:

• 12-month

 FLSA Status:

• Salary/Exempt

Benefits:

• Per MTA Negotiated Contract

Salary:

• $75,000-$90,000