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Director of Pupil Personnel

Young World Physical Education, Campbellsville, KY, United States


Job Description

DIRECTOR OF PUPIL PERSONNEL
RESPONSIBLE TO:

SUPERINTENDENT
QUALIFICATIONS:

AS SET BY BOARD AND STATE CERTIFICATION AUTHORITIES (Kentucky Certificate with endorsement for Director of Pupil Personnel)
BASIC FUNCTION :
Direct, coordinate and/or assist in all matters to do with student attendance.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
Enforces all compulsory attendance and census laws. Communicates and interprets laws and regulations to administrators, staff, and community.
Acquaints the school with home conditions of the student, and the home with the work and advantages of the school.
Secures enrollment in the school of all students who should be enrolled and keeps all enrolled students in reasonably regular attendance; ascertains causes of irregular attendance and truancy, and seeks the elimination of these causes through intervention or initiation of court referrals.
Visits homes of students who are absent from school.
Interview students and parents of those students who quit school in order to determine reasons for the decision.
Develops a plan for maintaining and keeping all records and completing all reports required by law, regulations, Board of Education and Superintendent. Issues transcripts of grades and verifies levels of former students.
Oversees and provides direction for the dropout prevention program, home hospital instruction, counseling programs and alternative to suspension/expulsion program. Works with service providers to ensure coordination of services.
Remains abreast of and enforces laws, regulations and policies related to student employment.
Establishes open line of communication and a cooperative relationship with the court system, community agencies and businesses.
Prepares a variety of reports/documents; makes a variety of records and data as required by the Superintendent.
Participates in required training and professional growth activities as required by law or the Superintendent.
Influences the school environment on behalf of students and their needs.
Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as may be assigned by the Superintendent.
OTHER JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Be clean, neat and professionally dressed
Be consistently responsible-maintaining regular punctual attendance and timely completion of assigned duties, working assigned contract and extended days and using sick and personal leave appropriately.
Maintain professional interpersonal skills using tact, patience, courtesy and cooperative effective relationships with others consistently displaying self-control, honesty and credibility with parents, students, visitors and school personnel.
Act as a district liaison demonstrating positive behavior, interest and concern toward the programs, purposes, goals and efficient operation of the Taylor County Public Schools.
Follow the procurement guidelines and purchase order process.
Disseminate information/resources in areas of responsibilities.
Supervises and provides performance evaluations for assigned personnel.
Maintain proper care and safe use of district equipment and property.
Participate in required professional development and trainings as assigned or approved for professional job growth, to remain abreast of program requirements/responsibilities and to improve student educational services.
Maintain confidentiality and privacy of all school records.
Is familiar with and incorporates the use of technology in daily tasks.
Adheres with federal, state and district program guidelines, policies, procedures and laws.
Adheres to the State Professional Code of Ethics.
Performs such other tasks as may, from time to time, be assigned by the Board.
Position Type

Full-Time
Job Requirements

Citizenship, residency or work visa required

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