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ABOUT OUR DISTRICT:
The Syracuse City School District is undergoing a new phase of innovation and transformation with the goal of ensuring that all students graduate high school with the skills needed to be ready for college and career. For Syracuse, all means all – including students who fall behind or have been considered “hard to serve” for a host of reasons. The School Board and Syracuse community have charged the Superintendent with improving student achievement, and he is seeking a dedicated team of school leaders and teachers to partner with him in moving the district toward its goals. The Syracuse City School District represents 34 schools and 4 alternative education programs, serving 20,000 students Pre-K-12 of whom 80% qualify for free or reduced price lunch, 19% are served by the Office of Special Education and 77% are students of color.
JOB DESCRIPTION
The district is committed to ensuring that there is an effective school leader at the helm of every school and a high-quality teacher in every classroom. As a result, the Executive Director will ensure that the district is able to identify and recruit the most talented educators to meet the needs of Syracuse’s students and their schools. This includes designing and implementing effective recruitment strategies, managing and tracking all candidate outreach for open district positions, working closely with hiring managers to ensure candidate pools are high-quality and meeting their needs, and tracking the effectiveness of recruitment efforts over time so the team can make needed improvements. This is an exciting opportunity for a leader with the right skills and experiences to have a lasting impact on all of Syracuse City School District’s schools and students.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The duties and responsibilities of the Executive Director of Recruitment, Selection and Educator Effectiveness include but are not limited to the following:
KEY COMPETENCIES
An effective Executive Director of Recruitment, Selection and Educator Effectiveness will demonstrate the following:
· Passionately believes that all students can achieve at high levels.
· Holds self personally responsible for ensuring high academic achievement of all students.
· Develops, articulates, and builds buy-in to a clear vision and mission.
· Able to inspire others to want to make a difference by serving Syracuse’s schools and students.
· Exhibits strong focus on goals and results. Sets clear metrics for success.
· Offers innovative solutions to seemingly intractable problems.
· Clearly articulates plans to achieve team goals.
· Demonstrates excellent execution and project management skills.
· Prioritizes and aligns people, time, and resources to the most important issues.
· Conveys passion and urgency for school reform.
· Communicates effectively in both written and verbal communication. Tailors message for the audience, context, and mode of communication.
· Actively listens to others, able to inspire and excite hiring managers and potential employees about the candidate recruitment and selection process.
· Clearly explains the vision and mission of SCSD and its school communities to diverse audiences.
· Motivates, inspires, and moves other adults to action to achieve ambitious goals.
· Builds and maintains positive relationships with individuals and groups.
· Moves groups to consensus and resolves conflicts.
· Builds coalitions and works collaboratively with diverse stakeholders at all levels.
· Understanding of how to develop and implement effective systems for attracting, hiring, and retaining the highest quality talent for an organization like Syracuse City School District.
· Discerning eye for talent and high standards for excellence in a staff recruitment and hiring process; strong working knowledge of what skills and attributes matter most to educator quality and effectiveness.
· Deeply understands the importance of the recruitment office’s role in bringing in exceptionally qualified talent to Syracuse’s schools.
· Exceptional follow-through skills; able to multi-task and balance requests from many different individuals with grace and positivity at all times.
QUALIFICATIONS
· Demonstrate a growth mindset and willingness to adapt and take risks;
· Possess a Master’s Degree in Education or related field;
· Minimum five (5) years of educational leadership experience.
· Preference will be given to candidates who have district-level, human resources experience.
· New York State School District Administrator or School District Leader certificate
· Ability to supervise, direct, and evaluate staff effectively;
· Knowledge of applicable federal and state laws and regulations in human resources;
· Commitment to the mission of an urban public school system focused on providing equitable opportunities and outcomes for all students;
· Training and/or experience with Culturally Relevant Education preferred;
· Experience managing others in achieving common goals including supervisory and evaluative experience, in an educational environment;
· Record of recruitment, with a focus on diversity recruitment and retention preferred;
ü This position is a supervisory Superintendent’s appointment. As such, it is not a probationary appointment and may be terminated at any time. The selected candidate will knowingly waive rights under New York Education Law or Civil Service Law to a permanent appointment or to Section 75 rights under Civil Service Law. Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of the district’s hiring requirements, including fingerprinting clearances.
SALARY/SALARY RANGE
· Competitive salary and benefits. Refer to the District’s Unit 3 Benefits Handbook for Unrepresented Administrators.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $159,650.00 - $164,800.00 per year
Benefits:
Schedule:
Ability to Relocate:
Work Location: In person
Full Time
$172k-209k (estimate)
04/27/2024
08/24/2024
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