Position: Program Coordinator 

Job Status: Full-Time/240 days                                                                                                                                            

Classification: Certified

Class: Exempt

Job Description:

This role oversees all aspects of curriculum, instruction, and assessment across the district. Key duties include managing school initiatives, coordinating and monitoring instructional resources, and ensuring compliance with educational policies. The Central Office Program Coordinator will oversee and implement academic programs, including human resources, student services, and the Cardinal Virtual Academy. 

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities, policies, and student behavioral or learning problems.  
• Prepare and submit budget requests and recommendations, or grant proposals to solicit program funding.   
• Recommend personnel actions related to programs and services.  
• Oversee special education and 504 programs. Review and consult on budgeting to include but not limited to ARMAC and MITS.
• Coordinate with building administration to supervise school counselors and oversee the submission of the counseling services plan.
• Collaborate with coordinators/directors to evaluate teachers/paraprofessionals under their respective programs.  
• Communicate with directors/coordinators to provide input toward evaluations of staff not directly evaluated by the principal.  
• Collaboratively develop and implement a shared vision and mission.  
• Collect and use data to identify goals, assess organizational effectiveness, and promote organizational learning.
• Create and implement plans to achieve goals. 
• Promote continuous and sustainable improvement.  
• Monitor and evaluate progress and revise plans.  
• Nurture and sustain a culture of collaboration, trust, learning, and high expectations.
• Supervise instruction.  
• Develop the instructional and leadership capacity of staff.   
• Obtain, allocate, align, and efficiently utilize human, fiscal, and technological resources.
• Promote and protect the welfare and safety of students and staff.  
• Develop the capacity for distributive leadership.  
• Post job openings, attend job fairs, and cultivate a network of potential employees.
• Direct the interviewing and hiring practices per federal and state law while adhering to the goals of the school district.
• Assist in reviewing recommendations to hire from principals and program coordinators. 
• Coordinate with supervisors and the Business Office on FMLA, ADA, and other employee protections under state and federal law.
• Model principles of self-awareness, reflective practice, transparency, and ethical behavior.  
• Consider and evaluate the potential moral and legal consequences of decision-making.  
• Promote social justice and ensure that individual student needs inform all aspects of schooling.  
• Advocate for children, families, and caregivers.  
• Act to influence local, district, state, and national decisions affecting student learning.  
• Report to the proper authorities any cases of suspected child endangerment, neglect, or abuse.  
• Report, investigate, and address suspected bullying as required by Arkansas law and district policies.  
• Adhere to all policies of the District.  
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Superintendent. 

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Competency Statement(s) 

• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.  
• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.  
• Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.  
• Adaptability - Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.  
• Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.  
• Assertiveness - Ability to act in a self-confident manner to facilitate completion of a work assignment or to defend a position or idea.  
• Coaching and Development - Ability to provide guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas.  
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.  
• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.  
• Conflict Resolution - Ability to deal with others in an antagonistic situation.  
• Creative - Ability to think in such a way as to produce a new concept or idea.  
• Decision Making - Ability to make critical decisions while following district procedures.  
• Delegating Responsibility - Ability to allocate authority and/or task responsibility to appropriate people.  
• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.  
• Diversity Oriented - Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type.  
• Energetic - Ability to work at a sustained pace and produce quality work.  
• Enthusiastic - Ability to bring energy to the performance of a task.  
• Ethical - Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.  
• Friendly - Ability to exhibit a cheerful demeanor toward others.  
• Goal Oriented - Ability to focus on a goal and obtain a pre-determined result.  
• Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.  
• Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.  
• Judgment - The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information.  
• Leadership - Ability to influence others to perform their jobs effectively and to be responsible for making decisions.  
• Loyal - The trait of feeling a sense of duty to the employer.  
• Management Skills - Ability to organize and direct oneself and effectively supervise others.  
• Regular attendance - Exhibiting regular attendance in order to perform duties in a satisfactory manner.  
• Relationship Building - Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and co-workers.  
• Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.  
• Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.  
• Self-Confident - The trait of being comfortable in making decisions for oneself.  
• Strategic Planning - Ability to develop a vision for the future and create a culture in which the long-range goals can be achieved.  
• Team Builder - Ability to convince a group of people to work toward a goal.  
• Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.  
• Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.  

Other Requirements:

• Must pass a preliminary criminal background and child maltreatment check.
• Appropriate personal and professional conduct at all times while around students, staff, and members of the public.
• Must have SoR Assessor's training or be willing to complete this training as soon as feasible. 
• Must have a valid Arkansas license and be certified as a Building Principal. 

Knowledge and Expertise:

• Supervisory experience required.

Work Environment:

Most job responsibilities for this position are performed in an indoor school environment that is temperature-controlled (heated and cooled) according to the season. Noise levels are mostly low to moderate. This position is cognitively demanding and requires exceptionally well-developed professional social skills and communication skills. This job position may require periods of standing, walking, and sitting.