Chief of Staff Position Available In Horry, South Carolina

Chief of Staff
Employer
Horry County Schools
Location
Horry County, South Carolina
Salary
Pay Grade 312 categories Employer
Horry County Schools
Location
Horry County, South Carolina
Salary
Pay Grade 312 categories Employer
Horry County Schools
Location
Horry County, South Carolina
Salary
Pay Grade 312 categories categories
Job Details
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Job Details Job Title:

Chief of Staff Supervisor:

Superintendent Terms of Employment:

246 days

Job Summary:

As a part of the senior cabinet leadership team and reporting to the Superintendent, the Chief of Staff will assist the Superintendent by ensuring proper coordination of activities and priorities within the school District’s major functional areas of administration. This individual will recommend and implement solutions to District-wide issues, both internal and external, with the assistance of the Superintendent and Senior Staff. The Chief of Staff provides operational assistance by managing special projects and leading key initiatives, by resolving complex issues that require executive leadership and direction, by supporting the deliverables of the Superintendent’s Cabinet Team, and by ensuring that expectations and deadlines are clearly communicated to staff. The Chief of Staff serves as a key strategic planner, advisor, decision-maker, and problem solver for the Superintendent, ensuring that issues needing the Superintendent’s attention are addressed promptly. The Chief of Staff represents the District and Superintendent at public events and in various capacities with government and community organizations, facilitating communication with all stakeholders, and ensuring that the Superintendent’s office is responsive to the needs of the Board, staff and community, with attention to supporting equity and diversity. Essential Duties Oversee Safety, Health Services, and Accountability departments. Provide a broad range of assistance and information for the Superintendent. Manage special assignments on a short-term basis and provide effective intervention in complex situations. Initiate and lead interdepartmental teams in analyzing specific issues or problems and in developing strategies and recommendations to effectively bring resolution. Serve as a key member of the Superintendent’s executive cabinet, coordinate agendas, facilitate meetings and ensure that follow-up actions are completed. Provide leadership and support to the Superintendent’s direct reports to ensure that the District’s strategic goals and objectives are met and that projects are carried out in a timely manner. Analyze, interpret, and provide recommendations to the Superintendent concerning District issues and other matters. Audit the District’s functional areas to ensure that each supports its mission and responsibilities to the public with the highest possible quality. Develop, recommend, and implement solutions to District-wide issues, both internal and external with the assistance of the Superintendent and Senior Staff. Ensure senior staff comply with policies, regulations, laws and programs affecting school District operations. Assess and manage sensitive issues that arise in the rapidly changing environment of the Superintendent’s Office where improper handling could have severe consequences for the school District. Develop and implement procedures for evaluating program effectiveness and ensuring quality control. Represent the Superintendent in an official capacity as required. Perform other duties as assigned by appropriate administrator complying with lawful directives that may be driven by the need for a team effort. Required to have prompt, regular attendance in-person and be available to work on-site, in-person during regular business hours and as needed. Perform other duties as assigned by an appropriate administrator or their representative. Other Duties Perform such other tasks and assume such other responsibilities as may from time to time be assigned. Job Specifications Performance of this will be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel. Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required) Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership, Public Policy, Business Administration or related field required.
Valid driver’s license and availability of private transportation, or the availability to get to off-site meetings.
Ten years of progressively responsible administrative and supervisory experience in public education sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the .
Ability to manage and complete projects with attention to detail, demonstrating strong organizational skills.
Ability to balance the big picture with detailed steps to reach the end goal.
Ability to balance multiple projects under tight deadlines.
Ability to actively listen to others, build consensus and resolve conflicts.
Ability to skillfully navigate existing political structures/systems.
Ability to motivate, inspire and move others into action to achieve assigned goals.
Knowledge of laws regarding public meetings and records.
Knowledge of the Board of Education’s interaction with staff to achieve short and long-term District goals.
Ability to build and maintain strong relationships.
Ability to work successfully, independently or with a team.
Ability to coach, coordinate, and lead teams.
Ability to tailor a message for a specific audience, with appropriate context, and mode of communication.
Ability to establish clear expectations, deliverables and deadlines.
Ability to set clear agendas and facilitate effective meetings. Physical Requirements The physical demands identified below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this . While performing the duties of this , the employee is regularly required to walk, sit, stand, and reach with hands and arms, stoop or kneel, and crouch. Additional physical requirements include the following: Physically capable of frequently lifting or moving up to 40 pounds; Sufficiently mobile to ensure the safety of students; Specific vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus; Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; Manual dexterity for the purpose of using a telephone and data entry; Ability to read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; Ability to hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone; and Ability to speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in person and on the telephone. Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this . Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Pay Grade:

312 This description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the appropriate administrator or supervisor. Horry County Schools reserves the right to update, revise or change this description and related duties at any time without prior notice.
Horry County Schools is inspiring possibilities for student success through a broad range of unique teaching and learning opportunities. Horry (pronounced O-Ree) County Schools is made up of 56 schools within nine attendance areas: Aynor, Carolina Forest, Conway, Green Sea Floyds, Loris, Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, Socastee, and St. James. Horry County Schools has more than 48,000 students and is South Carolina’s third-largest school district.