Academic Manager

Job Summary:

The Academic Manager role is responsible for guiding and managing the administrative day-to-day academic program and the implementation of strategies by providing leadership to direct reports 

Starting Salary: $70,000

Qualifications and Education Requirements

Required 

• Bachelor’s Degree from four-year college or university, Major in Education, or a related field. 


• Certified teacher in grades 6th-12th in the state of Florida.


• Minimum three to five years’ experience in supervisory roles. 


• Minimum three to five years' experience in an educational or social services environment. 


• Current Florida driver’s license.


• Proficiency in computer skills, database management and/or office software.

Preferred

• Experience in an at-risk environment.


• Master’s in education leadership or a related field.


• ESE Certification 

Roles and Responsibilities

Ensure Quality Programming

• Collaborates with Social Services team to ensure the integration of Gender Responsive, Strength Based and Trauma Informed Programming and Pace Values and Guiding Principles.


• Responsible for all aspects and safety of the daily operations of the Academic Program


• Complies with Federal statutes regarding all aspects of Exceptional Student Education (ESE) services, accommodations and plans and 504 plans.


• Participates and conveys, as part of the Intake Team, the assessment of the educational needs of each girl in comparison to the services currently being rendered at the Center to determine if the girl’s academic needs can be met and to maintain Center Census and FTE periods.


• Serves as liaison with school district to ensure district requirements are met.


• Review girl transcripts to develop a girl’s class schedule depending upon District processes


• Monitors, develops, and implements new educational services for the ongoing benefit of the girl.                            


• May participates in monthly parent/guardian meetings (MPC with Counselor) and Teacher/Parent Conferences and oversees academic documentation of monthly parent/guardian contacts.


• Follows the guidelines from Central Communication Center (CCC), JJIS, DCF, and Pace regarding Incident Reporting.


• Conducts regular assemblies with the girls to announce awards, educational information, upcoming events, in conjunction, with the Growth & Change System and Pace staff.


• Uses and monitors Pace’s database (Pace Impacts) to ensure the timely and accurate recording of all academic services being delivered, progress monitoring and progress monitoring plans, parent conferences, assessment scores, etc.


• Participates in the development of the annual School Improvement Plan as required by each Center/District.


• Ensures each girl’s transcript has been reviewed for accuracy by a Certified Guidance Counselor (at least once upon the initiation of the girl’s transition).


• Teaches classes as needed and/or as allowed by school district policies.


• Monitors student progress to ensure grade promotion, successful completion of recovering credits and graduation requirements.

Leadership

• Hire, on-board, supervise, and coach academic team members under the culture standards of caring, purpose, learning, and results.


• Participates in center’s leadership team.


• Oversees teacher’s certification requirements and in-service points.


• Arranges for daily class coverage.


• Supervises interns.


• Oversees and ensures the compliance and administration of pre, update, and post standardized, and Pace/DJJ assessments (including timely and correct documentation of scores).


• Prepares for, participates, and facilitates in care review meetings.


• Assists in the develop of goals for the academic staff.


• Monitors center’s academic key performance indicators.


• Develops and coordinates schedule/special events with the leadership team.


• Monitors daily academic operations and ensures teaching standards are in accordance with mandated state standards.


• Offer and conduct professional development opportunities for all academic staff including substitute teachers in accordance with guidelines set by the State of Florida Department of Education, Department of Juvenile Justice and Pace.


• Other duties as assigned.

 This position requires a Level II pre-employment background screening pursuant to Chapters 435, 984, 985 and 943, Florida Statutes, and the Department of Juvenile Justice policy and procedures. Additional information is available through the Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse Education and Awareness website: https://info.flclearinghouse.com