Director of Operations
Classification:
Administrator
Reports to:
Superintendent
Supervises:
Designated by the Superintendent
Range:
Per administrative agreement
Hours:
8 hours per day
Contract Days:
260 days per year
Position Summary:
The Director of Operations works with the Superintendent to provide leadership and oversight for Community Education, Maintenance and Facilities Services, Nutrition Services, Technology Services, and Transportation Services, and administers these departments of the District in such a way as to provide the best possible educational support services with the financial resources available.
Essential Functions:
1. Overall responsibility for Facilities Services, Nutrition Services, Transportation Services, Auxiliary Services and Technology Services, including the supervision of individuals managing these services.
a. Provide leadership, coordination, development, implementation, and evaluation of the District’s facilities, maintenance, and construction programs.
b. Oversee the development, execution, support, and evaluation of a robust and comprehensive information technology (IT) system.
c. Plan, manage, and supervise the District transportation program.
d. Coordinate with contracted nutrition services administrator to manage, supervise, and monitor nutrition programs in District schools. Responsible for federal and state reporting.
2. Acts as advisor to the Superintendent on all questions relating to the operational affairs of the District.
3. Assists in recruiting, hiring, training, supervising, and evaluating all non-licensed and support staff personnel within assigned departments.
4. Manages the District's real estate, insurance, and risk management programs.
5. Develops a facility expansion program and supervises plant construction.
6. Interprets the operational concerns of the District to the community.
7. Provides overall leadership and management of the District’s capital improvements program and bond development, to include planning, design, contracting, construction, and program evaluation of capital projects.
8. Performs other duties as assigned.
General
1. Maintain regular attendance and punctuality.
2. Work effectively with and respond to people from diverse cultures or backgrounds.
3. Follow all District policies, work procedures, and reasonable requests by proper authority.
4. Maintain the integrity of confidential information relating to students, staff, and District patrons.
5. Confer regularly with immediate supervisor.
6. Perform other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
1. Ability to exercise some independent judgment while adhering to prescribed policies and procedures and perform the essential functions of the position with minimal supervision.
2. Ability to establish and maintain effective professional relationships and work in partnership with supervisors, other staff, students, and the general public.
3. Ability to demonstrate professionalism in dress, speech and manner appropriate to the assignment and work setting.
Minimum Qualifications:
1. Successful completion of criminal history records check, as required by law.
2. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Business or Education Administration.
3. Minimum of five years experience in an educational setting or business function, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
4. Demonstrated proficiency in supervisory experience.
5. Familiarity with Oregon school finance and administration.
6. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.
Preferred Qualifications:
1. Bilingual Spanish.
2. Strong lens on educational equity and serving the needs of diverse students.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical demands listed here are representative of those that must be met by an employee
to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
In an eight (8) hour workday, this job requires:
R – Rarely (Less than .5 hr per day) O – Occasionally (.5-2.5 hrs per day)
F – Frequently (2.5-5.5 hrs per day) C – Continuously (5.5-8 hrs per day)
NA – Not Applicable
