Job Title: Director of Education 

Classification: Exempt, Full-time, Salaried

Reports to: Vice President of Residential Services

Position Type/ Expected Hours of Work and Attendance

Typical work hours: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Days of week: Monday - Friday

Overtime: is expected, as needed 

On-Call Responsibilities as needed

Location: Pierceton Woods Academy and Spencer Home (PWASH)  

Supervises: Education Manager and Special Education Teachers

Company Conformance Statements / Essential Personal Characteristics

In the performance of their respective tasks and duties, all employees are expected to conform to the following:

1. Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.
2. Interact professionally with other employees, customers, and clients.
3. Work effectively as a team member.
4. Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations.
5. Exhibit exceptional integrity in all matters.
6. Lead by example.

General Statement of Responsibility 

Responsible for oversight of all administrative duties, secretarial duties, programs, activities, facilities, staff and resources for school and education related responsibilities at Pierceton Woods Academy.

This position provides supervisory oversight of the positions noted above. Supervisor oversight includes:

• Onboarding: Provide training and modeling for Education Manager and Special Education Teachers.
• Employee Development: Ensure all direct reports meet training guidelines, and continue to develop them professionally with appropriate training opportunities and experiences.
• Employee Retention: Ensure direct reports are utilizing time off to avoid burnout; seek to understand development goals of direct reports to advocate for their professional development.
• Performance Evaluation: Complete collaborative evaluations for all direct reports on a regular basis

Major Responsibilities / Activities – 

• Coordinate report cards, progress reports, and grade transcripts and pass this information on to the appropriate places.
• Build an educational history for each resident that includes: school records from previous school, ISTEP information, IEP’s, health records, and withdrawal grades. These records also need to be kept at Pierceton Woods Academy and sent to their new school when they leave our program.
• Communicate with the Department of Education and keep reports and files up to date.
• Hire licensed teachers in the classrooms in accordance with PWASH’s hiring policies and procedures. Keep the school fully staffed.
• Evaluate teacher’s performance at 90 days and annually with PWASH’s guidelines and job descriptions.
• Oversee the ongoing expectations to maintain School Accreditation
• Coordinate staff meetings to encourage spiritual growth, discuss problems and ideas, and refresh on trainings.
• Oversee all curriculum, class schedules, and school calendar.
• Coordinate school intake process.
• Coordinate monthly fire drills and maintain appropriate records.
• Hold staff accountable in ensuring that all facilities are maintained in a safe and clean manner.
• Fill in for any position that is out for the day.
• Challenge all staff to develop and grow professionally and spiritually.    
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills required to successfully implement the school’s objectives.
• Promote the mission, vision, and values of PWASH. 
• Offer insight and input to strengthen PWASH’s performance and quality of services and to improve customer satisfaction. 
• Comply with required in-service / continuing education hours as outlined in policy manual. Attain/maintain CPR and First Aid Certification.
• Execute job responsibilities consistent with PWA & Spencer Home, Inc.’s (PWASH) Tenets of Culture, mission, vision, and beliefs, while adhering to all company policies and procedures. 
• Other duties as requested. 

Essential Functions

The physical demands and mental requirements described here are representative of that which 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.

• Standing
• Walking
• Pushing

• Pulling
• Lifting
• Use of Fingers

• Grasping
• Feeling
• Talking
• Hearing 

Competencies

• Accountability
• Achievement Orientation
• Adaptability
• Continuous Learning
• Customer Focus 

• Decision Making
• Integrity
• Leadership
• Organizational Awareness
• Problem Solving 

• Quality Orientation
• Results Orientation
• Strategic Thinking
• Teamwork 

Travel

Travel is not a regular part of this position; however, it may be necessary at times for trainings, meetings, residents’ needs, and other activities.

Physical and Visual Acuity Requirements

The physical requirement of this position is defined as Sedentary Work: Exerting up to ten pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

The visual acuity requirements needed to perform this position include having close visual acuity to perform activities such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; viewing a computer terminal; and reading.

Work Environment 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The employee will be exposed to both inside and outside environmental conditions, as well as:

• Infectious diseases
• Presence of clients with emotional, behavioral, and/or mental health needs and/or challenges

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree
• Indiana’s teaching license
• At least 21 years old
• Pass all background checks
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in youth residential settings

Preferred Education and Experience

• Master’s degree in education, social work, counseling, or a job-related field

Other Duties

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required by the employee. Management reserves the right to assign or reassign duties, activities, and responsibilities to this position at any time, with or without notice.

Revised: 10/25