POSITION: Director - Employee Performance
ORGANIZATION / LOCATION: Office of Employee Performance
REPORTS TO: Chief of Human Resource
REVISION / REVIEW DATE:
JOB CODE:81
UNION: Executive
CLASSIFICATION: Executive
GRADE: 4
POSITION SUMMARY:Under the direction of the Chief of Human Resources, the Director of Employee Performance is responsible for the oversight and administration of a competence based performance management system for all employee groups. The incumbent of this position plans, administers, coordinates and directs all performance management activities in collaboration with professional learning to enhance employee performance. The Director of Employee Performance will ensure employee evaluations and processes are in accordance with negotiated agreements, school system and Board of Education policies and procedures, and meets Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) requirements.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Oversees
and monitors the implementation of system-wide employee performance-based
evaluation systems and works collaboratively with the Office of Professional
Learning and Leadership to design and implement system professional learning at
each level of the organization to drive student achievement, system continuous
improvement and employee performance; Oversees
and monitors a quality assurance process to ensure consistent implementation of
performance management standards and high levels of fidelity of all employee
evaluations; Collaborates
and communicates regularly with labor partners, internal departments/offices
and MSDE on the design and development of evaluation systems and ensures
evaluation models and procedures are implemented in accordance with negotiated
agreements and MSDE requirements for applicable employee groups; Provides
leadership and coaching support to assist with building the capacity of managers, supervisors and school-based
leaders in providing quality feedback to employee groups regarding performance;
Monitors
and analyzes data collection, analyses and reporting mechanisms for continuous
improvement to track and identify workforce performance patterns and trends that
will inform professional learning for retention and engagement initiatives; Formulates
and implements recommendations for strategic improvements and direction and policy/programmatic
changes based data-driven decisions and professional learning needs; Represents
the district, Superintendent and/or Chief of Human Resources at
designated meetings at various levels including state representation; and Performs other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS Ability
to collaborate and work effectively with all school-based and central office
stakeholders; proactively works in partnership with others to achieve a common
goal or necessary objective; builds rapport and cooperative relationships with
others; Ability
to communicate effectively; both oral and written communication, including
presentation skills; Ability
to maintain confidentiality; respects the privacy of others, and maintains the
confidentiality of information to which exposed; Consistently
uses sound business judgment; and Must
be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook,
etc.) and other technologies/platforms used for data collection and analysis.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in education, human resources, business or a closely related field required; Master’s Degree preferred. Must have a minimum of eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in school leadership, human resources or a related field, with five (5) or more years at the management level. Experience in a leadership role working with collective bargaining units preferred. A minimum of three (3) years of experience with Charlotte Danielson’s Framework for Teaching or equivalent educator evaluation performance management framework preferred.
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Holds or is eligible for a Maryland Advanced Professional Certificate with Administrator I or II endorsement is required; or Human Resources Professional Certification.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Provides supervision and guidance to assigned unit staff.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and use fingers, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Normal
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: None.
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