PROGRAM SPECIALIST, SCHOOL CULTURE AND BULLY PREVENTION

STUDENT EQUITY & OPPORTUNITY

Traditional 190 work days

FTE: 1.0

Salary Range: $38,538 - $46,809

Essential Functions and Objectives:

Functional responsibility for assisting and coordinating the life cycle administration of a program within one or more functional areas. Supports the overall design and development of the program goals, objectives and protocols. Assumes the support role in the administration, execution, maintenance, implementation, change management, and cross-functional alignment of workstreams.

Supports the sustainability and expansion of school culture/bully prevention program work Districtwide. Works cross-functionally to implement programming in schools,

- Support the initial scoping by participating in the design process, including: discovery analysis, selection process, determining requirements, and needs assessment; prepares requirements and reviews current process, procedures, and standards.

- Oversees and administers day to day operations of programming and related activities. Monitors short term work plans and schedules to track progress; identifies, analyzes and mitigates risks; creates and delivers presentations; performs analysis on program activity, collects data and presents reports to convey outcomes. Identifies process improvement, creates efficiencies, and uncovers gaps. Develops resources, such as templates, forms and processes.

- Sets and monitors new program priorities, including: objectives, benefits, key deliverables and resources. Manages long and short term work plans and schedules to track progress; ensures milestones are attained; identifies, analyzes and mitigates project risks, solving for project 'roadblocks'; assesses outcomes and lessons learned; provides timely and accurate project deliverables.

- Maintains close relationships with key internal and external stakeholders. Administers communication strategies and plans to ensure full alignment to key decisions and program direction. Supports change initiatives; serves as the primary liaison with respect to program implementation; provides technical/professional and programmatic guidance, consultation, and support to client constituencies as appropriate.

- Supports school teams with implementation of school culture/bully prevention best practices and in developing, improving, and sustaining a positive school climate.

- Develops and delivers school culture/ bully prevention best practices through trainings, content creation and program progress monitoring.

- Collects and compiles data to contribute to the completion of reports for administration, teachers and parents.

- Provides support for school consultations regarding school culture/ bully prevention.

- Facilitates development and implementation of a cohort model to expand and sustain the work.

- Supports the expansion of services and resources to additional schools as well as the broader District.

Knowledge, Experience & Other Qualifications:

- Two (2) or more years of experience in Social work, School Social Work, Equity, Marketing, Organizational leadership or related.

- Must have a valid Colorado driver's license or be able to obtain a Colorado driver's license within the state's required time frame for new residents and meet the District's insurability requirements.

- Knowledge with Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel and Outlook, as well as Google Suites.

- Effective time management and organizational skills.

- Effective communication skills.

- Strong attention to detail.

- Effectively handle multiple demands and competing deadlines.

- The ability to take responsibility for one's own performance.

- Work collaboratively with others on a team.

- Aptitude for variety and changing expectations and a fast-paced environment.

- Willingness and ability to travel to school sites across the District.

Education Requirements:

- Bachelor's Degree in Social work, School social work, Equity, Marketing, Organizational leadership, or relevant work experience.

Additional Information:

- Work Year Calendars (including accrued time off): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1129

- Benefits (including DPS contributions): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1397

- Compensation Structures: http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/244

- Employee must live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working for Denver Public Schools.

About Denver Public Schools:

Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.

DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org.

Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.