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Digital Communications Specialist

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Digital Communications Specialist
Part-Time, Level 2

Position Description:
Wayzata Public Schools is seeking a dynamic and creative individual to join our team as a part-time digital communications specialist. This role will contribute to the district’s communications efforts by leveraging various media channels to engage and inform our diverse stakeholders. The ideal candidate will possess a passion for visual storytelling, digital communications, and an ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. This is a part-time position with flexible working hours, approximately 20-25 hours per week. The digital communications specialist will report to the communications and community engagement manager and work closely with the entire district’s communication team.

Duties and Responsibilities of the Position:

Video Production: The digital communications specialist will be responsible for shooting, editing, and managing video content. This includes capturing footage of events, interviews, and highlights, editing raw footage into polished videos, and ensuring video content aligns with the district’s brand guidelines. Additionally, the specialist will organize and maintain a video library to facilitate easy access and retrieval.

Social Media Management: The digital communications specialist will play a crucial role in the district’s social media presence. They will be responsible for posting engaging and relevant content across various social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. The digital communications specialist will also monitor social media channels, respond to inquiries, and engage with the online community. Furthermore, they will utilize analytics tools to track and analyze the effectiveness of social media efforts, making data-driven recommendations for improvement.

Graphic Design: The digital communications specialist will create visually appealing graphics and designs to support the district’s communication initiatives. This includes designing graphics for the district website, social media posts, newsletters, presentations, and other promotional materials. The specialist will collaborate with various stakeholders to understand their communication needs and translate them into compelling visual representations.

Website Management: The digital communications specialist will assist with website editing and maintenance.

Collaboration with Schools: The digital communications specialist will work closely with individual schools within the district to provide communication support and guidance. This may involve assisting schools in developing their social media strategies, creating promotional videos or graphics for specific events or initiatives, and offering training sessions to staff on best practices for communication and media production.

Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

Early Childhood Family Education & Screening Manager

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The Early Childhood Family Education & Screening Manager is an administrative leadership position which is responsible for developing, implementing, managing and evaluating Early Childhood Family Education, Early Childhood Screening, and Home Visiting programs, as well as School Readiness and Early Learning Scholarships, for the Lakeville Area Schools Community Education Department. This position supervises the ECFE & Screening Clerk, Early Childhood Programs Clerk, Reception & Security Clerk and Family Outreach Specialist as well as program and building staff. Through this role and related responsibilities, this position is an integral part in the successful delivery of activities, programs and services.

This is a full-time, year-round position. Although the position must maintain flexible working hours at various locations, the typical schedule will be weekdays from 8:00 am-4:30 pm at the Crystal Lake Education Center.

WHAT YOU’LL BE WORKING ON: The Community Education Department is a dynamic organization which is constantly growing and evolving to meet the educational needs of the community. The individual filling this position must be able to adapt, develop and work in a fast-paced professional environment, performing general and specific tasks in concert with other team members in the fulfillment of the Department vision “To be leaders in innovation and community engagement” and mission “To provide learning opportunities and resources for our community to develop life-long skills”.

For full description and duties, please review the opening at https://www.applitrack.com/isd194/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Community+Education&all=cat

Human Resources Business Partner

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Effective immediately, the Human Resources Department is accepting online applications for the position of Human Resource Business Partner at the District Office.  This is a 12-month position working 8.0 hours a day, Monday-Friday.  Annual salary is $70,000. This position reports to the Director of Human Resources.

Job Summary
Ignite a passion in every learner to inquire, continuously improve, and engage in positively changing our world through efficient and effective human resource practices that support the recruitment, retention, and support of highly effective staff. The HR Business Partner is responsible for delivering and implementing employment/compensation/benefits programs and services as well as the maintenance, integrity and security of all applicable human resource data and records.

Job Functions

Support employment process, including advertising vacancies, tracking and maintaining applicant files, monitoring completion of required paperwork, and creating new employee files.
Determine placement on salary schedule for staff in consultation with Director and union representatives as needed.
Conduct employee orientations for all employees, ensuring all new employee onboarding materials are reviewed, and that new employees understand the benefit options related to their role.
Conduct the implementation and administration of all benefit programs for assigned group of employees.
Assure compliance with federal benefit regulations such as COBRA, FMLA and Long Term Disability.
Communicate all required benefits information to assigned employee group, payroll, and other involved departments and third-party vendors.
Collaborate with other HR staff to complete ACA reporting in conjunction with the payroll staff.
Work closely with payroll to submit bi-monthly employee status changes related to pay, position, employment status and benefits.
Collaborate with other HR staff regarding monthly insurance billing, and reconciliation.
Participate in work with benefits consultant in the administration of district benefit plans.
Partner with other HR staff in the planning, implementation, and processing of employee benefit changes through the yearly open enrollment process.
Participate on the district’s insurance advisory committee.
Process workers compensation claims, maintain employee personnel files, and work collaboratively with other HR staff to prepare and post year-end summary reports.
Collaborate with other HR staff to maintain OSHA logs and annual reporting.
Issue security badges, maintain database, and prepare reports as requested.
Submit background check requests for new employees and/or volunteers.  Monitor results of background checks and communicate with director.
Input new employees and update present employee change information in the Human Resources Information System.
Collaborate with other HR staff to prepare the staffing report for board approval.  Prepare and distribute board-approved employment changes and related materials following each school board meeting.
Assist with maintaining employee evaluation spreadsheets for certified and non-certified staff.
Enter and maintain license information and probationary status in HRIS system.
Collaborate with other HR staff to prepare and maintain seniority lists for all collectively bargained employee groups.
Review, process and enter in HRIS approved teacher lane changes.
Submit new hire report to State as required.
Work with college/university and building principals on student teacher placement requests; coordinate placement; and complete necessary paperwork including background check.  Maintain and update board approved agreements with colleges/universities.
Assist employees and supervisors relative to HR questions and concerns or refers questions to the appropriate person. Provide interpretation of the District’s Human Resources policies and procedures, legal requirements and collective bargaining agreements.
Create and maintain detailed procedures on tasks and processes.
Collaborate with other HR staff to maintain the co-curricular staffing roster and monitors to ensure staffing allocation is consistent with budget distributions, double checks stipends for accuracy and sends staff assignment letters.
Compile reports as needed and/or requested.
Process employee leave requests and retirements.
Investigate and determine legitimacy of unemployment claims and participates in hearings involving judges and former/current staff on behalf of the school district.
Other duties as assigned.

Adult Basic Education (ABE) Teacher: ABE and EL instructor

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Osseo Area Schools Adult Basic Education (ABE) is looking for a teacher to provide instruction in its program starting for the fall of 2023.  Our school serves nearly 1,000 students age 17 and older each year.  Our students come from over 60 countries and speak nearly 50 languages.  95% of our students self-identify as a person of color.  We are a student-centered program, with classes in core content areas as well as technology and workplace skills.  We are located in the heart of Brooklyn Center, MN, at the Northwest Family Service Center, and collaborate with our social services building partners to provide support to our learners to be successful in class as well as in the community.

Job Summary:
To inspire and prepare each and every scholar with the confidence, courage, and competence to achieve their dreams; contribute to community; and engage in a lifetime of learning. Provide instruction and support in the curriculum areas for which employed; make appropriate and equitable use of instructional resources and technologies; implement the goals and objectives of the district, school and/or program for which employed; maintain contact and communication with guardians/caregivers of scholars, working with them in the development of their scholar; design, deliver, and assess curriculum according to district guidelines; provide in-person, synchronous and asynchronous learning when applicable and work collaboratively with others. Willing to participate in district and building leadership activities.

The teacher in this position will teach a class of up to 20 adults Monday-Thursday mornings from 9:00 am-1:00 pm  and Monday and Wednesday evening from 5:30-8:30 pm as our Level C Academics and Math One and Two (day) and  EL Level D (evening) Instructor. Teachers in our program receive 30 minutes of prep and non-contact time for every hour of direct instruction to attend meetings, prepare for class, and complete other professional duties.

Our Level C Academics classes include instruction in  core academic content areas aligned to level B and C of the College and Career Readiness Standards (http://mnabe.org/abe-content-standards/ccrs) for adult education.  Math One and Two is foundational math instruction (Level A math standards) and our EL Level D instruction is Level C standard content in reading, writing, speaking and listening.

Other information:
We have a commitment to professional development for our staff and a commitment to equity in our work.
We are a Google Workspace program and use Google Meet and Classroom and are committed to providing hyflex education opportunities to reduce barriers for student access and success.
We provide classes from September through June.

 

Equity Specialist (2 Positions)

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Job Summary: Under the direction of the Excellence in Equity Coordinator, the Equity Specialist enhances student learning by using research-based practices to support students, parents, teachers, administrators, and other school staff to center racial equity and cultural relevancy into student engagement, parent engagement, and staff development. Furthermore, to build and maintain supportive relationships that strengthen student and family connections to school and support the elimination of racial disparities, racial isolation, and to achieve equitable student achievement.
Responsibilities and tasks include:

  • Utilize restorative practices to engage students and families in research-based programing that centers racial equity and cultural relevancy.
  • Partner with district departments to support implementation and modeling SEL curriculum; and provide staff development that centers racial equity and cultural relevancy.
  • Collaborate with school administrators, teachers, human services teams, behavioral intervention teams and other school staff to identify and connect with students who need additional support.
  • Manage schedules and case load for numerous schools while maintaining professional communication and modeling equity within the district.
  • Collaborate with teachers and other school staff to establish learning partnerships through youth and parent programming.
  • Collaborate with school administrator, human services team, and community resources to identify and provide appropriate services for families that transform their schooling experience for equitable results.
  • Support scholars and families engage their cultural capital to experience schooling in a transformative way.
  • Provide outreach services to encourage the involvement of families in transforming the system to ensure equitable student achievement for all
  • Support classroom teachers by preparing site Equity Teams to engage in educational transformation that results in equitable student achievement and culturally relevant learning environments.
  • Manage data and develop reports; and communicate and collaborate with stakeholders.
  • Lead and learn for racial equity and cultural relevancy in system departments and committees in order to engage in system equity transformation.

Equity Specialist – American Indian Education

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Job Summary: Under the direction of Coordinator of Indian Education, the Indian Education Equity Specialist enhances student learning by helping students, parents, teachers, administrators, and other school staff to center racial equity and cultural relevancy into student engagement, parent engagement, community engagement, and staff development. Furthermore, to build and maintain supportive relationships that strengthen student and family connections to school and support the elimination of racial disparities, racial isolation, and to achieve equitable student achievement.

Responsibilities and tasks include:

The primary role of the Equity Specialist is to engage students and families in programming that centers racial equity and cultural relevancy. An additional role is to provide staff development that centers racial equity and cultural relevancy. Duties include collaborating with teachers and other school staff to establish learning partnerships through youth and parent programming; collaborating with school administrators, teachers, human services teams, and other school staff to identify and connect with students who are in need of additional support; liaising and collaborating with school administrator, human services team, and community resources to identify and provide appropriate services for families that transform their schooling experience for equitable results; helping students and families engage their cultural capital to experience schooling in a transformative way; providing outreach services to encourage the involvement of families in transforming the system to ensure equitable student achievement for all; supporting classroom teachers by preparing site Equity Teams to engage in educational transformation that results in equitable student achievement and culturally relevant learning environments; managing data and developing report information; and communicating and collaborating with stakeholders. Lead and learn for racial equity and cultural relevancy in system departments and committees in order to engage in system equity transformation.

The American Indian Education Equity Specialist will provide guidance, leadership and support to schools and departments in the form of professional development, coaching, and other duties as assigned. Assistance provided to schools and district staff will align with the core beliefs of the American Indian education department that include the following:  Supporting and strengthening increased educational outcomes for American Indian students by promoting culturally responsive instruction, curriculum development, and assessment; family and student engagement; and partnerships with departments, schools and the broader community.

American Indian Education empowers American Indian students and their families and enhances their potential through culture-based educational programming. The program reflects key values of families and staff:

Importance of our children;
Importance of education; and
Importance of American Indian culture and heritage.

We are seeking candidates who possess demonstrated leadership skills within a school/district environment; have experience working with American Indian students and families; and be able to demonstrate experience in designing, implementing, and collaborating when providing adult training opportunities and professional development using Indigenous pedagogy and MN state standards. Qualified candidates should advocate for student learning, convey innovative ideas to teachers and school teams, provide strong interpersonal communication skills, utilize problem solving skills effectively, and guide teams towards equitable, evidence based instructional and culturally responsive practices.