| Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.) |
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| Monitor students` progress, and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems. |
| Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies, and students` behavioral or learning problems. |
| Set educational standards and goals, and help establish policies, procedures, and programs to carry them out. |
| Plan, direct, and monitor instructional methods and content of educational, vocational, or student activity programs. |
| Direct and coordinate activities of teachers or administrators at daycare centers, schools, public agencies, or institutions. |
| Prepare and maintain attendance, activity, planning, accounting, or personnel reports and records for officials and agencies, or direct preparation and maintenance activities. |
| Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff, and recommend personnel actions for programs and services. |
| Teach classes or courses, or provide direct care to children. |
| Determine allocations of funds for staff, supplies, materials, and equipment, and authorize purchases. |
| Determine the scope of educational program offerings, and prepare drafts of program schedules and descriptions, to estimate staffing and facility requirements. |
| Top Skills used in this Job |
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| Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
| Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
| Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
| Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others` actions. |
| Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
| Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others` reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
| Time Management - Managing one`s own time and the time of others. |
| Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
| Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
| Top Abilities (Attributes of the person that influence performance in this job.) |
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| Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
| Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
| Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
| Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
| Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
| Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
