Assistant Superintendent – Internal Applicants Only

  Granite School District is posting for the Assistant Superintendent vacancy. Applicants from within the district may apply for this position by completing the required application process.  Current Granite School District administrators will need apply by completing the internal application. Candidates who satisfy the requirements of the position will be contacted for interviews. 

Interviews will be held at the Granite Education Center located at 2500 South State Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84115.
 

 
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodations.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, training, education, responsibilities, abilities; the machines, tools and equipment used; background; and any licenses or certifications required.  Regular attendance and timeliness is an essential job function to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the position.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Job Summary
The Assistant Superintendent must be a dynamic and creative leader, capable of inspiring and directing multiple operations.  The Assistant Superintendent is responsible for increasing student achievement and community engagement through supervision of multiple departments that serve schools. This assistant superintendent works closely with the superintendent and other assistant superintendents to develop the vision for Granite District schools. The Assistant Superintendent carries out a variety of administrative duties as assigned by the Superintendent.
 
Essential Functions 

Non-Essential Functions – Performs other duties as assigned

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Proven, exemplary leadership and the highest moral and professional standards
• Ability to inspire and motivate others to do their best
• Commitment to all children regardless of cultural, ethnic or socioeconomic background and regardless of their academic ability or any limited mental or physical conditions
• Commitment to education excellence
• Ability to focus on academic standards and continuous improvement in student achievement
• Ability to analyze the performance data of student subgroups, identify areas of concern, and design program interventions to effectively address those concerns
• Ability to collaborate and communicate with and be sensitive to the needs of teachers, administrators, classified employees, secretaries, and other staff members
• Ability to communicate meaningfully with parent and community groups in emotionally and politically charged arenas

Required Education, Training and Qualifications

• Applicant must have a current Utah Administrative/Supervisory License
• Requires a Utah State Board of Education cleared criminal background check 

Required Prior Experience

• Applicant must have minimum three years of successful head building principal experience

Preferred Experience

• Head building principal experience at multiple levels (elementary, jr. high, high school)
• Five or more years of successful teaching experience in elementary, secondary or special education  

Assigned Decision Making – Assists superintendent in coordinating district educational efforts with related activities of other school districts and agencies.

Non-Supervisory Interaction

• Interacts and collaborates with employees, board members, patrons, vendors, administrators and secretaries in schools.
• Works with various department secretaries, coordinators, managers and directors.
• Works positively and collaboratively with District departments including administrators and secretaries.
• Works with employees for certifications of time worked.
• Interacts with community partners to implement programing and secure donations for program student incentives.
• Strong interpersonal skills along with a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a diverse group of people.
• Able to create and support a team-based environment between divisions and within the assigned departments.

Supervisory Responsibility

• Department directors and department personnel assigned to division

Budget Responsibility 

Working Environment

• Work takes place in a typical district office and school environment.
• Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation.

Physical Requirements
This list of essential and marginal functions and of physical requirements is not exhaustive and may be supplemented in accordance with the requirements of the job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak and/or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, and crouch.
• The employee is occasionally required to use hands to handle or feel objects and must occasionally climb or balance.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.