Hearing Officer (215 Days) - Pupil Personnel

North East Independent School District

San Antonio, TX

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Business Writing, Communication Skills, Conferences, Data Collection, Data Entry, Depth Perception, Disciplinary Action, Driver's License, Educational Administration, Emergency Planning, Emergency Response, Employee Relations, Executive Relationships, Faculty Administration, Foreign Exchange (FX), Government, Government Regulations, Information Retrieval, Interpersonal Skills, Law Enforcement, Legal, Management of Information Systems/Technology (MIS), Needs Assessment, On Call, People Management, Policy Development, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Reporting Skills, Risk, School Attendance, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Secondary School, Student Conduct, Telephone Skills, Time Management, Training/Teaching, Writing Skills
LOCATION
San Antonio, TX
POSTED
13 days ago

RESUME MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH APPLICATION

Location: Richard A Middleton Education Center

Work Schedule: 11 Months

Work Type: Regular Full-Time

Exempt: Yes

Pay Grade: A5

REASONS TO JOIN NEISD

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EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Masters Degree

Four years of school administration experience and/or training

CERTIFICATION:

Valid Texas Teaching Certificate by the State Board for Educator Certification

Valid Principal, Assistant Principal, Mid-Management or Superintendent's Certification by the State Board

High School Diplomas and college/university degrees must be obtained from an accredited program or university approved by the United States Department of Education and the Texas Education Agency.

PRIMARY PURPOSE SUMMARY:

Manages student discipline, including referrals, conferences, and expulsion hearings, ensuring all actions are legally sound and effective. Provides guidance to school administrators on District policies and legal issues related to student management.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  1. Collaborates with administrators and staff to foster a safe school environment conducive to effective instructional management.

  2. Establishes and maintains a positive working relationship with campus personnel.

  3. Utilizes management practices that promote collegiality, teamwork and collaborative decision- making among staff.

  4. Provides for an effective two-way communication with staff, District employees, media, community and the board of Trustees.

  5. Ensures the Pupil Personnel Service operations contribute to the attainment of District goals and objectives.

  6. Contributes to the recommendation of sound policies directed toward improvement of Pupil Personnel Services practices.

  7. Maintains a working knowledge of Texas Education Codes regarding discipline, attendance, enrollment and other codes specific to Pupil Personnel job duties.

  8. Acts as a resource and presenter for training new teachers, administrators and other staff regarding discipline management.

  9. Advises and assists campus administrators in conducting daily due process procedures related to discipline management.

  10. Assists in compiling, updating and producing the District Student/Parent handbook.

  11. Updates and maintains the Pupil Personnel Services webpage, ensuring it remains a valuable resource for campus administration.

  12. Establishes and manages information retrieval systems to support Personnel Services procedures.

  13. Assists in developing, maintaining, and updating Pupil Personnel Services manuals and expulsion guidelines.

  14. Prepares paperwork and conducts disciplinary conferences to determine appropriate student placement (e.g., alternative educational settings or other disciplinary actions).

  15. Prepares scripts and policies for evidentiary hearings, conducts disciplinary expulsion hearings, and determines student expulsion or other disciplinary actions.

  16. Prepares paperwork and participates in expulsion appeals.

  17. Confers, contacts, schedule intakes with the Bexar County Juvenile Justice Academy for expelled students.

  18. Conducts conferences with parents/guardians and students regarding custodianship, verification of disciplinary background, transfers, advanced enrollments, grandparent-affidavits, and foreign exchange students.

  19. Coordinates with school and local law enforcement agencies.

  20. On call for emergency crisis response plan.

  21. Maintains all facets of the District School Choice and Attendance Tracking Programs.

  22. Inputs data, answers phone calls, notifies parents and campuses on any topic specific to Pupil Personnel Services and directs other calls to proper person/department.

  23. Develops professional skills appropriate to job assignments.

  24. Demonstrates behavior that is professional, ethical, and responsible, serving as a role model for District staff, parents, and students.

  25. Conducts and participates in audits.

  26. Initiates activities to address identified District and community needs concerning Pupil Personnel Services.

  27. Responsible for approving transfers for Continued Enrollments, Administrative, and children of employees.

  28. Prepares reports for school principals upon request by the Executive and/or Director.

  29. Receives telephone calls from parents, students and the community regarding complaints and/or concerns.

  30. Establishes and maintains a positive working relationship with Hearing Officers of other local school districts.

  31. Deals sensitively and fairly with persons from diverse cultural backgrounds.

  32. Maintains confidentiality of information.

  33. Reports to work on time every day.

  34. Performs additional duties and accepts other responsibilities as may be assigned.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to use good judgment and discretion in sensitive, confidential issues and projects
  • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
  • Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
  • Ability to supervise employees, establish and maintain effective working relationships with executive management, campus/department heads, elected officials, District employees, other school districts and government agencies, outside organizations and the general public
  • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public
  • Valid Texas Driver's License with driving record that meets the requirements of the District

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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While all applications will be reviewed, not all applicants will be interviewed.

North East Independent School District does not to discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, marital or veteran status, disability (or relationship or association with an individual with a disability), genetic information or other legally protected status in its programs, services or activities as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

About the Company

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North East Independent School District

North East Independent School District came into being in 1949 in the reorganization of the Texas Education System under the Gilmer-Aiken Law, which combined 7 separate common school districts with a total of 756 students. Today, NEISD is the second largest school District in San Antonio with a student population of approximately 67,000 students. You can learn more about the history of NEISD by visiting our History of the District page.
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Education
WEBSITE
https://www.neisd.net/