Position Information:
| Position FTE: | 1.0 FTE, Employee Calendars |
| Position Type: | Certificated (HEA); *Contract
(*Continuing or Non-Continuing contracts based on organizational requirements) |
Annualized Salary:
*24/25 SY | $70,207-$137,330*/ year
*prorated based on FTE and contract length |
| Contract Start Date: | 09/01/2024 |
Highline Public Schools is seeking a Central Office Specialist (Secondary Success) to join our team of educators for the 2024-2025 school year!
SUMMARY: The Central Office Specialist is an accomplished teacher who serves in a leadership role at the system level. A specialist provides expert consultation through facilitating collaboration, instructional coaching, and serving as a system leader across a variety of roles. The Central Office Specialist sees their ongoing learning and development as essential to achieve equitable results for all students.
PROFILE: The person hired into this Central Office Specialist position will work on the Secondary Success College Career Readiness team to support the continued development and implementation of a robust Comprehensive School Counseling Program that is inclusive of High School and Beyond Planning HSBP for middle and high schools. This includes providing professional development and training in related content such as the utilization of the online HSBP platform; currently Naviance and will transition to SchooLinks comprehensive school counseling strategies. As the main point of contact for Advisory, this position will collaborate with other central office departments to support professional development and implementation of best practices including rituals and routines social-emotional learning and academic progress monitoring. Ideal candidates for this role will have secondary School Counseling experience be steeped in SSB5030 and ASCA standards and practices as well as leading and facilitating adult learning. They will be a systems thinker be collaborative have strong communication and organizational skills be data-driven commitment to and have experience integrating student and family voice and applying an anti-racist lens to strategy development.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- WA State Teaching Certificate with endorsements appropriate to subject area and grade level of assignment
- Three years successful teaching experience -and-
- One year successful experience as a specialist or similar role
- ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: Criminal background clearance and all certificates, licenses, endorsements, permits, and vaccines (absent exemption) as required for this position by state and local authorities.
For a full job description, please see the attachment.
BENEFITS ELIGIBILITY: Eligible Highline Public School employees are offered a comprehensive benefits package. Check them out here!
NOTE: Individual positions may be filled via one the following processes: external hires, internal hires, internal displacements, or internal voluntary transfers. Highline Public Schools, District #401, reserves the right to privilege current employees in the hiring process.
OUR PROMISE: Every student in Highline Public Schools is known by name, strength and need, and graduates prepared for the future they choose.
The Highline Strategic Plan is centered on Our Promise. In 2023, the strategic plan was updated to prioritize our work through 2026, identifying four bold goals:
- Culture of Belonging: A culture where all are welcome, valued, and safe.
- Innovative Learning: Academic experiences that engage, empower, and challenge every student.
- Bilingual & Biliterate: Multicultural skills that enable students to live, work, and communicate across cultures.
- Future Ready: Students explore possibilities and develop mindsets that prepare them for a changing future.
Highline Public Schools, District #401, complies with all federal rules and regulations and does not discriminate in admission, access, treatment, or employment in education programs or hiring practices on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, marital status, honorably-discharged veteran or military status, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability. This holds true for all students who are interested in participating in educational programs and/or extracurricular activities. Highline Public Schools also provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. See Board Policy 5010 for Highline’s commitment to nondiscrimination and affirmative action. Any person having inquiries should contact: Age Discrimination Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Affirmative Action, Civil Rights Act (employees), and Title IX: Chief Talent Officer, 206.631.3121, title.ix@highlineschools.org; Civil Rights Act (students): Ombudsman, 206.631.3104, civilrightscoordinator@highlineschools.org; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act- Director of Social Services and Mental Health, 206.631.3255, 504coordinator@highlineschools.org, Address: 15675 Ambaum Blvd. SW, Burien, WA 98166.
