Area Manager

Do you want to be a part of something BIG? Do you have a passion for people and students? Do you want to work in a team setting? Come work with one of the United States Largest Substitute Staffing Companies. We support over 750 school districts in the US and service 2.5 million students every day, helping mold them into tomorrow's teacher, doctors, lawyers, and leaders.

At ESS our motto is, "Everyday counts!" We take opportunities every day to grow and better our company as well as our employees.

We are a leading provider of full-service staffing and management programs for the K-12 educational market. We are currently seeking an Area Manager to service Alachua County Public Schools

Job Title: Area Manager

FLSA Status: Exempt

OVERVIEW: The successful candidate serves as the contact for the schools front office personnel within Alachua County Public Schools.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Establishing and maintaining positive relationships with school administrators and front office staff in supporting each school's specific program needs.
• Providing supervision and oversight to ESS guest educators within Alachua County Public Schools, including substitute teachers, paraprofessionals and sub custodians.
• Review, manage, coach, and engage ESS guest educators on their performance in the classroom. Focusing on development, engagement and retention.
• Attend local community events and school events to advertise and recruit new guest educators within assigned territory.
• Monthly school visitation schedule within Alachua County Schools
• Exercising appropriate judgment in addressing specific situations and respond with immediate and effective solutions.
• Maintain effective verbal and written communication with colleagues, and ESS guest educators.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manages and motivates ESS substitutes
• Train, direct and appraise ESS substitutes
• Plans and organizes workload and staff assignments.
• Strong customer service skills that allow professional and empathetic responses to problems with solutions based on questions, complaints and needs of our candidates, our network of clients and ESS staff.

COMPETENCIES

Language, Math and Reasoning

Language Skills

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one on one and small group situations to customers, clients and other employees of the organization.

Math Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Abilities

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but involved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, and TRAINING:

Associates degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; and/or 2 years related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience in management within a School District, Private School, Charter School or College environment is preferred.

• Bachelor's Degree preferred but not required
• Prior K-12 experience preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• There are no specific requirements for this position.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

• Excellent skills in Microsoft Windows
• Spreadsheet Software: Excel
• Demonstrate high level accuracy in data entry

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• Travel will be required for sign up meetings, recruiting events and district visits.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS - The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with arms and hands, talk or hear.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.

VISION REQUIREMENTS:

• Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less) to work on the computer.

WORK ENVIRONMENT - The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• This position works in an environment with moderate noise level. (Examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic.)

Note: Nothing in this job specification restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Critical features of this job are described under various headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons, with or without notice. The above statements are strictly intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees in this position.

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About ESS

As leaders in the education staffing space since 2000, ESS specializes in placing qualified staff in daily, long-term, and permanent K-12 school district positions including substitute teachers, school aides, and other school support staff. With more than 800 school district partners throughout the US, ESS supports the education of more than 4.5 million students every day. We provide our employees the ability to work in school districts across the country in addition to benefits, comprehensive training, flexible work schedules, and professional development. Visit ESS.com to learn more and help to improve education for every student, every day.

ESS Diversity Statement

ESS continuously works to create an environment where all its employees - regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexuality, age or abilities - can work to the fullest of their potential in a fair and welcoming space. Believing that a diverse company is more innovative and successful, we have embraced diversity to ensure that we are empowered to make sure that "Every day counts" for our employees, the students, and the schools we serve nationwide.

ESS is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or veteran status.

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