Director of Health - Austin, United States - Lake Travis Independent School District

Lake Travis Independent School District

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Austin, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Job Description - Director of Health and Social Emotional Learning

Primary Function:

Under the direction of the Assistant Superintendent for Learning and Teaching, evaluates and provides leadership for the overall health and social-emotional programs of the District.

Responsible for the effective and efficient operation of the District's coordinated health programming, Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP) support, Leader For Life (student drug testing) facilitation, managing the District's Challenge Course (ROPES) Program and providing support to the counselors and counseling program.

Additionally, facilitates support for students who qualify for homelessness, foster care, pregnancy-related and homebound services.

Responsibilities/Duties:

Program Management

Develops and monitors the implementation of the District's Coordinated School Health Program encompassing Character Education, Social Skills, Prevention Programming, Health/Wellness and PE instruction; the programs will focus on personal choice and healthy actions with regard to:
Physical Fitness and Off Campus Physical Education (OCPE)
Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drug Abstinence
Substance Abuse Prevention and Intervention
Human Sexuality Curriculum (abstinence based)
Violence Prevention Programming
Bullying Prevention Programming
Oversees the development and implementation of a balanced, comprehensive, developmental counseling program that is consistent with district goals and objectives and includes guidance curriculum and responsive services for students
Ensures that individual students and their parents are provided the resources and guidance to plan, monitor, and manage the student's educational and career development including creation and review of personal graduation plans and information about postsecondary opportunities
Develops a guidance curriculum that enables school counselors to deliver structured group lessons effectively and in accordance with students' developmental needs
Monitors and supports training, implementation and sustainability of comprehensive socialemotional framework to encompass bullying prevention, substance abuse prevention, character education and student support programming
Coordinates school, home and community resources to enable students, parents and others to be referred to supplemental programs and services as needed.
Facilitates counseling support for students who have positive drug tests
Maintains an emergency plan and coordinates the activation and assignment of crisis counselors as needed
Advocates for a school environment that acknowledges and respects diversity
Collaborates with appropriate staff and community to research, develop, implement, monitor and evaluate Healthy Lifestyles programming into all campus' life, curriculum and behavioral expectations in the following areas:
Maintains a prevention resources database
Establishes community partnerships to extend Health and Social Programs into full collaboration with businesses, law enforcement, health care providers and parents
Ensures communication is open and visible for community awareness of initiatives and successes of all efforts of the Healthy Lifestyles Program
Organizes and facilitates the School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) as guided by the TEC guidelines and Lake Travis ISD Board policy
Supports the secondary students and staff assigned to the District Alternative Education Placement (DAEP) center through assessments, counseling, parent consultation and referral when necessary
Facilitates and supports campus' counselors who are providing services during student placement
Provides wraparound services to students in DAEP and upon return to home campus
Coordinates the Challenge Course Program including managing facilitator trainings, grounds and equipment management and group facilitation
Manages the organization, implementation and reporting to the Texas Education Agency of the annual FitnessGram assessments in grades 31
Facilitates and supports the District's Lead Nurse in the coordination of State mandated reports, screenings and immunizations
Manages and facilitates the District's Food Allergy Management Plan (FAMP) with Director of Food and Nutrition Services and Lead Nurse

Policy, Reports and Law

Implements the policies established by federal and state law, State Board of Education rule and local board policy
Compiles, maintains and presents all physical and computerized reports, records and other documents required

Budget

Administers the budget and ensures that programs are cost effective and funds are managed prudently
Compiles budgets and cost estimates based on documented program needs

Personnel Management

Assists with recruitment and selection of personnel and makes sound recommendations relative to personnel placement, assignment, retention, discipline and dismissal

Communication
- Provides for two-