City and County of San Francisco

Manager, Intake Center, San Francisco Unified School District (#2981)

$0.00-$0.00 Hourly / $0.00-$0.00 Monthly / $0.00-$0.00 Yearly


Definition

Under general administrative direction, plans, organizes and supervises the activities of the School District's Intake Center; directs the identification, assessment, assignment, and orientation of all foreign born and U.S. born students whose primary language is other than English; designs and directs the implementation of internal systems and procedures for the collection, compilation, distribution and analysis of data; and performs related duties as required.

Distinguishing Features

This single position class is responsible for planning and directing the work of the District's Intake Center. The incumbent, reporting to the Director of Bilingual Education, supervises a staff of paraprofessionals and clerical employees involved in the identification, assessment, assignment, and orientation of limited and non-English speaking students.

Examples of Important and Essential Duties

"The class specification shall be descriptive of the class and shall not be considered as a restriction on the assignment of duties not specifically listed." (CSC Rule 7)

1. Plans, organizes and supervises the registration, testing, transcript evaluation, school placement and orientation of all foreign born and U.S. born students whose primary language is other than English.

2. Interprets and implements Board policies and administrative regulations concerning the educational needs of limited and non-English speaking students; recommends programs, methods and procedures to meet these needs; develops and evaluates procedures and policies for the Intake Center with regard to the assessment, placement and orientation of foreign born students.

3. Coordinates the activities of the Intake Center with other divisions of the School District; confers with assistant superintendents, school principals and other staff on school assignments, grade placements, testing, and transcript evaluation.

4. Determines, plans, and recommends Intake Center's staffing, office space, technical assistance, equipment and supplies needs; determines and assigns priorities, workloads and work schedules; ensures that the Intake Center provides translation services of oral and written information in at least five major languages.

5. Prepares or directs the preparation of a variety of reports and records which are disseminated to District staff, and Federal and State funding agencies.

6. Makes written and oral presentations to school district personnel, foreign and U.S. visitors, parents and community on registration requirements, testing, assessment, assignment procedures, policies and demographics of foreign born and U.S. born students whose language is other than English.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

"The examination announcement shall provide the qualifications-and other particulars ... Applicants must be guided solely by the announcement of the examination for which they apply." (CSC Rule 9)

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: General knowledge of: educational philosophy, programs and techniques related to meeting the needs of limited and non-English speaking students; State laws governing education for foreign born students; characteristics and needs of immigrant families; available social, health and community resources; modern management practices and principles.

Ability to: Work with immediate supervision in developing and maintaining constructive relationships with parents, students, community groups and other District personnel; provide supervision and direction to subordinates.

Skill in: Communicating with and dealing effectively with people of a wide variety of ethnic, religious and socio-economic backgrounds; speaking effective in public; analytical problem solving; preparing accurate written and oral reports.

Disaster Service Workers

All City and County of San Francisco employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the City requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.

CLASS: 2981; EST: 1/1/1900; REV: 1/1/1900;