District Manager (DISTR32476)

District Manager

Do you want to be a part of something BIG? Do you have a passion for people and education? Do you want to work in a team setting? 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, paraprofessionals, and other school support staff. Over the last 22 years, we have innovated education staffing to provide dynamic solutions to school districts and professional opportunities to passionate educators. Our team serves over 5 million students with a pool of 85,000 substitute and permanent employees throughout 34 states. Internally, the ESS team is comprised of 650 individuals with a passion for education working together to ensure our 900 partner districts experience valuable education every day.

At ESS our motto is, "Every day 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 a District Manager to the Beaufort County, SC area! Travel among the Beaufort County area is required.

OVERVIEW: The District Manager is responsible for managing the overall daily operations, activities, and staff in assigned school districts, acting as a liaison between ESS staff members, school district administrators and the corporate office to ensure the delivery of quality services.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Travel among Beaufort County is required 50% of the time.
• Establishing and maintaining positive relationships with school employees in supporting each school's specific program needs.
• Providing supervision and oversight to direct reports within assigned school districts, including classroom aides, instructional assistants, secretaries, bus aides, and other ESS staff.
• Working in conjunction with school managers/employees, management, and the human resources department; actively participate in the applicant hiring process - interviewing, hiring, and managing employees.
• Working in conjunction with school employees, management, and the human resources department; actively participate in the termination separation process - disciplining, terminating/resignations, and managing employees.
• Participate in the New Hire Orientation sessions for employees/In-Service training sessions.
• Review and manage employees through classroom visits and evaluations.
• Completing and collecting daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly paperwork, e.g., timesheets, weekly reports, employee rosters, and attendance and billing records (where applicable) etc.
• Tracking statistics related to hiring, turnover, retention, and staffing.
• Reviewing timesheets/time records, completed by direct reports, for accuracy; submit to finance in accordance with established timeframes.
• Actively participate in the development and implementation of performance improvement systems related to staffing for assigned program sites.
• Maintaining effective communications with staff, school district contacts, corporate employees, and management staff.
• Exercising appropriate judgement in addressing specific situations and respond with immediate, effective solutions and/or promptly notifying program management.
• Acting as role of direct reports in emergency situations when deemed necessary.
• Maintaining effective verbal written communication with colleagues, direct reports, and school district employees as needed.
• Other duties as assigned or as become evident.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manages and motivates staff (including hiring, staff discipline, performance management, and recognition duties).
• Assesses staffing needs, and recruits staff using methods such as newspaper advertisements or attendance at job fairs.
• Trains, directs and appraises staff.
• Makes daily schedules for proper manpower utilization.
• Plans and organizes workload and staff assignments.
• Issues written and oral instructions; assigns duties and examines work for exactness, neatness, and conformance to policies and procedures.'

ESS ADVANTAGES:

• Health insurance
• 401(k)
• Vacation time
• PTO
• Volunteer time
• Paid holidays
• Discretionary bonus eligibility
• Opportunity for growth