Location: Hattie Mae White
Department: SPED Data Infra Ops.
Area:District Wide
Contract Months:12
Salary Range: $75,000.00 – $95,000.00
Academic Year: 26-27
The purpose of this position is to coordinate the development, monitoring, fiscal management, and reporting for all Special Education department budgets, including IDEA-B federal grants, state special education allotments. SHARS/Medicaid reimbursements, and local funds, ensuring that expenditures are allowable, accurately coded, and aligned with program needs and regulatory requirements
1. Serve as the department's primary fiscal compliance officer for all funded programs
2. Coordinate position control and staffing budgets for all Special Education funded positions
3. Prepare, analyze, and present budget reports, expenditure summaries, and financial forecasts to Special Education directors, the Executive Director, and Deputy Superintendent of System Fidelity and Reporting.
1. Other duties as assigned.
Bachelor's Degree
3 to 5 years
Software
Microsoft Office
Certifications/Licensure
Equipment
Office equipment (e.g., computer, copier)
Level 2 -Work Leadership. Regularly provides project management or team leadership to a group of two or more employees but does not have formal supervisory responsibility. Leading and directing is restricted to monitoring work and providing guidance on escalated issues. Most of work time is spent performing many of the same duties they are leading.
-Work is substantially complex, varied and regularly requires the selection and application of technical and detailed guidelines. Independent judgment is required to identify, select, and apply the most appropriate methods as well as interpret precedent. Position regularly makes recommendations to management on areas of significance to the department. Supervision received typically consists of providing directions on the more complex projects and new job duties and priorities.
-Participates in a group plan and/or budget development.
-Decisions are made with greater freedom and discretion, including recommendations that are subject to approval on matters that may affect multiple departments across HISD. Job is frequently expected to recommend new solutions to problems, to improve existing methods/procedures/services and generate new ideas. May also review decisions made by other individuals on more routine matters.
-Decisions are made with greater freedom and discretion, including recommendations that are subject to approval on matters that may affect multiple departments across HISD. Job is frequently expected to recommend new solutions to problems, to improve existing methods/procedures/services and generate new ideas. May also review decisions made by other individuals on more routine matters.
-Collaborate and solve problems - work with others to resolve problems, clarify, or interpret complex information/policies, and provide initial screening/negotiations without approval authority. Interactions are typically with customers, senior level professional staff, and managers.
-Regularly assesses and diffuses complex and escalate customer issues. Takes personal responsibility and accountability for solving systemic customer service problems. Regularly explores alternative and creative solutions to meeting the needs of the customer within HISD's policies and guidelines.
-Work is normally performed in a typical interior work environment which does not subject the employee to any hazardous or unpleasant elements.
Houston Independent School District is an equal opportunity employer.
The Houston Independent School District is the largest public school system in Texas and the eighth largest in the United States. Its schools are dedicated to giving every student the best possible education through an intensive core curriculum and specialized, challenging instructional and career programs. HISD is empowers students to become critical thinkers, visionary leaders, and active contributors in their community, fostering a pathway to success for limitless opportunities in a competitive global landscape.
