Provides division level confidential administrative support to deputy superintendents. Acts as a primary contact and coordinates and/or responds to questions regarding District-wide activities, policies and procedures. Coordinates meetings and activities with other departments, functions and outside agencies. Acts as a liaison with all levels of District staff and community representatives.
**The Executive Assistant must demonstrate a willingness to sign a confidentiality agreement. This role requires maintaining the highest level of confidentiality regarding all District matters, especially those involving the Superintendent, Chief of Staff, and the Board of Education. Ensuring trust and discretion is paramount to the success and integrity of this position.
• Provides assistance and support by identifying and prioritizing incoming information and requests; delegates and/or directs issues to appropriate department or District personnel
• Researches, collects and compiles data, prepares reports, financial analysis, surveys and other materials for the Assistant Superintendent, Cabinet members and District stakeholders
• Serves as the primary contact person for administrative issues of a complex and confidential nature, drafts correspondence, and plans and prepares reports; makes decisions and takes action within agreed upon limits
• Compiles and tracks department projects and is responsible for planning, organizing and delegating to ensure the smooth and efficient operation of the division
• Plans, organizes and schedules meetings and takes and publishes minutes and agendas; tracks, follows up on and coordinates action items until satisfactory completion
• Performs budgetary and accounting functions for department, such as monitoring annual budget, transferring budget monies, purchasing large ticket items, processing invoices and maintaining petty cash
• Organizes, tracks and participates in District, building or department special projects
• Answers inquires and offers assistance to parental/community concerns in routine and non-routine matters using appropriate initiative; screens calls and refers as appropriate
• May coordinate or direct the activities of department support staff, student aides, or volunteers
Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.
DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org.
The mission of Denver Public Schools is to provide all students the opportunity to achieve the knowledge and skills necessary to become contributing citizens in our diverse society.
In DPS, we’re focused on building a system that’s designed to help every student thrive. We’re re-focusing our efforts where they matter most: on creating classrooms that are vibrant centers of learning, where caring teachers are engaging their students in rigorous, culturally responsive experiences in order to lift all students toward a bright horizon.
In the last ten years, DPS has experienced unprecedented growth and an expansion of programs.
Building on the strong progress we’ve made, we want to continue transforming DPS into a school district grounded in equity. This districtwide focus on equity will be embedded in everything we do, so that we can help break historical patterns and become a school district that is designed to inspire every student to dream big and make their own future.
View all of our current career openings here: https://careers.dpsk12.org/
