SENIOR SPECIALIST, DISTRIBUTIVE LEADERSHIP DESIGN (JOB ID: 59331)

Office of Talent

Traditional 235 work days

FTE: 1.0

Salary Range: $69,362 - $80,441

Essential Functions and Objectives:

 Leads distributive leadership systems and structures in the District. Defines the components of the Instructional Leadership Team (ILT) and Teacher Leadership & Collaboration (TLC) distributive leadership model; ensures that the model supports the long-term goals of the organization; and drives decisions around policy, resource allocation, and strategy forward. Works across departments to collaborate and develop the capacity and institutional expertise needed to embed, sustain, and strengthen the implementation of distributive leadership systems and structures, from ILT & TLC planning to ILT strategic talent review and selection, ensuring distributive leadership is an integrated part of strategic school planning and a key driver of our academic and whole child goals.

- Owns distributive leadership systems management duties, including providing and interpreting policy, periodically reviewing and reporting on progress, trends and goals to ensure alignment with strategic vision.

- Partners to lead change management, cross-functional alignment, and execution of Strategic Talent Review initiatives across the Instructional Leadership Team (ILT) to increase diversity of ILT members in schools.

- Leads implementation from the central team by driving the strategy for building the capacity and institutional knowledge necessary to sustain strong implementation of distributive leadership systems and structures.

- Influences and informs District leaders to make strategic adjustments to the Teacher Leadership & Collaboration (TLC) Financial Model in order to better drive towards organizational goals.

- Develops, reviews, and revises distributive leadership policies and procedures and develops and implements annual ILT and TLC school planning, selection, and implementation strategy.

- Owns key policy and strategic decisions to drive the team’s work towards team and District goals.

- Builds the capacity of leaders across the District to be distributive leadership experts, providing advice and counsel to department heads, managers and staff, in order to move the organization from pockets of excellence in distributive leadership to a system of excellence.

 Knowledge, Experience & Other Qualifications:

 - At least four (4) years of related experience.

- Knowledge with Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, Google Suite, and Outlook.

- Effective time management and organizational skills.

- Effective communication skills.

- Strong attention to detail.

- Effectively handle multiple demands and competing deadlines.

- The ability to take responsibility for one’s own performance.

- Work collaboratively with others on a team.

- Aptitude for variety and changing expectations and fast-paced environment.

Education Requirements:

 - Bachelor's degree required. 

Other information:

 Our Human Resources Team is an integral part of DPS. Although we aren’t always in the schools, we’re in it for the kids. We work closely with our school leaders to ensure we’re putting great teachers in every classroom, and

take great care to ensure DPS hires and retains the highest quality candidates for all roles throughout the district. We do this by incorporating our Shared Core Values—Students First, Integrity, Equity, Collaboration, Accountability and Fun – into everything we do. Additionally, we support retention of our valued team members in a variety of ways including facilitating professional development and performance management activities and designing and managing Total Rewards Programs to help Team DPS achieve health and wellness for themselves and their families. When you join us, you join a dedicated, diverse team of over one hundred professionals who come from many walks of life. One thing we all share is a deep sense of commitment to support Denver Public Schools’ vision: Every Child Succeeds.

Additional Information:

- Work Year Calendars (including accrued time off): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1129

- Benefits (including DPS contributions): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1397

- Compensation Structures: http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/244

- Employee must live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working for Denver Public Schools.

About Denver Public Schools:

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.  

Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.