Central Office (Student Relations) Hearing Officer 2022-2023 Job at DeKalb County School District

DeKalb County School District Stone Mountain, GA 30083

    JobID: 6473

    Position Type:
    Equity and Student Empowerment/Hearing Officer
    Date Posted:
    11/22/2022
    Location:
    Equity and Student Empowerment
    Date Available:
    11/22/2022
    The DeKalb County School District is seeking an experienced and professional Hearing Officer.


    Salary Grade/Schedule: Unified 122
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    The material contained herein is subject to change. All open positions offered by the DeKalb County School District are subject to specific job requirements. The DeKalb County School District is an equal opportunity employer, and all hiring decisions are subject to federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.


    Title: Officer, Hearing


    Under general supervision, conducts student discipline hearings, Level I/Level II employee grievance hearings, Title IX Appeals, and employee mediations in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements; provides technical assistance to administrators in schools and the central office on best practices and procedures relative to student discipline.

    Essential Functions:

    The following duties are representative of this position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

    • Provides technical assistance to administrators in schools and the central office on school law, court decisions, best practices, and procedures relative to student discipline; provides advisement to students, parents, and other stakeholders relative to student discipline procedures and due process requirements.
    • Conducts student due process hearings, Level I/Level II employee grievance hearings, Title IX appeals, and employee mediations.
    • Facilitates appropriate educational placements for students who have been incarcerated, suspended, expelled, or charged with a designated felony upon their return to the school district.
    • Conducts professional learning sessions on student discipline, due process, classroom management, and legal updates relative to student discipline for school district employees.
    • Collaborates with the Department of Public Safety to respond to and provide notification of school health and safety emergencies and to issue other notifications and advisements; collaborates with other agencies and other community entities relative to student discipline and safety.
    • Ensures DeKalb County School District’s (DCSD) Code of Student Conduct and other related materials are current based on changes in laws, school district policies, or other interpretive guidance.
    • Performs other duties as assigned.

    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
    • Master’s degree in Education, Education Administration, or closely related area required.
    • Minimum eight (8) years of professional-level mediation, conducting hearings, or closely related experience required.
    • Valid Georgia Professional Standards Commission approved certificate in educational leadership at level L5, NL-5, PL-6, or above required for persons with previous school system experience. If a level L-5, NL-5, PL-6, or above certificate is not held, the individual must be eligible for the NPL certificate in educational leadership or meet the eligibility requirement for a Support Personnel License from the Georgia Professional Standards Commission.

    OR

    • Juris Doctorate with verifiable current membership with the Georgia Bar Association required.



    11/01/22
    Attachment(s):
    • Officer, Hearing_R.2022.pdf




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