PowerSchool Administrator

Job Description

Title: Power School Administrator

Reports To
:
Director of Technology

Supervises: N/A

Employee Type: Full-Time, 12 Months, Salaried, Exempt

To provide management of Collegium's Power School system, including instruction and advice to Power School end-users and coordination among all Power School users.

This list is intended to be illustrative rather than complete and serves to show major duties and responsibilities and does not express or imply that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee in this position. The employee will be required to perform other duties requested by the supervisor and/or school administrator.

• Configure, update, and maintain Power School SIS and Schoology LMS, including security settings and user permissions.
• Facilitate seamless integration between Power School and Schoology for roster synchronization and grade passback.
• Monitors and communicates information concerning software updates for Power School.
• Generate custom data queries, reports, and dashboards for school leadership.
• Manage student enrollment, demographics, grades, and attendance data, ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Provides staff, parent, and student support and training in appropriate portals.
• Creates custom reports, manages Power School report card process, and assists in class scheduling setup.
• Administers Power School Gradebook program and assists staff in setup and management of gradebook.
• Administers and edits HTML pages in Power School to maintain and create customized pages.
• Serves as the liaison between the Technology Department and Power School.
• Continually strives to improve methods, techniques, and interpersonal relationships and maintains a current knowledge of student information systems and Power School trends, research, and initiatives.
• Provides expedient end-user support as needed in additional areas of the Technology Department, including basic desktop and network support, troubleshooting, and set-up.
• Works cooperatively with administrators, supervisors, staff, parents/guardians, and outside vendors to perform job responsibilities as outlined.
• Actively and effectively communicates with the Director of Operations & Technology.
• Communicates clearly and efficiently with CCS students, parents, faculty, staff and administration.
• Holds high expectations for self.
• Participates in staff development programs as assigned.
• Demonstrates effective planning, organization, and teamwork.
• Promotes good citizenship through actions as a role model and conducts his/herself according to professional, ethical principles.
• Displays personal qualities that reflect favorably upon the individual and the school.
• Shares a commitment to the success of the mission, goals, and objectives of CCS.
• Maintains highest level of confidentiality pertaining to CCS's employee records, financial information, and students' records.
• Abides by the CCS Employee Manual as well as CCS policies and procedures.
• Assumes other responsibilities as assigned by the Director of Operations and Technology.

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent degree/work experience in a relevant field.
• Demonstrated experience and proficiency providing end-user support.
• Demonstrated experience and proficiency with SIS and LMS applications.
• Demonstrated experience and proficiency with MS Office products, PCs, and Apple products.
• Proficiency in SQL, HTML/CSS, database management, and troubleshooting.
• Demonstrated ability to diplomatically communicate with teachers, administrators, parents, vendors, and students.
• Possess effective communication, judgment, planning, and human relations skills, and will be able to work under periods of stress due to the level of the position responsibility.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Required Clearances include Criminal Background Clearance (Act 34), Child Abuse Clearance (Act 151), and FBI Fingerprint Clearance (Act 114), all dated within one year of receipt.
• Meets criteria for employment in a PA Public School.

The mental and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to bend, stoop, climb stairs, and reach overhead
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Noise level in the work environment is usually mild to moderate depending on the specific site