JOB SUMMARY
JOB CLASSIFICATION:
|
Assist each ESU in the NNNC with special technical projects.
Professional
|
QUALIFICATIONS:
|
Educational Level:
|
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related major
|
Certification or Licensure:
|
None specified
|
Experience Desired:
|
7 years successful experience in educational technology or related experience
|
Employee Characteristics:
|
Cooperation
Attention to Detail
Dependability
Integrity
Concern for Others
Self - Control
Stress Tolerance
Adaptability/Flexibility
Independence
Initiative
Collaboration
Confidentiality
|
REPORTS TO:
EVALUATION:
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
|
NNNC Chief Administrators
Annual written job review(s) as determined by ESU policy
260 day per year or as determined by need a approved by Board
|
REQUIRED RESPONSIBILITIES AND JOB TASKS:
|
- Design, implement, and maintain Single Sign-On systems for member ESUs and school districts.
- Monitor, research, and make network security suggestions as necessary for member ESUs and school districts.
- Facilitate group purchases on technical products for the NNNC.
- Assist and troubleshoot member ESUs with network and server projects as requested.
- Develop partnerships with ESU NOC personnel both inside the NNNC and statewide, NNNC school district LAN Managers, businesses, communities, and other organizations to help meet identified technology needs.
- Provide leadership for short and long-range planning for all NNNC technology initiatives: vision, goals, program objectives/strategies/activities, infrastructure, training, budgeting, and collaboration with others.
- Serves as a clearinghouse of information on trends, research, applications, and effective practices related to the use of technology in the school educational system across all NNNC ESUs
- Is knowledgeable of the hardware configurations and computer-related items within the NNNC region.
- Designs, coordinates installation and troubleshoots malfunctions of the network hardware and/or software applications within the NNNC for the purpose of resolving operational issues and restoring services.
- Attend and participate in ESU Network Operations Committee (NOC) and NNNC LAN Manager meetings as requested.
- Ensure technology resource selections are consistent with curricular and instructional demands.
- Maintain open lines of communication and cooperative working relationships with other government agencies. When appropriate, attend meetings of other government agencies to advance the interest of NNNC.
- Keep current with technology trends by attending conferences and other professional development activities.
- Other responsibilities as assigned.
|
TECHNOLOGY EXPECTATIONS:
|
- Comprehensive knowledge of computers and related technologies as they apply to K-12 education.
- Comprehensive knowledge of infrastructure requirements and components of local and wide area networks, Internet, intranets, and distributed learning.
- Experience in implementing effective and innovative software and hardware methodologies.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, electronic equipment, and other computer hardware and software, including applications and basic programming/ scripting.
- Operating Systems – Knowledge of Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux/UNIX client/server network operating systems administration and current trends.
- Telecommunications / Networking- Knowledge of transmission, routing, switching, control, and operation of wired, wireless, PBX or VoIP telecommunications systems along with a thorough understanding of the OSI model, networking protocols within, and TCP/IP subnetting.
- Network Security – Knowledge of firewalls, filtering, unified threat management appliances, and other network identity theft protection measures and current trends.
|
REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
|
- Oral/Written Comprehension - Listening to and understanding information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences or reading and understanding information and ideas presented in writing.
- Oral/Written Expression - Communicating information and ideas by speaking or writing so others will understand.
- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Active Learning – Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem solving and decision-making.
- Communicating with Persons outside Organization – Communicating with people outside the organization; representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources.
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships – Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others – Translating or explaining what technical information means and how it can be used.
- Team Player – Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
- Instructing – Effectively teaching others how to do something.
- Problem Sensitivity – Acknowledging when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
- Social Perceptiveness – Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Time Management – Managing one’s own time and the time of others.
- Coordination – Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
- Persuasion – Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Judgment and Decision Making – Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Service Orientation – Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Installation – Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
- Troubleshooting – Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it using logic and reasoning to evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Equipment Maintenance – Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
- Equipment Selection / Job Planning – Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Ability to establish evaluation strategies and implement formative and summative activities.
- Ability to lead technology-planning efforts including activities to develop, implement, and evaluate both system and school technology plans.
- Ability to acquire and manage financial resources.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and motivate professional staff.
- Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
- Mathematics – Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry and their applications.
- Psychology – Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests.
- The ability to drive (employee is responsible for providing his/her own transportation) with a valid Nebraska driver’s license.
|
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
|
The essential functions of this position include: (1) regular, dependable attendance on the job; (2) the ability to perform the identified tasks and to possess and utilize the identified technology expectations, skills, and abilities and to perform the identified work activities; and, (3) the ability to perform the following identified physical requirements:
|