Chesterfield County Public Schools
Specialist - Communications
Chesterfield County Public Schools, Chesterfield, VA
Salary: $63,932.00 - $108,674.00 Annually
Location : Chesterfield, VA
Job Type: 260 days, 8 hours per day
Job Number: 14334
Department: DIV - Communications & Community Relations
Location/Office: Creative & Media Services
Opening Date: 06/06/2024
FLSA: Exempt
General Description
Under general supervision, performs work of maintaining websites for schools. Provides support to schools in the development and enhancement of school website content. Requires some experience with website content management technologies: HTML, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), as well as professional site development and design tools such as Adobe Photoshop. Excellent writing, proofreading and editing skills are a must. Expected to be a strategic thinker with a meticulous attention to detail, working well under pressure and meeting deadlines.
Essential Job Functions
Budgetary Responsibilities:
Not applicable
Report Preparation:
Develops periodic general information reports on web design/usage and translation services.
Equipment Operation:
Computer Workstation, copiers, printers
Contacts:
Department Director, department staff, school staff and personnel.
Work Direction:
Not applicable
Supervision:
Not applicable
Decision Making:
Performs majority of functions independently, seeks supervisory advice/guidance as necessary.
Formal Policy-Setting Responsibilities:
Not applicable
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here represent 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 the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, reach with hands and arms, handle paper files, records, computer and equipment controls and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit and drive. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision, and depth perception.
Work Environment:
The employee regularly works in an office setting, the noise level is quiet to moderate.
Qualifications
Considerable knowledge of website content management platforms, web technology and web development tools such as HTML, CSS and Adobe Photoshop and of usability and industry best practices for websites. Demonstrated understanding of layout of content, the complexity of the text and readability. Demonstrated ability in organizing and completing multiple tasks in a timely manner; in communicating; both orally and in writing and establishing effective working relationships.
Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in related field preferred or equivalent training or experience sufficient to demonstrate the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
Applicants considered for employment must successfully complete the following background investigations/tests:
Chesterfield County Public Schools assures Equal Employment Opportunities for employees as required by Federal and State Orders and Laws. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks. This job description is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements. However, administration reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary. It is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position and does not imply an employment contract.
Chesterfield County Public Schools offers a wide variety of benefits to employees. Benefit offerings may differ based upon full-time and part-time employee status.
To learn more details, visit our
01
Have you ever been convicted of a felony?
02
Have you ever been convicted of an offense involving the sexual molestation, physical or sexual abuse or rape of anyone?
03
Have you ever been the subject of a founded case of child abuse and/or neglect?
Required Question
Location : Chesterfield, VA
Job Type: 260 days, 8 hours per day
Job Number: 14334
Department: DIV - Communications & Community Relations
Location/Office: Creative & Media Services
Opening Date: 06/06/2024
FLSA: Exempt
General Description
Under general supervision, performs work of maintaining websites for schools. Provides support to schools in the development and enhancement of school website content. Requires some experience with website content management technologies: HTML, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), as well as professional site development and design tools such as Adobe Photoshop. Excellent writing, proofreading and editing skills are a must. Expected to be a strategic thinker with a meticulous attention to detail, working well under pressure and meeting deadlines.
Essential Job Functions
- Maintains school websites; updates content, writes/adds content and creates new web pages.
- Proactively works with and assists schools in updating school websites in a timely manner to reflect current school information.
- Identifies school website content opportunities and works with schools to establish continual planning for school website updates.
- Creates and maintains a database of all school-based requests for web site changes.
- Assists departments and schools with a parent communication platform.
- Takes photographs and/or videos as needed.
- Assists with CCPS intranet.
- Meets all associated work deadlines.
- Performs other related duties as assigned by the Department Director.
Budgetary Responsibilities:
Not applicable
Report Preparation:
Develops periodic general information reports on web design/usage and translation services.
Equipment Operation:
Computer Workstation, copiers, printers
Contacts:
Department Director, department staff, school staff and personnel.
Work Direction:
Not applicable
Supervision:
Not applicable
Decision Making:
Performs majority of functions independently, seeks supervisory advice/guidance as necessary.
Formal Policy-Setting Responsibilities:
Not applicable
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here represent 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 the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, reach with hands and arms, handle paper files, records, computer and equipment controls and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit and drive. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision, and depth perception.
Work Environment:
The employee regularly works in an office setting, the noise level is quiet to moderate.
Qualifications
Considerable knowledge of website content management platforms, web technology and web development tools such as HTML, CSS and Adobe Photoshop and of usability and industry best practices for websites. Demonstrated understanding of layout of content, the complexity of the text and readability. Demonstrated ability in organizing and completing multiple tasks in a timely manner; in communicating; both orally and in writing and establishing effective working relationships.
Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in related field preferred or equivalent training or experience sufficient to demonstrate the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
Applicants considered for employment must successfully complete the following background investigations/tests:
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal History Investigation
- State Police Criminal History Investigation
- Child Protective Services (CPS) Investigation
- Tuberculosis Screening/Test
Chesterfield County Public Schools assures Equal Employment Opportunities for employees as required by Federal and State Orders and Laws. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks. This job description is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements. However, administration reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary. It is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position and does not imply an employment contract.
Chesterfield County Public Schools offers a wide variety of benefits to employees. Benefit offerings may differ based upon full-time and part-time employee status.
To learn more details, visit our
01
Have you ever been convicted of a felony?
- Yes
- No
02
Have you ever been convicted of an offense involving the sexual molestation, physical or sexual abuse or rape of anyone?
- Yes
- No
03
Have you ever been the subject of a founded case of child abuse and/or neglect?
- Yes
- No
Required Question