Job Title: Regional Support Specialist (PEIMS)
FLSA Status: Exempt
Pay Grade: 101
Work Days: 226
Reports To: Coordinator of Student and Business Services
Primary Purpose
Provide basic PEIMS support to all Region 11 local education agencies (LEAs) and comprehensive PEIMS support to all PEIMS Data Quality Services (PDQS) client districts as outlined in the PDQS contract.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Education/Certification
- Associate degree or equivalent experience
- Attended multiple PEIMS training sessions at TEA and ESC Region 11
Special Knowledge/Skills
- Mastery of basic computer programs for the PEIMS process
- Ability to teach district personnel in software use
- Team-oriented and collaborative with ESC staff and LEA personnel
- Extensive knowledge of school reporting functions
- Relate to administrators, staff, and vendors
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Good organizational, public relations, and interpersonal skills
- Relay updates for PEIMS Data Standards and Student Attendance Accounting Handbook for proactive training
- Proficient in preparing and presenting PEIMS workshops
Experience
- Three years of experience working at ESC Region 11 or in a school district environment preferred
- Two years experience in a district or ESC PEIMS office.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
*This job description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. They are intended to be accurate reflections of those principal job elements essential for making fair hiring and pay decisions.
**This position may be partially or completely funded using grant and/or federal monies and is assigned programs to include activities designed to enhance the effective and coordinated use of funds.
- Actively participate in and/or provide leadership for inter-departmental teams to help improve student performance in the region, to improve the ESC/s internal operations, and to meet the established goals and objectives for the ESC.
- Is responsive as the first point of contact to all stakeholders in the education community.
- Continuously study PEIMS processes, including PID and TSDS
- Provide telephone support to LEA clients using Data Standards and SAAH
- Assist in workshop training tasks
- Prepare content and present workshops
- Proficient in all TSDS features; plan training for district staff
- Maintain district file production list and superintendent approval log
- Verify district PEIMS data files
Supervisory Duties
None
Equipment/Specialized Software Used
Computers, projection devices, control panels in meeting rooms, printers, productivity software, software specific to the job assignment, network resources, internet resources, and other hardware and software necessary to perform the functions of the job effectively and efficiently including; TSDS and Microsoft 365.
Working Conditions (Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors)
Mental: Public relations and people skills are always required, work with frequent interruptions, and maintain professional composure and confidentiality under stress.
Physical: Occasional prolonged and irregular hours, ability to move tables and chairs and load/unload boxes and materials. Prolonged use of a computer.
Environmental: Open cubicles/workstations
Evaluation
Annual performance evaluation will be performed in accordance with the adopted policies of the Education Service Center Region 11. Employment in this position is contingent upon performance, need, and funding.