Ulster BOCES is seeking an experienced Website Administrator for a full-time, 12-month position to work within the Community Relations Department.

Our busy Communications office is seeking a website administrator to handle a wide range of creative, technical, and customer service tasks— including planning designing, developing, maintaining, and troubleshooting—to keep website content for various school districts fresh, backed up, and fully functional. Website administrators must have a thorough knowledge of web maintenance and web development, as well as skills in front-end development (design) that contribute to a website's appearance and usability, and strong communication, planning, organizing, and customer service skills to work with client districts and agency departments to execute their requests.

The website administrator ensures that a website is maintaining the image that an organization (in this case, a school district and/or Ulster BOCES) wishes to convey. This can involve working on the technical side of websites, such as troubleshooting issues, setting up web hosts, and ensuring users have access. However, a website administrator will also help with user-facing aspects of a website, like its appearance, navigation, content quality, and use of media. This often includes designing web pages within a website, choosing fonts and colors for written text, and formatting additional media—like images, audio files or videos—to display correctly. Work is done in collaboration with others, and requires bringing the vision of the communication team and district staff to fruition. Attention to customer service is essential. Writing skills and attention to detail are essential.

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Solid knowledge of programming language and technical terminology.
• Proficient in JavaScript, HTML, CSS, My SQL.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, and other related software.
• Familiar with all current Federal ADA Standards for Accessible Design.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Skilled in both written and verbal communication.
• Able to develop ideas and processes and clearly express them.
• High degree of independent judgment.
• Able to solve complex problems.
• Commitment to customer satisfaction.
• Dedicated team player.
• Detail-oriented; initiative; resourcefulness; tact; courtesy; good judgment.

Fingerprinting required. All Civil Service laws, rules and regulations apply.

Civil Service Classification: Competitive. Merit and fitness competitive examination applies.

WORK SCHEDULE :
Full-time, 12 month
Monday through Friday

SPECIFIC DUTIES :

• Plans, designs, builds, maintains, and updates websites.
• Uses scripting or authoring languages, management tools, content creation tools, applications, and digital media.
• Confers with teams to identify needs, resolve site conflicts, prioritize needs, develop content criteria, or choose solutions.
• Develops or validates test routines and schedules to ensure that test cases mimic external interfaces and address all browser and device types.
• Edits, writes, or designs website content, and collaborates with team members who produce content.
• Maintains an understanding of the latest Web applications and programming practices through education, study, and participation in conferences, workshops, and groups.
• Organizes files and content for retrieval.
• Identifies problems uncovered by customer feedback and testing, and corrects or refers problems to appropriate personnel for correction.
• Evaluates code to ensure it meets industry standards, is valid, is properly structured, and is compatible with browsers, devices, or operating systems.
• Determines user needs by analyzing technical requirements.
• Monitors site for compliance with Americans with Disabilities standards and provide remediation when necessary.
• Acts as client liaison to ensure customer satisfaction.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS : Either:
A. Graduation from a New York State registered or regionally accredited college or university with an Associate’s Degree in website design, computer science, or a closely related field and three (3) years of work experience in website administration, which includes experience in website design; OR
B. Graduation from high school diploma or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and five (5) years of work experience in website administration, which includes experience in website design; OR
C. An equivalent combination of training and experience as indicated above.

Special Requirement: At time of appointment and throughout the duration of employment in this title, the incumbent must possess and continuously maintain a valid New York State Driver’s License.
AGENCY OVERVIEW

Our Mission:
At Ulster BOCES, our mission is to provide high quality shared educational, administrative, and technical services that will enable component school districts to develop the capacity of their students and adults to achieve higher standards of performance. With an emphasis on economic efficiencies, Ulster BOCES is committed to offering educational programs that enable all students to prepare for employment and/or post-secondary education.

The Ulster County Board of Cooperative Education Services is an educational agency serving eight component school districts. They are: Ellenville Central School District • Highland Central School District • Kingston City Schools Consolidated • New Paltz Central School District • Onteora Central School District • Rondout Valley Central School District • Saugerties Central School District • Wallkill Central School District

BENEFITS
Generous health insurance, dental and vision benefits. Paid time off. New York state retirement system membership and 403(b) tax-sheltered annuities plan. Flexible spending plan, disability benefits, employee assistance program and tuition reimbursement.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Ulster County Board of Cooperative Educational Services Non-Discrimination Statement

The Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Sole Supervisory District of Ulster County (“BOCES”), does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, religious practice, national origin, ethnic group, sex (including sexual harassment and sexual violence), gender identity, sexual orientation (“sexual orientation” means heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, or asexuality), political affiliation, age, marital status, military status, veteran status, disability, weight, domestic violence victim status, arrest or conviction record, genetic predisposition or carrier status or any other legally protected status in regard to employment opportunities or educational/vocational programs or activities which it operates. All inquiries regarding BOCES Non- Discrimination policies and/or complaints regarding violation(s) of these policies should be directed to the BOCES Compliance Officer, Dr. Jonah Schenker, Deputy Superintendent in one of the following manners:

By E-Mail: complianceofficer@ulsterboces.org
By Mail: 175 Route North, New Paltz, New York, 12561
By Telephone: (845) 255-1400

Inquiries concerning the application of Title IX and its implementing regulation and/or complaints regarding violation(s) of these provisions can be referred to the Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights, 32 Old Slip, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10005 -2500, Telephone: (646) 428-3900, FAX: (646) 428-3843; TDD: (800) 877-8339; E-Mail: OCR.NewYork@ed.gov