Career Academy Development Coordinator for Pathways

Wake County Public School System; Rolesville (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Wake County Public School System in North Carolina seeks a Career Academy Coordinator to support CTE academies, coordinate career development services for students, and collaborate with administrators, teachers, and families. This role emphasizes program administration, staff development, and community engagement to expand work-based learning opportunities and student success.

The coordinator will manage the academy model, cultivate partnerships with business and postsecondary institutions, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and current Continuing Professional license in any Career and Technical Education Program Area; OR
• Current Continuing Professional license as a School Counselor at the G level.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the main point-of-contact for the career academy and promotes all tenets of the career academy model.
• Collaborates with school, community, and industry leaders to provide work-based learning events for academy students, surveys participants after the event, analyzes feedback of participants, and maintains student participation data.
• Collaborates with school leaders to maintain fidelity of the career academy model including cohorting students, following a designated course sequence, and working with academy teachers to create a positive impact on student achievement leading to success of students.
• Participates in planning and leading district-wide events for students and participates in professional learning at the district, state, and/or national level.
• Collects, maintains, and analyzes academy data and shares with academy stakeholders as appropriate.
• Recruits industry partners, postsecondary educators, community members, and others to join the Career Academy Advisory Board and maintains communications with them.
• Creates and distributes marketing materials and recruits students for the academy.
• Monitors academic performance, behavior, and attendance of academy students and assists with appropriate interventions.

Skills

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Google Apps

Leadership

Team Building

Interpersonal Skills

Data Analysis

Communication

Relationship Building

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in CTE or related field; CPA licensure not required

Current Continuing Professional license in CTE or School Counselor (G level)

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Student Information Systems (SIS)

Job description

Wake County Public School System in North Carolina seeks a Career Academy Coordinator to support CTE academies, coordinate career development services for students, and collaborate with administrators, teachers, and families. This role emphasizes program administration, staff development, and community engagement to expand work-based learning opportunities and student success.

The coordinator will manage the academy model, cultivate partnerships with business and postsecondary institutions, and