Career Development Coordinator - CTE, Career Academy

Wake County Public School System; Rolesville (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Wake County Public School System in North Carolina seeks a Career Academy Coordinator to support Career and Technical Education (CTE) Academies and to provide and coordinate career development services for students. You will work with administrators, teachers, parents, and industry partners to ensure successful transitions to postsecondary education and employment.

The role requires strong data analysis, organizational leadership, and the ability to recruit partners, manage communications, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and current CP license in a CTE program area, or current CP license as a School Counselor (G level).
• Must hold or be eligible for licensing as a Career Development Coordinator (747) or Career Development Facilitator (741).
• Must hold and maintain a valid motor vehicle operator’s license per NC requirements.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the main point-of-contact for the career academy and promote the academy model.
• Collaborate with school, community, and industry leaders to plan work-based learning events and monitor participation data.
• Maintain fidelity of the academy model by cohorting students, following course sequences, and supporting teacher collaboration.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Data analysis

Communication (oral & written)

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in CTE or related field

Current Continuing Professional license (CP lic) in CTE or School Counselor

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Apps

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

POSITION TITLE (Oracle title)

CAREER ACADEMY-CAREER DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR

WORKING TITLE

Career Academy Coordinator

SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT

High School/Career and Technical Education

LOCATION

High School

PAY GRADE

Teacher Salary Schedule

FLSA STATUS

Exempt

ELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT

Yes

WORK WEEK SCHEDULE

Monday-Friday (occasional evenings and weekends)

POSITION PURPOSE:

Supports Career and Technical Education (CTE) Academies and to provide and coordinate career development services for students participating in the Academy. Works collaboratively with administrators, student services personnel, and teachers to ensure the delivery of career development services. Facilitates linkages with parents, business/industry, postsecondary institutions, and community organizations to support students’ transition to postsecondary education and employment. Responsible for overall management and administration of the Academy, including program and staff development, recruitment procedures, internships, reporting, local expansion, marketing, and student development and achievement. Responsible for ensuring the academy model is followed with fidelity.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSAs)

• Considerable knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically, Microsoft Word, Excel (analyzing data and performing calculations using databases and spreadsheets), Power Point; Google Apps;
• Demonstrated leadership and team building skills;
• Strong interpersonal skills;
• Ability to analyze data to make short and long-range decisions about the Career Academy;
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form using a variety of communication techniques and tools to ensure the appropriate flow of information, collaborative efforts, and feedback;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school officials, school administrators, teachers, support staff, Career Advisory Board members and other stakeholders.

EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE

• 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.

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

• Must hold or be eligible for licensing as a Career Development Coordinator (747) or Career Development Facilitator (741);
• Must hold and maintain a valid motor vehicle operator’s license according to the State of NC requirements.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience as Career Development Coordinator.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND 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.
• Communicates with stakeholders including parents of academy students regarding academy events, fundraising, and progress of students.
• Coordinates career development services and career planning with academy students.
• Performs other related duties, as assigned.

WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

This job operates in a professional office environment or a classroom. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, scanners, and copiers. The position, at times, must be able to come into direct contact with school system staff, staff members of external funding agencies, and the community. Work is considered light physical work, requiring the exertion of up to ten pounds of force. Travel to business/industry for site visits and on field trips with students is required.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

2/2024

DISCLAIMER:

The above statements are intended to describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this position. They are not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required by the employees assigned to this position. This description may be revised by HR and approved at any time.