Career Navigator - Career and Technical Education (CTE) 12-month Sollers Point Technical

Baltimore County Public Schools; Dundalk (MD); On-site; USD 76,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

Baltimore County Public Schools in Dundalk, MD is seeking a Career Navigator for the 12-month Sollers Point Technical position to oversee Blueprint career counseling and college and career readiness initiatives.

You will lead school-based staff and partners, plan career pathways, coordinate data collection, and support teachers with career-connected learning while reporting on progress and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
• Three years of successful teaching experience.
• Maryland Educator Certificate or eligibility required.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and daily support in implementing Blueprint career counseling.
• Lead the Blueprint for Maryland career counseling initiative.
• Support school staff and community stakeholders in career planning.
• Develop and monitor career-connected learning programs.
• Coordinate with partners to recruit employers for work-based learning.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly reports on career-connected learning.
• Attend after-hours meetings and events as required.

Skills

Pedagogy knowledge

Curriculum knowledge

Instructional techniques

Data analysis

Communication skills

Leadership

Organizational skills

Technology proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in an applicable field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Database skills

Internet

Spreadsheet

Word processing

Related applications

Job description

Career Navigator - Career and Technical Education (CTE) 12-month Sollers Point Technical
Dundalk, MD, United States
Job Info
Job Identification
2753
Job Category
Teacher
Locations
Sollers Point Technical High
Job Schedule
Full time
Job Description
Provide leadership and daily support in implementing the Blueprint individualized career counseling initiative and connection to college and career readiness. Provide leadership to school-based staff and community stakeholders while working closely in the planning, monitoring, and developing of career counseling plans. Lead the Blueprint for Maryland career counseling initiative to ensure students are counseled into viable career pathways and build a foundation for post-secondary success through effective career goal setting. Provide daily support to teachers and staff in career-connected learning, assists with professional development activities in coordination with individualized and group career coaching experiences. Monitor data, student engagement, equity, and access. Perform other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities
Attends monthly Career Navigator (Wayfinder) professional development meetings.

Develops and facilitates program advisory/planning committees of key stakeholders, including parents, students, faculty, school administration, and community and partnership representatives.

Plans and implements individual and group instruction in career pathway planning.

Works with students to identify potential career exploration work-based learning options.

Supports the recruitment of area business partners to assist with career development activities, work-based learning opportunities including job shadows, worksite tours, mock interviews, and mentoring.

Prepares strategic plan for Blueprint for Maryland Pillar 3 progress in collaboration with building administration to ensure alignment to the School Improvement Plan and county-wide initiatives.

Collaborates with the Stakeholder Committee and the Blueprint partners and staff to develop promotional materials, plan events, develop business/community partnerships, conduct outreach and recruitment, and monitor progress on required data points.

Collaborates with DEWD and Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) partners on areas related to the specific career pathways and program development that support middle school students in determining an appropriate academic and workforce pathway, such as CTE programs, value-added certifications, college and career preparation options.

Supports content-area teachers in implementing career-connected learning.

Coordinates career development data collection by using the prescribed instructional materials and career development framework with scope and sequence.

Serves as a liaison to Baltimore County Workforce Development and CCBC resources and contacts.

Serves as liaison to counselors and staff in feeder middle and elementary schools to support career development activities spanning across grade levels leading to a strong high school planning process for all students.

Coordinates site-related career development experiences for staff and students (e.g., student recruitment, summer programs, speaker series, job shadowing opportunities, field experiences, professional development, and advisory/planning meetings).

Leads implementation of school-based summer camp for career development activities.

Completes and submits monthly and quarterly reports pertaining to career-connected learning.

May support the school by instructing and supervising students in career-connected learning activities in a variety of school-related settings.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
Education, Training and Experience:

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in an applicable field. Master’s degree preferred. Three years of successful teaching experience in an area related to the position duties.

Licenses and Certificates:

Possession of a Maryland Educator Certificate appropriate to the area of assignment.

OR

Possession of, or eligibility for, a Maryland Educator License appropriate to the area of assignment.

Possession of, or eligibility for, a Maryland Educator Advanced Professional License appropriate to the area of assignment is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of the principles and practices of pedagogy.

Knowledge of curriculum.

Knowledge of effective instructional techniques.

Knowledge of instructional materials, and equipment. Knowledge of CTE programs, articulations, and certifications.

Knowledge of current issues and trends in content area.

Skill in instructing students.

Skill in preparing and implementing lesson plans.

Skill in the use of data analysis, professional learning communities, instructional leadership, and spreadsheet, word processing and related applications.

Skill in communicating with students, their parents, administrators, business partners, and other stakeholders.

Coursework and/or experience which supports knowledge of curriculum development and supervision.

Demonstrated expertise in appropriate content areas, including age-appropriate career development for students.

Technology competency: knowledge of and skill in the use of database, internet, spreadsheet, word processing, and related applications.

Outstanding communication, leadership, and organizational skills.

Ability to implement and model effective instructional strategies in the classroom.

PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:

The work of this class is generally performed in a school environment. Work may require the ability to move around the school and classroom. Work requires connecting to community partners, including visits to local stakeholders.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Requires attendance at after-school and evening meetings and events.

This is a Blueprint funded position. As such, in order to apply for this position, you will be required to acknowledge that, should the position not receive funding for any future year, the Superintendent has the right to reassign you to a position based upon the needs of the schools, the requirements of Board of Education Policy and Superintendent Rules as well as the then-current TABCO Master Agreement.

GRADE: 12 - Month Pay Scale - Valid until January 2026 - 12 - Month Pay Scale - Effective January 1, 2026

SALARY: $76,309 - $143,653 (Valid Until 12/31/2025)

$77,907 - $143,653 (Effective 1/1/2026)

Visit the BCPS Office of Payroll website for additional information on pay scales, other compensation and leave accruals at:

Office of Payroll - Baltimore County Public Schools - www.bcps.org/operations/fiscalservices/payroll

OTHER COMPENSATION: Position may be eligible for relocation bonus, extra duty activities pay, or other student activities pay as defined in the applicable Bargaining Unit Agreement.

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

RETIREMENT: Eligible for the Maryland State Retirement System.

BENEFITS: BCPS offers a comprehensive benefits program for eligible employees including options for medical plans, dental plans, vision, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, disability coverage, and 403(b)/457 plans. Other benefits include paid holidays, sick, personal business, and bereavement days, and flexible leave options such as FMLA, sick bank, and board approved leaves. All new hires will attend a benefits meeting upon hire.