Coordinator, CTE Career Development (26-27 SY)

Esd113; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Piedmont Middle School in Charlotte, NC seeks a Career Development Coordinator to advance work-based learning and pathway opportunities for students. The role partners with CTE teachers, counselors, and community organizations to create internships, field experiences, and industry connections that align with career pathways.

The coordinator will guide students and families through college and career planning, including CCP opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in CTE, Counseling, or related field.
• Experience coordinating work-based learning or CTSO programs preferred.
• Understanding of CTE systems, pathway development, and postsecondary options.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the school liaison for work-based learning programs.
• Collaborate with teachers and administrators to build industry partnerships and pathway development.
• Coordinate internships, field trips, job shadows, and speakers; facilitate CFNC/Naviance usage.
• Design professional development for CTE teachers on career guidance and student planning.
• Promote articulated credit and CCP opportunities; track and report outcomes.
• Support PATHWAY development and pathways forecasting for CPCC collaborations.
• Engage families and students with info sessions on college and career pathways.

Skills

Work-based learning

Partnership development

Career & College Promise

CTE knowledge

Project planning

Multi-project management

Communication

Technology skills

Adaptability

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in relevant field

Job description

Piedmont Middle School

P.O. Box 30035

Charlotte , NC 28230

Instructional

Job Number 4600324289

Start Date

Open Date 08/11/2026

Closing Date 10/12/2026

Summary:

Within the Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools' Office of School Options and Innovation, the Department of Career and Technical Education (CTE) provides project-based, career-focused learning to accelerate students along the path to success in college and careers. Learning is both classroom and work based with all high school programs of study articulating to industry credentials, 2 year degrees and/or 4 year degrees. CTE also supports the work of our middle and early colleges where students simultaneously pursue a high school diploma and an Associate's Degree and/or up to two years of transferrable college credit. CTE is present in every CMS middle and high school and serves over 48,000 students.

Essential Responsibilities for Assigned School:

Work-Based Learning Responsibilities

• Serve as the school liaison to Mayor's Youth Employment Program (MYEP)
• Collaborate with CTE teachers and CTE instructional Facilitator to identify students interested in internships, facilitate field trips, job shadows and speakers
• Collaborate with CTE teachers, CTE Instructional Facilitator and central office to build high quality industry partnerships that support the pathway development and are embedded in the classroom
• Facilitate the relationship between the industry partner and the CTE teacher, including but not limited to generating ideas with the teacher of how to engage the partner in the classroom
• Coordinate work readiness training, including but not limited to becoming a Working Smart Master Trainer
• Designs and implements professional development for CTE teachers to provide career guidance to students related to job skills, goal setting, decision making, study skills and problem solving
• Collaborate with other CTE school support personnel to support NAF industry boards
• Assure that all CTE students create CFNC or Naviance accounts
• Develops strategy and accountability measures for engaging all levels of students in work based learning
• Collaborate with MYEP to identify summer check-in support during internship period
• Build CTE Central Piedmont Community College cohort
• Collaborate with Pathway Development Coordinator and CTE teachers to forecast cohorts of students engaged in a pathway who are interested in taking the next CTE course in a program for CPCC
• Promote articulated credit to pathway students
• Develop, manage and track all CCP opportunities
• Provide informational sessions for parents showcasing CCP
• Collaborate with pathway students to ensure all have a plan for college and career
• Collaborate with counselors regarding pathways and opportunities for completers

Other duties:

• Connect and complete Concentrator Feedback Survey with at least 85% completion
• Participate in district and national professional development activities, including academy specific events
• Develop and maintain marketing materials to promote pathways and academies
• Collaborate with CTE Support Team to ensure all CTE Teachers and students are successful
• Assist CTSO Advisors with recruitment and promotion
• Serve as the National Technical Honor Society advisor
• Collaborate with CTE Support Team to ensure all CTE Teachers and students are successful
• Performs related duties as assigned

Education and Experience:

Minimum

• Bachelor's degree and current license in CTE Program area OR Masters Degree in School Counseling or Career Counseling
• One year of industry related work experience within the past 5 years in business, industry or labor; or as a coordinator of work-based learning; or as a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) advisor

Licensing / Certification Requirements:

Must be eligible for the CTE Career Development Coordinator license #747. 6 semester hours (3 in Counseling theory and 3 elective in Career Development and Counseling, Career and Life Planning or Career Development and occupational information) FCS Course is offered through NC Works Training Center or NCDPI to fulfill this requirement

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

• Passion for developing work based learning
• Comfortable working with partners
• Passion for Career and College Promise
• Knowledge of CTE, work-based learning, and high school design.
• Project planning capabilities, including ability to establish long-term vision and goals, and experience aligning and managing activities toward execution of identified goals.
• Self-starter with ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Ability to build trusting relationships and function effectively at school, central office, Learning Community and City/County level.
• Ability to develop high-performing teams united around a clear vision for serving schools and achieving student success.
• Ability to define problems, analyze data, and outline valid conclusions and action steps.
• Ability and willingness to learn and adapt quickly amidst new and shifting priorities.
• Exceptional written, verbal, organizational, and technology skills.
• Development-oriented mindset; reflective, self-aware, and driven to learn from setbacks.
• A track record of success as demonstrated by superior academic and professional achievement.

Additional Job Information

Teacher Scale Y

Minimum Educational Requirements Bachelors

Term 11 Month

Physical Requirements:
The work is primarily sedentary. It requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing. The work requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations. The work at times requires bending, squatting, reaching, with the ability to lift, carry, push or pull light weights. The work requires activities frequently involving driving automotive equipment.

In compliance with Federal Law, Charlotte - Mecklenburg Schools administers all education programs, employment activities and admissions without discrimination against any person on the basis of gender, race, color, religion, national origin, age or disability.