Educator Certification Supervisor – Conduct & Investigations

State-of-Missour; Jefferson City (MO); On-site; USD 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education seeks a Supervisor, Educator Certification – Conduct and Investigation to oversee background checks, transcripts, and certificate issuance for Missouri educators. This role leads processes ensuring compliance with state standards and provides critical support to certification decisions.

Based in Jefferson City, the position coordinates with state agencies, reviews criminal history results, prepares case files, and assists confidential

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or extensive federal/state background in education or related field.
• Experience reviewing transcripts and applications, certification work within education, or closely related experience.

Responsibilities

• Receives, interprets, and processes criminal history results.
• Prepares case files for monthly background clearance review meetings.
• Assists with background investigations by discreetly requesting documentation.
• Evaluates transcripts and creates correspondence relative to educator certificates.
• Reviews applications and issues classifications of certificates of license to teach.
• Creates and monitors discipline case files.
• Collects and enters data for issuance of teaching certificates.
• Demonstrates regular attendance.

Skills

Criminal history review

Transcript evaluation

Background investigations

Data entry

Certificate issuance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in education, communications, business administration, or related field

Four or more years of progressive experience in reviewing transcripts and applications

Job description

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education seeks a Supervisor, Educator Certification – Conduct and Investigation to oversee background checks, transcripts, and certificate issuance for Missouri educators. This role leads processes ensuring compliance with state standards and provides critical support to certification decisions.

Based in Jefferson City, the position coordinates with state agencies, reviews criminal history results, prepares case files, and assists confidential