Career Connected Pathway Specialist - Chicago, United States - Chicago Public Schools

Chicago Public Schools

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Chicago, United States

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Description

Career Connected Pathway Specialist

Job Number:240001FD**
Posting Date: May 9, 2024, 3:50:32 PM

Primary Location:
Central-42 West Madison Street (Early College and Career)

CPS Non-Union Job Grade:
S07

Estimated Annual Salary Range: 66, ,500.00

Position Type:
Non-Union Position

Overtime Status:
Exempt

JOB DESCRIPTION -

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is one of the largest school districts in the United States, serving over 320,000 students in 600+ schools and employing nearly 36,000 people, most of them teachers.

CPS has set ambitious goals to ensure that every student, in every school and every neighborhood, has access to a world-class learning experience that prepares each for success in college, career, and civic life.

To fulfill this mission, we make three commitments to our students, their families, and all Chicagoans:
academic progress, financial stability, and integrity.

Six core values are embedded within these commitments - student-centered, whole child, equity, academic excellence, community partnership, and continuous learning.

The Office of Early College & Career Education (ECCE) provides access to and support for rigorous, career-focused courses and experiences that align to create meaningful career pathways, beginning in elementary school into postsecondary.

The programs in ECCE advance students' postsecondary success through earned college credit, professional credentials, and soft skills needed to succeed in college, civic life, and the 21st-century labor market.

This includes leading the district's efforts in Career and Technical Education (CTE), early college-including dual credit, dual enrollment, and STEM programming at CPS' Early College STEM and STEAM Schools Schools (ECSS), and work-based learning.

The Career Connected Pathway Specialist role will report to the Manager of Career Connected Pathways The Department of Early College and Career Education (ECCE) is housed within the Office of Career and College Success (OCCS).

Job Summary:

The Career Connected Pathway Specialist is responsible for implementing targeted strategies that prepare students to access and thrive in postsecondary career options.

The primary responsibility is to provide direct services to high schools in order to advance a coherent and universal understanding of career readiness by tactically preparing and supporting students, teachers, counselors, and school leaders.

This includes Procuring and coordinating work-based learning opportunities for students, ensuring students have access to advanced coursework and certification in CTE fields, and building operational capacity at the school to implement high-quality CTE.

The Career Pathway Specialist is based at the school and acts as a member of the school's leadership team.

This is a 52-week position that will report to and be evaluated by the School Principal and the Office of College and Career Success.

The Career Connected Pathways Specialist will be held accountable for the following responsibilities:

Represent ECCE as the school point-person for CTE programs by connecting school-based staff to the central office, area teams, and community (parents, external partners, etc.)
Develop and implement the schoolspecific strategy for marketing and student recruiting, leveraging central office resources and team members and working with schoolbased staff as needed.
Collaborate with ECCE, OCCS, and school staff to provide direct student support for the implementation, improvement, and evaluation of OCCS activities including Workbased Learning, Career and Technical Education programs, and Early College coursework.
Support design and execution of capstones, college & career fairs, and other career pathway events at their school.
Support CTE program performance and improvement through strategic operational support that aligns to the indicators of highquality CTE and CPS vision, including the collection and analysis of data and student outcomes.
Support annual budgeting and expenditure efforts, working with schoolbased staff(e.g., school business operations administrators) to monitor purchase orders and ensure funds are used in a timely and appropriate manner to support the delivery of CTE instruction and other ECCE programs.
Identify and coordinate with the central office to address teacher needs (e.g., propose professional development topics for the central office to facilitate, and support CTE and Early College teacher recruitment efforts, disseminate CPS policies and procedures, etc.)

In order to be successful and achieve the above responsibilities, the Career Pathway Specialist must possess the following qualifications:

Education Required: