Staff Specialist - Baltimore, United States - Baltimore City Public Schools

Baltimore City Public Schools

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Baltimore, United States

9 hours ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

The Staff Specialist - Work-Based Learning connects students with meaningful work exposure to help them prepare for future career success.

This role will partner with the Manager - Work-Based Learning, the Education Specialists - Career Readiness, CTE Managers, and College Readiness teams - as well as the Mayor's Office of Employment Development and local businesses, as well as to connect middle and high school students with work environments, through informational interviews, job shadowing, internships, and apprenticeships.

Essential Functions

Engages with students and teachers in high schools to understand their career and workbased learning interests and needs
Develops, implements, and enhances districtwide career exposure opportunities by working with students and teachers at K8 schools, high schools, local business, Mayor's Office of Employment Development, and the Maryland Department of Labor
Works with employers to develop workbased learning opportunities for students
Supports maintenance of workbased learning database to capture employers interested in workbased learning and to capture student requests for opportunities
Coordinates informational interviews, job shadowing, internships, apprenticeships, and other workbased learning opportunities, with priority given to students in Career and Technical Education pathways
Assists with career development of students through Career and Technical Education clusters, extended learning opportunities, and employability skills workshops
Supports employer readiness to work with students through regular checkins, coaching, webinars, etc.
Prepares, reviews, and edits written materials as needed for correspondence, marketing, and agendas.
Attends and supports Local Advisory Committee and Program Advisory Committee meetings
Develops marketing materials and outreach to principals, teachers, parents and students to recruit students to participate in workbased learning opportunities.
Collects and assess data on student workbased learning experiences, both from students and employers.
Supports workbased learning events (e.g., Career Fair, Senior Job Fair).
Supports student exposure and connection to postsecondary workforce training opportunities
Performs and promotes all activities in compliance with equal employment and nondiscrimination policies, follows federal laws, state laws, school board policies and the professional standards.

COMPETENCIES:

Customer Focus
Commits to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external stakeholders; acts with stakeholders in mind; values importance of providing highquality customer service.

Interpersonal Skills

Builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact to diffuse tense situations; can put others at ease and disarm hostility.

Managing Relationships

Responds and relates well to people in all positions; is seen as a team player and is cooperative; looks for common ground and solves problems for the good of all.

Maximum Salary

Minimum Salary

Desired Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited university.
At least three years of combined experience as a teacher, school counselor, school administrator, districtoffice worker, or in the workforce development field required.
Demonstrated experience in developing and/or implementing workbased learning programming
Successful, in quantifiable terms, project management or educator experience required.
Effective leadership, management, and organizational skills required.
Knowledge of current theory of instruction, assessment, curriculum, and workforce development trends required.
Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing, with technical and nontechnical audiences, in conducting formal presentations and preparing reports.

Full time or Part time

Full time

Additional Details

Resume that clearly demonstrates the above minimum qualifications. It is important that you include all experiences and education related to the position to which you are applying.
Upload copies of all transcripts undergraduate, graduate and all MSDE Certifications

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Discrimination undermines our community's long-standing efforts to create, foster, and promote equity and inclusion for all. Some examples of discrimination include acts of hate, viol