Career Connections Development Coordinator - Oklahoma City, United States - Oklahoma City Public Schools

Description

Position Type:
ProTech (Certified)

Date Posted:
3/29/2024

Location:
CTE Reports To: Director, College Career Readiness
FSLA Status: Exempt
Compensation: 905 (Salary determined by experience.)
Work Days: 242
FTE: 8 hour days

Career Connections Development Coordinator

Position Summary:

The Career Connections Development Coordinator provides support, guidance and training for the development
and implementation of the career planning process utilizing district individual career academic plans in the
districts secondary schools. They will promote the use of career programs of study including the career academies
to help facilitate the work.

Essential Duties:

• Develops and implements departmental objectives and present to the Director of College Career Readiness for approval.
• Works directly with district staff in the development of a district wide career/academic advisement plan/template for secondary sites through the college career readiness department.
• Assist schools in the development of site plans for implementing individual career academic advisement plans for all students that are aligned with the district strategies and standards.
• Annual review/revision of career pathways for use in Oklahoma City Public Schools.
• Identifies appropriate career related activities to be included in individual site plans, career academies and CTE programs and provides training programs for staff relative to career and academic planning including information regarding non-traditional careers.
• Identifies resources needed for career/academic advisement.
• Collaborate with district staff to determine additional training needs to ensure inclusiveness of all students and site/special populations.
• Work directly with district career academies, career technology education programs and sites to help monitor career and work-based related activities.
• Develops and manages the district Career Academies including monthly professional collaboration with academy coordinators and business advisory committees and development of academy standards and operational/documentation requirements.
• Works collaboratively with counseling services and special education services to provide information to counselors pertaining to career advisement, course placement, academy placement and academic career plans.
• Makes recommendations for necessary policies, regulations or modifications to such as they relate to career planning initiatives.
• Develop a career/academic advisement evaluation process/toolkit to implement at secondary sites.
• Develop and maintain a "Career Central" site for information, resources and timeline related to career planning and career activities.
• Participate in departmental and district activities related to career development, planning and post-secondary transitions
• Identify areas of improvement and develop an action plan for career and technology programs designed to improve student learning excellence.
• Assist in the collection of data for reports and progress measures which may include the preparation of district external funding applications for career and technology education programming; maintains accountability records for grant funding reports.
• Promotes positive public relations for the district's Career and Technology Education Programs and the Oklahoma City Public School District along with promoting the strategic aims of the Oklahoma City Public School District.
• Maintain professional affiliations/memberships to remain current in field and represent district at local, state and national professional development events.
• Promote the overall effectiveness of the organization by performing tasks and sharing responsibilities of other members of the department during peak periods or when there is an overload of duties.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Specifications:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities Required):

• Master's Degree in Career Technology Education or related field.
• Five (5) years teaching in a career tech program area or related field
• Oklahoma Career Technology Education Certification in one or more of the program areas.
• Ability to work some evening and weekend activities.
• Ability to prioritize work to produce expected departmental results.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Maintain Customer Service relationships with both internal and external customers
• Valid OK Driver's License with a reliable mode of transportation to perform duties of position.

Preferred Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities Required):

• Three (3) year's work experience outside of K-12 education sector.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:

• The working conditions and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
• Able to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
• Exhibit manual dexterity to enter data into a computer.
• Able to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids.
• Hear and understand speech at normal levels, outdoors and on the telephone.
• Speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly.
• Physical agility to bend, stoop, climb stairs, walk, reach and lift up to 25 pounds.
• Duties are normally performed in an office environment.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive. The employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the supervisor or appropriate administrator. Oklahoma City Public Schools reserves the right to, update, revise or change job duties as the need prevails. This document is for communication only and not intended to imply a written or implied contract of employment. The Board of Education and Superintendent may approve alternatives to the listed qualifications.