Career Development Coordinator (CTE)

Wake County Public Schools•Cary, NC

14d

About The Position

Supports Career and Technical Education (CTE) Academies and to provide and coordinate career development services for students participating in the Academy. Works collaboratively with administrators, student services personnel, and teachers to ensure the delivery of career development services. Facilitates linkages with parents, business/industry, postsecondary institutions, and community organizations to support students’ transition to postsecondary education and employment. Responsible for overall management and administration of the Academy, including program and staff development, recruitment procedures, internships, reporting, local expansion, marketing, and student development and achievement. Responsible for ensuring the academy model is followed with fidelity.

Requirements

Considerable knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically, Microsoft Word, Excel (analyzing data and performing calculations using databases and spreadsheets), Power Point; Google Apps
Demonstrated leadership and team building skills
Strong interpersonal skills
Ability to analyze data to make short and long-range decisions about the Career Academy
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form using a variety of communication techniques and tools to ensure the appropriate flow of information, collaborative efforts, and feedback
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school officials, school administrators, teachers, support staff, Career Advisory Board members and other stakeholders.
Bachelor’s Degree and current Continuing Professional license in any Career and Technical Education Program Area; OR Current Continuing Professional license as a School Counselor at the G level.
Must hold or be eligible for licensing as a Career Development Coordinator (747) or Career Development Facilitator (741)
Must hold and maintain a valid motor vehicle operator’s license according to the State of NC requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience as Career Development Coordinator.

Responsibilities

Serves as the main point-of-contact for the career academy and promotes all tenets of the career academy model.
Collaborates with school, community, and industry leaders to provide work-based learning events for academy students, surveys participants after the event, analyzes feedback of participants, and maintains student participation data.
Collaborates with school leaders to maintain fidelity of the career academy model including cohorting students, following a designated course sequence, and working with academy teachers to create a positive impact on student achievement leading to success of students.
Participates in planning and leading district-wide events for students and participates in professional learning at the district, state, and/or national level.
Collects, maintains, and analyzes academy data and shares with academy stakeholders as appropriate.
Recruits industry partners, postsecondary educators, community members, and others to join the Career Academy Advisory Board and maintains communications with them.
Creates and distributes marketing materials and recruits students for the academy.
Monitors academic performance, behavior, and attendance of academy students and assists with appropriate interventions.
Communicates with stakeholders including parents of academy students regarding academy events, fundraising, and progress of students.
Coordinates career development services and career planning with academy students.
Performs other related duties, as assigned.