Certification Coordinator 2

Houston Independent School District•Houston, TX

12h•$85,000 - $105,000

About The Position

The Certification Coordinator provides certification and compliance support within an assigned instructional division. Each instructional division will have a designated Certification Coordinator who serves as a liaison with the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to support certification compliance for educators within assigned school feeder patterns and departments. This position does not have supervisory responsibility. Working in collaboration with Talent Coordinators and Human Resources teams, the Certification Coordinator ensures that new hires and incumbent employees obtain and maintain the appropriate certification or licensure for their assigned positions. The role tracks, audits, communicates, coordinates, and facilitates certification-related employment actions and serves as a subject matter expert in educator certification and licensure.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree
3 to 5 years
Human Resources and/or Business Administration experience.
SAP, Microsoft Office
Office equipment (e.g., computer, copier)
Thorough subject matter expertise on educator certification in public K-12 Texas school districts.
Must understand database structures and processing deadlines

Nice To Haves

Experience working with Texas educator certification preferred.
Understanding of HR Information Systems, SAP, and applicant tracking systems preferred

Responsibilities

Understands the certification goals and objectives of assigned feeder pattern schools (or central office departments) and works toward providing effective educator certification and licensure solutions.
Acts as a subject matter expert on educator certification and licensure, collaborating with other Certification Coordinators across units and the HR department to provide principals, division leaders, and central office managers with timely guidance, communication, coaching, training, and support on certification-related matters.
Collaborates with the Talent Coordinator to provide division leadership with timely, accurate reports on certification processing, address any challenges, and maintain certification records. Conduct division certification audits to ensure compliance with district policies and state regulations.
Collaborates with the HRIS department to provide comprehensive educator certification data and analytical reports to school principals, division leaders, and central office managers to inform and facilitate effective position and personnel management decision making.
Collaborates with Talent Acquisition staff to maintain high-quality pools of certified applicants, regularly monitor the teacher pool in HISD’s Applicant Tracking System, and ensure certification-eligible candidates are identified and appropriately advanced in the application process.
Collaborates with Talent Acquisition department staff in the recruitment of certified school and/or department staff through participation in job fairs and other related recruitment events.
Collaborates with other Certification Coordinators to identify certification-related needs from across units and divisions; and design training and support plans for principals, division leaders, and central office departments.
Establishes and maintains a strong, positive working relationship with school principals, division leaders, and central office managers to ensure satisfaction with the certification support provided.
Keeps abreast of changes in TEA policies, and HISD policies and procedures as they relate to educator certification and licensure.
Regularly provides certification guidance, technical advice, training, and mentoring to other members of the human resources team within each division unit and central office.
Maintain and monitor employee certification records in SAP, ensuring all records are accurate , up to date and compliant with district and state requirements.
Performs other duties as assigned.