Director, Career Readiness

Cleveland Metropolitan School District

2d • $86,417 - $116,663 • Onsite

About The Position

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) is seeking a Director of Career Readiness to systematize support strategies that assist school leaders and teachers in developing, planning, managing, organizing, and implementing all career and technical education (CTE) programming and career readiness initiatives for CMSD scholars. This position requires an individual with superior leadership, analytical, executional, and change-management skills. This position will serve as a key contributor to the postsecondary success of Cleveland’s teachers, leaders, and scholars.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of 5 years teaching at the high school level required.
• Must have a strong understanding of Career Pathways
• Ability to develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate program goals and initiatives
• Possess a strong understanding of data, formative/summative assessment, and a familiarity with the interpretation and delivery of data acquisition of data to support principal and teacher understanding of class/school level data in support of learning (e.g., ODE Assessments)
• Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks, projects, and responsibilities
• Strong written and verbal communication/presentation skills
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, students, and the public

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience as a high school administrator/counselor preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides direction and leadership in the development of a coherent career readiness program that includes career exploration, integration of academic and technical skills, hands-on learning to develop technical skills, work-based learning opportunities, and internships and/or apprenticeships
• Works with school leaders, counselors, and teachers to ensure that students complete all of the courses in a career pathway and to ensure that career pathways are aligned to workforce and industry needs in order for students to earn recognized credentials
• Provides professional development for and/or coaching in the area of career and technical education, specific to the courses outlined for each pathway, to ensure that students demonstrate competency and readiness upon course completion
• Collaborates with school leaders and teachers to monitor student attainment of career experience and technical skills (through WebXams, industry-recognized credentials, pre-apprenticeship programs, work-based learning, readiness score on WorkKeys, Ohio Means Jobs Readiness Seal, etc.) and diploma seals that incorporate components of career pathways
• Assists in reviewing and revising department work systems and procedures as necessary to improve the efficiency and productivity of the department
• Monitors and supports the implementation of the PACE program
• Develops and sustains systems for accountability at the District level regarding resource support provided by the department to schools for career and technical education
• Conducts partner outreach on behalf of the District in alignment with collaborative outreach plans and with the District’s core measures for academic achievement and college and career readiness in mind
• Develops and sustains strong relationships with school principals, counselors, teachers, and other stakeholders in order to ensure equitable access to career and technical education programming
• Collaborates with various departments to create an annual course catalog for the upcoming school year to provide scholars, families, and the community with a clear and concise depiction of the career pathways offered at each school
• Develops, monitors, and reviews the process through which school leaders apply and are approved for revisions to the career pathways in individual schools
• Provides leadership and support in achieving the District’s core measures for college and career readiness and academic achievement
• Creates and sustains systems for compliance and accountability for all career pathways for CMSD schools
• Promotes CTE programs to all students, staff, families, members of industry, and local postsecondary partners, and actively recruits students and teachers for the program
• Fosters ongoing, meaningful partnerships with a variety of stakeholders, including those from small, medium, and large businesses, industry representatives, community members, as well as workforce and economic agencies
• Develops strong, positive relationships with other department managers to ensure alignment of career and technical education for CMSD scholars
• Monitors and supports CTAE youth organizations in all high schools
• Performs other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Free laptop or tablet for every student
• Internet access for families in need

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director