Education Specialist 1 - 20020322

Ohio Department of Administrative Services•Marysville, OH

About The Position

The Education Specialist 1 is responsible for managing the testing process for inmates, including scheduling, coordinating materials, and administering tests. This role involves monitoring examinees, scoring and interpreting test results, maintaining records, drafting reports, and providing counseling based on performance. The specialist will also determine needs for further specialized testing, recommend program placements and instructional plans, collaborate with academic instructors, manage testing materials and the testing office, and handle correspondence with institutions and public schools.

Requirements

Current Teacher Certificate in area of specialization issued by the Ohio Department of Education
12 mos. exp. in teaching &/or education administration
baccalaureate degree or less (for Education Specialist 1)
completion of graduate core requirements in education (as an alternative qualification)
Education
Educational support
Organizing and Planning
Interpreting Data
Emotional Intelligence
Customer Focus

Responsibilities

Schedules inmates for testing, and coordinates materials and test site within the testing setting
Monitors examinees to ensure compliance with instructions and norms of testing administration
Scores test, converts and interprets test results
Records findings on paper and electronically
Drafts paper and electronic reports and summaries of individual and group test performance.
Counsels examinees based on test results
Determines the need for further specialized testing
Recommends individual program placements and instructional plans for examinees based upon test performances.
Meets with academic instructors to plan appropriate strategies for the students
Inventories and orders test materials
Assures testing materials and records are secured
Manages testing office
Responds to correspondence regarding the examinees with institution and public schools.